The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-10-12
SUBPOENA FOR
RENDERING co.
Must Produce It's Books in
County Court.
THE BAD BEEF SCANDAL
State Tia, Received for Sale Of
Cattle Since January, 1905,
$40, $1,000.

Montpelier, Oct. ll.--As a result OF
the first law passed by the general as.
sembly this fall, tho act compelling
corporations 10 produce their books
when such a thing Is necessary 10 the
enforcement OF law, the state has set In
motion the machinery that is 10 make
the Burlington Rendering company
produce before the Chittenden county
grand jury such OF its books and pa
pers as may be needed 10 throw light
upon the diseased meat scandal now
being investigated.
, A subpoena for the production OF
these paDers has been issued by the
Chitten5en county court and, as pro.
vided In the law, has been served upon
Secretary OF State Frederick G.. Fleet.
wood. The service was made last
night by Deputy Sheriff G. G.. Quinn
OF Burlington who came here and SER
we'd duplicate copies on the secretary
OF state for the corporation. This cor
poration was formerly known as the
Lowell Rendering company aud later
changed TO the Consolidated Render
ing company aud is now doing bust
ness a, the Burlington Rendering con-
pany.
In this conn sction II will be OF inter
est TO the public to learn that the state
treasurer has been receiving money as
he states part OF the proceeds OF these
sales OF cattle up TO as late as Sept.
%, on which day sl62 SO vas paid into
the treasury. The state has received
from this transfer from January /,
1905, to September 20, 1906, all told.
sl6.759.6O.
Here is the text OF the subpoena SER
we'd on the secretary OF state:
Estate OF Vermont, Chittenden coun.
ty, SIS; To the Consolidated Render
ing company, a corporation organized
under the laws OF the state OF Maine
and doing business at Burlington, in
said county of Chittenden, under the
name and style OF the Burlington Rem.
dering Co.
"By the authority of the state OF
Vermont you are hereby notified TO
produce before the grand jury OF the
said county of Chittenden at the court.
house in Burlington, in said county
of Chittenden, on the 18th day OF Oct
1906, at 10 O'Clock in the forenoon, the
following books, papers, correspon-
dence, accounts data. and memoranda
to wit: All the books of account, loose
leaves OF books OF accounts, letters,
copies OF letters, accounts, memoran-
IA, data, copies of bills, staten ents
aud copies OF statements, at any time
made or kept or had by your company
at said Burlington which contain any
account with statement of or relating
to or concerning any deal or business
with any of the following parties since
January /, 1904; DR. +. A. Rich OF
Burlington, VT, Victor |. Spear OF
Randolph, W., Mr. George H. Terril
of Morrisville, VT, or the cattle COM
missioners OF the state of Vermont or
the state of Vermont. Also all books,
vouchers, and receipts issued by your
company or by any officer or employee
of your company at said Burlington
since January /, 1904, to any of the
above named parties. Also all state
ments, correspondence, data, memoir
anda, books, vouchers, and receipts
made or kept at said Burlington which
related to the payment by your com,
pany to any OF the above parties on
the following days and of the money
! specified opposite each day; Here
follows the enumeration of sixty tran.
sactions, % Of which were for over
300 The dates are from January 4,
1904, to August %, 1906. The sums
range from S424 to $3.50, and the total
sum is S., S54.4S
can the foregoing to be used as may
be legally admissible as evidence be-
fore said grand jury relative to the
matters of complaint pending and then
and there to be investigated by said
grand jury in which the above named
r. A. Rich, Victor l. Spear, George
Stevens and George H. Terrill are
charged with having unlawfully sold
diseased meat for food purposes al
said Burlington.
"This you will not omit but viii
answer your default under the pains
and penalties OF the law In such cast
made and provided.
ITO any sheriff or constable in thu
state to serve and return.
"Done by order of the county cour
in the county OF Chittenden.
"Dated at Burlington in said coun
ty this 10th day of October, 1906.
"C.J Russell.
. "Clerk of Chittenden County Court.