Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-07-18
EDITION!
ALL OVER A BEEF TONGUE
OUR HEALTH BOARD
The Rules of the Regatta.
That Tainted Tongue

| AN INTERVENING SCENE IN A 'sQUIRRs OF.
| RICE-A BUTCHER TRIED FOR SELLING UN.
SOUND MEAT-A LAWYER ON HIs MUSCLE.
Before Esquire Hagany, yesterday after.
NJ on, came oil one OF the most interesting
aud exciting trials OF the season. 1t lasted
| nearly two hours. and WAS witnesred by an
| Office fun of spectators, whose iuterostneyer
tagged during the whole proeeedi ings.
| H. nppoers that kIrs. John Wainwright
! broug lat suit against Geo. Wells, a butcher
in the Eighth street Mark OF house, for sci /.
ing unsound meat Mrs. w. testified to buy
| ing from the defendant, on Tuesday last, q
beef tongue which she took home, and sent
| to the kitchen to be prepared for oonsump-
| tion. In a few minutes tho cook reported
that tho tongue was In a fair way for con
| sumption without her aid, that the s'skip-
| rers" were doing their level best TO consume
| 1t in short metro, and that II was not lit TO
| he eaten. Mrs. Wainwright took look at
| the tongue. TO satisfy herself as to its condi.
| tiou, and then took 1t back to Mr. Wells
| who InaCeodsu to out out the uusound por-
| tons. But by this operation the tongue was
pretty well hacked and Mrs. ". refused "a
takeit The butcher then offered her anotb
| or, which, she testified. was as bad as the
| first. She refused to take 1t also and the de.
fendant declined to refund her tpouev
Hence the sut.
Mrs. Wainiight ssvidence as to the oondi.
tion of the tongue was corroboratsd by sew
eral witnt sses, who swore that il was IN
sound, skippery and utterly unfit 10 eat.
The defendant was represented by Wm.
r. Hodgson, Esq, who vigorously cross.
questioned all the witnesses.
When the ev dence for the prosecution was
all in. defendants counsel arose and stated
that. although his client was provided with
number OF Witnesses, they would not be
called, but that he would close with an al
gument. He then proceeded, at some length,
to point out legal discrepancies In the teNti.
mony as given by the witnesses for the plain.
TIFF, and argued the Innocence Of his CLIENT
on the gronnd OF tho entire absence of any
criminal intent In selling the unsound meat.
During the argument OF the defendants
counsel. Mr.. Wainwright brought In bas-
ket. containing the tongue in question, and
the office was soon pervaded with an odor
which certainly fell far below those OF car
aby the Best" This odor proved decided
~ disagreeAble to the legal olfactories aud
suspending his argument, defendants coun.
sci angrily ordered the offensive tongue to
be removed. Mr. Wainwright refused to re-
move it, and defendants counsel expires sed
determination to kick 1t out. He thereup-
on gave the basket a vigorous kick, and on.
ly Mr. WIS firm hold upon the handle pre-.
vented the basket from spinning out into
tho yard. Defendants counsel thereupon
grew angrier than ever and ( pressed fur
ther determination to not only kick the bas.
ket out but to kick Mr. Wainwright out too,
The scene, then grew Interesting. Mr. w,
kept cool, but defendants counsel vigorous
ly asserted his ability to carry the threat in
TO execution and made divers other threats
OF what he would do In case he was further
interfered with or insulted. Friends of the
defendants counsel edged up close, as If to
offer him assistance, and for a few moments
it appeared that the temple of justice was
about 10 be desecrated by common brawl.
At this interesting juncture the calm
voice of the Squire, like soil upon the trou.
bled water, IN ought all parties TO a realiz-
alton of their position, and instantly restor-
ed peace and order. The basket remained
for a minute, when Mr.. w. voluntarily re-
moved it, and defendants counsel proceeded
to close his argument.
The Squire then read the City Ordinance
on the subject, which imposes penalty of
from $50 to 500, for selling blown or un-
sound meat. He thereupon fined the the de-
fendant S20 and costs.
Defendants counsel appealed and after
defendant had given bail for his appearance
this highly interesting trial closed until she
next term of Court at New Castle.