Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-04-19
GIFTS OF POISON

schemes II tOlliiCCLiJH WIKI O4tS Sst-S Va
articles OF merchandise. These schemes
are not cnly demoralizing tolegitimate
business and to the morals of the COM
mUnitv. but in the extent in which they
are heing carried in the sale OF articles OF
food have become source of great danger
10 the public health. They are. no matter
in what form they appear, nothing mere
or less than devices 10 swindle honest and
unSuspacting people.
1t is gratifying TO learn that in some
instances the officers Of the law have
taken hold of the matter. In New ofk,
and also in Chicago, parties who IN tins
way offered gifts to purchasers OF their
packages have recently been arrested upon
indictments for lottery Swindllng. The
latest candidates. both for public eXecra-
ton and criminal prosecution, are the
manufacturers of the alum baking pow
ders. who are both, by IN ans OF gifts ana
lottery tickets, disp0sing OF large quanu-
ties Of their corrOsively poisonous com
pounds. which are SO well known to be
detrimental to health that no househeeper
will admit them to her kitchen knowing
". This form of Swlndle is not only De-
ing peddltd from house to house, but un-
der the premise OF large prohGs TO he
realized the manufacturers are entrencn-
ing themselves behind the counters OF
MANI grocerS by getting them to oifer
the alum goods with the gifts or lottery
tickets attached, thereby shifting the liza
bility to prosecution. III part upon other
and perhaps innocent parties. Every
grocer or dealer, for instance, who offers
for sale any of the prize or lottery baking
powders is a criminal in the eye of the
law. and Liable. upon conviction, to fine
and Imprisonment, while those who sell
the gift goods are. morally, as responsible,
for they are offering an lnducement, or
prize. to houSeheepers to use a food that
contains a corrosive poison. This is pre-
dicament in which it is not possible Cur
grocerS will care to place themselves when
they come to think SeriOuly of the matter.
1t must be borne in mind that every
one of these gift or prize baking powders
are alum baking powders. These powders
cost less than four cents a pound to pro-
duce: the gift or prize costs but a few
cents more. They are sold at the price
of a firSt-claSs baking powder, so that the
Swindie. in commercial sense, is en0rm-
Gus. But the chief iniquity of the busi-
ness consists in selling, as presumably
wholesome. an article of positively in
furious character, and by means of gifts
or bribes inducing SeryentS or unSuspeet-
ing housekeepers to purchase and use 1t
in our daily food.
There should be some prompt method
of reaching these dangerous practices and
furnishing the parties engaged i'll their
promotion If the present laws are not
ample. we commend the matter to the
consideration of our State Board of
Health for recommendation of such adj
ii Loo l.,it nc. hnD hn off
for the protection of the public.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
DR.. W. Z. Hervey allowed $50 for servi-
res i'll holding post mOrtem on the body
of an unknown infant, Nov. 26, 1887.
Susannah Bailey. ct al, rs. William ).
Bailey, Ell al Motion for new trial over
ruled
Ohio City Bank rs. Ohio City Iron and
Nail Works. Order authorizing compro-
mise of claim of 1925 against Francis Nc
Cord
Andrew Mcfarland Us. Fred Robrecht,
ct al Former decree modified, and sale
confirmed and deed ordered.
W. \. Stilweil rs. Kidd Bros. Mining
and Manufacturing Co. Judgment by
default in favor of plaintiff for S93f95.
Martha Belle Roscoe ns. John ". Cham
bers. Motion by defendant to set aside
verdict and for new trial overruled.
G. {. Sedgwick IS. James McComaS.-
Settled and dismissed at costs OF defend
ant.
McCord & Bro rs. Hoyle-.Jones Mfg.
Co. Settled and dismissed and costs paid
Ohio rs. John B. Watt. Three cases
Continued. Defendant held in 500 for
his appearance in each case.
Ohio os Bernard McEntee Selling IL
quor to minor Plea not guilty. Mo-
ton for new trial oyerruled. Defend
ant sentenced to pay fine of $50 and to
be imprisoned five days. Notice by de-
fendant that he will apply to the Circuit
Court for leave to file petition in error.
Sentence suspended and defendant re-
quired to enter into recognizance in the
sum of 500 that he will appear and abide
the order of the court.
Ohio u.s. Bernard McEntee. NOlle pros
entered.
Ohio rs. Thomas Collins. Six cases.
Violation of liquor law. RecOgnizance
of 800 in each case forfeited.
Ohio oS. Horace Nichols. Selling liquor
to a person in the habit of getting intOx-
icated. Two cases. Pleas of not guilty
Tried to jury. Verdict of guilty in each
case
Ohio rs. Thomas Collins. Violations
of liquor law. Six cases. NOUe pros en-
tered III three cases. and trials to jury in
three cases, and verdicts of guilty Mo
tionS to set aside verdicts by defendant
overruled and defendant sentenced to pay
fines of $50, $40, and S25, and be impriS-
oned five DAYS in each respectively. No
tiee that defendant will apply to Circuit
Court to file petition in error, and exc
cation Of sentence suspended until June
Il. Ga defendant entering into Fecogniz-
ance in sum of $500 in each case that he
viii appear and abide the order of court
John II. Wood rs. L. II. Hall. To jury
Verdict for defendant for $40 damages.
DR.. G. L. Anderson allowed $40 fer hold
ing post m0rtem on body of unknown
man. March 9, 1888.
John Scott rs. Mary E. Scott, ct al
Deed by Sheriff to Mary f. Scott for lot
|, Maynard, set aside, and defendant Or
dered to make deed for said lot to John
Scott and Thomas McCabe. Defendant
gives notice of appeal.
MarGie COsS cs. Ado Kyne Bastardy.
Verdict of guilty Defendant charged
with maintenance of child in sum $500.
and in default of payment to be commit
ted to jail.
OillllGi IN. AiiultN d. NIiliiiGll,
ct al. Decree quieting title of plaintiff
Bridget Burns rs State of Ohio. Petit
tion in error dismissed at costs of plain
tiff.
John T. Kelly rs. J. NJ. Maring. No
tion of plaintiff to set aside verdict and
for new trial oYerruled.
Ohio az Edward Ames Motion to set
aside verdict and for new trial overruled |
Sentenced to pay fine S35 and confined in
jail five days. Notice of petition in error. |
Bond 500. Execution of sentence sus-
pended.
Ohio rs. Louis Long. Motion for new
trial overruled. Defendant sentenced to |
pay fine of S25 and jail FIVE days. No
tice of application to Circuit Court for |
leave to file petition in. error. Bond 1866. |
Execution of sentence suspended.
Industry Building Association rs. Su-
sannah II. Bailey. Marshaiing of Hens /
Decree of foreclosure and order of sale.
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