The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-21
THEFlS OF STATE MEAT HEAVY
HEAD NEAT CUTTER GOES AWAY
WHEN wren WANTED.
Has Not Been Back to wards Island since
Arrest 0 Contractor katzenstein
commissioner Drummond says RAN
daii's Island Was lnjustiy Accused.

Arrest of Contractor katzenstein
commissioner Drumm0nd says Ran
daii's Island was lnlustly Accused.
The thefts OF meats from the Manhattan
State Hospital on Wards Island dis
covered on Saturday are put at mot
more than 10 per cent. and more likely
not moro than per cent by the pur-
chasing steward OF the hospital, +. A..
Wheeler. We spend a million a year
for meats he said. 30 that the discovery
The Commissioners OF Accounts have no
jurisdiction over Wards Island. but they
did not know exactly what they were
going 10 get when they started out but
tractor Katzcnstsin and the 800 pounds
Of fresh meat in his refuse barrels.
Men from Commissioner Of Accounts
Fcsdick's Office. assisted by Central once
detectives. furnished one division Of the
Investigators; Or. Mabon. superintendent
II the Manhattan State Hospital. and his.
assistants furnished another and Com
missioner Drummond OF the Department
Of Charities furnished third because OF
the report that the State boat wanderer
on which the stolen meats were brought
ashore. had touched at Randalrs Island
on saturday. MIR. Drummond SAYS that
1t did not and that Randalls Island,
which il devoted to city institutions, Is
not concerned in the mess at all
IL.
Mabon most desired TO question was not
AVAILABLE. He is Anthony Martin. the
head meat cutter of the institution.
through whose hands all the meat has
been passing Martin. IL was said officially
last night. left the island at 10 o'clock
Saturday morning. lie regularly has
saturday afternoons on. but he did not
return Saturday night. and last night he
was still absent. His absence was par
ucuIarly annoying to the Investigators.
as his position on the island should enable
hun To tell more about the handling Of
the meat there than any body else
Commissioner Fosdick sent out in
formal invitations yesterday for a hear
ing NJ his Office at 10 o clock this morning
into the whole matter Among those
who are expected 10 attend are Or. Mabon,
Mr.. Wheeler, George +. Watson. assistant
purchasing steward: John R.ardon. a
clerk IN the hospital. aud Harry ". Mack,
attorney for the institution
Commissioner FosdiCk said last night
that he had no reason so far TO be!iev.
that the Department OF Charities in
situations were involved An attempt
will be made Mt this mornings hearing
60 settle whether or not the Wand.rer
\ n.
Commissioner Drumriond went into
the matter at some length himself yester-
day and assured himself that the city had
not been affected at all In the first place.
not katzenstein. but another contractor.
has the contract for the boucs and fat
from the citys institIt .ons Then the
method Of handling the waste is some
what different from that pursued AT
Wards Island. The bones and far are
taken in barrels from Randall's Island
% part OF a building set aside for tn.
purpose on Blackwell's Island. The bar
r"ls are stored there until the arrival Of
the contractor wagon at the island. when
m" bones and fat are dumped out into
the open wagon and are carried of This.
Commissioner Drummond believes. would
preclude the secrecy necessary TO the
success of a scheme like that which an
pears 10 have been operated at Wards
Island. Still again. Commissioner Drum
nsond saws that all the evidence he can
gather goes 20 show that the Wanderer
newer stops at Randall's Island. Mr..
Dunphy. superintendent Of the city in
sfitutions on Randalls Island. told tn.
Commissioner yesterday that she saw the
boat 90 by the island ON Saturday without
stopping. The officials NJ the House OF
Refuge. on Randalls Island said also
that II did not sop at the island.
Alexander Bremen. chief examiner in
N" offics 81 the Commissioners 81 Ac-
counts, spent yesterday with n force OF
men looking into the meat question He
said Last night that they had obtained
valuable Information which he will turn
over to Commissioner Fosdick to-day
Mr. RFenner said that the evidence he had
been able To gather showed thar some CITY
institutions had b-~n affected by thefts
tmIlar to those alleged to have taken
piac" IN IN. Manhattan State Hospital.
Just what institutions these were he
would not say until the material had
Teen laid before Commissioner Fosdick.
Ar Br~nner said that he did not se., the
"and~rer stop at RandaIl's Island on
saturday and that from where he was
H''n6ing while watching the steam boat
BY world have heen impossible for him to
t'-'' whether the boat touched nj RandaIl'a
Island or not Katzenstein, he said. had
Contracts covering some CITY institutions
- '"il ~ the Manhattan State HOSPITAL.
..' ~" declined 10 give the names OF the
definitions
VIZ Brennsr said that the matter was