Evening star., 1899-01-03
SALES OF AOULTERATIONS
Dealers on Trial for Alleged Violations Of
Pure Food Law.
Judge of Police Court Hears ENidenc
and Releases Defendants on
Personal Bonds.

Eight of the fifteen warrants issued from
the Police Court for alleged violations of
the pure food law, as published in Satur-
days Star, were returned to court today.
The defendants in the cases were: William
Carter. John f. Schriver, Elizabeth 4.
Daley, Lemuel F. Lusby, John p. Duhey,
Mary +. Burke, Claude Jarboe and Patrick
Phillips. The sale of oleomargarine for
butter was alleged in one case, while in the
other cases the sale OF adulterated mus
tard and cream of tartar, or limitations of
them, Were alleged.
Judge Taylor, who heard the cases, start
ed out by imposing 50 fines. When the
third case had been heard the court chang
ed the penalty and accepted the personal
bonds of the defendants.
The first case heard was that of colorel
man named William Carter, who keeps a
Smali corner grocery. 1t was charged that
he had sold to health office employees oleo-
margarine for butter. He charged a color
ed messenger 10 cents for a half pound OF
the article, while a white employe was
charged IL cents.
How Is it that you charged different
prices" Mr.. Pugh asked the grocer
Because | was always taught to charge
| a man according to his wealth" was Car
ters amusing answer.
Garter explained that he had bought the
afucle from man for pure country butter
After he had sold a pound of it, he said. I
man came in his store and asked him if he
had any margarine and another one
wanted 'ozoline." He said he didn't know
what the men were talking about. and his
Wife sale she had never heard of such stuff
before.
Prof. Hird's Analysis.
Prof Hird. who made a chemical anaiy-
sis of each sample of the alleged adulterat-
cd articles. explained to the court the re-
suit of his investigation. Some of the cream
| of tartar samples. he said, contained no
cream Of tartar while others showed Hour
aduterations.
On the part of the defense it was stated
that the goods had been bought from
wholesale dealers for pure articles. In
this connection the court suggested that
the wholesale dealers and not the keepers
Of small stores should be prosecuted
One dealer told the court that he showed
the representative of The health office his
receipt for goods ard offered to appear as
q witness in event OF the prosecution of the
wholesale dealer.
Judge TaylCr said he was not disposed TO
make these defendants pay fines.
Prof. Hird said ii was almost impossible
to reach wholesale Dealers who are nom
residents, and the prosecutions of these
cases, he said, is a matter of importance to
the people of the District Were it not
for the desire of people to get every ming
so cheap. he said, there would be fewer
authorizations.
Prosecuting Attorney Pugh called the
courts attention to the Importance of the
law, and said he thought it should be
strictly enforced The only way to enforce
it, he said. is to impose fines.
Judge Taylor. in concluding the hearing,
! advised the dealers to be more careful in
the future. He said he was satisfied that
they were all honest in their statements
about their purchases, and directed that
the personal bonds of each be taken.