The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-01-21
/ AVS OF THE LAW.
euting Attorneys Office
. the Butter Question.
NOT ACTING HASTILY.
1DC TO Get One Successful Prose-
IN. Father Than Many Tn
success ui Attempts.

ne ADDRESS delivered by State Dairy
e.oner Smith a. Ellensburg during
-. convention last week. II which he
49, 4 Prosecuting Attorney HASTE If
eartedness' in prosecuting the sell
osorcd oleOmargarine. has been the
49, Of considerable talk IN this city.
- n who vas present when both eases
6 To this subject We're in court said
nas Injustice had been done the prose-
attorneys office. for its officials
zealously in court and did all that
80 sable 10 do with the evidence and
O. at their disposal. Assistant Pros
Attorney Wiltshire sad yesterday
Isern On:
Smith. the dairy commissioner. IS a
80 alcus Official, and persistent in The
iSen1 o. OF his duties. having nothing else
49, py has attention. His impatience at
ne ~ mary delays of the law gave rise 10
~ Assage of the dairy asso-
- aos 3 resolution condemniag as d:la tory
.hd e f-hearted the exer..ons Of Nj Has
g g peecutng violations of the law for
the sale OF colored oieOmargarne
~ 81 - adulterated dairy produces. Mr.
.Ast1t 4 policy proceeds upon the opinion
iAat - successful prosecution, secured by
and 6clibera'e action. Ia far more
enehe u TO the la - interests Of the state
nan any unsuccessful a-.empts. The
rst II secution against ". J. Henderson,
eltef Known as the COW butter man.
sho sndles Ia this city Oieoma-garne
idHsiJ ctured by the Cui3hv Packing
'ompa v. was instituted in the justice
curt, "a from a convict;on IN thar court
now pending on appeal in the superior
ourt. IL developed in that case that it
vas & a matter dependent upon the or
lnafyW eyewitness. but upon a scientific
uest. n. dependent upon the analytical
hemf A tests as to the ingredients and
ompoN ition OF the substance sold as uncol-
red o -onargarine which turns upon the
xpert Testimony OF chemists. as TO their
-neFeI Z methods Of analysis and the re-
ui's Il ,ereof a. showing the presence or
SsehcN Of crloring matter. Upon this
ONT, he other doctors the testimony CT
ne ex srts differs widely. and renders the
acts controversy very difficult of intelli-
ent Termination BY a jury. This was
ofnfe4 illustrated n the second case
rosec ted before a justice against Hen
erson{ BY Mr.. Haste upon the complaint
DAN Commissioner Smith.
On shalf of the prosecution two local
hemss{ testified 20 analyZng the particu-
IT san{ pie OF oleomargarine and 10 finding
ienthcf orange q deleter;ous color.ng
latter@ IN IT. Now. on the other hand,
he de- .ndant produced three local chem
sts anG two from British Columbia. all OF
fhom testified positively that they had
naiyz& A a sample from the particular lot
Z oleo& Margarine and that II was absolute
puAEA nom colOrinE matter ANU lui tli3A'
hat ~ process Of analysis employed by
he sta - witnesses was entirely unknown
0 the scienee of chemistry and nowhere
o be a ma IN any standard work on the
ubiect& The Justice was convinced, and an
cquittX 4 followed. It s 10 avoid a recur-
ence this experience that Mr. Hasrie
as ado ,,ed the method Of cautious and de-
iberatA proceeding which has been char
,cterixM A IN measured terms as half
earted ard dila tory Under the circum-
tance1 these measured terms should
ave en- narrowed down 10 the extent
4 enA ting this condemnation from the
esoluf N. No one IS more heartily in ac-
ord W n an efficient and successful execu-
ion o. the dairy law. for the full protee-
ion of ne dairy interests of the state. than
ir Ed stie"