New-York tribune., 1876-12-29
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
,rrr,r oF THE MILK DEALERS.


o,~,,v, ecupIr,5PF CONVICTED AND SENTENCED
OTHER DEALERS EXPECTED TO PLEAD GUILTY.
The trial of Daniel Schrumpf, who Is
charged with a violation OF the Bealth Ordinance IN
regard to the selling and keeping for sale adueraeu
milk was concluded yesterday in the Court OF General
Sessions before Judge Sutherland. Mr.. Lawrence OF
the counsel for the defendant, In summing up zee
case reviewed the evidence, cauonng the jury against
being preudiced by the combination Of the mlineh 10
es the action of the Board OF Health The testimony
NJ DR. White the inspector who examined the milK
found In schrumpfs place, was denounced as u''rusl
worthy because he had not proved hiInscl 10 DO sur
certly expert 60 make the necessary analysis 10 SHOW
that he was examining milk. The lactoheer was staeu
IN have no fixed or regular standard as by tests made
before the Jury it had been clearly shown that the regis
trston of the same milk had given different readings
vhep different instruments, all used by the Board OF
Health were employed. Il claimed also that te
stapdard established by the Board of Health was hot
correct because samples of pure milk had Deeh sno"h
IN the iury that registered Tany degrees DeloW lhe
boards basis The counsel claimed that the testimony o
the experts placed upon the stand by the defense had not
been cOntradicted.
Col Prentice counsel for the Board of Health in sum-
ming M for the prosecution, severely cuciseu 'ie
action of the experts produced by the defense ID ors
ing before the court milk from COW Whch gave oi'
about pint OF milk aud oharaeerizng IL iar salnpo
of p,1re milk In the twelve experiments made ny Ihe
eperts employed by the defense, seven OF thein nc s
res,lted tavorably TO the Of the lactometer Co
Prptjce insisted that the evidence had clearly showh
that the laetOmeter fair and unvaTying es rs iar
as was practically required of the specihc gravity oi
commercial milk that the standard rescrIbed Dy
the Board of Health was Just one and by Wien M no
honest milk dealer could be Convlced 10 inu ' us
snrapce douhy sure he said, sufficient allowance WIS
sIwavs made for reasonable variation w lhc ldut
eter In this case the variation was 10 ueeI,Vs, WI -.
had been shown by tae ~ ess a6nfeo1 by water The
testimony of Dr. Waller. the counsel eonthne, sn"Me t
thai zen cows on the MUlfOrd farm Werc iu Po" Ut
straw while son of Prof DnreInus SElIe9 lIat ~
were well fed upon hay. subsequent i,,on %
Prentice added showed tlat M. iu,. -tif,- -, that
each COW Wlsp OF nay 'N"' H' il7D
Judge sutherland charged the jury briefly t9Gnns ~,
syncted the ury not be preudiced by the 0fgUuts
of the counsel upon either SIDE Dut 20 uete % &; beJ
innocence OF the prisoner iInt uI % nt1ed Tgo counts
he sad the first charging Mr. SehIumbi MIN % n4ndf fb
knowledge Of the adueration anu Whuul 2sS III ,csis
article aferwaFd tie second Wn nv ~ a. ~ I,ioI
op and offering for sale adulteraed MIX IN Nloaon
of tbe law The Jury, after about an hours q.
brought in q verdict OF not guilty on tht nIst count ] I'M
3s ~, tbe secend Judge Sutherland then ciienceo
the prisoner 10 days imprisonment IN ,ue Isl
and TO pay line OF $500 Ia case IIe io VA f "a, ad
dit;inai me not 10 exceed $50 DAYS Mr. Waehner one
of me coCDsel for tine defense, moved 1or an arrest O
Judgment ON the ground that tie Indictment was
mofou TO admit the prisoner 10 b3ll penolhS piuc M
ings was denied, and Sclrunpt was led away ~ a o M
Ger the Tomos lt is nndeFsogo l ~ 81 ,i i vi ,iIty
hut the matter has been postponed uhl 'ne e' 'eI VI
tie court. .,,- ,,..,.-., .,.ooiot;or bald n
,neeting last evening No. 90 Alenst, ana tooA u
collection 90 pay the fine imposed upon sem uni1' i
Nearly enough money was c0ntrh1tea 70 pay m m orop 10
aDpeal from the verdict to a higher court SoseMldl M
eneeches were made, cOndcmning the Ia tOmeeI OF e
hoard of Health and stigmatiziBg the evidence gwen ny
a. sitness Dauty as erroneous every particular lac
associatOn Will again on Thursday evening" jan T.