The evening times., 1897-08-26
SAUSAGE Or HORs[FLEsH
Edible That a Jersey Butcher
Served His Patrons.
HEALTH BOARD DISCOVERY
Aad Now Several Residents of Jer-
sey City, Iacluding Number OF
Gerausn PicDichers, Are Moi fetsi-
ing we'll THE FrsDkfurter Manu-
facturer Has Left Town.

New York, Aug. 26 Many German resi-
cited and not little "seasick" over a SHr-
pici0n that they have been regalirs th.In-
selves upon sausage manufactured rom
dead hcrses by an enterprising butcher Of
that city, Mr.. Gustave Schmidt, who has
disappeared sine. the board Of health,
in the oz.nrSr Of its Investigations dis
covered his method OF manufacturing.
Schnd1t e. L. said, supplied iOlugna
sausage and frankfurters TO the nurEer US
stands which furnished freshTEent TO
the Nolksfest held in Schuetzen PARK last
week. This hig German picnic drew thou
sadnS from all over Jersey City. The stands
die hg business all day long.
Herman Wake, v 40 IL employed by the
Jersey City ilOard OF health TO superintend
the removal OF dead horses and other ami
nr,ls from the city, learned something sus
picious about Schmidt last Wednesday.
Tie worbfnen ~ the schInderei in Belle
vue ayenu,, EackcnsacS meadows, where
the dead animals are worked up into fer
tiIizer, told him that Schmidt had scTcral
times visited the sohinderei and borne away
an HE wagon choice cuts OF horseflesh
Schm.id., the worgman said, tOld them tiiaJ
several OF hiS customers wanted the horse
flesh for dog IA "a, ana represented 10 them
that he sOidit 10 them for thatuse. schmidt
was not at all particular about the age or
previous con di;isu OF the animal, tut
us1aEy cut the flesh from the headquarters
of the animals, some of which had latH
long In the sun
Yatke reported his suspicious at yhe
office Of the board OF health, and A citing
Health Inspector Albert j. Cummings w as
orderei TO investigate. Cummings visited
Schnidt sh1pOn Thursday morning OF last
week. he found Mrs. Schmidt, who so,d
him that 'ipT husband was out on his
route with his wagon, selling sausaceS
and meat. Cummings did not await
Schmidt 'sr egurn. 5ut went through the shop.
He found nothing out of the way until
he entered the cellar. There he found a
complete plant fer the manufacture Jf
Sausagcs. There were grinding machines,
mixing watts and boilers.
Jn the refrigerator he made a diScov.
cry. u was a horse's tongue. In the watts
he founc seveTal pieces of half putrid
meat. IL did not look like any sort OF
flesh usually eaten. The chemist OF the
hoard OF healih examined il and said that
it was ali'icst certainly hors flesh. Acting
Inspector Cummings applied TO Justice
Ncvin for summons for Schmidt. Con
stable yalentine undertook TO serve the
summons Saturday night. Schmidt was
again absent from home.
Mrs. Schmidt appeared yesterday before
Justice Nevin. she professed entire igno-
rance Of her husbands whereabouts. She
said she had not seen him since Saturday
mCming, when he left the house without
announcing his destination. She said she
was tust a. anxious a. the hoard OF health
g. find him, since he left her destitute and
without means of earning d living.
Itmay he JUst as wellthat Schmidt has re-
rloved himself from among his former Gus
toners. for some of them threaten TO tax
summary grngeage upon him if they are
given an opportunity.