The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-06-23
THE EVIDENCE DAMAGING
INDICTED FOR SELLING ROTTEN
MEATS.
TWO STRONG CASES AGAINST THE MAN
His Attorneys Declined to Put Any Evidence on
the Stand. Examination Waived in the
Second Case Indicted Under
the Commsn Law.

John w. Weathers, keeper of a stall
in the market house, was yesterday
bound over to court in two cases-one
for selling rotten sausage and the 9th
er for selling spoiled meat. The evil
dence against him in both cases was of
the strongest character.
The trial was held at 4 o'clock before
the Mayor The court room was crowd
ed with people. The prosecution was
conducted by Mr.. II. n. Simms, while
Mr.. L. =. Devereux and Col. Il. Nj.
Argo appeared for the defendant.
Eight witnesses were summoned for
the prosecution and fifteen for the de-
Tense All the States witnesses were
put on the stand, but no witness was
called for the defense.
The Indictment was under the COM
mon law, and not under the city ordi-
nance. hence Weathers was bound over
to court -instead of being fined. The
charges against him We're that he had
on two different occasions, sold unwhole-
some and poisonous meat.
The first offense was on June 10th,
when he sold rotten sausage to hudson
Powell negro.
In this case the first witness was
Mr. ]. n. McRary, keeper of the mar
ket. He said:
ION last Friday, after ! o'clock. while
going around examining the refrigera-
tors. | found new lock on Weathers'
refrigerator. l detected that something
did not smell right and hunted it up.
1T was some rotten sausage in a pan
mt Sam Woods stall. Next morning |
found some stuffed sausage in Weatners
stall. He kept it covered up until
went to breakfast. Then he hung it
up on his stall. Later I got Judson
Powell to buy pound of it. From
him | took the sausage and brought it
to the mayor. 1t had maggots in it and
was unfit for use. 1t stunk and | would
not have given it to dog. The sau-
sage was sold to Powell by Ben Perry,
Weathers' clerk
On cress-examination McRary said he
found the sausage at Sam Woods stall.
ard Woods told him Weathers left it
there to be ground mp and stuffed. Me-
Rary questioned Weathers and Wealth
ers said he had given the meat to
Sam Woods for his hogs.
After Weathers came back from din
ner Friday, l made him let me go into
piece of meat so tainted that it was
green. hanging up with the good beef. :
On redirect examination the witness
said he had no ill-will toward the de-
PENDANT.
Sam Woods. the negro that ground
the sausage. said that about noon on
Friday. Weathers came and said he had
some sausage meat that he wanted
made.
Il asked him to let me have it
at once He said he had not fixed it. l
told him when he did fix it to leave it at
my stall. When got back from din
ner / found the flies swarming around
the Pan and | told the boy to take that
pan back to Mr. Weathers. Mr. Nc
Rary came up and the maggots were
crawling on top talked with McRary
and then / made the sausage as he
had directed and delivered 1t to Wealth
ers He had promised to give me two
cents a pound to make it. He paid me
that amount"
Tom Spencer. a negro man, was out
doors when the sausage was delivered
at Sam Woods STALL He came In later
and examined it, There were maggots
and fy-blows in it.
Bud Turner, who works for Sam
Woods, said he saw Weathers bring the
sausage to Sans stall. He did not see
NcRary examine it. 1t was rotten
Eliza Woods saw the sausage at Sam
Moods. There were maggots in it..
Sam told her it belonged TO Weatners.
On cross-eXamination she said Sam
Woods made some sausage of his own
All Il ~
.Jutlson Powell said he bought a pound
of sausage from Weathers' stall. The
sausage didn't smell right. Weathers
was present when he bought it. Mr..