, 1881-12-25
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The Butter 1zaspectors9rtp..


CHICAGO, Dec. Ain your issue Ut this MORN
ing sou give Mn account of the difficulties under
which is {labursug Mayor Hurrjson's Butter In
spector for SECURING the conviction of gEucers
wht, sell mixed butter. In fact there is quite
probability that the said wurfare will prove
very limited success for MI. Howe, and thai for
the two following rensons: r., f. -
l.. That gentleman, although appointed by
the Muyor under authority ot'..sne Common
C,iuucii, Is indeed only the agent Of those who
Day his sainry-the commission 1nerchants-and.
Judging from bis methods. bis ann is not So
much 10 protect tine public against imposition rs
it is to compel peupte to buy st-eallled pure
chonse to ask FOR. it. iiiat Is ei,ugb 10 take
nwMy from him great deal OF sympathy and
supr'rt which he would otherwise PC enti1leu 10.
Z. The extrasuEant claims nude by the cnoill;
ist .T the prosecution, soule VI which Claims
make bud III sy will not stund the test OF an III
teillgeut cr.'ss-exalninNtinn: Tho chemist prob
ably renliZes it. for he IS very auxtoi5 to Keep
h,s methods secret under the :hmsy prcte1t
tllut there ls mt,ney In tns1n for him. =.
NuW c{,iae 10 the main Dhject Ut this. letter.
Your articles. evidently inspired frnm the otj1ca
OF the Butler Inspector, seek ~ convey tue idea
that there are an the market here ouly pure butt
ter aud tho bultsrine innde by such hrtns. rs
Burbank. Armour, etc. according TO q tnrnula
which is probably UNIFORM Allow me IL slAte
right here tttt my 0wa experience during tne iast
About two weeks ago received from rt=stAu-
rant, not hundred miles from the Board OF
Il.
customers Thought tu c,at,in -oeosnurguraz1e.
Upon exuminus tim, is:prs'vcd to be ~ pure arti-
clc the only one have cune across this year.
A great deul of the butter sent from the cpuH-
try IS either law Crude, or alrcAdI aduIterattd
with grease. and nAye gut SO tired of etanltn-
Ing ulit testing butter for my family uae! that
purchnsed m some time .tgu .at fuct,ry prices,
tub OF hutterinc guOd enough for ordinary cs'pk-
ing, thereby saving something like - Or ~. -;
Evidently ith1s, interests ut - .cntlauuurs-ot
which am uue-need Mure complete profession
thun they receive, or: will ever: receive from Il
butter inspection: nain BY dairJmen. This IS II
hold Of : Pntlp.: 81: pElAEosrA1SE. y
stJu. ttce, y VI: The CT mlnal Lovvyers.
: y: 's To tae Editor Of The Chicago Tribune =:
,Cntox0U. Dec:2l-My brief communication to
THE lfiarSE u.,tier date of Dec.-lt bus, II OBJ
serve; walked Up the attorneys for the defense
In the cuses referred to- They hive had the bad
Judgment to nuke Judge Craig psrty to their
defouse, and have consumed u. column and "a
quarter IF your valuable space In replying to
communication tint occupied barely four inches.
:. Now us to the merits OF the defense. = Dir.
John Lyle King. bases his argument on the fact
that it is common. =: for the Supreme Court
Judge. Il, do such Things as Judge Craig has
This ullegcd favoritism for crime and crinI-
l1nls, us asy os'e fa.uiliAr with our highest Judi
"ciury knows aud US general Charge, IL as little
,;i m uaT gFa + on ,ne
tor t1,e ct,urL to grane stay with view to the
question ot rehearln2s?*. is NIT the rehearty
docket >, Il we'll known classification ou the cal
endur of cases Ut eucru term OF the court2 And
/ is Ii u novelty that on snca IehearlnN and recon-
siderhdon tho COURT. modines or opens Its own
decisions? :.@@; . go;
i: The answer Is, OF course. that It Is most - COM
mon for the Supreme Court Judges, or some Of
Them 10: do these things in behalf .of' cou-
:vtc1ed criminals. The pity: the shame, the dis
race Is that II should be 60 :: comtnon.'& II this
:wer,. ID lsniated case the people would not have
d ihuch reasun to co,nplain. :>;. =: -. T. Z: Z
s.: The: N srtts Of Mr.: Kings :defansoon orher
points do not care to enter into, for:I am not
= successful criminal lawyer," and have never
:Deen zpa!d 70 perce4ye The: Innocence Of the