New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-04-19
DISEASED MEAT IN BOSTON MARKET

A PITCHER FATALLY NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
AT MISUNDERSTANDING DISCLOSURES
BoSToN, April 18.-One week ago to-day an
OK which had died Of disease or was tramped TO deah
in "A cattle car while coming from Albany 10 brgn'on
ras AT the cattleyards by Chas Bohn, VINO
got team belonging to August Weiz another pu'her'
and conveyed it to saughter-bouse owned oy NdlVer
L. wilkins. George Temple, an empoye OF MI "e1N'
dressed the OK After the dressing Temple used the
tl with which he had washed the sides of the animal
IN wine the sweat from his face. This named small
sore which he had on his right cheek and the nfamma-
ton increased to such extent that ne du on ouhud
morning The investigation, when was closet at Mu
night disclosed facts calculated to starte Deei
eaters In this community - W..
The first witness before the COr0ner's jury was waiter
L. wilkins owner of the slaughter house VINO testified
substantially follows: have hved IN brghtoh =
years and am butcher; first learned Of the Illness OF
The deceased on Wednesday afternoon, and told his VIE
that Temple had been poisoned by wlpng hls FACE VIII
cloth which he had used I'm wping the nsdes OF an OK
he told me that the time OF dressing the OK II smell
very badly: told him would MT dress such creatures
he said he would MT for any Other person. 'h.s OK VA,
dres scd at my saughterhouse; II smeed very uadA;
the next day saw quarter OF beef on the sOu sue
Faueuil Hall market IN WetZs Wagon. WhlSh "oud
swear was part of this asked Wez how II was
dressed aud he said, Not very Well, ana that ne
should have to carry il 10 Wards; Temple was fQol
butcher and was in good health; understood that
Charles Bohn got the from Albert ~ Monroe at the
depot the being dead at the time OF sale part ol
tbe ak was taken away Wednesday, the rest on thursday
ar Friday; NV idea is that this should have gone Ia
wards Temple told me that he thought IL was gong to
he hard case with him; could not say that the OK died
from disease; 1t was as bad SUBJECT a. ever saW,
should think the OK had been dead - honrS ! Ininh
Weitz dressed another dead OK last week think Wctz
bny and dresses a certain portion OF the cattle which
o nbv.cians testified that they attended Temple
and mai the symptoms resembled those which were
oen sSndcrson butcher testified that he did not
think there were than four or five butchers in
RriUhton who would dress dead He thought every
butcher i'm town would carry TO market cattle infected
yyith the hoof and mouth disease Charles Nuter test-
fed that he had known dead oxen dressed ana carried ~
rlzpfW with
The wife Of the deceased, MIS- sarah leinpie said'
The deceased has dressed dead cattle beoLe for Mr.
VII some two months ago, and had a thoa for a
nng time after and confined 10 his house week; ne
od his wife that meat OF this was not no to carry
20 and was no better than caTrOu; she had not
the least doubt but that his death was caused ny dressing
'nT as Rohn who works for Brighton butchers, testi
tilted. That i'm going home last tuesday ne saw lhe OK
the yard at the car-staon at HUt ~ o.. tI t bi
Weitz would pay him. went to Wez ana told MN ha'l
bought dead OK; we haTnesSea VEN tean anu 20.
man; Wetz told him 10 carry the OK TO Wklnss as he
had no at bis slaughter-housei another animal a
hull was taken from the yards which could not walk,
and so was stuck in the yards; when he arrived WITH
this carcass the other OK was nearly dressed got up at
the me xt morning and helped Wetze load one side Of
he OK and the bull and with nothing else, drove To Bos
ton; weitz sold the bull beef at prices ranging rom
whose name did not know who told him some weeks ago
that he wanted 200 pounds OF beef OF dead OK Tor
nroper use did not lind the man, and IN driving through
The market square, grease man and gave him the
beef as did not want 1t IN my wagon the SIDE had
hggn
sunday but talked but little except business mat
ters he Thought the bone man took the other side hc
too two dead oxen Wezs about Sfortnight ago and
one winch died the cars was dressed for market
wilkins had nothing TO do with the OK killed last Tues
day heard that dead carried To WeltZs slaugh
erhouse Yesterday did not offer the on beef for sale
the stand knew well enough that II was not M 70 sell
sold the bnll beef for good meat WetZ paid Mr. A
Monroe $40 for the for me- and was TO have the hide
and tallOw. -
he knew that great deal OF meat sold In the Boston
market which not ht 10 That eat comes iron
Brighton.
The jury returned the following verdict:
Temple 20 bis Death the morning Of Sunday
1871 go o'clock That he death caused by loa
nuOculsted his system while dressing Tuesday the u
inst ghteng establishment II his town dead or Which va
taken Boston aud Albany Railroad and they turtle
ind upon that said animal dressed BY said Temple 10
market employ Of August We and that one hal
Boston in market with other beef be
and the other half conveyed bone eao
the better protection Of the lives OF hos
engaged sughng and Of the public against the purchase OF an
recommend that the BoArd
Health said establish aud enforce stringent regulations Tor W
hereafter Of the ntrodccOn dead creatures n" Va
slsughtenng Establishments Of this town.