The morning call., 1893-11-03
is CONDEMNED MEAT SOLD :?
;. Serious Charges Against an
'::; Official.
4: VERY RIGID INVESTIGATION.
Health Inspectors Charged With
i. :. =. = Accepting Money for Allowing
-. Unlawful Meat Traffic.

a. Market Inspector Simon Newman was
the subject of some very serious accusa-
items brought against him before the
Board of Health yesterday. They will
result in an investigation, and If proven
: will bring considerable scandal on the de-
partment.
- ihe charges are no less than the extort-
Ing Of blackmail while performing public
duties Of the most delicate character, af-
feetiug the health of the community
:: Newman'S duties have been the most re-
sponsble of auv of those among the in
spectors of the Health Department His
T. business was to examine the cattle, fish
and game brought into San Francisco to be
Offered for sale in the open market. For
. ~purchasable man the opportunity pre-
sented a wide field for making money.
Newman was placed in charge of this de-
partment because considerable reliance
!. wa 5 placed in his integrity.
= He has not been condemned by Dr..
keeney, the Health Officer, and the mem-
-;beTS Of the Board Of Health. and will not
be until the charges have been fully in
.-Yestiga ted.
=. Besides the charge of extorting money
from dealers in consideration of not being
m0lested in Illicit traffic Inspector New
man is also accused of selling and placing
VII liIe mar kel lHS very COnQeMQeu meat
which he seized and conhscated as Health
Officer and was supposed 10 turn over to
the fertillzinG company which has the con-
Tract for the destruction of such contra
band stock
DUFlnG The last few days no less than
;tSree written communications have been
=: filed IN the Health Office against Newman,
;. the first of which is as follows:
= To the Honorable the Board of Health
GENTLEMEN: Tie undersigned resp ctfully
charges that Mr. Simon Newman. Chief Mar
: :ket Inspector in your employ has been guilty
OF gross violation of the duties Of his Office 4;
that be is corrupt and mercenaIy and unfJ 10
hold the same.
That he eXacts and EFFORTS money from poor
. dealers in Calves aud meat.
: That he exacted and eXtOrted from one Mr..
FaIley OF Nlcasio, Cal, the sum OF So about
city 10 dispose OF his calves.
That lie regularly sells 10 butchers calves
which are unfit for use
, That be condemns The calves OF one dealer
as unnt for Use III order 10 dispose Of them 10
anofher
That tie falsifes his monthly reports of con-
denned meat, etc.
That the calves, cows, etc.. which are con-
0emBed by hm such Inspector. and which
are believed 10 be delivered TO the person nav
lng the contract for tile same, are not so deiv-
cred but are otherwise disposed Of as will
abpear by inspection Of his monthly reports
and The books of The person Mr. pers hav-
Ing the contract as aforesaid.
Wherefore your petitioner prays that The
aforementioned charges be investigated and
that said Simon Newman be dismissed from
your employ. FLoRK hIAGINI,
80 Edith place.
In additiok TO the charges made in the
above communication against Inspector
: Newman, which are of a most serious
nature, another communication has been
4 led. In which the charge IS made thar on
the -7th of October, 1888 a: the corner of
East and Clay streets, Newman induced a
. dealer IN calves caTcasses TO pay him $50
ia consideration OF not being molested by
the pectOr. The witness 10 this trans
:. action is said to be one Ben Davis, a
= hHtcher, who will be called upon to testify
at the investigation.
p It mus, he said in justice to Mr New
!; man that in the last few weeks he has been
making a large number of seizures of
.slnak veal These calves are called by the
.. butchers 'ShTimps," because they are long
and the bones have very little flesh on
them. As a shrimp" catcher Newman
:*has been very successful in the last few
weeks, seizlng as much as fifty In one day.
- Even IS far back as a week ago COM
plants were made at the Health Office
that the SUNK veal seized was finding its
way 10 the market. Health Officer
he&ney, who is very strict with bis in
:: spcc{pTs and has always tried to maintain
b high. degree OF efficiency and honesty,
w heu:he heard Of these complaints al once
:lssGef-a an order that all condemned meat
Eefzec should be saturated with coal oil so
-+tEattheTe would be no danger of anv such
.eHpdemnFd stuff getting on the market to
iheAuJugy Of the public health. Iustruc-
p ;:tl9ps of this nature were given to Chief
: Market Inspector Newman about week
ago
Besides Chief Market Inspector New
Ihan Inspector Aurich has also come in for
his share of accusation, though the charge
:1SGated somewhat away In the following
communication 10 the Board of Health:
:: II I'o:fhe Board Of Hedlth-GENTs: | want to
.-c0mpEan to your hOnora bic BODY OF neglect
:. OF :1lty on the part OF Mr.. Aurich one of the
:A<arket Inspectors Of the city and county, 10
: WI:
Oar fhe 18th day OF March. 1898, between
80 the kours OF p NJ. and l ?. NJ, hs allowed one
= bWcher 10 lake calf out of his wagon which
% ;flad already been condemned al the wharf by
said officer and place II in the alley of the Cali.
:fgrlfId Market. between Pine and California
streets. A FAY,
=; = - Corner Howard ana RauSch streets
WITNESS: &. L. STORCR Jr., Berkeley.
= W. lien Mayor Eliert heard of the charges
= bT@ught against the Market Inspector, he
:;atBnce ordered that prompt invesIiga-
:, ,tf6n:be had.
:. # have a recollection of charges of a
similar character being made against some
:: OF the inspectors" said the Mayor, "but
.Tiled we called upon the accu~ers for
pFdnf they backed out / hope that those
.WtEo have been so free in attacking rsputa-