Evening star., 1943-08-05
Keech 10 Force
TriaIof Health
.CodeCases
Attachments Planned
For FIoero-s VioIutors
Among Food Operators

Seeking to end current confusion
in court prosecution of food oper.
ators charged with health VIOLA
tions, Corporation Counsel Rich
mond B. Keech today announced
definite policy whereby his Office
will cooperate with the Health De-
partment and the courts to bring
flagrant violators to trial.
Mr.. Keech acted after certain res
taurateurs and grocers, previously
convicted, avoided trial by forfeit
ing S25 collateral.
Under the new plan, the Health
Department will recommend to the
Corporation Counsel's office that
attachments be issued for the court
appearance of defendants in all
cases Of flagrant health violations.
In turn. Mr. Keech and his assist
ants will ask Municipal Court Judges
to issue the attachments in these
cases.
During the last few months, res
taurant operators and grocers, SEEK
ing to avoid paying a possible max
imum fine of $500 for health viola.
tions. have avoided trial and es-
capped the possible stigma of court
record and tne revocation of their
license by forfeiting $25 collateral.
Nelson Ordered Attachments.
Annoyed by the practice, Judge
George D. Nelson last week ordered
attachments issued for the court ap-
pearance of defendants failing to
appear for trial. With the transfer
of Judge Nelson to another court
this week, the future of the new
policy seemed in doubt, seven res
taurant and grocery operators be-
ing allowed to forfeit collateral
Monday.
Mr.. Keech'S statement TODAY. how
ever, is expected to clarity the situ-
alton. Attachments will be issued
for those defendants previously cited
for health violations. In cases in
volvlng first-time offenders for
felture of collateral usually will be
allowed, 1t was indicated.
Meanwhile, in the highest fine vet
assessed against restaurant owner
IN the current health drive, Louis
Goodman, operator of a restaurant
at 935 Pennsylvania avenue NV.
Yesterday was fined $3.50 by Judge
John P. Mcmahon for having ITS
pounds of decomposed meat In a
refrigerator Goodman pleaded
guilty to the charge, but denied that
the meat was intended for sale.
Three Others Fined.
In addition, two restaurant pro-
prietorS and grocer were fined and
six defendants forfeited collateral.
Those fined were Sarah Enten.
l718 Tenth street NV, grocery, sos,
charged with having reaches. Junk
trash, dirty meat hooks and dirty
shed In rear yard; James and Bessie
Wang, 1910 Eighteenth street NV,
restaurant, $40, charged with having
dirty drinking utensils; John M
Thai, 1722 I street NV, restaurant,
S35, charged with having improperly
cleaned glasses.
Forfeiting S25 collateral each were
Leon Loesberg, 1000 Twenty-fiftb
street NV, grocery, charged with
having decompoSed food, dirty floors,
worms in candy, bad odors; Julius
Bernstein, 6l3 Seventh street NV.
restaurant, charged with having
dirty floor, Shiny sandwich INIT
dirty silverware containers and bad
odors; Woodville and Arthur Brown
626 North Capitol Street, restaurant
charged with having improperly
cleaned drinking utensils; Fannie
Becker. l720 First street NV, gro
Gerry, charged with having slime in
bottom Of meat case, decomposed
meat on meat grinders, dirty meat
slicer and maggots in garbage can
and Thomas A. Jones, 1925 Eleventh
street NV, restaurant, charged
with having unclean utensils.
Samuel EinWohner, 1912 Seventh
street NV, restaurant operator,
forfeited $50 collateral on charges
of improperly e cleaned drinking
utensils