Evening journal., 1892-01-19
AReuINo rHn eARKY CASE.
ATTORNEYS Talking for aud egainat
Robert Carey, Who sold ''Oieo."


Robert Carey, who sold "0ieo."
At Yesterday afternoons session OF the
United States District Court the case
Of Matthew Goslin was again
taken up. Mr.. Harrington, Cos.
Inns counsel. tried to show that
Goslin deposited his papers with Hezs.
kiah Harrington for safe keeping, but
Mr.. Wilson, district attorney, contra.
dioted the statement by producing an
affidavit, ia which il was stated that
Gosl'n gave the papers as security for
debt he owed Harrington. The case
went to the jury at 2. Al o'clock and in q
few minutes they returned with a YER
dict OF guilty. with recommendation 10
mercy. Goslin was sentenced TO pay q
fine Of $40 and costs Of prosecution.
The next case taken up was that 0
Robert P. Carey. of Wilmington,
charged with selling oleomargarlne.
Daniel Burton. deputy collector Of in
ternRl revenue, testified that Carey took
out special license to sell oleomargarne
on April 4. 1891. which was valid until
July 4 Of the same year This license
h'h aid, is iesued by the Government TO
dealers to sell oleomargarine from the
original package only.
William X Lethermau Of Philadel-
phia, detective, testified TO buying
"oleo" from Carey at No. 81 King
street, this city He said that 1t was in
a refrigerator, and not in the original
package, as the law requires.
Levi Q. Bird Appeared IS counsel tor
the defendant
Professor Charles l. Penny Of Della
ware College testified to making two
analytical tests of the ''oleo." he said
that butter is different from ether fats,
aud what he examined was not butter
Mr.. Watson then offered In testimony a
code OF rules made by the commissioner
Of internal revenue. Mr.. Bird made a
strong objection and asked the court to
sustain him. 1t was laid over until this
morning.
This morning s session Of United States
Court was taken up with the case Of
Robert Carey, charged with selling oleo.
margarine illegally.
Mr.. Bird made on objection to District
Attorney Watson offering in testimony a
special code Of laws, on the ground THAI
he did not know whether they were
authorized OF not Mr.. Watson pro we'd
by Arthur H. Baker of Washington, that
the code was authorized to be printed by
the government
Mr.. Bird called the defendant to the
stand and he testified to his warning his
employees not to sell "oleo" as butter
and when they sold "oleo" to sell it on
its own merit and to always wrap In a
STAN ped paper as the law requires.
w. A. Helt, John Connolly, Mrs l.
McCaully, all former employees OF Mr.
Carey, were called to the witness stand
and testified that Mr. Carey had
given them all orders as to how
to sell "oleo, and that tdey
had obeysd them. Mr.. Watson raised
the point that 1t made no difference
what instructions they received that be
may have told them to sell It lawfully
and yst have certain understanding to
sell 1t otherwise.
z Everson. q farmer, who stands Ia
front Of Garey's door on market days,
testified that he had seen him and his
clerks sell. oleomargarine and every time
1t wasdons legally. Arthur Burton, deputy
collector OF Internal revenue. testified
that he had been In Garey's store many
times and IS far as he could zee every
thing was done right.
Argument began on the case about IL
o'clock, and win probably continue for
the rest Of the day.