The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-03-16

! olck HOSS w ere OlduSntcFcU
and Sold, Declare the
Witnesses.
After occupying tho attention of Judge
| Dichl during both sessions OF the day,
the State rested it's case against Capt.
| II. A. Barton and T NJ Herbert. who
are charged with selling pork known by
them to be unnt for food, and the first
| witness was called for the defense Just
| before the adjournment OF court. The
hearing Will be resumed Thursday morn
Ing at 10 o'clock
Strong Case by State.
No one who listened to the testimony
"Wednesday but admitted that the State
bad made cut Il strong cos Sc TO subStanti-
| ate tho charge made. Witness after Wit
ness told or the appearance OF the ani-
HalS In the heard; told OF the selling of
animals from this herd at the time the
dying hogs were being thrown into the
canyon close by the pen. while others told
OF the admissions made by Barton that
his hogs had died Of pneumonia and chol-
era.
Jury Trial Had.
The defendants. who were represented
6y Attorneys ". h, Hutchinson and A.
a
for twelve was issued and Stephen Buck
walter. William X Evans George T.
smith and Charles Pratt were sworn to
try the case. Ben Harris administra-
tor OF the estate upon which Messrs.
Barton and Herbert carried on their busI-
Less wns the first witness called By the
State.
Dead Hogs All Around.
In answer to questions propounded by
Assistant County Attorney Hanson the
witness said that during the months or
November. December and January he had
made almost daily visits to the hog ranch;
that the hogs were in good condition when
received In November, but commenced to
die OF about the first OF January dur
Ing which month he frequently saw dead
hcgs scattered all over the place, In
Guiding the pens that were occupied by
the live animals.
Many Hogs Sick.
Mr.. Harris further testified that many
OF The living animals he there were
sick, and staggered as they walked, that
he saw hogs there with fostering sores
upon various portions OF their bodies, that
he saw Barton and Herbert Strengthening
hogs whose bodies were intiamed and bore
evidence OF the disease that was wiplng
out the herd.
Were Told to Clean Up.
The witness further said that he had at
various times told Barton and Herbert
TO clean UP their place as IL was I'm an
awful condition. but that his request had
not been complied with. although they
frequently promised to remedy the con-
what appeared TO be disnfectant mix
lures, with which Barton said he had been
doping the hogs.
Butcher Tells Story
Damaging evidence to the defense was
gwen by Arthur Waller. a butcher Of
many years experience, who had been
hired To slaughter some of the hogs for
IN NJ nd Iar NJ VOL a..
upon his coming to the ranch On January
- dead hogs were lying all around the
premises, that the hogs he killed at the
request of the defendants showed many
symptoms of disease, including spotted
fesh, lungs containing clots Of pus and
i1hamed intestines. He had asked Her
bert which ones were to be prepared for
market and the proprietor had replied
They nave all got TO be killed.
Had Given Warning.
Mr.. Waller also swore that he had at
that time told Barton and Herbert that
the hogs weSe diseased. He corroboratcd
the testimony OF Mr.. Harris as To the
condition OF the live animals. on cross
examination the defense subjected him to
severe questioning as to his qualifications
20 pass upon the condition OF the hogs
without faltering- He admitted that he
had before been engaged to XIII diseased
hogs and gave specific instances in this
regard.
All We're Sick.
''I do not believe there was a we'll hog
in the bunch" said Mr. Waller, when
asked to the proportion of the sick
and well animals. THE whites or their
indicated cholera, was something awful
When | stuck the hogs that killed their
blood was not natural; II was thick and
OF dark. tarrish color"
Cannot Remember.
Jacob Run, an employee OF Mr. Her
bert, who assisted in killing many OF
the hogs that were sold in the local mar
keIs. exhibited the same lack OF memory
that had characterized Mr.. Barton and
Mr. ae5SeTt 6S Ds whGTeyer TTISyer bsy inter
ness had been principally the delivery OF
the slaughtered animals, but he could
not remember when; nor TO whom. they
had been taken although he had. as he
admitted In numerous instances collected
money for the pork. He believed that
fifteen or sixteen hogs had been killed
by Mr.. Waller. but further than that his
memory did not go.
Fed on Refuse.
State Food Commissioner John Peter
sor told of conversat tions had with Bar
ton. in which 1t had been admitted by
upon slops from the restaurants and
hotels OF the city: that live animals had
been offered for sale at the Murray Meat
and Packing companys yards, and there
refused. afterward being purchased BY
Knight e Co.
Evidence Piles Up.
City Food Inspector Frazier told OF the
visits that he had made to the hog ranch
describing the conditions there existing
and OF a conversation that he had with
Barton, in which the later had admitted
that his hogs had died of cholera and
pneumonia, His testimony generally com
priscs the substance OF his official report
which mas been previously published in
The Tribune.
Reporter on Stand.
j r. Miller, Il reporter for The Tribune
wko made the investigation that resulted
IE making public the facts that have led
the authorities 10 take action, WAS the
last witness Tor the State. He testified
10 interview wing Barton and Herbert both
OF whom admitted their ownership Of the
hogs In question. and told OF the inability
OF the ranchmen to remember when for
how much OF to whom. the hogs had
been sold He reCitcd a conversation with
Barton In which the latter had declared