The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-04-20
Horrible and Sickening Dis
covery Made When Jersey
Cow Was Butchered on Fri
day at the HoIzapfeI Place.
NEED FOR INSPECTION
SHOWN TO FULLEST.
Animal Reeked With Tubercu-
IoSis Germs and Could EaSi-
Iy Have Found Its Way onto
Market-MiIk inspection.

Market-Milk inspection.
| Veritably reeking with the dread
symptoms of tuberculosis. the entrails
diseased beyond almost all recognition
and eaten away with the horrible pro-
cesses characteristic of the disease,
medium aged Jersey COW was killed
at the Holzapfel slaughtering estab-
lishment on Liberty avenue Friday
noon. which was by far the worst case
city officials have had to deal with
since tuberculosis was first found in
the cattle of Wayne county.
The conditions which existed and
which were revealed after the animal
was killed. were horrible beyond de-
seription. The lungs were completely
filled with matter, while little hard tu-
bercles filled with the same were
prominent over the exterior lining OF
the lungs. The lining next TO the
lungs was grown fast TO the ribs and
it was this that gave the butchers and
Livestock Inspector Pardieck. the first
intimation that something was wrone
The liver and lights were in the same
indescribable condition and although
butchers are supposed to have little
squeammishness after bnt.heYing cat
tie for a number of years. the condi-
tions exposed in this instance, sicken-
ed them. One butcher who has been
in the business for number Of years
and who is now connected with tho
Hell .,I AL fata Z tsSas =
most horrible sight lie had seen since
he had been butchering in Richmond
Many times before. he said. he had dis
covered boils on the livers of cattle.
but never had such conditions been re-
yealed in the lungs and other entrails
as were exposed Friday.
Passed o. X. on Foot.
The cow was purchased by Charles
Haller, tho Linden avenue butcher,
from a prominent stock farm in this
county. and was driven to the slaugh-
ter house Friday morning. When it
passed before the gaze of City Live
stock Inspector Pardieck, he passed the
sow as o. *. on foot. but later stated
that at the time, he was rather dubi-
Gus of the good condition of the ami
NAL. In addition to being rather old,
she did not show altogether proper ex-
terror conditions. although many have
been butchered of the same kind Mr..
Pardieck is efficient when il comes to
Judging animals on foot, and is one OF
the best men in this line in the county,
but he thought the animal would pass
muster. and he let the JERSEY go into
the slaughtering pens This is only
&,,Ix
imals cannot be judged on foot. In
terror conditions. unless advanced to
the very last stages. do not make them
selves apparent on the exterior and IL
is an extremely hard job to judge an
animal on foot; in fact it is we'll nigh
impossible.
Bond Was Called In.
After the aEimc been hung rnv
entrails were qu easen out and
thrown with tie oftail without
any critical examination. Mr.. Par
decks authority goes only so far as
Judging the animals on foot, and after
they are once kilIed he has no further
However, noticing the dis
eased interior lining OF the carcass AS
it hung over the butchers trough. he
then and there decided TO make a close
examination of the lungs and find out
conditions for himself. DR.. Charles
s. Bond city health officer, mad in
structed Mr. Pardieck to report all cas-
IS where there was any doubt and he
personally would come and make an
Mr.. Pardieek took
butcher knife, cut into the lungs. and
when only a fraction Of an inch be-
meath the lining, found a large tu-
called DIR. Bond who went to the
slaughter house and had sLie lungs cut
open. Matter guslled forth IN pro-
fusion and completely aickened both
men. Never before had such a sight
been witnessed al any of the local
slaughternouses. although many have
been found. Tie case seemed certain,
there being 10 Doubt. that IT was tn
berculosis. but to maze sure. DIR. Wag-
goner, Of the Richmond abattoir, local
government inspector, was called, and
be had scarcely glanced at the lungs
and entraiIs when he pronounced il
in the worst form. This
was enough for DR.. Bond. and he fni-
mediateIy notified the owner OF the
animal that it could rot be placed on
he market. Dr. Bond has ats hority
10 condemn animals under the general
health laws. when occasion demands.
Owner Well Satisfied.
Charles HalIer owner of the ANIMAL.
and who was called 20 the slaughter