The sun., 1889-11-08
DEAD AGAINST THE TRUST.
THE SUGAR COMBINE a CRIMINAL EN-
TERPRISE, SAY THREE JUDGES.
IT'S nu Interesting Dee,slon to Other Trusts


1ERPRISE, SdY THREE JUDGES
It's an Interesting Decision to Other Trusts,
TOo-Gen. Pryor Does Not Anticipate an
Appeal. and Thinks that tho standard
OIL Trusts Turn May Come Next.
The General Term OF the Supreme Court
has affirmed Judge Barretts decision that the
Sugar Trust agreement is criminal, and that
the North River Sugar Refining Company has
forfeited it's charter by joining the Trust. Part
OF this decision applies with full force to other
members OF the Trust, and part only to such as
have suspended manufacture by direction OF
the Trust. Judges Van Brunt, Daniels and
Brady concur in the decision. and Justice
Daniels writes It 1t is intimated that the New
York corporations In the Standard Oil Trust
may be the next to bo attacked by the Attorney
General.
The decision says. In the first place. that It is
sufficiently clear that the purpose OF the trust
was to make money by avoiding competition.
controlling the product, and regulating the
price.
"A jury" the Court says. certainly would
be fully justified in concluding. from the agree-
ment and the other facts in evidence in the
case. that the governing object OF the assocla-
ton was to promote its interests and advance
the prosperity OF the associates by limiting tho
supply when that could properly be done and
advancing the prices Of the products produced
by the companies. To conclude otherwise
would be to violate all the observations and
experiences of practical life. This is con-
trolling feature in this controversy. And
that il was intended 10. be secured by the
tuay took place is reasonably free from
doubt. and whore that appears to be the fact
arrangement, or whatever else 1t may be called.
having for its objects the removal OF comped-
s6Is Tq ihs & 6e Gt Gl
the law; by, which 1t is denounced as criminal
enterprise"
After quoting the law making it misde-
meanor to commit any act injurious to trade or
commerce. and mentioning cases in which 1t
Trnst Ware in vioation of the statute' .nstice
Daniels says:
AS the facts have been developed, the association
ner entered was created for an unawfu object Aud
% 10 @ Rs %
ton and Of It's business and placed It's IN
hoard whis6 Legally should nays no p9wsT EYER II and
dS the possStes @ that other business enterprises
~ sase se%Snssioa vii fssys u a.
al and eS,endsd sSmbinasicn !" already :se"Tea'
very st e SJaa g. tho
or The combination; for the interposition OF
its ehects Is no excuse or Justification for the wrong
this com moination has in this manner committed: 4
MS other p1s. ssSpS
S%essure @ conseSus9ces q the wrong Anu
s a xs hs se ss9d
@ was m n. TO be as public pa,
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s sc. hd sill TT s na T9 o hss the eSe4 S
dence upon the trial that its business discon
Ei &c s
. 10 done It's 9S @ of p h m s
nsr diminish the manufacture Of refined angar;
1m Of os sS 'a'
ss S ss % BY s 11
rye months preceding the April mentioned in hiu eVi
The company has been abandoned, and its own ndi,
sy
s5s Hss.s s
enter d.rsat oqga1iaaon Se nssd foP
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posing Of to tho public what might be far
pa to no ana
d' ssS % e for
the eompany was created and il auhorized the xttor
sn S Rs
tanned BY the facts @ which the EVIDENCE supplied and
well az those assisnsa by the Judge presiding at tho
Tabor in the suit. said last night that IN his
opinion the decision OF the General Term
meant the disintegration OF the Sugar Trust
THE decision" he said. applies to every
refinery in the State belonging to the trust. and
We will fight this trust and all Of these trusts
to the bitter end. 1t was after long consulta-
tion that we decided to begin with the Sugar
Trust. We did this because the Sugar Trust
people are mostly Democrats. Mr.. Tabor and
being Democrats. we would have been
charged with bringing politics into the matter
II we had begun on the STANDARD Oil Trust
which is Republican. But the Standard Trust
as the Sugar Trust 1t also has New York
corporations associated with it, and the Stand
ard people have known all along the effect Of
River Sugar Refining Company We Well IN. Mr.
and when that is finished there will be consul |
tations as to the first shot to be fired at the |
Standard. You will observe that MIR. Tabor |
ran behind his ticket in Tuesdays election
even more than Mr.. Wempe. That was in |
part due. / think. to this suit. Should Mr.. |
Tabor agree with my views. he will decide to |
apply for a receiver for one OF the New York |
CORPORATIONS forming part OF the Standard
Trust"
There was report around town last night |
that the Sugar Trust people had anticipated !
the General Terms decision. and to shut of the |
application for receivers for any more OF the |
New York reineries in the trust. they were |
ready with papers which completely reorgan- |
lied the trust. These papers. 1t was said. |
would be ready for publication either to-day |
or to morrow. Gen. Pryor had heard the re- |
port. but he could not speak OF Its authenticity.