Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1916-11-21 | Page 12 | Packer Fined in City Court

PACKER FINED IN CITY CI COURT Penalized 50 for Selling Meat Not Bearing Required I Inspection St-mn St Stomp p. p A. A E. E Winters of ot the Utah Packing company S. S State street street was fined 50 yesterday afternoon by Police Judge E. E A. A Rogers for tor violating the tho city ordinance against the alo salo of ot meats mets that do do db not bear benr an official stamp denoting they the have o been In Inspected inspected In- In el either ther b by the federal government government govern ovorn- ment or city board of oC health Winters was arrested d Friday In tho the course of oC an investigation of oC a 0 report that horsemeat horse horo meat Is being sold in this city Evidence was produced in court by Dr M M. J. J Connelly Connely of oC tho the city board of health who made mado the information against the thc defendant showing that Winters Inters had hat brought a carcass with wih a crippled leg leb from Crom his ranch near RIverton lily RIv- erton ertan November 9 and had sold the tho meat without submitting submitting- It for ton tion Tho defendant admitted his guilt Jull but pleaded that It was wa his first offense Dr COlnel CouncIl Connolly told the court ho he believed Winters had sold meat with with- out inspection In other instances than tho the one specified in the Information and ur urged urgel ec that h he be given the tho limit The authorities have questioned tho the stamp used by Winters Inters to label meats he has purchased Several strips of oC beef beer hl hide e bearing the te imprint of or this I stamp have havo been heeti heln placed In the tho hands I of or Dr lr F F. E. E Murray lurra of or the bureau of or animal industry Dr Murray according according accord accord- In ing ing to Dr Connelly has hal forwarded th these so strips to the tho department of agriculture agriculture agri agri- culture at Washington D. D C. C and ex expects ex- ex to receive word tram front tho the authorities ties tes a aa as to tho permissibility of oC placing such an Impress on meats to lo signify I lt ownership by a private party From Froma a short distance according to Dr Conachy Connelly Connety Con Con- nelly achy nety tho the Imprint of at Winters Winter's stamp resembles that of or federal government inspectors Tho stamp bears the let let- tern U 1 S. S In small type near the upper rim are tho the words Utah Packing Pack Pack- il jug ing Co Just Jus below them are tho letters let let- E 1 U. U It I is of or exactly tho the samo Baro size as the government o stamp tamp Dr Connelly Con Con- nelly states The Utah Packing Provision company company com corn pany Is not connected with wih the Utah Packing Marking company with wih which Winters Inters Is id identified