The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-06-21
EFFECT OF SMELLS.
Candlemaker Staples on
Trial for Maintaining a
Nuisance.
SIDE ISSUES WORRY THE NEIGHCORS
Variety of Stenches From
the Making Of Ham
and Sailing Of
Pigs Tails.
,IDE ISSUES WORRY THE NEIGHCORS

Pigs Tails.
Charles Staples, about whose iaclory
in Waverly street, on the Heights, 50
| much has been said and written, IS on
| trial today, In the General Sessions Court
| for maintaining a nuisance. Alderman-at-
| Large Midlige is defending him., and as
| sistant Prosecutor Van Wrinkle is rep
resenting the State. Mr.. Staples carries
on a variety of business in his factory.
| He makes ALLOW candles and lard, packs
| ham and beef, salts down pig tails, rem
| ders fat, and, as Mr.. Wrinkle said In MS
| opening. has a number of side issues
which are. said to be offensive 70 tne
| neighbors and Injurious to their neaith-
Mr. Van Wrinkle said that the indlct-
| ment OF the defendant was the culmlna-
| flor of a series of complaints against
the factory. The smells emanating from
it interfere with the comfortable enjoy
ment Of life and property which is every
mans privilege. The candles are made in
| the factory from all sorts of sinking
| stuff, and there are other side issues Inc
| State proposed to show that the oelen-
liant maintained a nuisance, not IN d
manufacturing. but in a residential nelsh-
| borhood, and near a public highway Inc
| public have a right to the free use Oh
pure air, and anybody who pollutes II
is violating the law and maintaining a
nuisance.
James Lynch, 70 years old, OF No. "
Waverly street, adjoining the factory,
was the first witness called. He proved
70 he n very aggressive witness. He said
he owned the house he lives in and mad
| lived there for thirty-two years
DO you know of any smell from mr..
stainless factory?" asked Mr.. Van Win
kle.
..Do I know of any smell?' replied the
witness; there's not a joint of my pody
but knows it. He put up a shanty against
my house for a blacksmith shop ana de-
| stroyed my property entirely"
.What is the character of his bust
| ness?v
"a very bad character
81 mean. what does he manufacture!
well. there is repacking meats m
rye seen ham and beef go in there that
is put into candles, and there is always
a nasty smell-oh, a terrible srnell!'
sI,ye seen barrels coming out of there
continued the witness, and one time
saw them burying about sixty tons OF
refuse in a trench hat they dug between
nv house and the factory"
.How many men did he have employ
ed?'
How many men I don't know tnat
| any man would stop there.
"Well. then, how many things did he
lave Employed"
Two
What kind of a smell came from the
f%actory?'
my friend, I couldn't tell you what
kind of a smell it was. I know that the
whole ground was poisoned. and there
was all sorts of ~combustibles there. ]
smelled musty ham, and musty ham has
a very bad smell. When there was cook
ing it was worse. | went to bed at Il
o'clock one night in as good health as /
ever was, and l go up the next morning
a disabled man. I couldn't stand on my
feet, and I had to go to bed again.
"How old are you, Mr.. Lynch?" asked
Mr.. Midlige, on cross-examination-
I'm old enough for you,' replied the
witness aggressively if somewhat ir-
relevantly. ssAny man." he continued,
who would Stdnu up LOT d pidee i'm
that ought to be sent to jail. I'm damned
if he oughtn't."
Judge Blair raped his gavel and the
LAWYER protested, but the witness refused
to be suppressed.
1.-THE factory has been there sixteen
years, you say asked Mr.. Midlige, "and
you nave enjoyed good health all thai
time?"
Eyes, the factory has been there sixteen
years. Put that down. And I've en-
joyed as good health as you. Put that
down, too"
was it just as bad then as it is now
"Just as bad; what do you want to ask
me that question for?"
Judge Blair raped his gavel again, and
told the witness that he must answer the
questions without making any remarks.
"Well, want fair play among the
whole of you,'' exclaimed Mr.. Lynch. Fl
went on to testify that the barrels which
came out of the factory were nasty and
dirty. and that he wouldn't have one OF
them in his house If it was full of money
Detective Edward Mccormack of thu
Prosecutors Office testified that he has
visited the factory and found f~acilitie:
there for rendering fat, making candles
packing meats, making oil and lard AM
doing other things of like character. Tht
place was not clean. The case is still on