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At this time Mr. Burrell drew the attention of one of the Council's dustmen,
who happened to be in the neighbourhood, to the fact that the defendant
was shouting " Pure new milk."
The barrow handle was inscribed " John Morgan, 11, Bowles Road,
Camberwell Road "; the churn was marked " C. & G. Prideau, Shillingstone
Station a hand can on the side of the barrow was inscribed " The Berkshire
Farmers' Direct Milk Supply. Pure Separated Milk."
In answer to the inspector's questions the defendant said that the business
was his, but later on stated that it belonged to his brother. He also stated
that his name was John Morgan, but that the name on the barrow (John
Morgan) was that of his brother; indeed, he made so many mis-statements
that it was quite obvious he was doing his best to mislead Mr. Burrell. While
the inspector was examining the eight-quart can above referred to, the vendor
became violent and jostled him away from the barrow, and as it was impossible
to proceed further by reason of his behaviour and the pressure of the
crowd, which by that time numbered about 150, Mr. Burrell sent for a constable.
Morgan and his assistant then moved rapidly away, but were finally overtaken
by the inspector and P.C. 465 Y. in an adjacent street.
Here Morgan repeated his tactics of giving untruthful answers to the
questions put to him.
He finally stated, however, that his name was Stephen Morgan and that
he lived at No. 11, Bowles Road, Camberwell Road, but that the business
belonged to his brother, Jack Morgan, of 75, Blackfriars Road.
On Monday, 11th October, the Camberwell Public Health Department
was communicated with, when it was ascertained that Stephen Morgan was
not registered as a milk seller at 11, Bowles Road. Later in the day Mr.
Burrell visited this address and was informed by a female who answered
the door that there was nobody named Morgan residing on the premises, and
that there was nobody engaged in the milk trade living there. The inspector,
however, was assured by a lad who lived in the vicinity that a family had
recently moved into No. 11 and that a man, who lived there, was in the habit
of going about with a milk barrow.
He then visited the premises at the rear of No. 11, Bowles Road, which
are in the occupation of a van builder, where he found the following milk