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Board of Health ; and also that the prosecution in this case has 

 not made out a proper case to warrant a conviction ; those are my 

 grounds. 



The COUKT The motion is denied. 



COUNSEL Note an exception. 



Mr. WAEHNER proceeded to open the case for the defendant. 



THOMAS C. DOREMUS, JR., sworn and examined by Mr. Lawrence, 

 testified as follows : 



Q. Are you a son of Professor K. Ogden Doremus ? A. I am, 

 sir. 



Mr. LAWRENCE Dr. Chandler, will you look at this bottle which 

 you sealed on the first day of its production, and see if the seal has 

 been tampered with ? 



Dr. CHANDLER No, sir ; it has not. 



Mr. LAWRENCE Is it now in the same condition that it was when 

 you first sealed it on Tuesday ? 



Dr. CHANDLER It is. 



To Mr. DOREMUS Q. Have you had practical experience in the 

 use of the lactometer ? A. I have, sir. 



Q. Can you state the contents of that bottle ? A. It is pure 

 milk. 



Q. "Where did that come from ? A. It came from one of the 

 cows on the farm of Mr. Mulford. 



Q. Did you see the cow milked from which that came ? A. I 

 did, sir. 



Q. Who has had the custody of that bottle ever since the cow 

 was milked ? A. I have. 



Q. Of your own knowledge that is pure milk ? A. Yes, 

 sir. 



Q. Has that bottle been out of your possession for any length of 

 time since it was milked ? A. Except for a few moments, when I 

 left it in charge of Mr. Kaspir at the farm, who is in Court. 



Q. When that milk was milked pure, did you test it with the 

 lactometer ? A. I did, sir. 



Q. At what degree did tnat pure milk stand, and at what 



