Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-04-12
oRANDHuMMB GOES FREE.

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The Testimony OF Experts clears Him of
the Charge OF Selling Unwholesome
Meat.
The trial of Constantin j. Grand
homme. on a charge of selling uuwhole-
some meat, unfit for human consump-
ton, in the city market. occupied the
attention of the municipal court for
over an hour yesterday, and finally
resulted in the dismissal of the case, it
having been shown by the testimony of
experts that the meat was free from dis
ease of any kind
Then the case was called up before
Judge Ball. Henry G. Turner and
Peter l.. Cooper, Jr., appeared for the
defendant, while City Solicitor Elliott
represented the State.
Meate Inspector George Adele tes-
titled that he had made an examination
OF the meat as he found 1t in Grand
homme's wagon, and Immediately con-
demned it as unfit for human food, and
completed his decision by pouring coal
oil over it. The liver was discolored
and contained number of red spots
which gave it an unwholesome appear
ance. In reply to question of Judge
Ball Inspector Adele said his knowledge
of meats covered period of 40 years,
during which time he had been engaged
as butcher. From the character of
the spots and from his experience as
butcher, he thought the liver was dis
eased, or the blood corpuscles wouldn't
be there. He testified that Grand
homme said to him he would spend
$1,000 to prove the meat was of good
quality.
DR.. j. p Zuill, was called as an ex.
pert in regard TO the condition of the
meat. He testified that he had exam
ined the meats of cattle in all stages and
was prepared to say that the liver in
this case was not diseased, A micorscopi-
cal examination had revealed number
OF localized hemorrhagic spots, but fur
ther than that no disease was discovered,
The witness did not think that the ex-
istence of the blood corpuscles in the
liver rendered 1t unwholesome. There
were a number of causes which might
have Induced the blood corpuscles to
form in the liver, he said, and they
might have been produced by the rup.
ture of an artery or by hemorrhagic in
fluence.
The witness was turned over to the
defence for cross-examination and Mr.,
Cooper asked him who assisted him in
the examination. Dr. Zuill stated that
he had been assisted by Robert Formal,
lecturer on sanitary science, inspector
OF meats and demonstrator of normal
ana pathological histology at the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania.
Inc latter is brother to the late
Dr. ). i: Formad, the celebrated special
lst on microscophy, who figured in the
trial OF the Hutts and Jim Johnson who
We're convicted in the courts of this
county for the murder of Noah Benson
at Delaware City two years ago. This
was tne last murder case III which the
famous expert testified from the witness
STAND. Since then Robert Formal has
assumed many of the duties of his de-
ceased brother. After an examination
Of The piece of liver shown him by DR..
Zuili, the Philadelphia expert stated
that he found simply minute collection
oil blood corpuscles of local nature.
Ihls concluded the testimony, and
Mr.. Cooper asked for the discharge of
the prisoner. First, because the city
solicitor had failed to prove that the
meat had ever been exposed to sale, and
secondly because the testimony of the
experts went to prove that the liver was
IN perfectly normal condition.
Judge Ball stated that the testimony
OF Inspector Adele that he found the
meat on tho defendants stand was proof
that he exposed 1t TO sale, but he was
bound to consider the testimony of the
experts and was therefore compelled 70
dismiss the case. Grandhomme went
free. Judge Ball told Inspector Adele
TO go on with bis good work in the
interest Of the public health.