Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-11-29
Schwarz Bros. En-
plOyee Accuses One
of DR.. Wiley's Men
in HOrse-Meat Suit.
TELLS OF VISIT
TO PICKLE HOUSE
Claims That He Saw Secret
Service Man Put Poison
in Thirty-One Barrels of
Prepared HOrSeflesh.

Stating that he had been used as a
tool, Harry Clark, a coiored driver for
the Schwarz Brothers Company, of
Kearny, on trial for the alleged prepa-
ration and sale of horse and COW meat
UNIT for human consumption, testified
In the First District Court of Jersey
CITY that he had seen DR.. William H.
Callahan, one of Wiley's agents, pour
wnat he understood to be poison into
thirty-one barrels of picked meat
Clark said that DR.. Callahan, who
was then acting as driver to secure
evidence, had offered him SIS and
new position to secure the key to the
pickle-room. Clark obtained the key
from Alexander Levy the pickle
man"
1t was close to midnight yesterday
when an adjournment was taken to
Thursday, December ID.
According to Clark. it was on the
night of July 90 that DR. Callahan and
he entered the pickle-room and the
alleged poisoning took place, He said
he received SIS, in two payments, after
he had secured the key from Levy.
Said Work Was Complete.
After Callahan had finished his job
he said, according to Clark, ''Well, I'm
through after tonight. My work is
complete now on another ooeasi II.
CLARK inquired who Callahan was, and
the government doctor said he was chief
of the Eastern district of the secret
service and was here to stop the sale
or horse meat. They agreed some time
after the 18th of July to again visit
the picke-house. But that seemed to
fall through 1t was said, however,
that the piclzle-h house was visited some
time later on one or two occasions
Clark said he had worked for the
Schwarz Company for the past three
years as driver and inside work for
about six or seven months. When
asked if he haC worked during the
month of last September he declared
he had for about four or five days,
The question Were you locked up?"
was put to him, and he said: yes. at
the complaint of L. ] Schwarz."
He is still on parole in the custody
OF Mr. Schwarz.
How many times did yoa see Mr.
schwarz at the county police head
quarters?n asked Josiah Striker, as
s.stant State attorney and counsel for
the complainant.
About three times"
Did you tell him anything regard
ing this matter?"
mo. He asked me to explain the en-
tire story, but 1 refused. Then 1 saw
him again two days later and he put
the same question to me, but 1 still
refused"
why did you refuse?' he was asked,
Because Mr.. Callahan and Mr.. Levy
told me to keep still. Then 1 saw him
again in the Kearny court that same
day and he still urged me to tell. He
returned fifteen or twenty minutes
later and after he promised to get me
out If l would explain ] told the whole
story. / came back to work in the
factory after l was released. l was
also paid while l was in jail"
When asked if he had ever been con-
victed of crime Clark said no. He said
he had worked in the butcher-shop of
Morris 7. Bennett at 70 Main street also
before being employed by the Schwarz
company.
He was then examined by George L.
Record, counsel for the defendant He
was asked on what night he went to
East Orange for a horse. It was on
the Wednesday of July 26th.
What did you bring to the plant on
July 25?'
Three horses. [ got them from
some concern on the HILL"
He was also asked if he remembered
what he brought to the plant on sew
cral other nights in July, August and
September. Clark could not remember.
He was asked how animals were cut
Clark described. He also told how
they were cut to go into the big tank.
To the question, "On what night did
Mr.. Callahan tell you he was employed
by the government" Clark stated the
same night Callahan was started to
work when both were on their way
home.
Have you talked to Mr. Schwarz
regarding the case since you have been
out of jail?"
Yes, came the reply Monday
night and Sunday night"
He was asked if the Schwarz Broth
ers keep records of horses brought in
and he replied yes"
Testimony was then given by Peter
Gubert and Frank Shovinslxy, two men
employed at the Schwarz plant. Both
were Polish and were questioned by an
Interpreter
Charles H. Hance, one of the EN-
ployees of the Schwarz concern, testi-
fed He was an excellent witness for
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