The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-30
TWO MIDNIGHT HOLD-UPS
Milk Inspector Dockery Figures
Very Prominently in
Both.
Dairyman Lehman Angry Because
Dockery Dumped Many Gallons
of His Milk.

There was every indication of serious
trouble out on the Mission road near the
Five-mile House early yesterday morning.
1t all came about through Milk Inspector
Dockery making an unexpected raid, in
which, according to that gentleman, he
caught a dairyman for whom he had been
watching for several days mapping.
\ wagon-load OF milk from one of the
big diaries was dumped. The owner, John
Lehman. protested against what he called
such ''high-handed" measures, assuring
the inspector that had he been present
when the milk was turned out there would
have been trouble. He insisted that the
milk was up to the standard, while Dockery
was equally positive that ii was nearly one
per cent below the mark set by the Board
OF Health. The story OF the nights raid is
best told by Mr.. Dockery. He said yester-
day:
am not given to Boosting, as those who
Know me Will testify, but l want il distinctly
understood that SO long as l am Milk Inspector
viii dump every can OF milk not up TO the
standard prescribed by the Board OF Health
| viii do this if l have TO hold q gun in one
nand while empty the cans with the other
regret that any one should be SO unwise as to
resist the law; but the milkmen may as well
understand it once for all that l will do nv
duty, and that Is to enforce the law.
In company with couple of reporters and
an assistant LETT the City Monday night and
Went direct TO Cottage Hill, Oh the Mission
road. l went early because was anxious to
catch several wagons, John Linehan'S among
the number, that had hitherto escaped me-
Among the first wagons TO arrive were two
from Llnehan's Green Valley Dairy. took
two samples from the first wagon and one from
test.
The two samples from the first wagon showed
only 1-3 per cent OF butter fat, while the
second was one fifth over the standard In
order to be sure, I then tested each can
separately, the result being the same
then told the driver that l would be COM
PEELED TO dump the first wagon of twenty-five
cans, which l Immediately proceeded to do
About an hour after this one of the Lehman
boys came up. and it looked as though he in
tended TO attack me. The young fellow con-
tented himself with making a lot of idle
threats, in which he used indecent and i'm
proper language by way OF emphasis. Just as
we we're hAlng to go downtown, with q view of
testing the milk as it was delivered to the
restaurants, another one of the Lehman bows
came, ana then was sure trouble would fol-
low. lie contented himself, however. with
firing few rounds OF vulgar language al mo
ana then drove OF in the direction OF the City.
| anticipated that he would do Just what he
did, and so was prepared for him We had
gone scarcely half mile when a voice hailed
me from the street with Il saw Dockery is thar
you?" replied in the Affirmative whcreupon
young Lenihan walked rapidly toward me.
When within three or four feet of me he said: ,
say, Doekery, you dumped my milk to-
night. reaching toward me as he said it. Just
as his hand came within foot OF nv left arm
he glanced down into my lap and saw pistol
pointed direct at his breast. Quick as a flash