Evening journal., 1914-01-08
STATE LOSES
HEALTH CASES
NO Evidence That House Had
Been Used for Slaughter
in Cattle
SECOND CHARGE OVER
UNTIL LAW IS SETTLED

Trial OF the eases against Manuel
Hendler Abraham Sklut and Lewis
-klut, charged with alleged violations
Of the health ordinance of the city
was resumed in City Court tins morn
nY Through lack Of evidence the
state Jared badly and all oil
the charges were dismissed bv Judge
Chmchmau excepting one against Abra-
ham Sklut and Hcndlcr, which was con
tpued TO allow Judge Churchman 10
reach decision. The men were charg
ed with conducting slaughter house Ia
the city without 2-inch floor laid in
mortar or paved with brick. and with
conducting q slaughter house without a
basin in the loor for drainage pur-
poses. llpndlcr was also charged with
selling the diseased flesh OF "a COW Part
OF the evidence IN the case wa, heard
in City Court last week At that time
il was testified thai llcndler sold a dis
cascd COW. This morning Charles Key
ser who testified 10 the sale of the
meat TO John Bicmau at Eighth and
Mo row streets. said that he had made
"a mistake iH his testimony and the
meat was not sold 10 Bierman. bat only
LETT at his place pending inspection
when IL would be- accepted il declared IN
proper condition by the meat inspector
Judge Churchmau then dismissed the
case with the consent of Mr.. Lynn
James salisbury represented the deien
dauis
The building which was alleged &c
nave been used as a slaughter house
Is situated near the plant of the III
lois Leather Company owe, Marke'
street bridge A. N Andrews. an Of
fee employe OF the leather compan.
described the exterior of the build
ing and said he had seen the defen
danis go into it.
Meat Inspector Samuel NJ. Ford tes
tilted that he went 10 see the building
on December 20 aud was admitted
10y Abraham Sklut Inside Ford sai'
lie saw several COWS and COWS head
and other parts Of beef laying on th'
floor. which was Of dirt and not O
two inch oak. or brick as requires
by law.
Emil Clrich, an officer Of th
Board o. Health. testified that th
floor Of the building was OF dirt
Alexander Guy. who was employe
by the men, sad part Of the foo
was dirt and part was OF brick. Nj
Salisbury asked that the case be dis
missed because the State had faile
10 prove that the house was used a
slaughser house. although the Stat
bad proved that the house had a dir
floor. Judge Churchman dismisse
ne case.
The defendants were then tried o
.he Charge of conducting "a slaughte
house without baviug a basin in th
ioor to drain in, Mr. Ford said Abra
nam sklut admitted that COW ha
bccn killed 10 the building lie sal
lendlcr came to him and admitted xii
ng the COW and selling il TO John Bier
man at Eighth and Morrow street.
There was no basin in the floor Of nh
building
Caroline Walters. who rented III
house 60 lewis Sklut. said that oul
.ewis Sklut rented the property frol
iei Emiic Ulrich suid that the VIII
iows OF the. house were covered wit
Durlap So that no one could see into Il
aouse. ON the floor was quantity
blood and parts OF beef. There was I
aasin in the floor with which blood wa
Trained.
Alexander Guy testified that he hs
worked for Lewis Sklnt since la
.prme and had seen cattle killed In u
guildiug. Mr. salisbury asked that Il