The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-03-03
STATE TAKES HOLD
OF BAD PORK CASE
First Days Investigation Sub
stantiates Disclosures Made
by The Tribune.
EVIDENCE WILL BE LAID
BEFORE ATTORNEY GENERAL
Inspectors Are Asked to Meet
Accused Ranchmen in At
tOrney's Office.

rive DAYS nave elapsed since The IT'D
une published the first account OF hogs
from a cholera-lnfected herd being sold to
n local slaughterIng- house for consumption
In the general market and in those Ave
days there has been, TO use tho language
OF tho street, Something doing" The
Tribune ran down the real facts in the
case, and as result IL now seems GER
tAIn that the public health Will be better
protected I'm the future.
State Takes Hand
State Food Commissioner Peterson has
taken hold II the matter with energy and
zeal. ani with the nvowed determination
OF getting At the truth, no matter where
Ihe blamo may fall Mr.. Peterson said
Thursday night that as soon as nc had
completed his invcetigaton all the evil
dence accumulated would be laid before
the Attorney General, with request that
ne proceed along the ires indicated by
The statute. a course that II pursued will
certainly be productive of good results
While Inspector Peterson has thus far
devoted only one day TO his investigation.
the statements made by The Tribune have
beon fully borne out Capt Barton's
memory. which has been remarkable IN
Its lapses, improved slightly and ne WAS
able TO recall the fact that the hogs from
n diseased herd had been sold The Trib-
Gne has for Ave days been in possession
OF this fact, Notwithstanding the dcnials
OF Barton.
Strange Meeting Held.
Here is an interesting fact in connection
with the Ease. The Tribune published
thursday morning a statement to the ef-
tect that State Inspector Peterson would
make an investigation. Within a few
hours Inspector Peterson and City Food
inspector Fraziet received an invitation
10 attend a meeting OF the accused-Bar-
ton and Herbert-in the Office OF Herberts
attorney. The average citizen viii natur-
ally Inquire; why, II these men had
rothing TO conceal why should they re-
fuse TO make their explanations in the
open and let the public know that they
arc Innocent"
state Inspector Peterson attended this
meeting, which was held at O'Clock
Ihursduy afternoon. only Mr.. Herbert
ana MS attorney were present. But Mr.
herberts memory was just about as de-
ItctEe as when he was interviewed by
The Tribune The admissions that he did
make however, N many essential fea-
tures contradicted the statements made
by capt. Barton to the Inspector the day
previous
Complete Confederation.
II VIII be remembered that Tho Tribune
on THURSDAY morning published exclusive.
ly the fact :hat the diseased animals from
me rancn OF Barton and Herbert had
Syeh presented for sale to the Murray
Meat and Live Stock company and re-
Iscd by that concern. Confederation OF
this was mad Thursday night from tho
lips or Manager Pitts, who further de-
CiSred that he expected to lay before the
health authorities Friday complete
statement as TO the condition OF the ami
mails
Law Is Plain.
, There Is no escaping the law governing
INC case IL reaches both buyer and seller
oId renders them both equally guilty
ANY butcher OF experience knows A
ISathy or unhealthy hog when he sees IT,
Here is the law "
Every person who knowingly sells
Keeps or oners for sale or otherwise dis
poses or any article OF food. knowing that
inc same has become tainted. decayed
spoiled or otherwise unf1t to DO eaten or |
drunk is guilty OF a mSdemeanor"
Any person that shall knowingly sell |
or or dispose OF any domestic animal af- |
nicted with contagious disease withou. |
disclosing Its condition to the purchaser |
shall be deemed guilty Of a mIsdemeanor
SO Tar as the facts have thus far been |
disclosed, both or either of these statmtos
cover the offeHsc In question