The San Francisco call., 1904-03-15
DISEASED BEEF LIVER SEIZED
WHILE BEING TAKEN TO MARKET
Butchers Teamster Is Arrested, and Expert
Analysts Tell Judge Mogan That They
Found the Meat Unfit for Human Food

A considerable portion OF Judge MO-
gan's session yesterday was consumed
in oral analysis of a beef liver which
James Maloney. employed by Samuel
Aftergut, was conveying to market
when he was arrested on complaint
of Veterinary Surgeon E. j. Greedy,
who opined that the meat was dis
eased. There was a conflict of opinion
as to the extent to which the liver was
tainted, and the defendant pleaded
that there was no case aginst him. as
he had not actually offered the liver
for sale. All of this impened the court
10 reserve its decision until this morn
ing.
Dr. Greedy testified that while driving
along Market street his attention was
attracted by the debilitated condition of
the contents of Maloney's wagon, and
that closer investigation satisfied him
that the entire load was unfit for
human food. In corroboration of the
complainant's testimony, DR.. d. F.
Westphal stated that he had examined
the liver and found it diseased, but the
disease was so slight as to be visible
only TO the expert eye. Dr. w. P.
Hassler indorsed DR.. Westphal's find
ing and believed that the optic of the
inexperienced layman might search in
vain for disease in the liver. He had
examined the remainder of the meat
in Malony's possession and found it
all sufficiently healthy to be eaten with
impunity.
To convince the court that he was
not a mere alarmist but had ample
grounds for his complaint, DR.. Creely
offered to have the liver produced in
court. but the offer was hastily de-
clined.
For what" Quoth the Judge, do
1 know about diseases of liver? Mine
is not an expert eye. The liver in ques-
tion might be reeking of all kinds of
ailments and 1 could not detect them.
No; keep the liver where it is and al
low me to find out it's condition by
means of hearsay."
Then came William Cain, a driver
for the Golden Eagle Dairy, on Brazil
avenue, to explain why he had been
hawking milk which expert analysis
had demonstrated to be 20 per cent
aqua pura. William said that the milk
when he started out to distribute it,
but rain had entered the can while his
back was turned and sneakingly effect
ed the dilution.
Twenty-Five dollars fine or twenty
five days in jail for you. William, was
the Judges comment. "Andswhen you
get out of this trouble I hope you
Will forever abstain from participat-
ing in the milkmen's chorus. Yes, We
Shall Gather by the River
While dismissing the charge against
Henry Bradburn, accused of having
been drunk and disorderly in the Pal
ace Hotel. Judge Conlan remarked that
he had heard of other instances of al
cOholic indiscretion in the big hostelry
during times of political activity To
which Clerk Rice retorted that he un-
derstood the Palace was a choice meet
ing place for Democrats. This the
Judge most strenuously denied, and the
denial was emphatically backed up py
Attorney Weller, who declared that
Republicans only foregather to do poll
tics in the Palace. Clerk Rice was
about to say something in defense of
his party when the court cut him off
by abruptly calling the next case
Judge Conlan dismissed nine men ac-
cused Of playing poker in a Tenth
street clubroom, and Judge Cabaniss
made similar disposition of fifty-five
men who had been arrested for poker
playing in the Washoe Club, 1O3 O'Far-
rell street. In the latter case Police
Captain Duke, who led the raid in
formed the court that he had not
prompted the arrests and had INSULT
cient evidence to convict. as he could
not prove that the Washoe Club con-
Quoted a percentage game AS the or
dinance prohibits poker playing only
in public places, and as the Washoe
Club appeared to be open to members
only, dismissal was ordered.
Four little boys in Conlan's court and
an equal number in the tribunal Of
Fritz were sent up to the Juvenile
Court for having been unable to salts
factorily explain why they were roam
ing the public streets after o'clock
p. m. The police are under instructions
to make a speciality Of arresting kids"
that violate the curfew ordinance.
While the Sunset express was speed
ing along last Saturday evening there
was trouble in the dining car, and the
story was told by four colored gentle
men to Judge Cabaniss and an interest
ed assemblage of chair warmers yes
terday morning. William H. Milo, who
figured as defendant in the case, tes-
titled that he and three other members
of the culinary department were clean
! ing utensils in the pantry of the car
when he accidentally dropped some
acid, with which he was shining a COP
per vessel, upon the trousers worn by
the complaining witness, E. McCor-
mick, who thereupon waxed exceeding
wroth and emitted uncomplimentary
language. "Quit yo' fussin' an gwan
wifi yo' wu'k,'' was Mr.. Milo's only re-
tort to the TRADE of abuse which, he
alleged, Mr.. Mccormick hurled at him.
but he warily kept an eye upon the
angered gentleman's movements and
was prepared to protect himself in the
event of words giving way to blows
While thus engaged he saw Mr. Nc
Corn1ipk nick I'D a pair of large carv