Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-25
DR.. J. ". STEWART CASE AGAIN
ADJOURNED UNTIL FRIDAY NIGHT

The hearing in the stewart case
continued from Monday night was
taken up again Tuesday night. Fol-
lowing the testimony and Attorney
Ctark's plea the board went into ex-
ecutiye session and later announced
until Friday night.
The meeting was called to order
shortly after s o'clock with FIVE al
dermen present. r. W. Hanson ana
]. W. Stewart were first sworn and
Mr.. Hanson was put on the stano.
He testified that in the middle OF
April he went up to the slaughter
house and found it in very bad con-
dition and talked over the matter
with DR.. Fish and DR.. Stewart. the
witness understood notices had been
sent to them TO clean UP. He visited
the place again in May and FOUND
things in first class condition and the
place all cleaned up. He was there
several times with DR.. Stewart. He
said he went up with Stewart and no
one was there and then they went up
to Levines and had been there but
q little while when Sam SILVER came
up with a calf to be inspected and the
doctor refused to inspect II at nrst
but later did so. although SILVER
abused the doctor.
The witness went up with DR.. Hunt
ington and others to inspect building. DF.
Huntington declared IL a serious oe1ect
that the slaughter house did not nave
running water and a sewer. and SAID tnat
they could not have United States inspec-
ton without them. The doctor then went
I'D with Hanson and told the Silvers they
must build a building eight feet square
and shed for his horse and TO put cat
tie under when they brought them up
there. The witness had some tax WIFE
Mrs. Ware and i. was this talk thal
caused the doctor to speak regarding
their obtaining lease: The witness
never heard the doctor or Silver say any
thing about any liens or any bride.
On cross-examination he admitted that
after the first visit everything was cream
there Silver Brothers stopped slaush-
tering early in July. The witness called
it a reasonable request tina, the Silver
Brothers build a room for the doctor ana
a shed to put his horse il. although the
meat code called for another way 10 de-
stroy the meat. Mr.. Hanson got some
what wrought up and refused TO answer
questions and was finally excused
DR.. ]. w Stewart was then called ana
said he was a member Of the board OF
health and meat inspector and had haa
experience with Silver Brothers as mem
Der of the board Of health and as mea.
inspector. Asked regarding the event OF
the livers. said that he got two MYERS
and that he paid for them but never mad
any trouble with them over the hvers.
He bought the livers in February and
the trouble about the COW came the last
Of February or the first Of March.
REGARDING the COW. the doctor SAID
that the COW was 10 or IA years ola
and in bad condition and he, therefore,
rejected it as unfit for human food.
In his opinion this cow certainly was
not fit for human food. Witness re-
called Steinberg's being there at the
time the COW was condemned, and not
being familiar with the law in the case
Of Jewish meat and thought perhaps
he did offer to let the rabbi have 1t II
he wanted it. The witness declared the
statement that he told them that II
they would make ii worth his while ne
would close up the Levines and make
them slaughter there. to be horrible,
horrible, horrible lie He made the
same statement regarding the charge
that he had asked money from them
He declared that his request for room
was to take care Of meat that had been
rejected. though his work there hao
resulted in some wonderful improve
ments. He did not mention the matter
OF lease to them. Mayor Bartlett said
that Dr. Stewart told him that he had
told the Silvers to go see Mrs Ware
and get a lease. The doctors memory
was short and he could not remember
it. He said that he never told Forth
that he objected to Silver's Slaughter
ing there and declared he never told
Harry Silver to get out of town. He
said he did tell Harry Silver in COM
pany with Mr.. Hanson, that they would
not inspect meat for him as he had
gone out Of town to evade the law.
In regard to the stamp given to Ar
mold Mower, the doctor said that Mr.
Mower never used 1t and this stamp
was different. He said that Mr.. Mower
took the stamp to stamp meat that he
did not cover with his other stamp. SO
as not to sell meat that did not bear a
stamp. He admitted that he had given
permission to some dealers TO store
meat until he could get around to in
spect it. His memory failed him re-
garding going to East Vassalboro to
inspect meat for Geo. H. Gates.
In answer to questions he declared
he had done his duty as he saw it
and had never asked or received any
money or bride. He did not remember
doing any inspection for them after
he prosecuted.
On cross-examination he admitted
that the COW incident came shortly
after the incident of the livers. He
and Attorney Clair had spirited
coloquy over the COW question and
he finally admitted that in his opin-
ion the COW was diseased. In regard
to the small building he said he did
not get far enough to decide what he
wanted. In regard to the destruction
Of condemned animals his mind was
very hazy and he could not seem to
get things Strengthened out to the
satisfaction Of Mr.. Clair. saying re-
peatedly that he did 1t according to
the meat code. In regard to notices
sent to the Silver Brothers he did