The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-22
BRoUcHToN AND BULL STREETS.

these watts, said: II could not tell you for
certain, sir. but believe 1t is soup stock
Mr.. Martin is an athletic German OF
middle age. His arms were bare to the
shoulders and folded In front OF him
fiecked with horse blood. In answer to
questions he said:
Been here two years or so. Yes, sir.
business growing some. Slaughter hf-
teen horses or SO a day and always iG0
in week. Buy them all around at auc-
tons and generally give 50 a head for
them. They are of all ages, some years
old and some 10. They are all in poor
condition, but they are healthy and sound.
yes that one has an ulcer as big as a
silver dollar on the shoulder, but that is
nothing; II came from pulling / sell
my horsemeat in Europe. / used TO sell
II through commission merchants, and
then l got only cents a pound for it.
But now consign II to Antwerp, and
though have not heard from my first
consignment / expect to get 4 cents
pound or more for It,"
The investigator then got down to the
merits Of horsemeat as a delicacy, and
asked Mr.. Martin a few questions which
he answered, but which were evidently
distasteful 10 him.
Il suppose you and your family eat
horsemeat?"
We'll, yes, but we do not live on II.
l would not know what sort Of goods I
was selling If did not eat some of its
What part OF the horse do you con-
slider the incest eating?"
20. II is all alike" said Mr.. Martin.
uneasily
what is the incest way to cook 1t?
Do you have roast horse, or horse steak.
or fried horse or horse soup?'
"As to cooking" he said; tits Just like
beef; you cook 1t any way"
Does it go well with cabbage?v was
asked, when Mr.. Marin interrupted to
ask II the reporter wanted TO see a horse
Slaughtered, and the reporter said:
BY all means; please lead the way
they then went together into the west
END OF the shanty. The floor was two
feet higher than the ground. In the oen-
yer was rack with hooks, on which
were held innumerable quarters. on
the moor were different piles sig feet
through OF different parts of the sIaugh-
tered animals. What little OF the floor
that was not covered with them was slim
perry with blood. At one end was q skeI-
cut. -
Max, another horse" said the master.
ana soon poor animal apparently IN a
state Of starvation, was led I'm an in
cilned plain into the shed The animal
seemed to take in the situation ana to
feel sense Of relief. However for fear
ne might finch gunny sack was thrown
over MS Head 10 veil the nature Of The
proceedings. and then Hans hit him a
fearful lick between the eyes with a COM
mon ak. Poor Dobin dropped dead in his
tracks, and knife soon let out his hearts
blood and transformed him from the COM
panion and co-laborer Of man into mans
food and substance.
They die mighty easy" said Mr.. Mar
TIN; 1t would take ten times as much to
kin a steer"
Mr.. Martin then took the reporter to
the little den, called a cooler, where there
were half load Of ice behind a railing.
and piles OF horse quarters" near IL
cooling. In the farther end OF the den.
In the dark, man was showing horse
meat into fierce and sprinkilng salt
on II.
Il have got eighteen tierces already
packed IN the next room.v he said proud
~. Don't step into that sewer" said
the guide, as he threaded a dark ana re-
voting paesaseway, and from there led
his disguised guest 70 the daylight and
fresh air.