The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-04-26
ANOTHER IRISH QUESTION
is AN IRISH MOSS QUESTION THIS
TIME.
Bitter Controversy over Its Use as an
Adulterant Of Mllk--Plain Talk From
the Bench.

Il am not going to grant continuances
to enable defendants to get up defenses;
It isn't right. You said you were ready
for trial when we started in on this
case. The prosecution has put up it's
whole case. No, it isn't right to grant
you a continuance to go off on fish
ing excursion to see what evidence you
can get, or make up a defense, for any
thing L know"
1t was in these words and others Of
similar import that Judge Wilcox de-
MED motion for continuance in the
case against G. Lando in the District
court this morning. Lando is a driver
for the Star Dairy, and is charged with
selling adulterated milk. The prosecu-
ton had concluded its case and the
defendant had been put on the stand,
when ]. Alfred Magoon, who was de-
Tending, asked for a continuance to en-
able him to have a sample of the al
legged adulterated milk analyzed by
chemist of his own selection. Deputy
Marshal Chillingworth opposed the mo-
tion, because the defense had had since
Monday to have such analysis made.
Mr.. Magoon replied that he was not
aware until today that there was
sample of the milk in existence. He
declared that the Star Dairy did not
adulterate it's milk, and he wanted Il
demonstrated to his own satisfaction
that the sample of milk introduced in
evidence was or was not aduterated
as Mr.. Shorey the chemist for the
Board of Health said it was. Deputy
Marshal Chillingworth objected to the
| denials of adulteration made in the way
they were. Mr.. Magoon, he said was
director in the dairy company, and was
defending the case. If he wanted to
deny the adulteration he should take
the witness stand and do it under OATH
and not try to get it before the court as
the statement of the attorney in the
case made by a director.
Judge Wilcox. however cut short by
denying the motion in the terms quoted.
Mr. Magoon then wanted an adjourn
ment, of the case until tomorrow morn
ing on the ground that the defendant
was the only man in the employ of the
company who knew his route. He had
to begin his afternoon delivery at
O'Clock, and If he were required to be
in court no one could take his route, an
irreparable injury would be inflicted on
the company, and the sufferers would be
the Widows and orphans who owned
the stock of the company, and the peo-
| pie whe would not get their supply of
! milk Judge Wilcox hesitated some
| time, but finally put the case over until
! tomorrow morning at $3.50 o'clock, on
the ground that otherwise innocent peo-
pie would suffer in not getting their
milk.
The evidence for the prosecution was
that the defendant sold milk to a Chi
nese restaurant at the corner of Queen
and Alakea streets Monday morning.
Inspector II. Myhre of the Board of
Health took a sample of the milk at
that time, and Mr.. Shorey on analyz-
ing it found 1t adulterated with from
ten to fifteen per cent of water, and
some Irish moss used to thicken it. Mr..
| Shorey had with him samples of Irish
moss, which is a seaweed of gelatinOus
quality, readily soluble in fresh water,
| yielding a viscous result.
! Lando, in his own defense, said he
had not adulterated the milk, nor had
anyone else to his knowledge, and he
had never heard of Irish moss being
used as an adulterant until this case
came up.