18104. Adulteration and misbranding of sorghum sirup.   U. S. v. Roy Lansaw.
Plea of guilty. Imposition of sentence suspended and defendant 
placed on probation for 3 years. (F. D. C. No. 32750. Sample No. 
31607-L.)
INDICTMENT RETURNED: March 18, 1952, Eastern District of Illinois, against 
Roy Lansaw, Joplin, Mo.
INTERSTATE SHIPMENT: On or about January 12, 1952, from the State of 
Missouri into the State of Illinois, of a number of cans of sirup.
ALLEGED VIOLATION : On or about January 15 and 17, 1952, while the sirup was 
held for sale after shipment in interstate commerce, the defendant obliterated 
the labels on the cans reading "New Crop Syrup, A Sorghum Flavor Blend 
of Cane Sugar Syrup, Corn Syrup, Molasses and Sorghum Syrup Made By 
T. J. Blackburn, Jefferson, Texas," by pasting over the said label other labels 
reading "Pure Hancock County Sorghum, E. D. Brown, at. 2, Patesville, Ky." 
and offered for sale a number of the said cans with the original labels 
obliterated.
sirup consisting of sugar sirup, glucose, sorghum sirup, and perhaps some 
molasses, transported it from Joplin, Mo., into Illinois, relabeled it, and sold it 
to small grocery stores for sorghum sirup, a costlier product.
DISPOSITION : April 1, 1952. A plea of guilty having been entered by the de- 
fendant, the court suspended imposition of sentence and placed the defendant 
on probation for 3 years.
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