The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-03-11
tFrom Saturdays Daily.
THE CATTLE CASE AGAIN.
Only Nine in Thirty-fve Pronounced Dis
eased by Government Inspectors.

| Only Nine in Thirty-hve Pronounced Dis
eased by Government inspectors.
There is a strong suspicion growing
in the minds of many citizens that the
attack of Dr. j. L. Scott on Uncle Sam
Houston was merely a grand stand
play, worked up for what little noto-
riety there was in it, and having for its
main spring a petty feeling of revenge.
Ordinarily people who start out to
bring an important suit do not the first
thing go to the newspapers and have
the matter exploited for all there is in
it as DR.. Scott did in this matter, going
so far as to show all his affidavits and
evidence to the reporters of the papers
here and in Milwaukee. That in itself
has a suspicious look and seems to
point to the fact that DR.. Scott is simply
ranking over the cross examination
Uncle Sam Houston caused him to be
put to before the Legislature and of
which Dr. Scott later said Mr.. Houston
attempted to ruin his reputation.
Whether this be the true animus of
the affair or not it is not believed that
DR.. Scott will ever start the threatened
suit, since he must know that Mr..
Houston has in his pocket some of the
best of evidence that he has not COM
mitted any wrong, nor done anything
but what he, Or. Scott ordered done.
If DR.. Scott don't know these things he
must have a short memory and may
get his fingers seriously burned in
the case.
The fact that the animals were dis
eased was detected by the government
inspectors at the stock yards and the
meat was condemned Immediately.
DR.. w. S. Devoe, United States in
spector in charge, made the following
statement Thursday: DR.. Scott of
Milwaukee called on me in reference to
the cattle shipped here from Ranney,
Wis, after he had ordered them killed,
because they had tuberculosis Not all
of the animals were diseased, only nine
of the thirty-fve in the herd. EXamin-
alton of our records showed that four
of the animals were condemned, while
alive in the yards Dec. 6, 1895, by In
spector Edward Smith. Five more
were condemned at pOst-mortem eX-
animation by DR.. j. C. Roberts of the
government inspection department.
The other animals were healthy. The
condemned meat was Immediately de-
stroyed AS [ frankly told DR.. Scott,
it was his duty to see that the animals
he condemned were killed. 1t is strange
that the State of Wisconsin would pay
ST. 100 for the animals without proof
that they had been killed. It is also
remarkable that no action was taken
by the Wisconsin authorities until two
years after the occurrence. / do not
see how the men who appraised those
animals at 81, 100 could do so without
seeing them, and their oath also re-
quired them to see the animals killed.
Harry Benedict of the commission
firm of Benedict, Murray e Mcdowell,
said: The animals were brought to us
by William Demund OF Ranney, Wis,
Dec 6, 1895. The same day we sold
them on the open market to Libby,
Mcneil & Libby for $493. The cattle
were thin in flesh, and fit only for
cannes but we had no idea they were
diseased. They were sold at the regu-
lar market price of animals of that
grade on that date, $l.85 per 100
pounds. DR.. Scott of Milwaukee came
to see us yesterday about them, and we
gave him all the information we could.
His neglect of duty cost the State of
Wisconsin 81, 100, and endangered the
health of the public, but fortunately
the diseased condition of the animals
was discovered here by the government
inspectors, and the meat was con-
demned and used for fertilizer"