Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-09-26

scientihc Experts-Presence OF hao-
terts.
TOLEDO, o., --LS, THE jury In Judge
Mcck's court In this city has found
james White, n local grocer, guilty OF
selling adulteratcd coffee. The prose.
cution was based on a package OF Ar
, buckles Arlosa coffee.
The State OF Ohio. through the Pure
Food Commission, prosecuted White.
The case was on trial for nearly
month and attracted national atten-
ton.
The manufacturers Of Ariosa coffee
conducted the defense for Grocer
White. The best attorneys In the
country were retained TO defend him,
but. after short consultation, Ii yer.
diet OF guilty was returned by the jury.
The State OF Ohio considers this a big
victory. Pure Food Commissioner
Blackburn has been waglhg a warfare
on spurious food articles and the de-
partment has been successful.
The complaint OF the State OF Ohio
was that Ariosa coffee was coated with
substance which concealed defects liz
the coffee and made II appear better
than II Is. The State charged this
coating or glazing was a favorable me-
dlum FOR the propagation Of bacteria.
Prof. G.. A. Klrchmaler. OF this city,
well known chemist. was the prIncl-
pal witness for the State. He had
made scientific examinations Of sam.
plies Of Ariosa purchased from Grocer
White In the open market. He found
that each Arlosa berry contained an
average Of 300 bacteria. Mr.. Kirch.
mater further testified thot other cof.
fees he examined contained few bacte.
ria or none at nll He declared that
the glazed coffee was not wholesome
food product.
Chemist Schmidt. OF Cincinnati, cor
toborated the testimony OF Prof. Kirch-
inaier. The State did not present fur
Their testimony.
The defense through the Arbuckles.
who prepared this glazed coffee. se-
cured some OF the most eminent chem
lists and scientists In the United States
TO give testimony In their behalf. Prof.
X. W. Wiley. Of the United States Ag-
ricultural Department; Prof. Vaughn Of
Ann Arbor University: Profs. Belle
and Weber. OF the Ohio State Univer-
silly. were called 20 defend Ariosa. DIR.
Wiley had made careful examination
OF The method Of manufacturing Ario-
81. lie told Of the 1900, 600 eggs used
by the Arbuckles yearly In the prepare
ton OF this glazing. On this point In
cross examination. the States attorney
deity drew from him the information
that these eggs might be kept In cold
storage by the Arbuckies for a year or
two at time.
The experts who heard DR.. wiley's
testimony were pleased TO be able to
catch" so famous q chemist The doc
tor at one point In his testimony ex-
planned very clearly how II IL that this
egg put into the coffee pot by the house
wife settles the coffee. He said that
the heat coagulates the egg. and as II
sinks 10 the bottom Of the pot Il carries
the fine particles OF coffee with II. and
thus clarifies the drink. II Is the act Of
Goa gulation In the coffee pot that does
the work. Later on In his cross exam
lnatIon. he had 10 admit that when the
egg was put on Ariosa coffee at the
factory II became coagulated. and as
egg cannot be coagulated but once. that
the coating on coffee was practically NO
value. rs a settler" when II reached
the coffee pot.
Prof Wiley acknowledged that the
glazing might be a favorable medium
for the propagation OF bacteria, al
though he would not testify positively
either way because he was not bac-
tcrIologist.
Prof. Vaughn, OF Ann Arbor, also .
witness for the Ar5uckles, said be
found bacteria on Ariosa coffee.
Prof. Belle. another witness for the
defense. found any number OF lively
bacteria on Ariosa coffee he examined.
and he agreed that glazed coffee surely
was n more favorable medium for the
propagation OF bacteria than unglaEed
coffee.
Pure Food Commissioner Blackburn
says: The State Is very much elated
over It's victory against this corpora
ton We are now considering the ad.
visibility OF informing every grocer In
the State OF Ohio that II Is an infrac-
ton OF the laws to sell Ariosa, and at
the same time give warning 70 con-
sumcrs that the coffee Is an adulterat-
ed food article"
The verdict OF the jury In this case is
OF national Importance because a great
many other States have pure food laws
like that OF Ohio, and II Is natural TO
suppose that similar action will be
taken by other Pure Food Commits
slnners 10 nrerant the sale OF glazed