The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-11-21
HORSE SAUSAGES.
Diseased Animals Captured
That We're Intended
for Food.
PICKLE JAKE's' STORY.
Colonel Edwards Selzes in Newark
a Drove Of Diseased Horses
Bound for the Kearny
Abattoir.

Abattoir.
NEWARK. Nov. q, 1S94-That the
Kearny authorities had acted none too
soon or with too much vigor in their
efforts to close out the horse abattolr
located in that township, was made ap-
parent by an important discovery OF
Colonel Edwards, superintendent OF the
S. P. c.. A, in this city last night.
1t was the seizure and retention of a
cargo of diseased animals consigned to
the slaughter house and will probably re-
suit in effectually checking the business,
and in positively removing the danger of
having the flesh of the diseased animals
captured last night prepared and palmed
off on the people of this vicinity as
smoked beef.
Yesterday afternoon Colonel Edwards
learned that a weak, emaciated-iooklng
horse, apparently half dead, had been de-
serted at the corner of Roseyille and For
est avenues by a young nan who had
been seen driving a number of horses
along the avenue, none of which appeared
in better condition than the poor animal
which had fallen from exhaustion and
been left in the street.
officer Kent of the S. P. C. A. was dis
patched to the scene n found the ami
NAL in such a condition that for humane
reasons he was forced to kill it at once.
From people living in the neighborhood
he obtained a description of the man VINO
had charge of the drove, and, starting in
pursuit, succeeded in o~vertaking him on
James street.
The chase was not a hard one,, for the
horses, five in number, were in such a
condition tina only the continued prod
ding of their heartless driver kept the
poor beasts moving. officer Kent placed
the driver under arrest and compelled
him to take the sorry looking animals
to Sire's stable on Bridge street, where
they almost dropped dead at the sight
of food.
PICKLE jake CLAIMED THEM.
1t was 9 O'Clock when the officer brought
his prisoner to Judge Rapp's court, where
Colonel Edwards, who had summoned
the Judge. was in waiting. The driver re-
fused dit first to give his name, where he
came from or any other information, but
Judge Rapp finally convinced him that
unless he was anxious to go to Jail for a
long period he had better be more COM
m~unicative. The man then said his name
was Mike Barry and that he was taking
the horses to a man named Miller on
Second avenue, New York, by whom he
was employed. The condition of the
horses was such that Judge Rapp fined
Barry $40 and costs and was on the point
of committing him to jail when the case
assumed a new phase by the appearance
of a sturdy looking man who announced
himself as the owner of the horses.
Its all right, Colonel" he said; chose
horses are mine. 1 am Jake Shambach.
They call me Pickle Jake, you, know, and
1 just buy those horses cheap"
Then he proceeded to tell how he was
in the habit of buying cheap horses, and
had sent his two boys after the lot in
question early yesterday morning.
When one of the animals fell on Rose
vile avenue he was notified by the boys
and Mix was sent to take charge of the
animals.
What was he taking them down James
street for?' asked Colonel Edwards.
fWell,' answered Jake, 81 uppose I
might as well tell the truth. I buy those
horses for that new sausage factory in
Kearny, and was sending them over
there
Here was a revelation, and the Colonel
decided to hold the horses until the fine
is paid, and the Kearny authorities have
time to prevent this particular lot of ami
mails from being forced upon an unsus-
pecting public as food.
DISEASED HORSES FOR FOOD
One of the animals is diseased to UGH
an extent that the use of his flesh as foo
would be positively injurious, and Col
onel Edwards said he believed that many
of the animals which found their way to
such places were in as bad a condition.
In Paris, he said, there are five factories
where the imported bouinon used SO ex-
tensively in this country is made from
horse flesh, and he believes a similar OBJ
ject is him the opening of the abattoir
in this section.
DR.. Vanderboest, who is connected with
the Kearny abattoir, as inspector, said
yesterday the business was legitimate
and could not be interfered with.
He admitted that some of the material
might be sold in this section as smoked
beef, for the reason it can be put on the
market at from six to eight cents a
pound cheaper than the genuine article.
u j 1SA0 al NAA9 "a AooS
night shows what little reliance can be
placed on this statement, and the Board
ofHealth will take. vigorous measures to
prevent the sale of the stuff in this sec
ton.
The Kearny health authorities discuss,
ed the matter fully with Judge Turnbull
Yesterday, and found after a careful
study of the statute and township or
d~inances that they have ample power to
close the place, even if it could be shown
that no diseased meat was used and that
the product was not defeterious.
They can act under the law prohibit
ing the erection or maintenance of an
abattoir within 400 feet of any public
highway or dwelling, as the horse-killing
plant is less than 200 feet from Harrison
avenue.
H. J. Bossche, the proprietor, and DR..
Vanderboest have been notified to appear
before the health board, and meantime
operations at the plant will have to cease.
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