The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-27
SOLD DISEASED BEEF
40 YEARS.; 10 SEIZED


go through. The inspectors worked in
rotation. passing from one slaughter
house to another after two or three
weeks. hut wherever they went this graft
was paid just the same.
The supervising inspector over the
slaughter houses was DR.. Crittenden
Ross. The butchers didn't like him be-
cause he is an honest man. They told
DR.. ~Schoneweg they would be delighted
IL he could get Ross's job. II was rep
resened 10 them that Boyle could arrange
this. II being said (which wasn't true. OF
course) that Boyle had influence with a
certain Senator who had caused the Leg
stature to pass laws in which DR., Emer-
son was Interested.
1.-The butchers representative told
Boyle there was $500 In II for him II
he could get DR.. ~Schoneweg made super
visor in DIR. Ross place. So DIR. Elmer
son, who was familiar with all our
movements, made the substitution and
$500 was paid to Boyle in two install
ments of $3.50 each, The Ana $3.50 was
paid by David Feinberg, one OF the men
now under arrest, in Mouquin's restau-
rant last night. He was subppnaed on
the spot. brought to ny office III the
Municipal Building and we had a profit
able session with him until 5 o'clock this
morning.
There have been some CONCESSIONS
I cant say who made G just now.
Boyle. by the way, gave Feinberg re-
ceipts making 1t appear that the $500
was payment for horses,
schoneweg Got $500 n week.
The evidence shows that 5000 a week
was paid to DR.. Schoneweg by O
slaughter houses. which Clipped in $50
, apiece, and that each Of these Arms con-
trihuted SIPS TO the $500 paid to Boyle"
Dr. Emerson said the public need have
no fear that IL got the diseased beef
PASSED by the detective inspectors. Or.
Ross and Others saw that II was seized
before II reached the consumer.
In one Of his affidavits DR., Schoneweg
said that on February s. AT the slaughter
house of =. g. H.. Plaut, Robert Plaut.
| after Offering him n weekly salary for
| passing "sleepers' 1carcasses UNFIT for
food, offered $40 for passing a single
| carcass and later paid him SIS for ap-
proving another sleeper that was
about 10 be condemned.
on March 2s. at the establishment
of strauss, Schick Il Feinberg. Aaron
strauss told Dr. Schoncwcg he would
make tho veterinarian rich, according
to the affidavit.
you know these fellows tina are so
. S'Ilil uOl I lfSl 'lS ~ ~ I'VE ~
tributcd to Fcinhcrg. AT the Ritz res
tauraut In Brooklyn Fe!nberg told
Schoneweg, according to the affidavit.
that he mustn't condemn beef heads.
THE butchers will cut out the glands
for you and you take no chances" DR.,
Schoneweg quotes Feinberg as saying Ia
him. when the glands are out you
cant find anything wrong with them,
You needn't be afraid of the butchers. %
Bribes Placed In Lockers.
When Boyle got into the game Fem
berg said to MIN, according to Or.
Schoneweg, "SChouoNcg won have Ia
collect at all II he don't want to, be-
cause he hangs his coat up IN the
locker and ! could pass by and put the
money in his pocket the same as | d,
with the rest OF the inspectors,
Dr. ~Schoucweg pictures Robert Tlau,
Of = n ", Plaut as constantly OBJ
ierting to passing money in the presence
of "A third person. ON one occasion Fem
berg said. according To the affidavit:
This thing has been going on fol-
forty years." and Henry Plaut said
.This thing has been going on for forty
years and nobody has been causht yet