The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-18

6nere when the appraisal was made, ,.S an..
was also in attendance at the slaugnoel
house on the three days that the k q u195
was IN progress. He examined all ,ile
cattle Killed and found most OF them ulo-
ess S7' IN all but q few cases the evluenoe
VI m Jne disease was plainly discernible.
4 mo rendering was done while he was
Snere. When he left the slaughter house
sunday night he said to Foreman Gum !
with this stuff. u
Inc foreman replied that he did, and
MI. Deerlng added: "Now I want you
W see 20 IL that these carcasses are all
I ISnueIed. The foreman's reply was
next morning.
Mr: behring's testimony regarding the
conul6lon OF the slaughter house was cor
| roDorat1ye OF that of the preceding wit
ness. The floor was filthy, and no care
was shown In dressing or caring for the
carcasses.
Did you see about the place any evil
dence of recent work?'' was the first
question of Gen. Mattocks, in cross ex-
animation.
"No."
did you visit the place again after
| that Sunday?"
II visited it about two weeks after
ward"
"Did you then see any fat or tallow?''
II saw some rendered tallow?'
''Are you practical butcher?"
81 am l have butchered 90 years.
"Can you identify rendered tallow
when you see it?
! Il can.
"In your Judgment how much rem
| dered talloW would be obtained from the
carcass of an average cow
| 81 should say such as those in the Lib
| by herd would yield about 25 pounds of
rendered tallow per head. =
''How much rendered tallow did you
see in Mr. Bests' slaughter house when
you visited it two weeks after the killing
of the Libby herds'
"There were about $50 pounds in a
fierce, about 200 pounds in pork BARREL
and some more in half barrel
''About 600 or 700 pounds in all, |
should say?n
81 should say about that much.
''Were the cattle dressed with as much
care as the average butcher would show
in preparing ca rcasses for lnarket?'
II should say not.
At this point court adjourned till af=
ternoon.
The first witness this afternoon was
Charles E. Mcdonald of Massachusetts,
formerly a driver for John L. Best. He
testified that on Friday he saw the
Libby beef at, the slaughter house and the
next Tuesday took a load of it, fourteen
quarters in all, to Portland.
ssWho ordered you to take it to Port
land, y asked the county attorney.
"Mr Gum, foreman of the slaughter
house.
.sDid you drive to town by the regular
route?''
ono. The usual route was by Rigby
park, but I was ordered to take that load
around by the Cape"
'sWas the beef loaded in the usual
way?"
"No sir. There was hay on the bottom
of the load, then the meat put on, covered
with canvas and hay placed on top of the
load"
1sWhat happened when you arrived at
Best's establishment with the load?'
81 was ordered to haul it back
"Who directed you?''
stJohn Wilson"
"Did you drive back over the same
route?'
"No, sir.
"Was William Gum there when you
got back?"
| A'Yes, he was there and he told me to
take the meat off and hang it on the
| hooks"
n'What did Gum say?"
tsWell he didn't say much. He said
something about its being funny"
"Whe was John Gates?"
"He was teamster for Mr.. Best, and
after he was arrested he ran away
HWhen did you haul in any more beef
| from the slaughter house to the refrigera-
| tor?''
son Thursday l hauled in four barrels
and on Saturday load of beef, the same
| load which had been sent back with
| Tuesday,
"How was the beef loaded on that Sat
urday?'
"There was hay underneath and on top
of it,
'sWhat did you do with it?'
ftI asked Mr.. Best what / should do
with it, and he told me to hang it up and
say nothing about it. hung it UP in the
| cooler"
Il "What time was it when you put it in
to the cooler?"
"About seven. o'clock in the evening
Gen. Mattocks cross-examined this
witness sharply and at considerable
length. He began by asking him how
! many quarters of beef there were in the
load The witness replied that there were
six hind quarters and six fore quarters,
making twelve in all. When asked how
he hammered to testify. in his direct ex-