The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-03-19
E COURT OF INQUIRY.
hi Of Testimony at Havana City Has
Been Concluded.
PACKING HOUSE EMPLOYEES TESTIFY
n Claim that Meat Rejected by
le Army Was Not Properly Con-
dcmncd by the Ofncrrs.

|nsas City. March ,s.-The army beef
Of inquiry concluded the taking of
mony In Kansas City this afternoon
an adjournment to meet IN Fort
enworth, Kan, In the evening was
b. Several witnesses were examined
the condition of the two lots OF beef
ted at Mobile and Jacksonville and
ned to the company's plant in this
ln June and July last,
Illnesses, all of whom we're employees
e Armour company, declared in effect
The meat returned from the South Was
III condition; that most OF Il had APP
4btly not been Inspected at the camp
LIE being returned and that after reach
Dere and being reiDspected by the COM
81 II was replaced in stock.
[Uyas declared that all meat furnished
o4rrny during the Spanish war was in
led and prepared with the utmost care.
M. Rambo, who worked In the canning
HIRtment at Armoufs and who has pre-
}1t)y testified that az one time as high as
1&r cent of the canned meat had been
e6ted after being prepared by his firm,
y fecalled. He said while he was em-
l$n in that department two carloads of
Q(led canned beef were returned. When
ears were opened many OF the cans
|fb found bureted and maggots we're
swing everywhere. About two cans out
96ch case were spoiled.
1e5or Richie, who had worked in the
ming department said that dal;y
ot@ge or fifty cans OF roast beef we're
|Qcted while the government order was
lnk prepared. The usual precaution ia
Evaporation was taken. He helped 10
~ the two carloads for the army some
the cans were burst. Some OF he meat
n gent to the cook room. reinspected aud
foods repacked IN neY cases.
Iemes Talbot had packed roast beef IN
winning department. Out of about 800
~ handled In q dav from forty 90 a
udted cases We're rejected, generally be-
~ Of leaks. The average rejection at
ttinc of the filling of the government
dofs was about the same as at other
ne6. He also helped unpack the meat
turned from the army. None of It was
a except as resulted from accidental in
rxto the cans.
Inreply to a question from Major Lee,
tuoes stated II appears to him that the
sat returned from the South had not been
1Qected before being returned. That the
Hes did not indicatesanv inspection had
zen place after tho meat had been
lpped from the packing house originally.
Henry NJ. Campbell. an cmploye of the
nning department. said that out of about
20 cases packed daily under his care
ty9tc seventy cans were rejected. OF the
;qScarloads returned from the army but
yeuty TO eighty cans were finally rejected
teR 4reinspsction at the plant The rest
N put back in stock
Gerald Miles. who worked in the label
puAand helped unpack the returned army
~, gave practically the same testimony
y Aessrs. Richie. Talbot and Campbell
|to Its condition on returning from the
g. BOVINE Of the packing department
IA chat out of $4,000 to 10000 cans O.
~ of all kinds there was daily aver
x@ rejection OF from 200 to $50. mostl,
s<nlzse of lealSy cans. The rejected mea
~ reinspected. the bad going TO the re
~ tank and the rest into stock. Tn,
lnned roast beef delivered to the govern
I6nts the witness said, was dated May
n reply to question by Major Lee
dtness stated that the cases containln,
- meat returned from the army did no
arr the name OF the United States pur
aae1ng officer. The meat was in fair con
ition and be believed 1t had been i'm
r0pcrly rejected.
H#L. Antoine. foreman OF the Armou
aiming department. who was yesterda
istrpcted to bring into court the record
ems rejected dur'ng May and June
s08.fwas recalled His records were OF
'ed in evidence. The one for Nav !
snd ~ Recorder Davis showed that OF 269
anH Qf meat of all kinds put up that da
&fHere rejected because of leaky cans o
rQther minor causes. He said II is fire
u4ntly the case that fine leaks in the ca
Qlnpt develop for three or four days. TIL
110< Furnished the government was put 1
~ and siX-pound cans and all wer
44@A He was uncertain as to the exac
rQ The army were canned.