The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-17
SELLS BAD MILK;
DA|RYMEN FINED
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orenst occurred on the twenty-nrst of
May. elmost a month ago. but no Off
ciai aetion was taken by the health
department until this week when The
Virginia printed an account Of the
lot OF milk being poured out because
contained formaldehyde-~-a preser-
NatIve that Is used in eimbaiming dead
people. One or two drops of the
sraid TO the gallon viii. the chemists
say, prevent milk from getting sour.
publication in The Virginia Of the
fact that the health officers had cons
demned quantity Of milk and pour
ed II into a sewer led to the sum
mons TO police court of De GRAF
DIR. Il. G, Levy, president of the board
81 health, said IN court that the pub
ticlts given 70 the case forced his de-
pArtment to bring DE Graaf to trial
Notified the Officers.
MT. IL. r. Hudson president of
II the Aennie Dairy Company, testified
fsIas his company had been buying
milk from Dairyman De GRAF and
that on the morning of the 2lst OF
May he noticed that the thrty-six
gallons he had purchased from the
uriser of the wagon did not show up
well After taking 1t into his place
af business, he tetephoued 10 the
neaifh department. and Health Officer
w. r. Holasworth came and took "A
4 sample of tho milk Mr.. Hudson dtd
not suspect forrnaldehyde. but thong ut
the milk was not rich oneugh--in
other words, IT was of an inferior
quality, and would not bc sent To- the
customers Of his company
The health officer. MI Holdsworth.
took the sample from the thirty-six
gallons and carried 1t to headquar-
q tiers. where il was examined by Dr
Levy and Dr. Whitfield. II was found
4 TO be filled with forma idehyde. In
such great quantities Was the preser-
B Safiye found that nr. Levy gent
q Health Officer Cantrell back t. the
dairy 10 secure another sample When
Mr. Gantreil arrived at Tho dairy the
fhirty-six gallons had been poured
into large chnrn with sixty seven
gallons OF good milk. lie took a sam
pie, and when traces If ferma ldehytie
were found in this sample he ordered
all Of the milk dumped out
Mr.. III. H. Walden secretary and
treasurer of the Rennie Dairy Com
pany. explained TO The Virginian that
his firm had never delivered to its
customers any milk that came from
DE Graafs farm and that the thirty
Nix fallons were emptied into churn
n Tor buttermilk, none suspecung that
II contained formaldehyde. but think
inx II WAS not rich enough 10 be
served In bottles for table use
His Impression Changed.
In rendering his decision, Justice
Grutchfeld said that the impression
made upon his mind when he had a
q private conversation with De GRAF
and DIR. Levy Was that no blame could
be attached 10 tile dairy man, but that
after hearing the testimony of all
parties he felt that ne could do moth
ing but finc Mr.. De GRAFT Formal
dehyde was in this milk You sold
the milk 10 the Rennie Dairy Com
pany. They found something was
wrong with the milk and advised the
health department Officers there
d made the test fro msamples You tell
me. Mr.. DE GRAF that you know
nothing about formaldehyde; that you
are innocent of this charge. You may
be. and this tyHrt doesn't care If YOU
escape In the higher court But it
my duty to impose a fine. The law
says that II is In my discretion to
hne yol from So to $50. take the
middle ground and fine you S25"
This in effect. was the sentence
and explanation OF Justice Crutch-
field
When Mr.. A. u. Crutchfield an
ncunced that he would be surety for
Mr.. De GRAF reporter asked his
name. Mr. crutchfeld said that he
would not give it, Justice crutch-
Held remarked as he wrote the name
IN the big book: His name il A, u.
Irutchheld. He is nay nephew"