The Portland daily press., 1897-05-19

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ting me on the track of it, Hill owed for
a watch and also wore away a suit OF
clotheS belonging to another lhan. L
uon : know what became OF Hill.
What transaction did you have with
the state cattle commissioners? asked
Gen Mattocks, and the respondent pro
ceeded to tell the story. He said In sub
stance:
Dr. Bailey came to me and said the
Libby herd had been tested and would
probably have to all be killed. He wanted
to know if I had facilities for butchering
and rendering them. | didn't seek the
contract, but it was brought to me. The
cattle were all butchered at my slaughter
house, and were run through my render
ing tank. Their bones, or at least all the
big bones taken from them, are there
now. The butchering was conducted by
Mr.. Sweetsir, foreman at my shop in
Portland. | went out there Friday fore
noon and remained q while where they
were butchering, then came away.
l had nine or ten other cattle in the
barns out there. We began killing them
on the Monday following the killing of
the Libby herd. went cut early Monday
morning and told Gum, the foreman, to
cattle | had bought of Fred Wormen, and
more if he had time to. The meat of
these cattle were brought in Tuesday. 1
don't remember who hauled them in
Other COWS were killed that week and the
meat hauled to the store. never gave
either OF the drivers instructions to go in
to town early or late; I never told Nc
Dermott to keep still about meat he had
delivered at the store. He was instructed
to see to it that the supply of hay at the
stable did not give out
Questioned regarding the manufacture
of bologna sausage at his establishment,
he said he had not made more than 1000
pounds of bologna since last October.
Regarding the sending of extra hooks
from the store to the slaughter house
while the Libby animals were being dis
posed of, he explained that he had but
few hooks at the slaughter house and
needed more to conveniently handle the
carcasses. The run is low and the long
hooks that had been used there i'll the
dressing of hogs were unit for use in
handling the cattle.
The Libby COWS were the first he had
rendered. The grease that came from
them was all stored there in barrels and
some of it still remains at the rendering
works. The product of the 81 cattle was
about 700 pounds of grease. He examined
only few of the Libby cattle; four or
five of those he looked at were badly
affected AWith tuberculosis, while one or
two were not very much diseased, if any.
A "Did you ever sell, offer for sale or hold
for sale as human food any of the meat
1IOIil uloSO 14lpby OfseulC! etSAou Oou.
Mattocks.
1T never did," replied the respondent,
with considerable emphasis.
did you ever threaten to discharge
McDermott?'
Eyes, did. He was a good workman,
but he used to get drunk occasionally.
The last time he got in jail I told him
couldn't stand such works any longer
He said he wanted 10 work for me till he
could pay up the money he owed me- I
told him that he could come back to work
and would take 90 month off his
wages till the bill was settled. He told
me he knew that Gum had complained
of him..
Here Gen. Mattocks left the respondent
and County Attorney Libby took up the
lines and pursued a series OF rigorous in
"What were the terms of your contract
with DR.. Bailey?" was his first question
IT was to pay five cents pound for the
hides, a half-cent per pound for the meat,
and was to have the offal and one dollar
o head for killing"
i 'Have you ever settled with Mr..
Libby?'
'sNo SIR
"When and where was the meat of the
Libby cattle weighed"
cat the slaughter house after they were
rendered"
''Did you see it weighed"
"No SIR
"Is there any record of it's weight?'
eyes, / have record of it, but / do not
remember what the total weight was
"Were you told by DIR. Bailey that the
Libby cattle were affected with tubercu-
losis?'
. Eyes, he said they had all been con
/ demned"
q "How long did you remain at the
slaughter house that Saturday forenoon?"
'SThree or four hours
l. THow many cattle were killed in that
! timer"
4 "Five or six
"When did you next visit the slaughter
house?"
Monday morning, and again on We'd
nesday"
/ The respondent was then questioned in
regard to the whereabouts of Mcdonald,
Hollywood, Gates and the two Swedes
who were in his employ last January. He
replied that he thought Mcdonald was in
Canada, and that Hollywood ought to be
found in Portland He had no idea where
the other men are.
Resuming his reference to the work at
the slaughter house the county attorney
asked: did you see any of the Libby
beef put into the rendering tank?'
eyes, on the Wednesday after the kill
ing
"Whom did you see putting it in?''
81 saw the Swedes and Gum hosting
barrels of it to dump into the tank:
Were you there when the Wormell
cattle We're slaughteredE'
"No, but L was told by my men about
the Slaughter
''Did you give orders to have any of the
Libby beef sent to the store?"
Eyes, had three barrels of hen food
sent there. One 1 sold to Mr.. Mayberry,
another to Mr.. Knight and another to
Mr.. Stanwood
"How did it happen that raw meat was
placed on top of those barrels with the
cooked meat?''
They wanted some raw and some
rendered meat Mr.. Maybury wanted
raw meat for his hound. F."
How much did they pay you for that
meat?'
II think 1 got $3.50 for 200 or e5o
pounds
what was the usual route of your
teams from the slaughter house to the
store''
''There was no difference in the dis
lance. The drivers went by either route
they chose"
sEWhat booa,,,a IF tho meat of those