The New York herald., 1876-12-28
THE COURTS.
Close Of the Testimony in the Great
Alphabetical Suit.
EXPERTS AT LOGGERHEADS.
The Safe Suit Against Ex-Comp-
troller Connolly.
SHERIFF'S SALES UNDER EXECUTION.

The lacteal conflict was resumed yesterday morning
In the Court OF General Sessions Part Judge Suther
land, with Jobkc resignation taking his the
bench promptly at eleven O'Clock. The proceedings
opened with the reading Of the testimony Of Professor
Barker, chemist OF the University OF Pennsylvania
the bong that he ipdorsed use Of the
lnctometcr For tho defence, tho first witness pro-
duced was DR.. Henry W. Vaughan, state Assayer OF
Rhode Island, and MIX Inspector OF The city OF Provi
dence. In his experience pure milk was frequently
obtained from below ], ,O20 the standard OF tho
Board OF Health. The milk he examined taken
from the farm OF Governor Sprasuc Counsel for the
defence desired 20 prove BY ths that the lac
tomctcr excluded from the OF Rhode Island
rs unreliable test, but the Court would allow
this evidence to be Introduced On cross.cxaminnton
the witness admitted that hc was the person who made
the report the milk OF Rhode Island, to the elect
that any milk that went below lo29 might DO
regarded containing excessive added water Mr. T.
G. Dorcmus next called, and gave The result of
some specimen tests he had made Orange county
FARMS which showed that the grade Of the lactomcter
ranged from o. to 100 Mr. Austin 5. Caspar, who ac
compnnied Mr.. Doremus tho occasion referred to,
tesulcd that there put the milk that
had been tested. Professor Charles o. Dorcmus,
ot the distinguished chemist, next examined. lie
testified that lie was teacher oil chemistry in Bellevue
College, he examined specimen OF milk farm in
Orange county in september last; his visit wns not
anticipated by the farmer; the mink was obtained from
healthy cows which by the lactomcier stood at 81 but
analysis II was shown to contain pro-
portion OF butter tho richness oil the mk causing IT 10
tail SIX degrees below tho standard OF the Board OF
Health The witness further stated that another
pl, that stood high By tho lacomeicr
cows the mix OF only nyc was below
the standard OF these the quantitss derived
sanssa IRON PIN. to three quarts In another exam
the STANDARD. The witness then read from numerous
scienIhc works cTItlcsiug the lactomcer as means
OF detecting edulerated mix. Daniel Schrumpi, tho
prisoner, wa. then examined. He SAID that IN August
last milk ihsp ctor called ut ais rlncc, No. BOG
nue. A. and, having presented his authority, proceeded
the mix IN = can by tasting looking at
IL and also. by floating the lactomc,er III H. The in.
spector tnat the milk had been walercd and
that he would be compelled to rakc compliant. rho
o The prisoner then testified that The mix which
Tad been SO tested had been obtaned at lhe Grand
Central depot and that il had been diluted with
water after u had bccu received by his father. Tho
next wnncss examined was Mr.. John IL Conner, who
oans farm IN orange county He stated that he had
frequently used the ctomecr and that he had
that varied veIy much IN us results Pure milk. Tor
instance often stood below the requirement. yet gave
ihc best results making cheese Professor Waller
testified that the orange county which Pro.
lesser Dorcmus obtaincd the milk oil low specific
gravity were ''strippers,r which MIXED
only day. aud which gave ouiy small quantities
Of milk The regular mixers IN tho same DAIRY gave
10 tue same day mllk which above the standard.
The witness added that tho from, which the lowest
register was obrained by DR. Doremus nearly dry,
and was then being iatened ior slaughter. Tho milk
gave no cream, but substance that left sediment,
showing that II was not in a normal condition.
Inspector O'Connor, OF the Health Department,
corroboratcd Tho evidence ot Professor Waller as TO
thc unhealthy quality OF tho low grade OF milk OBJ
tanned uy Or. porcmus He ADDED that the COW that
gave that milk was he thought. ted on straw Hc put
II into clean glass and let II stand The sedimcnt
collected. which under microscopic test was seen 10
be laden with rus corpusccs, shown. extreme n.
hcalthincss in the COW. Professor Chandler was re-
called, and 10 some extent corroDoraci The
o The previous witness. Professor Charles o. Doremus
also recalled and testified that he examined tho
iame milk under microscope ami That the giobucs
In II simple lat ana casein and that there
nothing abnormal about It, TINS closed the testimony
iu the case and the Court adjourned until this
Ing, when counsel will sum up