Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-10-10
UNwHOLEsOME MILK
A Warrant Charged That Such Has Beer
Furnished to Mrs. Ford.

A Warrant Charged That Such Has Been
Furnished to Mrs. Ford.
Mrs. Celynda Ford, who some days ago
experienced some difficulty in finding the
proper official before whom to lay
complaint about the sale of al
legged unwholesome milk, finally called
upon Assistant District Attorney Mullowney
and made the required affidavit concerning the
name Of the person from whom she purchased
it Under the law Mr.. Mullowney sent the
sample to the internal revenue bureau, where
Prof. Richards, the microscopic, made an ex-
animation Of it. Upon the strength of his re-
port a warrant was issued for the dealer but it
has not yet been served. When it is returned
to court the prosecution will charge the sale of
unwholesome milk, alleging that it was from a
COW that had recently given birth to O calf and
that the milk was unhealthy.
The prosecution will be brought under an
act OF Congress passed In 1888.
MRS. FoRD's AFFIDAVIT.
Mrs. Ford swore to the warrant Yesterday
afternoon charging that John B. Phillips did
then and there sell to the said Celynda W. Ford
an article of food to wit one jar Of milk.
which was not then and there of the nature,
substance and quality demanded by the said
Ford, said article of food being then and there
ing then and there impregnated with a certain
unwholescme substance called colostrum''
In addition to the law mentioned there are
two other sections of the act of 1875 which pro-
vide against the sale of adulteratei and I'M
wholesome milk. Section seven of the act pro
vides:
THAT no person shall offer for sale within
the cities OF Washington or Georgetown anv
unwh0lesome, watered or aduterated milk, or
swill milk. or milk from COWS kept up and fed
on garbage, swiil or other deleterious SUBJ
stance; nor shall any person offer for sale
within said cities any butter or cheese made
from such unwhoIesome milk, and any person
violating the provisions Of this section shall,
upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not
less than IS nor more than S25 for each and
every such offense."
Section 2 Of the same act provides ''that no
person shall offer for sale within the cities OF
Washington or Georgetown any liquor used for
drink, whether malt, vinous, or ardent or the
milk of cows or goats, intended to be used for
food or drink, which has been adulterated with
any poisonous or deleterious ingredient; and
any person violating the provisions of this Sec
ton shall, upon conviction, be punished by a
fine of not less than $40 nor more than $50 for
each and every such offensc."
TALK WITH NH. NULLowNEY.
Mr.. Mullowney, in conversation with STAR
reporter this morning, stated that he was ready
to receive and submit samples of milk supposed
to be adulterated or unwholesome and would
prosecute every case in which the examination
proved that the milk was other than it should
be-
There is no doubt he said. "that large
quantity Of the milk sold here is adulterated or
doctored in some manner. and would rather
prosecute such cases than i would the many
cases Of simple assault, as in the former the
health of the entire community is at stake, and
the use of some milk might cause death.
There is no inspector of milk here, as there
is in most large cities, and the citizens have to
look utter their own cases. When they bring
the cases. however, they must know from whom
the milk is purchased as the law requires them
to make affidavit to that effect"
The warrant sworn out by Mrs. Ford will be
sent out this afternoon for service.