Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-11-02
a SERIOUS CHARGE.
Dairymmn r. L. Parker Charged with SELL
Ing iRnsi Reef.

Justice Brown had an interesting
case before him yesterday in the in
vestigation of the charge brought !
against Mr.. Edward l.. Parker. a War
is largely in this city. by Mr. c. w.
Saunders. also a dairyman with a large
trade in Newport News The latter
charged that Mr.. Parker was selling
bad beef to the butchers in Newport
News. which accusation Mr. Parker
denies in toto. and intimates that the
trouble is the result Of jealousy and bad
feeling between the dairymen of this
section. He claimed that he sold the
beef on a statement of Drs Niles and
R"ups. State veterinary surgeons.
Mr.. Saunders put large array of
witnesses on the stand and introduced
some formidable evidence.
Mr.. Phelps. who formerly owned the
herd in question, was next called. He
testified that +. l.. Parker had stated
a COW: that the animal reared up and
then fell to the ground and that the
ANIMALS throat was cut: that he took
the meat to cold storage and later sold
it: further that he intended to dispose
of all of his cattle: Parker stated thar
he thought the COW in question had
fever in the head: witness did not know
whether or not the COW was butchered
because it had Il broken neck: was
present when the first COW of the herd
E:ul"d away the cows had bloody
| r,crn; witness and son sold the herd OF
nineteen COWS and one bull TO T.. L.
| Parker. Witness stated it as his belief
! hat the meat Of a. COW that had beer
sick with this disease was unwhole-
some and stated that he would not eat
any such meat. He did not regard
b'o"dymern as contagious
Mr.. w. II. Sears then took the stand.
His testimony was to the effect that
pa, IF. 1Nt
summer and asked him if he wanted to
buy some beef. stating that it was in
cold storage: witness replied that h.
would not handle it: this was four or
| five weeks ago: Parker did not state
| why the meat was placed in cold stor-
age: witness suggested that he sell it
| I" Iiautz and Parker replied that Hautz
had all the meat he cared for: witness
believed that the meat or COW with
| hlnudymcrn Was unfit to eat: he would
i not eat It.
Mir H. L. Phelps. another butcher
| testified that he had purchased four
| quarters from Mr. f. L. Parker. but
| had no idea that it was off until Mr.
| Saunders came to him and after asking
| him to buy some off meat told him
| that some of the mea, he had purchas-
ed from Mr.. Parker was off" the meat
| had been in cold storage and he and his
help had eaten part of it: he later ask
! ID Mr.. Parker about he charges made
! 1871 No c.i.'le anu tht ialI'i lcl'ic"
! that Sol Miller. the United States in
] Sl,ect"r. had told him to kill his COWS
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