Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-06-19

e,e4eI ee would pay TOR the las,
weight, which Is the usual cpsscnn IN
suen cSses, l then ordered nv man 10
( Isweigh them. In the mean line A.
Emerson asked me II l Thought ths
cattle were weighed correctly. L toIs
MIN thought they were, aud be tbeo
Agreed TO let the original weigh
stand AS an expert IN the cattIs
trade believe the cattle woQld no,
weigh more than leo. Several other
buyers had seen the cattle bsf,re I
sold them to Mr. Enoch and the al.
was made at 81 50 per 100. without slyv
condition or proviso in regard 10 wbat
the cattle should weigh.
SWORN STATEMENT or JOHN ENecH
am cattle buyer for the Est 81
Louis Dressed Beef company.
bought the cattle in question from
scaling 4 TSmbiyn on June 81. IL
S4.eu per 100 pounds and they averaged
tVoe pounds gross. / understood from
Dir. Scaling that the owner OF the
cattle was dissatisfi I'd with the weight
and ! agreed 10 have the cattle re-
weigh Il, but told Mr. Scaling thSt II
they were re-weighed that I should
pay for the last weight whether they
weighed more or less the second time.
II was then agreed betwee Mr.. seal
ing, Mr.. Emerson and myself 10 let
the irst weight stand. The cattle
were slaughtered and averaged Seg
pounds dressed weight, or SCI per 100
pounds. My Judgment az an expert
Was that the cattle would average gross
] $50 before bought them. hoaa hs
3 drove OF cattle the week previous OF
about the same grade bus lighter. thst
weighed gross 9e9 pounds and netttd
50. pounds 10 the Lon. There was
no condition attached 20 the purchase
OF the cattle from Mr.. Sealing. /
bought them st 81 30 per 100 pounds.
without regard TO what they sh0nld
weigh. After years Of experience in
the live stock business at differeat
stock.ysrds / can state thar the busi.
ness is conducted here as honorahly
and legi,imstely SIS any yards in the
country.
SWORN STATEMENT OF THos MILLER
/ am weigh-n1ASteT 81 the Cattle
Scales National Stock-yards, Illinois
weighed ninety-seven head ~
cattle on June Sd, from Scaling &
Tamblyn account Of Emerson to the
Dressed Beef company, and issued $
ticket in the regular manner. /
weighed the cattle correctly. / hare
been weigb-msster st these scales f0s
two snd half years and consider
myself an expert. OEners OF
cattle sometimes are dissatisfied With
weights snd have cattle reweighed.
was not requested 10 weigh Mr.. Elm
ersOn's cattle. / saw him here and
heard that he was dissatisfied with the
weights, but his cattle were not re-
weighed. 1 wss not charged with
fraud in the weighing % Mr. Emer.
sons cattle, and no attempt was made
to arrest me I SIN employed and
paid by the stock-yard cSmp2ny and
have no interest in showing fzvors 70
buyers OF sellers.
SWORN STATEMENT or s. T. MARTIN.
am Inspector Of cattle for the Pan
handle Stock association. Myself and
Mr.. Green INSPECTED pen Of cattle on
June 3 that I understood from Mr.
Green belonged 10 Mr. Emerson. I
do not know Mr.. Emerson, and cid
not st that time know who bought or
sold the cattle. I know nothing 4boul
the transaction and overheard moth
ing in connection with the sSle or par
chase OF the eSttle in any manner
whatever I know nothing Of any
understanding between the buyer snf
seller OF these cattle, and do not know
ofsny attemptto srrsst the Etish-mss-
ter or any charge OF fraud being made
against him. There sire tut tEo in
spec,oEs Of Texas cattle AZ these yards,
myself and Mr.. Green.
SWORN STATEMENT or Wa = cEAVES-
/ sm superintendent. CT TIE Eks- -.
Louis Dressed Beef company Our
cattle buyer, Mr. Eloch. bcEght. on
June 3, from Scaling & Tzmblyn,
ninety-seven cattle that weighed iO2-
50 pounds, an average o. l0is pounds
gross. The dressed weight WAS So
pounds, making IS > poGnds per loo
This Is about 81 average Of how this
grade Of cattle net from gross
70 net weight. | kncw Of no coilusion
between buyers and sellers Of stocs At
these yards / believe the business 10
be conducted in an honorable and
legitimate manner, a. much 40 a At
any yards in the country.
Attached hereto Is statement by
Mr.. Craven, giving weights Of cattle
alive and dead
TIE EAsr 81. -oUts pEEssKD BkEE 60 \
NATIONAL SEUa E-EARlas,
81. CI-ArK Co, Ill June =, .ssi.
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