, 1876-10-22

served, James Turner procured a continuance
until Monday at 2 o. N. The others secured a
change of venue to Justice D'Wolf, aud went
| to bis office Immediately for trial: o,
The first case called was that Of John O'Alal-
Michael C. Callaghan, one Of the Mayors
staff of nolice, swore that he knew Mr.. O'Ma1-
| lcy,s place. It was 4 slaughtering-h house on
Quinn street, near Archer avenue and Healey
Slough: Besides slaughtering, the proprietors
there on the Eth inst, when he saw the tanks,
which were filed with CUTS and tainted meats,
which smelled so that he could scarcely stand.
It made him heare-up. Mr.. McGearn was there
also, and he heaved-up. On the 18th they went
there again, and saw the same things. There
appeared to be maggots In the meat, also. On
the edge Of the slough, about thirty or forty
feet of, they saw heaps of manure, blood, and
scraps Of refuse which colored the water.
Pieces Of meat and manure were in the water,
and there was 4 little current in the water,
which carried out the blood and refuse. Some
Of the pieces had doated of as far as 100 feet.
He was not accustomed to be around slaughter
ing-houses.
Mr.. Henry McGearn was witness He visited
the establishment Of O'h1al1ey on the 1lth inst,
and saw there offal, rotten SAUSAGE hamoones'
and scraps Of tat III very decomposed state
He saw dead nlaggots. One Of the rendering
tanks was about haf-flled, and had most OBJ
noxious SMELL The slough in the rear was
floating with rotten meat and manure Oct IL
he again went to the rendering house and found
1t in the same condition, being SO bad as to
make Mr.. Calla@han "sick to his stomach"
Oct. l3 he found the same sinking material
lying around that lad been there the tWo pre-,
vious visits. He visited it again between and
10 o'clock p. m., at which time they were ren-
dcring the offensive stuff.
Richard Cole knew the defendants premises.
He had discovered an offensive smell there
often. His residence was about 100 feet dis
tanre from the slaughtering-house, and he got
the smells in his family circle. At night the
smells were worse than in the day time.
Mr.. McDermott described Healey Slough as
small branch flowing into the South Branch OF
the Chicago River. The slough WAS being filled
up BY Mr.. Turner.
J. B. Dickinson had visited the premises Of
Mr.. O'Alallcy On the 18th inst. he found there
scraps of sausages, old hams, and other spoiled
meats, which he had been informed came from
the markets. He found the tanks open. aud
terrible smell cmanating from them.
Frank Salter lived about block from the
s1aughtcring-ho The stcnches came into his
store like regular customers, and were more
frequent when the wind was one-quarter west
by southwest
Mr.. J. Sherwin bad been rendcrer for eight
cen or twenty years in Chicago, and from his
experience he thought that offensive smells
could be avoided with proper care.
Mr.. O'A1alley, the defendant, testified that hc
had been away from the city ten days. and
during his absence the offensive matter COM
planned of had accumulated. He thought there
was no stencil from the tanks-it came from
the smoke. He calculated to build his chimney
twenty feet higher, and the ncighbors would
have no further cause Of complaint.
Prosecuting-Attorney Boyden called attention
to the city ordinances bearing on the subject,
and the Court ended the case by filming the de-
fcndant $50.
SHOENEMAN BROS.
The case of Shocnculan Bros. was next called.
Henry McGearn said that the place Of Shocne-
man was on Salt street and Hea1v Slough. He
went there on the 18th, and saw there horns and
white msggots by the million. The air was ex-
trcn1cly offensive. The yard wasfull Of magggots,
cracking under his feet as he walked along.
James +. Healy lived GOO or 700 feet from
Shoeneman's place. He had got bad smells from
that neighborhood frequently.
E. o. Cole had shop on Archer avenue near
" half . mile from Shoeneman's. He had oe-
casion to pass the rendering almost daily,
and when the wind was favorable he got power
ful scents.
Several other Witnesses were examined, and
the defendant r-qs ti1,e1 thn same as 0fhA1ey.