The Cairo bulletin., 1906-06-08


spection inquiry today Nell insisted
that the Sinking odor' he spoke O
was the odor Of decayed meat
What do you mean BY stinkng?'
asked Chairman Wadsworth. zone
would infer you meant a horrible, rot
ten, Etinking condition.
That's what il was, said the wit
ness. -
NeiIrs definition Of stink" was
when a thing smells so loud you
can't call it smell then it stinks."
The slipping of hog into a privy
was made The subject Of a coIoquy
between The witness ana Represents
tive Brooks Of Colorado, which final
~ raised the issue Of questions taking
the form Of a cross examination
~ want 10 say right here" inter.
jected Nell. that | do not propo e
TO give an answer that is not adequate
IN my own mind am going to get
the answer finally" He said he saw
the hog fall and identified picture of
the privy. II was filthy one and the
hog was put up on rack ana he believed
the hog never was cleaned
Wadsworth persisted the witness
might believe" hogs was not cleaned
but he did no know It, At this
point Wilson, yesterdays witness. was
allowed To state there were men scrap
ing and cleaning these hogs, and tha'
none were allowed in the cooling room
that were not perfectly clean.
This was not case for scraping,
II was one for cleaning with an anti
septic fluid replied Nell.
Wadsworth persisted the hog case
contained the essence of the whole re-
port The statement was positively
made in the report that the hog was
not cleaned. he said, when as a matter
Of fact. Nell had ed he had
not followed the hog TO ascerta ain abso
mtely the fact he had stated
Going back 10 this statement regard
ing the tuberculosis spittle on the
floor, Wadsworth insisted that Nell
did not know as fact that these peo-
pie had tuberculosis,
THE fact was established in my
own mind" persisted Neill.
'T can only say that ! believe IT,"
"Oh. well there is a difference he
tween believe and knowledge said
Lorimer.
well, | know il. replied Neil
"You say other diseased persons,
also What other diseases?"
II am not willing 10 state"
"Well doctor" said Lorimer. "You
have ben making these statements TO
the world in the report which the pres
ident has sent TO MS and which has
odne an incalculble injury TO this In
dustry and we want % know the facts
Il have made this report and am
willing to stand on It," replied Nell. |
There was a smell Of medicine en-
these men that you get in dlspensaries
for certain diseases"
When other questions to draw out |
details were asked, Neill remarked:
"If you will pardon me. think you,
Mr.. Chairman. and Mr.. Lorimer. are |
Both denied they were
Quibbllng.
Representative Bowie Of Alabama |
arore and protested the witness was
being put in an attitude Of defend
ant under a cross examination The
witness represented the government
Lorimer asserted that he had not been
"The witness" he said was the
author Of a report. and he. 0orlmer)
should until the committee mas ell a
rule that a witness should not h'
lucstioned. ondeavor 10 ascertain the
acts"
Lorimcr asked fhe witness n be- had
any compla Mt 10 make as TO his
ractment "a a witness. Nell replied
hat the treatment Of witness fWilsonl
yesterday by certain members Of the
20 nmittee and tn treatment Of him
.eif today By ihese members was
trikingly different. especially when
o. fimODy r. Wilson tended TO raise n
lirect question Of veracity between
himself and Reynolds and Wilson.
That's irst what 7 hing. TOO" a.
eried Representative Lamb. Of Vir
'inia, warmly.
A. this point Henrv oI Connecticut I
declared this renort came direct from
he president. The president was re-
ponsible for if and stood sponsor for
{ In We wOf that. he believed It /.
iiThly discOurfeous 10 question
Continuing Neil sad. @seme n the
uestions have been asked me- in a. Z
empf 70 lead me into makei-g state
nenfs uhfcb I a1scfuta1v do not mean Z