Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-07-01

Waterville, Me-, June 30.-The first
case to come under Waterville's new
meat inspection code was tried before
Judge Matthew Wednesday afternoon,
Harry and Samuel Silver being ar
raigned on the complaint Of DR.. ]. w.
Stewart. the inspector. on the charge
Of having uninspected meat in their
possession. They were found guilty
and sentenced to pay a fine Of SO and
costs each or serve Is days in jail.
They appealed and furnished bonds.
The defense was that the meat did
no. belong to the respondents, they
simply having it in their refrigerator
for outside parties.
Meat Unfit for Food"
The case was opened by City Sclici'
tor Carroll N. Perkins, who placed DR..
Stewart or the stand as the first wit
ness for the city. DR.. Stewart told Of
going to the store of the respondents
at about o'clock Saturday morning
and Of finding In the refrigerator two
parts Of ca .casses of veals which were
unstamped and which he declared
were unfit for food. Attorney Clair for
the respondents objected strenuously
to the introduction of the statement
that the veal was unfit for food, but
the court ruled that it could go in. Mr..
Stewart said that after he saw the
meat there ne went TO get r. W. Han
son, chairman Of the Board Of Health.
but was unable 10 locate him, SO got
City Marshal Jepson to go down with
him and again saw the meat there. On
both Of th1se trips the only person in
the store is clerk by the name Of
Daviau. According to DR.. Stewart, Da-
viau said that he knew nothing about
the meat or whom 1t belonged TO.
Meat Disappears
Later he was able to locate Mr..
Hanson and at about $50 they went
to the store and at that time Harry
Silver was there and he refused to let
them go into the refrigerator at first
and then said: III you have the au-
thority to go in there, why go" and
they did so and found that the meat
was gone. The witness then returned
to the City building and swore out the
warrant for the Silver Brotherl
Attorney Clair and Dr.. Stewart
Cross-examined sby Attorney Clair.
he declared in answer to n question
that there was no bad blood between
him and the Silver brothers. at least
not In his part. He admitted that he
had tried to force Harry Silver to
swear before Recorder Plumstead one
day recently that hog which he lad
in his possession had not been fed on
slaughter house offal. lie declared tha:
he had not imposed any stcingen: or
burdensome regulations ON them. He
repeated that Daviau did not tell him
who the meat belonged to and again
declared that it was UNIT for food.
City Marshal Jepson was then called.
In response to questions by Attorney
Perkins he said that he went with Mr..
Stewart to the store Of the Silver
Brothers and there saw the m
which was unstamped. He saw
stamp Of any kind on any part Of
carcass. He was not cross-exam
The State rested its case here.
The Defense
Attorney Clair caused to be
Harry and Samuel Silver AM
nard Jolovitz Of Winslow.
Harry Silver was first ca
said that he had been in Win
day afternoon taking order
delivery of meat on Saturdas
Jolovitz store, the proprietor
that he had some veal whit
spelling because the ice in hia
orator was low. He, Silver, of
take 1t to his store and hang 1t
til Saturday as he had ampl
for 1t and that it would keepsa
and be good for several days
that. He brought it to his stol
hung it up in the refrigerator at
8 or in the afternoon. In the d
ing after DR.. Stewart and the mai
had been there he did not know u
to do so sent a man to the marshal
see IL it would be all right to reno
it and return it to its owner acroy
the river. The marshal said he thought
at about $50. VS.
Denies Ownership
In response to question he again
declared that the meat did not beloA
to the company and that 1t was IL
hung up there as a favor to ~
their customers He said thai
made 1t a practice to keep md
customers and that DR.. Stewart
given them the right to kill meat VI
he would not inspect here and eel
1t out Of town. He did not consider ~
was doing anything wrong just doing
a customer a favor.
Wanted to Avoid q Fuss
On cross-examination. he declared
that he had unstamped meat once In
while for a customer who sells out
Of town. That he had not told Da-
viau who the meat belonged to. He
said that Stewart did not ask him
who it belonged to. That he did re-
fuse at first to let Stewart go into the
refrigerator but later admitted him.
He said that he sent the meat back to
the man across the river early to avoid
fuss with Stewart.
Samuel Silver was the next witnebs
called. He said he got to the store be.
tween 7.30 and o'clock Saturday
morning This was the first he knew