The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-08-18
FOEMAL DEHYDE.
Milkmen Use the Chemical
in Milk in Spite Of
Mcclure.
DAIRY COMMISSIONERS ANGRY
Seven Tried at Long Branch
Were Acquitted - Nine
Convicted at Belmar.
DAIRY COMMISSIONERS ANGRY

Especial to 1.-THE Jersey City News."l
TRENTON, Aug. IS, 1SOO.-State Dairy
Commissioner Mcclure has struck snag
in his fight against the users of formalde-
hyde in milk. At Long Branch, on Thurs
day, seven milkmen were tried psfore
Judge A. D. Van Doren, and despite the
fact that overwhelming proof was fur
nished of their guilt, Judge Van Doren ac-
! quilted them.
The men tried were Martin McCue, W.
r. Chamberlain, Joseph Wilbur, Robert
Drummond, Benjamin Walcott and two
others. They claimed that the milk sold
by them was put up in bottles by other
people. whom they refused to betray
Chemist Shippen Wallace made a
thorough analysis of the milk cured by
the milkmen, and he pronounced it to be
in very dangerous condition as a result
of the injection of formaldehyde Inspec-
tors Amos Scudder and Peter yandegrift
also furnished conclusive evidence of the
guilt of the men, but Judge Van Dorcn
refused to fine them
Commissioner Mcclure is thoroughly in
censed over the action of Judge Van
Doren and has decided to appeal all Of
the seven cases. He has already given
notice of the appeal and the matter will
come up at the Monmouth County Court
of Sessions in September.
When seen last night at his home at
Trenton Junction by reporter, Mr.. Nc
CURE was indignant over the turn of af-
falrs This action of Judge Van Dor
en's,'' he said, will do much to impede
our progress in exterminating this terrible
praetlce Milkmen, when they learn of
the easy disposition which Judge Van
Doren has made of the seven cases, will
become bolder than ever He displayed
decidedly poor Judgment, and I am at
loss for an explanation of his action In a
matter wherein is endangered the lives
of hundreds of children, think that an
official should exercise more Judgment.
An increase of the nefarious practice
means greater possibility of disease and
death, and if that isn't sufficient grounds
for display of better Judgment than that
exhibited by Judge Van Doren, then it's
about time for us to cease our work But
want it understood that I don't intend
to let up on the milkmen until the prac-
tice of using formaldehyde is complete
ly wiped out. 1t means a long and vigor-
Gus fight, but am in it to stay
Nlne milkmen We're tried yesterday at
Belnrar before Judge Adams, and
although the circumst tances attending
the cases were identical with those of the
Long Branch milkmen, Judge Adams did
not hesitate about convicting the men.
They were each fined $50 and costs
With yesterdays cases, the number
of arrests that have been made so far
this season reaches forty-two, with
thirty-flve convictions The State has
received in fines from this source IS, 600
Special precautions will be taken TODAY
in the matter of inspecting the milk that
Is sent into the seaside resorts. Inspec-
tors will be stationed at the stations of
the West Jersey Railroad Erie Railroad.
D. L. and w. Railroad and p. R. R. at
camden, where critical inspection will
be made before the milk is allowed to
enter the shore towns
The fight against the milkmen will.
next week, be pitched in Atlantic City.
Commissioner Mcclure believes, though,
that the supply at the latter resort is in
good condition, despite the recent re-
port of illness there as the result of
formaldehyde. Mr.. Mcclure says that
within the past ten days the milk at
Atlantic City and Asbury Park has i'm
proved to an encouraging degree
This is the worst season that we have
yet encountered, as far as the use of
formaldehyde goes,'' said Mr. Mcclure,
last night. 1T first made its appearance
three years ago, but 1t abated somewhat
the next season and last summer. but
this season the practice broke out afresh
and has spread to every corner of the
State. During the past three years 5000
analyses have been made.'
An analyses yesterday of some milk
from Mount Holly disclosed evidences of
formaldehyde Mr.. Mcclure will likely