The evening times., 1896-09-14
BAD MEAT HAS BEEN SOLD
Health Office May Give Sen
Satl0nal Disclosures.
FIVE DEALERS INVOLVED
Discovery Of II scheme by Which Ini-
Dur,. Meat Has Been Vended in the
City-An Investigation Is Still in
progr-ss-The Alexandria Gar
haze. situation.

The health office food inspectors have
been for some tune quietly unearthing one
OF the most despicaDle frauds II has hesn
their fortune TO discover in many day,
and they now have CONCLUSIVE evidence
against sundry parties who Will Gouot-
less be at once apprehended and brought To
Justice the charge being the sale of Inn
pure meats.
The circumstances show thatt the busi-
ness has been carried on by system, ana Tie
plot has been deliberately executed, but
until the chain of evidence is complete the
office VIII give ont no information. The
inspectors prefer 10 add to the data al
ready gained before proceeding legally.
1t is understood that the scheme has been
afOot for several months past, and that
evidence is in hand to Conyict at least live
men of Complicity. The neat involved, 50
far is now known, consists Of bacon,
hans and shoulders. Three hundred
shoulders alone have heen already seized,
and today the inspectors are to examine
between 5000 and 10000 pounds Of Sus
pected meats, of the shipment OF which
they Were advised, and which was expected
TO reach the depot at noon.
HOW THEY SWINDLED.
The plan Of the SwinGlers is to work
Up trade" 10y displaying a fine sample OF
shoulder or ham ana Offering il AT a sn all
margin htlDN tllt IIdFhtl price
The sample may or may not lie OF good
meat. because, from IN t. information CLEANED,
il would require an expert 10 defect the i'm
pure specimen, and the groCers about the
cityhave become unsuSpecung purchascrSuf
an indefinite quantity Of the condemned
meat. They have III turn, it is pre-
suined. rcsOld 1t 10 tie III grsuspecting con
sulneT.
The possible damage resultant upon the
GpuSuIfnilpn ,giS..,spl J,fi a Tins chs =
aCter can scarcely hc CUmputed What
ever ii!a.y hcr the character OF the inIpurity
which attaches TO the condemned shoulders
and haiEs, the fact that IL .S III any way
diseased. Sends II >hudder through the lraiEr
of the buyer and stamps the willful
seller OF SUCH rs a nan who would menace
the health of the entire community.
The sales of This meat were confined tu
no one quarter of the city, So far as can In
ascertaiDed, bat the principal scene of the
enterprise, it is believed, was in the south
west
Some sensational developments may be-
expected, IN case the suspicious OF The
inspectors are well foundc l. aS some prumi-
nent dealers are said to have had good
deal tu do with the business. although
perhaps Innocent OF fraudulent intention.
IHE GARBAGE COMPLAINTS
No report has been received from the in
veStigatiCn ordered by the con n,issiOners
into the charges filed ty Alexandria Off
cials against The Washington garbage con
Tractor OF having permitted the dumping
cf Il scuw lead of eariage in the river near
thar city, but return Is expected this aft
ernoD or tomorrow
Nit. : +. Bayly was 10 Institute an in
quiry i'll tehalf Of Contractor Warfield.
and his report VIII Re awaited before the
authorities take action. The Commission
ers have announced the determination Of
fixing the responsibility for he violation
and undertake to say thatit will not oCcur
again.
The health office inspector now on duty
at the garbage crematory, at tie South
Capitol sire II front. reported this morning
an accumulation OF Il horrible mass on
Mann'S wharf, which emitted divers III
wholesome doors, and LrCerS yer,. given
that the stuff he removed W w.thin four hours
with the promise of application Of the
pans and penalties OF the law n neglected.