Evening journal., 1918-02-20
COAL DEALERS DEALERS Held
IN BAIL FOR court
Inspectors Sillitoe and
Vaughan Testify About
Short Weight
DEALERS NOT READY
WITH THEIR SIDE


Following a hearing that lasted more
than an hour in Magistrate ellis
court, yesterday afternoon seven coal
dealers who had been arrested on. a
charge OF selling short weight coal,
were held under $500 bail for the
Court OF General Sessions. The small
court room was crowded with officials
Of the Government. State, women and
men. Deputy Attorney-General p. w
Green represented the State. The deal
ers were represented by William ).
Hilles. No evidence was introduced by
the defense.
The accused dealers were allowed TO
sign their own bail bonds. Walter +.
Sillitoe, inspector Of weights and meas
ures. who had investigated the charges,
offered to furnish bail for the defen-
dants. Those charged with violating
the State law were John II. Donohoe,
White Brothers. the Philipsr1hompson
Company, !, Elmer Perry, Diamond Ice
and Coal Company, Henry snyder, Ham
ilton Coal Company.
Each Of the cases was tried separate
ly only two witnesses being heard IN
each case. They were Inspector Sillitoe
and Albert r. Vaughan. clerk Of the
markets, who made the Investigations
and weighed the coal sent by the deal
ers 10 customers homes In this city
The charge against Mr.. Donohoe was the
first one called. and he, like the others,
pleaded not guilty.
Mr.. Silitoe swore that on February
20 he and Mr. Vaughan followed load
Of coal from the Donohoe coal yards to
the home OF Leon Syfrit, No. 700 Con-
cord avenue. The driver. they said, de-
llyered a slip at the house calling for
2OOO pounds Of coal I'm twenty bags. Mr..
Sillitoe explained in detail how the
coal was first weighed by the standard
scales owned by his department in the
bags. two at time The bags were
then weighed separately after the coal
was delivered. He testified the net
weight Of the bags in which the
coal had been delivered he been de
Quoted.
Under cross-examination Mr. Sillitoe
stated that he did not see the coal
weighed at the local yard. lie also
stated that there were four orders on
the delivery wagon at that time, and
he produced data showing where the
remainder OF the coal was delivered
and what the weight was, as follows,
according 20 the testimony:
II. L Whittier, No. 3i2 West Twenty
fifth street net weight 1903 pounds
ia ounces.
Mr.. Lister, No. 2ii7 Jefferson street
1000 pounds ordered, $50 pounds IA 3-A
ounces delivered.
Mr.. Claxton. No. 25Oi Tatnal street.
1000 ponds ordered, $50 pounds 10 -
ounces delivered.
Mr.. Hnles stated that ne had no evil
dence 20 submit at this time. The
charge against White Brothers then
was called.
Clerk Of the Market Vaughan was the
first witness and told Of following a
load Of coal from the White Brothers
Coal yard to the store OF Frank p. Nc
Canum at Front and Market streets.
The slip delivered by the driver called
for 500 pounds. but when weighed the
coal was found 90 total 4si pounds and
4 ounces, he testified.
The Phillips-Thompson Company s
case was called next. on January 10
load Of coal from their yards was
delivered TO L. s. Brittingham, Of no.
iOs West Twenty-ninth street. The bill
called for 1000 pounds but when weigh
ed the inspectors claimed they found
1855 81 pounds.
II was testified that / Elmer Perry
delivered a load OF coal to C. r. Holt,
No. East Fourth street. the bill call
ing for 1900 pounds but when weigh
ed by the inspectors they found 1850
8-4 pounds. Mr. Vaughan. the witness
said, did not know whether the coal
had been weighed in the companys
yards. There was other coal on the
wagon at the time, but this was not
weighed. Mr.. Snlitoe In corroboratins
Mr.. Vaughan I'm this case. testified that
one Of Perry's drivers told him he had
never seen a load Of coal weighed, but
that they simply filled up 90 bags and
let Il go at that.
The Diamond Ice and Coal Company
sent a load Of coal Of 1000 pounds to
J. d. Rogers, No 2i0s Washington
street, on January TO- but the net
weight was found to be 90i pounds,
ounces, according 20 the two inspect
ors who said they weighed IT,
It was testified that Henry 5nyder