New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-01-18
SWILL MILK.
SCENES YESTERDAY IN BROOKLYN.

II TIE OFFENDERS fLfA-l'Ici iisisrNh "ii'iN
OR NO BUSINESS-WHAT MAY BE EAPECTED
THE LAST WARNING.
In THT TRIBUNE'S swill-milk article OF last
week an account given OF the arrest ana
examination ~ several swllmik dealers, and II was
sad that John Tonjar OF the Franklinave Stables VINO
pleaded =. rot guilty." would be tried before Justice
Riley yesterday morning. Accordingly at the appointed
hour. Nj Bergh. his witnesses aud the DEFENDANT
appeared trla The Hon Geo b Lincoln President
of the Board Of Health. also present Inc eouei
for the defense said that they were not ready as the
witnesses absent Mr. Bergh strongly oDlecteu 10
delay seven days had been granted Tor preparation
The sw milk gentleman Of the legal profession said ne
must have time To consult the law touching the SUBJECT
a he was totally ignorant, having only been engaged
half an hour before Mr. Bergh had come long way 10
attend court and he prayed that the proceedings might
not be postponed The Judge said that he had no desire
to take advantage OF the defendant therefore he Wouo
give him = week to prepare for trial
After = short consultation with Mr. Lincoln MT Bergh
roposed u visit the smaller stables situated in the VI
iny OF last NewYork. The proposition was cheerful
" agreed to The entire party consisted OF MT Bergh'
President Lincoln, the Rev. DR.. Northrup OF NJ ~
TRIBUNE reporter and two OF Mr. Berghs detectives MI
Hudson aud Henry Edwards The latter gentleman has
recently been appointed ntsanitay Inspector Tor
tbe Metropolitan District by the Board of Health The
first visit was made to
TIE STABLES OF :. II. Powell,
on the corner Of Hancock and Reedayes Here are 80
COWS confined In stalls only 80 inches IN cldm
The roof was low and the ventilation poor. Some stables
were in better condition than the others but all OF them
were DISGRACE TO the CITY Two or three young men
were on hand TO open the doors and answer questions
but they positively declared that they were ID no wise
connected with the establishment II was really t9ucn
Sing 10 the ingenious youths mahiiest sug
terested regard Tor the , nc owner ought 70 be in the
Iockup the Knights Of the miibstoo IN an unguarded
Inoment that the cows were treated as wen as any
,d "n nd several corkscrcw smiles visible
on their hoyish faces. Mr. ergh TOOK iull n9tes ana
occasionally took out tape line aud measured the sas
The yOunc gentlemen seemed To be totally unacquainted
with mathg matcs for they made tive or three aitSnps
80 seuce ~ Bergh into the belief that ms pocketTne
-was falsider There were no sWl,Etroughs az llS
place and uo treat amount OF nay '1 INIT fo nvtbDg
being brewers malt 10 was sour ana uhII LOT any ~,
but the gutter Mr.. Bergh told them 1t was against tne
sbe frat time they had ever heard Of it, The law was
sLen read part OF witch follows Any milk that Is
fCailed swift" or upon any substance m state Of ptr
bachon fermentation Is hee6y declared 70 DC impure
Before / sy,ng Mr. Bergh made brief speesch using
ords Ike iRese hGu say }o n a,r d here next week
and these stables are not made larger ana II te Jaw
s. not complied with will arrest every one OF YOU ana
keepd YOU 10 Jail Men who will deliberately torture
kumb bruics these tortured, deserve noluelcy
Sgan. Nj lincoln ordered the Inspector take full
3otes. he would have a charge to make also me
3Dlk-Cans dd not bear the owners card which Is IN
NreCt violation OF the law. n.,-.
The parts then proceeded TO the corner OF Paeinc'sl
and Roche sicr-ave, where stands
THE STABLES J. Il. ARESoN.
