Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-05-14
NOT FIT TO EAT
The Veterans at the
Soldiers Home
Refuse Rotten Fish
and Butterine
Provided by Their
Quartermaster
And One of Them Pro-
cures Il Warrant
FOrHis Arrest fOrViO-
lating the Law
Passed by the Last
Legislature.
Prison Uniforms and
Putrid Food
Are Too Much for Them in a Single
Eonsh-yYhat Mr.. Griffin Says.
The D-s=ase Of the Managers.
Passed by the Last
Legislature.
Prison Uniforms and
Putrid Food
Are Too Much for Them in a Single
EonSh-Nhzt Mr.. Griffin Says.
The D-s=ase OF the Managers.
Talks With Others.

Yesterday afternoon J. A. Griffin,
one OF tas inmates Of the Soldiers
ho2se, sw9Fs out warrant before JUS
tice Hydofn Tor the arrcs. of Quarter
master J. V. Shank of the Soldiers
homo for violation of the act prohibit
ing the use of oleomargarlae in any
pubic institution. Owing to press of
business tee warrant was Eot made out
by Prosecuting Attorney Mcknight yes
ter.ay. but will be issued and served
tcdiy.
TIE warrant was sworn out under
the provisions of &C. No. 45 Of the laws
OF 1891, entitled:
An act TO prohibit the use Of olso-
margar ne. but.eriue, or any other sub
ssstute sor butter N any OF .he public
ins..srtsons Of this State and to provi!e
the Punishment snereof.
Section l. The people of the slate of
Michigan enact. that the use OF oleo.
margarine, bust>rine, or any other sub
s,:tute tor butter IN any of the pub;ic
institutions OF this state be and the
ssms $ nefsoy prohibited.
Secg,oa 2. Any warden, superissend-
eGs Or 5.E-f c.s.cc OF any sush :ns..sT-
ton ano s-sH Sa1-lagiy violate the
ptsy,s.Ots of section one OF this act, or
shall S1owI1g'f permit the same to be
violsled. snail he deemed gaisy #
nlIsdeulsaDOr and every yiclstion shall
constitute separate uffense, ard on
co1yie.ion thereof shall be punished
by q fine of not less than twenty-five
nor more than one hundred dollars,
together with costs of prosecution, or
by imprisonment III the county jail of
the county IN which said institution is
situated. not exceeding ninety days, or
both such fine and imprisonment at the
discretion OF the court.
oieomarxarine In Constant Use.
When asked in regard TO the matter
iasteveuing. Mr.. Griffin mafie the follow
log statement toareporter for The HER.
AID: There is no spite work about this
thing at all. All We want Is cur rights.
and that's what we're going 20 have. |
have been an inmate of the home fo-
three years, and during two years OF
that time | was orderly sergeant. |
held that Office under General Pierce
and Colonel Manley and during n part
of MAJOR Mckee's administration. l
resigned because didn't ike the ways
OF dong business after Major Mckee
came, and didn't care 10 be- mixed up
IN e.
'sfn regard to this but,erine business.
ever since the law vert into effect
we've eaten the same old rotten stuff
az Z there bad never been any such
law. I don't think we've mad butter
mere than two or three times alto
getneT.
"We've stood it about "a long "a we
can. and some OF us made up our
minds that now il the time TO kick. If
We could have good. fresh iiSh on such
a day ss thls Friday We could stand
the butterlne, maybe; but we don't,
and then We aren't having anything we
can eat We believe the people of the
state o. Michigan think we are getting
good butter, and we don't want 10 ear
that miserable stuff when the state u
paying for something better.
state Prtssa'. ni.espus>.
They seem 20 think that because
we're there IA tho home we haven't any
feelings. They've put us IN convict
clothing and shank wants us 80 eat
stuff that isn't 1T 10 grease wagon.
a AHtt tt@ >4NN tt n tlftu Cii&IA -,
anyway. lie told Nescott. the bread
baker. some time ago, that the home
ought ~ be put unter regular sys-
tenn 0f states prison discipline. aud that
be vas goinx 20 do a az far as he could.
That shows his love FOR the old boys.
Nescott has repeated that statement TO
any numher Of persons.
Things were 50 rank tbs noon that
told the boys at cur table that was
going 10 the city and have shank ar.
rested. Tee assistant qusrtermzster.
who sits AZ cur table ssid, That IL the
staff and | could call on him "a Wit
nees. That's Just the way things stand
now. "A said before, there ISN'T any
personal spite in this. All We want q
eur rights ard TIE things the state Of
Michigan is paying fer us to have. It's
mighty certain We sren't getting them
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