West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-03-30
THE ARMOURS TRAPPED.

Ffom the wheeling Register.
Recently Thomas f. Dolnn, an
ex killing superintendent for The
Armours, in Chicago, made some
extremely damaging statements IN
the New York Journal as to he
alleged methods of the beef kings
In Strengthening diseased cattle end
putting their carcasses on the mar
ket. Dolan's revelations were
most horrible, showing that all was
fish that came to the beef monopo-
ly's net and that no animal es-
clped, even though full Of tuber-
culoSis. DOlan showed that the
cArcasses Of diseased cattle con
demned by the inspectors were
ost%entiously throws into the "'con-
dcmned' vat, but afterwards were
secretly removed from the vat and
put on the market or canned. The
most inferior grade or cattle was
used for canning. chiefly old cows
tit for no other use. This was the
KIND of stuff put up for the army
ns "canned roast beef" Another
product that was canned was the
otfhi left after the juice had all
oecn taken out OF "A carcass to
make ArmOur's beef extract.
All thooa Ib,n~c "
to the disposition of the carcnsses
of diseased cIttlo-Mr. Dolan re-
cited In a signed published stale
ment, expressing his willingness to
testify before the War Department
Court of Inquiry.
AT first the Arnours Indignantly
denied the statement of their ex.
killing superintendent, declaring it
the tale of a discharged workman
told for revenge. But Dolan pro-
ceeded to show that he had not
been discharged, and on the con-
trary that he had been on the
friendlIest terms with MIR. Armour.
himself, who had presented him
with a gold watch as a token of his
esteem.
Now comes the sensational part
of the Dolan story. Unable to
break the force of his revelations
by denial and fearing, it is alleged,
to have Dolan go before the Court
of Inquiry the Armours tried the
usual course Of such and
attempted bribery. Dolan, who
lives in Boston, was bounded for
weeks after his revelations by an
agent of the beef monopoly. At
first Dolan refused positively to
hold intercourse with him. Then,
on the advice Of a lawyer and i'm
the presence Of witnesses, he G
cepted the money, $4,000. and
signed a prepared denial of his
previous statement to the New
York Journal, taking care, how
ever, beforehand, to notify the
Journal OF what he was about to
do and why.
Now Dolan exposes the entire
plot Of the Armours and reiterates
his former story in another signed
statement in the same paper, his
story Of the bribery being corrobo
rated IN every particular by his
wife who was q party to the
whole proceeding. Now Dolan
has the Armours' IS, 900 and the
ArmOurs are in - far worse plight
than before because their actions
and attempt TO buy OIL their ex-
killing superintendent - tanta
mount to a confession Of the truth
Of his charges.
Moreover, the New York Jour
nal will bring SUIT against the
Armours for a criminal conspiracy
TO injurc the reputation Of that
paper and for s%ubornation OF
/ perjury.
AZ last we are likely TO get at tho
bottom Of these beef charges i'm a
regular court Of justice. where
there will be no opportunity for
Official whnewashing and where
may be brought 20 book a monopoIv
as grasplng aud sOulless as it is
/ gigantic in it's operations, and
which 10 add a trine TO its mighty
profits has not hesItated 70 spread
disease and death not only to The
army through the c%onnivance Of a
loose War Department, bot also to
o tho community at large.