Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-09-16
SUPERIOR COURT.
September Term, Hon. y. G. HILL, Presid.
ing.

| W. S. CHoATE. Clerk.
| G. w. HEsELToN. County Attorney.
A. J.. MCFADDEN. Sheriff
| r. A. SMALL. Stenographer.
Augusta. Sept. 10.
The case of State vs. James r. Braley
ct al was proceeded with. this morning.
| ind at noon large number Of the vii
| 1esses for the government lad been ex
amined. Among the Witnesses We're
Mayor Stafford. T.. NJ. Henderson Of the
local board of health. Hadley O. Hawes.
VIM. Il. Miller. VIM. IL Hayden. Geo. W
| Rideout, Harvey r. Gctchell Albert
| GrinneE. Leander TAYLOR. Mr.. and Mrs
| Randall. and others living in the vicinity
The testimony on the part of the gov.
| ernment went to chow that there were
| sickening and disgusting smells "A the
vicinity of the defendants soap factory
which Is situated in the square embraced
oy Water. Second; North and Western
was noticeable as far away on the south
as the railroad bridge and on the north
| nearly to the Augusta line. The govern
ment put upon the stand witness now
employed by the defendants ana another
who had been so employed in the past
and they described the methods Of con
Quoting the business. Refuse meat and
fats are collected and tried out ana il Is
from this trying out. as the government
claims. that nearly all Of the bad smells
testified to arise. The government also
placed upon he stand various witnesses
living in te vicinity who testified that
me odor coming from the direction Of the
soap tact2iy vas nausea ing and uncom
iortaDle, Nr. James. night Watchman at
the Johns u shoe factory. tcStifying thai
when he retired to sleep. upon his return
nome IN the morning. The bed clothing
had become so Icrmcated with the od1r
that cvery tine he moved IN bed and the
clothing Was disturbed It emitted u
siehch mat was nai!seatinE. Mrs. James
ta la1 ttp.YF Oh. l.,l 4.
have the window of her dining room open
on the side next to the factory on account
Of the stencil. Mayor Stafford and Mr..
Taylor testified that they had smell tho
odor while passing along Water street on
the Electric cars. Several witnesses ties
iihed that they had been in the defend
that they had outside.
Counsei for defendants sought 10 brirg
out ~ The cross examination that Samuel
Stoddard maintains soap factory but A
few rods from the defendants shoD. and
that il there was any smell that was bad
II came from ST ddards. and from the
two witnesses who had worked in the de
PENDANTS place he brought out the state
ment that there was no smell that was |
bad about the Btaicy shop ana that tn.
meat aud bones were so fresh that the
were sometimes used as food for human
beings. He also brought out the fact tina |
the ioca.. was very heathfUi on-. !
having had n cnrta gious diseases
The government placed upon the stand !
Samuel StoddaId. who has been indicted |
on account OF his soap factory. and he |
testified thar his method OF rendering \
fats was with a steam digester. and that /
all the odors were pent UP until the pro |
cess was completed. when the steam was |
allowed TO escape. and he admitted tina. |
in this steam would be nauseatng odors |
Mr.. Stoddard has filed a demurrer to the |
indictment against him
The rendering in the Braley establish !
ment is in open kettles. 50 that If there /
were any odors from the process they |
would constantly escape until the boiling |
was completed.
The government concluded its case AT I !
. clock and the defence was opened. The |
defence Is thar great care was taken Oy |
the defendants In the conducting of their /
business: that the scraps which they |
used were collected daily and were fresh |
and We're Immediately used before they !
had time to spoil: that no odors OF a |
nONiouS. injurious or uncomfortable char
acter came from their business. the only !
odor heing that which is usual IN the |
boiling of any fresh meat.
Nine witnesses We're sworn and two hal |
been examined when court adjourned Il. |
8 O'clock