The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-01-17
NO MORE USE FOR BOS,
Discovery Of a Der Whore Milk is
Manufactured While
You Wait
Four Men Placed Under Arrest for
Engaging In This
Work.
A vile Imitation Of MIX Found In .
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or Color.

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Mr.. l.. u. Beary, milk inspector, has been
aware for somo time that the practice OF
adulterating milk was carried on to a large
extent in Helena and he has boon diligent
in his efforts to cause the arrest Of some Of
the guilty ones. Out Of seventy-six milk
tests made last month in only three did he
find milk that would stand the test. A few
days ago he called Marshal Cronin TO his
assistance and Officer John Frye WAS put on
the trail Ut several persons suspected Of in
dulginR in this nefarious business. II was
a "A pen secret that a milk peddler in this
city who did not q COW was doing a
large business M he was spotted first. Mr..
Frye had his oys on q cabin at the corner of
Ewing and Wood streets and he directed
all his attentions to that place. Secreting
himself in u chicken coop close to
the cabin. he remained there for
three hours Thursday in the hope
Of catching the occupants at work. He
saw enough to convince him that he was on
The right track. He saw several buckets OF
water carried into the cabin and the men
whom he suspected entering it. Yesterday
morning he knocked at the door and ar
rested Harry Brown, who happened to be
the only one present at the time. Brown is
evidently not a party to the fraud, as he
gave the officers al the information he
knew about the method or manufacturing
the nondescript fluid, which 10 supposed to
be a mixture Of burned sugar, chalk, salt
petre, water and some RED substance. IL
was also ascertained through Brown that
the receipt for making this composition
was bought from a Seattle man named
white, and it IS reputed to be the most
successful in the market,
While this may be, the milk manufac-
tured Yesterday was a fiat failure. It was
evident that the makers were in great haste
yesterday morning, or else made q mis-
take in compounding the mixture, as it
was OF q pink color. The fraud was de-
tected by Mr.. Tuohy. proprietor of the
brunswick hotel IN the Sixth ward. An
eight-gallon can Of the stuff was left III his
place, but it's rose-tinted color immediately
aroused suspicion, and condensed milk was
for the breakfast table. In
Beary was Immediately notified,
and Herman Brass, the milk man who sold
the fluid, WAS placed under arrest, and the
can at the hotel, together with another
which Brass had in his milk wagon, were
taken TO the inspectors Office. John
Brass and John Mcleod we're also placed
under arrest as witnesses and confederates.
The so-called milk was tested in the in
Office and 1T registered only Is,
the standard is 100. Cream will
90 up to 120. The inspector says the stuff
contains about % per cent. Of milk, but
OeASAO ~ A"SS ~ Ety - NV u
of the lacteal fluid in it. That
now in the Office Of Mr.. Beary is a very
poor imitation. 10 exactly describe it's
would be to liken it to strawberry
cream. 1t was tested by a lactometer which
is more or less influenced by the tempera-
and to this cause is laid the compare.
high register Ofthe Brass counterfeit.
A sample of 1T will be sent to some labora-
tory for analysis.
Young Brown told Officer Frye that Brass
could make tlfty-six gallons Of this milk by
an outlay of only $1.25. 1t seems that the
milk was made IN the evening in the Wood
street cabin known as Bien's old place. Nc
Leod, one of the census enumerators, is
said to be the practical man at the business.
would go to the cabin at five O'Clock
every evening and remain until eight
He would call at IL the following
day for the milk.
Now that the warfare against dealers in
milk has fairly begun, many other
Expos ures many soon follow. The adulter-
alton of milk il carried on to an enormous
extent in this city, as the record of the in
Office shows. That exposed yes
terday was a bungling fraud, and it was
fortunate that Officer Frye located the rem
devious simultaneous with the arrest OF one
Of the men caught in the act of selling the
stuff. 1t is not known how long these men
have been in the business, but yesterday
the first time they made the mistake of
getting too mucn OF Che RED material In
the mixture. Some interesting de-
which will be had as soon as all the EVIL
is collected. The question of
whether the fluid is injurious to health will
nave to be determined by analysis.
At the last meeting of the council In
Beary notified the Aldermen that
he ordinances did not provide n penalty
for this offense. City Attorney Smith will
the case, however, which is cited
rs a m~isdemeanor, and Col. Nolan, for the
.tate, may also take q hand in it On the
charge Of fraud.
The newspapers of Seattle have recently
opened up on the manufacturers of milk,
out it is not known whether they we're sue
;essf1I in locating the criminals or not.
Probably MI. White, who sold the prescrip-
for manufacturing milk in Helena,
nay be able to enlighten the Seattle author
ties.