The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-08-09
The Safe Flowers.

Inc UaV6HporG OeD9OcfuC mas BOme
interesting particulars of the safe burglary
and it begins to look az If Chief Kessler
will be able to fasten the guilt on the
offenders.
In the past few days Chief Kessler has
spent considerable time in surveying the
field OF evidence against the suspected
burglars and safe blowers, Fred Winters
and Jack Murray, arrested last Monday
for operations at Fred, Melchert's grain
warehouse. And he discovered testimony
which fixes the crime on the prisoners
named beyond the shadow of doubt. 1t
will do no harm to state some of the cir
cumstances.
The Emorning the safe 10 the Davis
threshing machine works was blown open,
paper sack with brand of "Welch Bros,
Rock Island was found on the floor. aud
contained powder. On Friday the senior
partner came over to Davenport Jail, and
Unidentified Winters as the man to whom
he sold a package Of powder the evening
evening after the lime office safe in his
town was.bursted. and he asked the powder
customer what kind of powder be wanted ::
the reply was, "the very best powder you
have-rife powder: want it for hunting. -
Mr.. WEIGH noticed the clothing of the
man-especially tho green trimmings
of his coat. Winters is the man who
bought that powder.
! Another thing. Ons the floor of Mel
chert's Office, the morning of the safe
blowing there half page of Chicago
Times was found. It will be remembered
that in the valise which Winters threw
away when he fed from Chief Kessler. a
package of powder was found-the paper
being half a page of Chicago Times. Now.
the torn edges OF these two pieces OF the
Times 6t each other exactly, and the
reading matter runs from one side to the
other correct to the letter. This shuts
the thing down on Wilson. as it were.
Then, too, Winters has been in the PEN
itentiary, for grand larceny. Mr.. L. FL,
Whitson recognizes him as a prisoner he
saw at Anamosa, sent there from Clinton
county-and Winters has told the police
that Mr.. Whitson knew him WE'LL" He
is an old offender. and not a Chicago
burglar" ss he tries to make people DO.
lieve, either.
It appears that Winters and Murray
spent their days together during the safe
blowing period in the country north of
Davenport. And yesterday several farm
ers from that region called at the Jail, and
identified the two as the parties who called
at their places together. asking for food
aud lounging around in shady places,
There is other evidence Chief kessler
has brought to Highland all in all it
seems to be overwhelming.
| Concerning The Slaughter Houses.
The following preamble and resolutions
from the medical faculty of this city
explain themselves:
| WHEREAS, Investigation of the slaugh-
ter-houses of the city by the Board of
Health has disclosed the fact that proper
cleanliness is not maintained in them-in
fact some, if not all of them, are in such
| filthy condition from the presence in and
about them of decom posiog offal. entrails
and blood of cattle slaughtered, as to so
vitiste the air that the meat prepared for
sale must be more or less contaminated By
it; and,
| WHEREAS, 1t has beenl shown and ad-
mitted by many butchers that hogs are
kept at the slaughter. houses and fattened
on the offal, CUTS and blood of butehered
cattle. in ell stages of decomposition, the
putrid mass generally alive with maggots:
that hogs so fattened are butchered.
1 for Ia nd 80 ho
city meat markets: and.
WHEREAS, There are reasonable
grounds for suspicion that diseased cat
tie and unborn calves have been butch
cred and sold as eatsble meats; there
fore.
Resolved. BY JUS. the undersigned,
| physicians residing in the city of Rock
Island. that meat exposed to air rem
dered poisonous by the septic emana-
tions from the decomposing offal of
slaughtered cattle is highly detrimental
to the health of those who eat it. That
the meat of hogs fattened on any animal
matter. and especially that in a state of
decomposition. is unfit for human con-
sum ption, and where used will surely
breed disease. That the meat from dis
eased cattle and immature calves is
linedible, and it's exposure for sale crime
against the health of the community,
RESOLVED. That the efforts of the
Board of Health to promote a reform in
the slaughtering of cattle in the city and
to prevent the sale of meat unfit for use
are endorsed by the medical profession of
the city. and should be sustained by all
persons who wish to promote the health
| and best interests of the community.
RESOLVED. That it is highly important to
| the welfare of the city. that the City
Council should provide a public abattoir,
or such other means as may seem best, to
prevent a continuance of such practices in
the slaughter houses as have been made
manifest by the investigations of the
Board of Health.
Carl Bernhard. M. D. C. Truesdsle, MD
Geo. L. Eyster, NJ. ID. ]. Mckee. M D.
Ihos. Gait, NJ. d. j, W Cowden M D.
Samuel c. Plummer, M.D.F. r Webb. NJ, D.
P. Gregg, NJ. d.
A. Fixzle.
bout the most conn iete fiZZIa of III O |