The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-26
FOR SELLING BAD MEAT.
Recorder Wilson Makes an Example
Of an INSCRIPTIONS Butcher.

John Jones Under a Penalty of S25
Fine or Thirty Days in Jail for Offer
ing for Sale in the Market Meat
That Was Unfit to Eat-Health OH
Ger Drummer Orders the Meat Seized
and Burned.
John Jones was sentenced by Recorder
Wilson yesterday morning to pay fine
of $50 or spend thirty days in jail for Of
fering unwholesome meat for sale in the
market. Jones was also turned over to
the city court on the same charge. as the
city detectives believe that they can
prove that he has made a business Of
butchering diseased and wounded cattle
and selling the meat.
The charge was fully proven, and the
case is one OF the most fragrant of the
kind ever brought to the attention of the
police court. Il was shown that Jones
had purchased COW which had been
down on the ground for over twenty-four
hours, butchered her, placed the meat in
the market and mad already disposed of
one quarter when he was arrested by De-
tective Kavanaugh.
SAW THE COW DEAD.
Frank Goette, car inspector on the Cen
trail balIrodd, was the main witness
against Jones He testified that while
on his rounds Thursday morning he saw a
crowd around COW on the ground near
the Charleston and savannah hallway
junction. He inquired what the trou, lie
was, and was told by white man named
Brown, the owner OF the cow, that he did
not know what allied her. When he went
out TO the junction riday morning MIR.
Goette saw the COW still on the
ground. Friday afternoon about 2
O'Clock he was there again, and saw that
the COW had been removed. He
asked Brown about it. and the
latter told him that he had
sold the COW for s. to John Jones.
Brown seemed to think he had done well
in dis osing of the COW at this price, as
he told MIR. Goette that she would have
died anyway.
MIR. Goette said he went where Jones
was butcherlng the COW, and saw that he
really did intend to convert her into beef
lie was greatly disguised, and told his
wife when he went home to buy no beef
Saturday.
TOLD THE POLICE.
He afterward con. luded that it was his
duty to prevent such an outrage being
perpetrated upon the people of savannah,
and he went TO he marKet Friday night
TO see if the beef had been placed on sale.
He was taken through the market by the
policeman on duty there, but could fud
no stall with Jones name upon it. He
was directed by the policeman TO Detect
i've havanaugh, to whom he made state
ment.
detective Kavanaugh found Jones at
the market Sa urday morning and placed
him under arrest, He had the beef ex-
posed for sale, and one quarter had
already been disposed of to a green grocer
named Wall The meat was taken pos
session of and Health Queer Drummer was
notified of the case. He sent Chief SAM
tary Inspector Melvin to investigate, who
condemned The meat and had it destroyed
at the crematory including the quarter
taken from Mr.. Wall.
Mr.. GOette's account Of the cows con-
dition before being butt hered was cor
rooorated By two other railroad men.
DIR. BRUNNER's STATEMENT.
DR.. Drummer stated that he considered
meat killed under such conditions un-
wholesome.
MIR. " all said he had eaten some of the
meat himself and FED some 10 his dogs,
and had noticed no ill effects from it,
Jones, in his state uent declared that
Brown told MIN the cow was hurt on
Thursday night. AS she was in ured and
NOV uiseaSeu' nc IhouSht She would make
good beef.
Brown said his COW was hurt Thurs
day morning by being caught in a barbed
wire fence, He got ner out and thought
she was all right until he found
thursday AFTERNOON that she was down
on the round. He den ed having told
Mr.. Goette thursday morning that he
did no. know what was the matter with
the cow or that the animal was on the
ground at the time.
Other charges of a similar character
which have been made against zones
Will be investigated by the city detec-