Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-06
BEEF INQUIRY COURT
MORE TESTIMONY TOUCHING pprs
ENCE OF ACIDS IN THE MEAT
CORRESPONDENCE WITH MILF,
Latter's Request for the summo.
OF 131 Additional witness., M.
1t f. Understood, Not He Comm.
with.
with.


WASHINGTON. April 5.--The Two 81.
cipal witnesses before the beef i,'...
court to-day were Professor Rusgen -
chittenden, OF Yale College. and -
samuel a. Currie, who was llouio,.-
colonel OF the Second New jersey D.
ment. which was stationed at Jack.
'iIIe during the war. Professor Chi,,.-
den Is one of the chemists selected ~ =,
government 10 analyze the canned -.
beef. He presented his report sbo,,
that the beef generally was good g
thing chemical had been found hv H..
It's preparation. and It was gener,I
wholesome. He, however. oxn,,
doubt as to whether the heat OF m. -
cal climate would not cause the "a,
the cans to liquify. and thus rerde, -.
food displeaslng TO the sight.
Colonel Davis stated that many d, D..
cans from which the samples were ,...
Tor analysis had been exposed 90 tb.A.
OF tropical countries. some az fb, '-
Delng brought from Habana Tor tb. '
poses OF the test. f-.'
ACIDS IN REFRIGERATFD ,fr,.
DR.. Currie testified that the ref-i.....
peer supplied at Jacksonville had on s.
occasions made the men sick De
made chemical analyses OF tho t
when, In one case. showed The me-
or salycilic acid and in another OF Mr..
acid. Dr. Currie said he had diseov.-..
some ten or twelve years ago bv a,,.,
tests, that Swift q Co used eof....
acid TO preserve their meats. Two r,.....
ago he made similar test of be,s 3D..
nished by Armour q Co., no his own ho,.
In Englewood, y. j., and bad found r...
it contained salycilic acid Tho baef ,t.-,
examined looked paler on the surf,r. 49,
other beef. He thought beef co.rd b.
treated by both injection or immorslo, b.
the acid.
What use did you make of The irf,-.
nation secured two months $40 concern.
ing the Armour beef? asked Colonel cn.
lespie.
None at ALL" the witness replied
rs there no law in New JERSEY s.,fr.,
the adulteratioD OF f00d9r
THEY E& HORSES IN JERSEY.
None that / know of you cam Oh, si.
most anything you wish to do In N.y
Jersey. They kill and elt horses therer
Major Lee asked that some of tho rrr,
on the rifle-range detail be summoned b.
fore the court, but the court ala not b..
spOnd TO the request
Major Lee then read the reply az fte
court 10 General Mies's request fr ths
summOning OF the l3l witnesses named hv
him, and General Milcs's reply. asking
that they be placed on the record
COURTS REPLY TO MILES.
The letter TO General Niles was written
by Recorder Davis, OF the court Of Boz.
quiry. IL was dated yesterday and read
as follows:
Il beg TO acknowledge the receipt q
your favor OF the Sd instant. enclosing
the final list Of witnesses.
Il am directed 10 say that such nj tha
persons named as appear. from fho ,flfe-
ment submitted 20 be In possession ~
facts not already covered by the to,f.
mony OF witnesses. will be summoned %
appear with the least possible delay"
General Miless reply was as follows:
MILES TO THE COURT.
Referring TO the list Of witnesses. "a
IN number. / would respectfully invite
'our attention TO my letter Of February
2d. in which l stated that | deemed tla
natter under investigation Of such yir.
Importance IN relation both 70 the hoalh
md 10 the honor Of the United Stats
army. that l would respectfully reQuos.
hat company commanders and the 900.
listed men Of their commands. even % in.
Jude. If necessary. every soldier who
served in the field during the war, be- GALE
ID upon 20 bear witness before your court
either by oral testimony or by answer 90
10 questiOns) as 20 tre re-
ults of their own personal experience
With the beef ration issued 10 them
THOUSANDS FOUND FOOD BAD
1T is my belief that az least $500 men,
and undoubtedly a much greater number
would confirm the testimony that hls
already been given. that portion ~ ta3
food supplied the army was unWh0-
some and unsuitable for use. Z Therefore
request that the small number OK Wit
nesses whose names have just been SUBJ
mitted may be- called upon 70 give Their
testimony before your court, and n Do
gard 10 its being "a final list, as I STATED
N my letter yesterday, l so consider 90.
although such additional names may 10
Idded as circumstances may develop tl8
necessity for"
REQUEST WILL BE TURNED DOWN.
The general understanding about tll
curt is that the request viii not be com-
lied with.
DR.. Maus. chief surgeon OF the Seventh
Irmy Corps; Colonel Huntington. OF the
Iarine Corps. and Mr. Raphael Armours
,ew York agent, were also heard during
he day.