The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-04-21

Diseased Meat Am R0sto H. Fearful
Death Of a Rutchcr-N Horrible Dis
closures.
A special telegram, dated Boston, April
Is, says: ..-.....
One week ago to day an OK, which had
died Of disease, or was tramplcd to death
in cattle car while coming from Albany to
Brighton. was purchased at tho cattle-yards
by Charles Bonn, who got team belong
ing to August Wcitz, another butcher, and
conveyed ii to 4 s'auChtcr-house owned by
Walter l.. Wilkins. George Temple, an
employ6 of MIR. Wcitz. dressed the OK. AZ
ter the dressing Temple used tho towel
with which he had washed the sides of the
animal 10 wipe the sweat from his face.
This int'amcd q small sore which he had on
his right check, and the inflammation in
creased TO sGch an extent that he died on
Sunday morning. The investigation, which
was closed at midnight, disclosed some
facts calculated TO startlc ijctl-eatcrs in this
community.
The first witness before the Coroncr's
Jury was Walter J.. wilkins. owner Of tho
S|aughtcr-housc, who testified substantially
aS follows: have lived III Brighton TWEEN.
tv->iN years. and am Il butcher: | first
learned of the illness Of the deceased on
Wednesday afternoon, and told his wife
that Temple had been poisoned by wiping
his face with cloth which he had used in
wipingthc inSidcS of an OK he told that ut
the time Of dressing the OK it Smclt very
badly !; ] told him wouldn't dress such a
creature; he said he wouldn't for any
other person this ON was dressed at my
Siaughtcr-hou>c it s;ncllrd very badly
the next day | saw Il quarter of beef
on the south side of FancUi Hall
Market, in Wcitz'S wagon, which /
would swear was IL part of this on; |
asked Wei'z how ii WAS dressed. and he
said. Not very welt" and that be should
have to carry il 10 Wards: Temple was Il
good butcher. and WAS in good health:
understood that Charles Bonn got the ON
from Albert Monroe AT the depot, the OK
being dead at time OF sale II part of the
OK was taken away Wednesday the rest
on Thursday or Friday; my idea is that
this OK should have gone to Wards: Tenn
pie told Inc that he thought it was going to
lc Il hard case with him: could not say
hat the OK died from disease it was as
had subject ~ | ever saw should think
hat the OK had been dead twcntv-four
hours; think Welt dressed another dead
| OK last week think Wctz buys and dresses
Il certain portion of the cattle which arrive
here dead.
Two physicians testified that they at
tended Temple, and thnt the symptoms
rc>cmblcd those which were found in cases
OF blood-poiS"ning.
Simeon Sandcrson, a butcher. testified
thai he did not think there were more than
Jour or five butchers in Brighton who
would dress dead oxen. lie THOUGHT every
butcher i'll town would carry to market cat
| lie injected with the lout and mouth dis
ease.
thaS Nuttcr testified that he had known
| dead oxen dressed and carried to market
with beef properly prepared.
The wife Of the deceased. Mrs. Sarah
| r"mplr, said The deceased has dressed
| dca! cattle before Tor Mr.. WeitZ, some two
months ago. and had sore throat for 4
ion. time after. and was confined TO his
| house Il week. He told his wife that the
| meat at this OK WAS not fit to carry to mar
| krt, and WAS no better than carrion. She
| had not The least doubt but that bis death
WAS caused 10y dressing the dead OK.