Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-04-19
THE ALLEGED IMPURE MILK.
Ccrnmencerne Mt of the Hearing of the Cases
in the Police Court.

Commemorate Mt of the Hearing of the Cases
in the Police Court.
Five lawyers sat at the counsel table in
Judge kin5ail's court this afternoon and
on the table was lied law books. newspaper
clippings containing accounts of milk in
spections and analyses and papers OH the
subject of adUlterated milk. The
lawyers represented the numerous defendants
against whom prosecutions have been insti-
tuted sor the alleged sale or Offering for sale
milk alleged to bs below the standard.
The in.ormG.ions in the various cases charged
the offer OF safe of unwholeso!ne. watered and
aG;Ilterated mix.
Six cases were called. but as the warrant had
not been served on DR.. Wells OF Hyat tsville he
WAS not present.
The defendants represented were Mrs Eliza
beth Wagner. John II. Ontrich. Ayre Il Davis.
J. NJ. Dentv and Louis II. Grove. The law
yers representing them were Messrs Cook L
Sutherland, {. Maurice Smith and J. T..
Sotheron.
INSPECTOR FIrzGERALD's TESTIMONY.
Inspector Fitzgerald of the health Office was
called after pleas of guilty had been entered,
and he testified to getting sample of milk
from Mrs. Wegner's Swiss Diary on Capitol
Hill.
Who is the owner OF this dairy?'
''Mrs. Wagners name is on the wagon" was
his reply.
Col. Cook objected TO the proof. claiming
that it did not tend to prove an offer of sale.
Mr.. Pugh said he would not attempt to offer
proof OF an actual sale. but he would show that
diaries were kept and the milk was obtained
from these places, places where business Is gen.
orally conducted.
Col. Cook said he did no. care to interrupt
the case, but desired to reserve his right to
argue the question later on.
Witness. continuing said re took the sample
to the health Office and it was turned over
to Prof. Hird. The name Wagner
was the wagon. but ne could not say that the
initial Z Was IA front of the name. The sam
pie was obtained from a wagon in front of the
dairy.
PROF. HE'D, THE CHEMIST.
Prof. Hird. chemist under the health officer.
testified to. the result of the analysis of the
sample given him b. Ir. Fitzgerald. He said
that after ne made the anal ysis he DESTROYED
the milk by pouring it into the sink.
Col. Cook again objected to the proof for the
reason. he said that he might want to show
that the anal ysis was incorrect.
The objection oyerruied and counsel
noted an exception.
Witness, continuing. said he analysed the
sample turned over to him by MIR.
Fitzgerald and was about TO give
the result OF his analysis when counsel
objected to the testimony OF witness. and the
admissibility of his testimony was then argued
THE WITNESS As An EXPERT.
After argument the court said that the wit
ness called as any OTHER expert witness and
his testimony would be given the Same weight
as that OF any other expert witness.
Witness was then questioned As to his qualif-
cations as to q chemist.
Witness then gave the result Of his analysis
of the Swiss dairy sample follows:
Specific gravity. I.03l6: solids, LEA; fat, 2. g.
water, 81. 46; solid, not lat. SCI
Witness explained the methods used in de-
termining the properties OF the milk, and said
| he arrived at the conclusion that ths milk had
lost part OF its cream. Witness was on the
stand when this repor. closed.