The building in which Mr.. Arcson's cows are kept is
mall barn With shed attached. The animals were fed
an large tubs and they crowded so that 1t was i'm
nooSsible for them to lie down without getting each
ohcr Tho ropes and chains with which they fast
Sened short that they could scarcely move Inc
bwner cat aud seemed much surprised not because
Hhe inspec present but because faut was Oud
brn%spd lam MIR BeTgh II was obeyed with alacry.
Now thea ! am coming here next week, and If these
COWS have not double the space, VIII make cream
korc SEQ animal looking up lnpOIlDRg lutO
y our face such damnabe cruelty Is shame; how
aIs u inches in width and fermented distilleIy
" mash Was the feed The fastenlngs were only
(IOm four inches long, and there were Is cows
Mr.. swEEzEY's ESTABLISHMENT
IL This persons COWS under the same roof There
were only SIX, but they were IN suffering CONDITION.
he names the milk belong to his predecessor
Iand Mr. Lincoln gave him to understand that it was
a -ainst the law TO sell milk under the name OF another
persou. lie with great surprise said that It IL always
SpafS@asi6g rodte aud Keep the old on the
Wagons o,herwise the customers would not Sp Ss o.
wOuf broken mp far as the new dealers were
words Queens County Milk" Kings County is the one
sin which tue kept MI Lincoln sald the boatu
ffhe examined, and it proved like all the rest
Sour brewers malt
aHi r int n was perfectIy healthfu and he
ksas certain that the beef fattened on il was
seJ II fo Is years and ne should continue TO do so until
Dc Obliged TO stop What shall we 40, salu ne,
cowsr' " DO they do IN Ohio and Illinois, was the
fTeply. ,,, 49,. ~, p,.horo no
ou suppo-e that my family is suppied with any such
' The - swi SilkeTs@Ha ha, ha swilmilkl guess
tEot! on no! RushmOre don't feed brewery grain does
el WHY, he gets it in large quantities ana PACKS ~
ci~terps for the cows, and all OF your pure
Mr.. Ilnc.iaEWel, I Will nook after Mr. Rushmore,
Chen. Ju,loe shall be DONE and the Ia" must DC ell
ORANGE coUSTYsMnK.
"Apd" continued the milkmads. I'VE feed just such
food "A the Orange County people do They get 1t from
New York by carload and every one OF them gives
s cows hs sour stuff This is sour because some of it
,s been Lept ever Sunday. The Orange County folks
se the ssuc grain and generally get 1t fresh every
day That the difference between them ana US ii We
have we viii be obliged to shut M our stables one Oh
Shs men sid that he no land 20 bulld new STAPLES on
81 Messrr rrgn and Lincoln. Mr. Bergh then rehearSed
LIS speech saving that police force Woud De on manu-
vrv one al them TO Jail one Of the dislnerested men
sad that faey feed no swl but others did for there
were half dozen s" mik Stables no' d iSi away i'
saw the a5iI carts 20 by the dOOr every day'
BgSJAMN EvANss STABLES
NJ, EVans's hired man would not open the high gate
when his appeared for he said that 1t was locked
fe Infatuated that they had better apply at the house
wo detecvs Jumped over the fence, with Bro North
run and the gate was opened in an instant The hired
man Looked the invaders, and then ran Tor
sne nropr,sor He came with a smiling face, and
wanted know # he could be OF any service 10 he gen
fIemeu had endeavOTcd To keep his COWS ana stables
an good c0nd and he not ashamed To snow theln
30 any on examining the stals uey were IOLIu 20
ss narroN hat clean The widest three feetand the
abt - OF 80 inches For the most part the am
,uaIa were ~ good order. ana Tue staDIe war
The best ventilated aud lighted OF any visited
soaEtnR 10 % large feed tubs on the DaTn moor.
Mir Bergb the law again. and ne asked the man u ne
malt No he did not. He had read THE TRIBUNE LOT
several years, ana ne vas ven ava t "a I o