144 TESTIMONY OF JAMES C. JEPSON. 



Q. Did you make experiments with him? A. Yes, sir. 



Q. Where ; at the laboratory of the School of Mines ? A. At 

 his house. 



Q. How many tests did you make in the country ? A. 109 

 cows. 



Q. Did you see the milk taken from them ? A. In most cases I 

 saw the cows milked myself. 



Q. In any of these cows that you saw milked of the 109 did the 

 milk fall below 100 on the lactometer? A. The lowest milk I found 

 by the lactometer was 102. 



Q. "Were those on farms that sent milk to the city ? A. They 

 were on milk dairy farms. 



Q. Have you known the defendant Daniel Schrumpf ? A. I saw 

 the gentleman once at his place of business. 



Q. You inspected his milk ? A. I did once. 



Q. When was that ? A. I think it was in October, 1875. 



Q. With the lactometer ? A. Yes, sir. 



Q. And the thermometer ? A. No, sir ; I won't be positive 

 about that. 



Q. What did you find ? 



(Objected to 011 the ground that the defendant is on trial for a 

 specific offence.) 



Mr. PRENTICE I want to show that before this time the same 

 inspection was made at his place in the same way. 



The COURT And the milk found to be watered ? 



COUNSEL Yes, sir ; if the method was shown and if he followed 

 it and was able to 



The COURT I admit that the question may present some diffi- 

 culty ; you probably have not had experience enough in criminal 

 law to see how nice a one it is ; I will rule out the evidence. 



Cross-examined : 



Q. What is your trade ? A. Before I was on the Police ? 



Q. Yes, sir ? A. I am a currier by trade. 



Q. You never have received a chemical education, have you ? A. 

 No, sir. 



Q. When you visited Schrumpf s place in October, in 1875, did 

 you have a thermometer with you ? A. I did not. 



