Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-03-18
THE NIGHT SESSION.
Inspector. and L. a. Rambo Only
Witnesses Examined,


The session began promptly at o'clock,
and Major Lee. counsel for General Miles.
introduced j. G. Mccoy. Of Wichita, Kas..
by occupation a live stock man.
For the INST two years I have been the
live stock inspector of the stock yards. act
iEg under Kansas state commission" he
SAID IN answer to a question by Colonel
My duties are to look out for diseased
ticks" he went on 10 explain.
aae to be- G1s
packing houses?"
None whatever"
viii YOU please give full description
ti OF that a. class Of cattle designated as can
"In early spring there are MANY Texas
cattle that are poor in flesh that 60 by this
term: In the fall there are a great many,
mostly cows that have calves with them
ana that are so poor that they cannot be
sold for feeders for the market. or for
general packing purposes. But allow me
to say that not all cattle that go to can
ming are OF this class. but many are"
The witness then described In detail the
quarantine station at Kansas City. He told
Of the tick" which has such a fata! eff
feet upon Northern cattle and which Is
communicated to them by Texas importa-
tion. He described the peculiarities Of this
infection. the safeguards against 1t. and
went on:
Many Of the poor Texas cattle are used
Tor Gamers. l remember one case In par
ticular last fall. There were several hun
poor that they would have perished had
they been left on the range. They could
packing se houses to anS Be- Canned hsy 70
the poorest lot I have ever SEEM
HAS the condition of cattle in regard
to leaIness ,e;s OF ~ fatness anything to do with
eral condition"
here" ..,,.,,, x.,...
City receives annually more than 10000
cattle, Probably 10 per cent of these are
| lean."
What are they used for?"
-, How does this sas. sci! il in ,.,ls.. the mar
'At the lowest prices"
"And these lean cattle, this 10 per cent
| of the total receipts. the poorest. are used
.''Well. j. can't say that. But most Of
Mr.. Mccoy then spoke at length upon the
| states. and in connection with this said
| that many OF the quarantined cattle that
were slaughtered, after post mortem exam
| lishment.
Then there is a post mortem examination
Of these cattle?"
DO you know that any cattle are sent
usss" p ' ~
Mr. Mccoy had attempted and had sue
ceeded in going into great detail and Col
| Orel Davis. had permitted him to go along
tSs uned esa ans right to
pose in the cattle trade except as interstate
| commerce."
| II cannot say 90 for certain"
And yet you are a state inspector Of
| cattle and do not know thiS?'
Yes, I am."
DO you rot know that the United States
| has no right to tnterpose in any trade un-
Yes, l believe that is so.''
that you did not know"
The witness became very badly muddleti
on this point and he % Was not helped by the
any federal inspectors neglect their duties
"Has the court any qusstions?" inquired
Colonel Gillespie asked:
DO all the cattle. those poor ones. go into
the gaming business"
derstand they 60 into the canning busi-
and tho poorest cattle on the market
| go into the canning houses?'
Yes. the poorest cattle go into the can
ming factories" 80,
|
| that might be called 'canners'?'
! "Yes, in the spring and summer there are
some that would be called Gamers in
other seasons that are sold to surrounding
| states. In these seasons the canning de-
| mand is met by the quarantine supply"
please state what you know of the con.
Siii cattle that are found to be diseased
| are Immediately slaughtered. After killing
there is another inspection Some of the
| meat goes to the market, some TO the cam
ming factories. and some to the desiccating
works. II depends upon its condition"
ing to return today and tell the court jus,
| what he meant He will not be recalled.
L. A. Rambo Recalled.
Major Lee asked that L. A. Rambo be
recalled.
What time did you leave the employ OF
the Armour Packing Company
About the middle of January"
For what reason?
Was there any letter given you when
No: but ! go, one afterwards. 1 went
Have you that letter"
Yes. sil." handing it to Major Lee.
Il would like to introduce, this in evi-
dence,' said the major, addressing the
court. He read it-simply letter testify:
| ing to the good conduct. honesty and
general character Of the witness.
While you were employed at Armour's
| were there any return shipments from the
army of spoiled meats?
| Yes. sir: two carloads OF canned beef.
| About what time?
at must have been along in May"
After the beginning of the war;
Yes, SIR"
What was the condition Of the returned
meat?''
cans were found burst, MasSots wer,
bad that ammonia had to be used to xii
it. was employed in unloading the cars
! What was done with the cans?'
The spoiled ones were taken to the cook
ing room. The others to the retorts."
And them"
Il don't know. suppose the good mea
was put on the market again, but l can
say
.'About how many cans in the two car.
were spoiled?" asked Colonel Gillespie.
Il think they would average about twt
to the case. With 500 cases to the car. tina
would make 1GQ cans
Major Lee then continued: Were yo,
present when the government inspector
put labels on the cAses?"..
Were the cases opened or closed."
Both"
Did you ever see the inspectors examine
any OF the cans to see II they wer
Il never saw any inspection made. W
all helped put on the inspection Labels.
Colonel Davis then asked:
Might not the inspection have been mad
| before the cans came TO your department. ?
Yes. sir. All 1 know Is. there was q
INSPECTION when the labels were put on tn
| cases"
The witness va. then excused with IN
structions to return to-day; after Whicl