The morning call., 1892-03-01
SHERMAN ANTITRUST LAW.
Indictments Found by the Federal Grand
Jury at Boston.
WHISKY COMBINE OFFICERS ARRESTED.
Charges Against The Directors Specified The
Cases to Be Fought 10 the End-Line
OF Defense Intimated.
Special to THE MORNING CALI.

CHICAGO. Feb. 26.-It is definitely known
that the Federal Grand Jury at Boston.
february IL. indicted all the officers and
directors of the Cattle-feedng and Distill-
Ing Company (Whisky TrusD for violation
OF Inc Sherman antitrust law. To-day
Uuiied States Marshal Hitchcock's deputies
were engaged in serving warrants for the
arrest OF the indicted men. The following
were indicted: Joseph B. Greenhut, Peoria,
PRESIDENT; Herbert L. Terrell, New York.
Vlee-PreSident; William n. Hobart, Cin-
cinnatL Treasurer; Warren II. Corning,
Julius E. French of Cleveland, Lewis II.
Green OF Cincinnati, Nelson Morris, George
j. Gibson and Peter j. Hennessey OF Chi
cago, Directors. HeDnessey was also Sec
re,ary. He was arrested this morning.
Word has been received from Peoria say
ing that Greenhut has been arrested. and
gave Dan IN $4,000 to appear in court in
BOSTON next Monday. Hennessey did like.
The Indictment.
The indictment is Of an omnibus charac-
Ter. making its charges against the officers
and directors in body. 1t is returned as
OF date tie second Tuesday Of December
last. The violations of law are charged as
having been continuous since Febr uary IL,
1881 III ltcharges that during 1890 defendants
ButsuoSFu, icHttu UT ltaSSu properties OIL
competing dlsti.ling companies to the num-
Der OF seventy. From August /. 1890, up to
the time of finding the indictment they
controlled the output OF these distilieries
and sold 66,000,000 gallons at prices fixed
oy them. This tley did unjusty. unlaw-
July AMI oppresslveiy, 20 monopolize the
dist!llng and catt!e-feeding companies
Aforesaid, and their manufacture and sale
oil hlgh wines, alcohol spirits, wines and
whiskies.
Terms Of Agreement.
The indictments then set out the agree
ments between the trust and Dexter L.
Mills. Eras'us c. Garfield and John Joyce,
whereby, IN consideration of their purchase
CT trust goons. they were 10 receive rebates
OF 2 cents per gallon. The prices charged,
the indictment says, were largely in excess
OF the usual prices at which goods of the
kind were sold previous to the organza-
ton of the trust. The defendants in so
dong hid. 1t is alleged. unawfully and
oppressively prevent and counteract the
effects OF the free competition on the price
oil said spirits, aud did unlawfuliy exact
ana procure great sums of money in said
district from saids Mills and Garfield. and
as eopaitners from said Joyce and from
divers other parties.
Serving Papers.
1t is said Gibson has gone to Peoria, and
deputy las been sent there to arrest him.
Morris is in California. Papers will either be
forwarded to the Federal authorities In Cali
f0rnia for service on Morris, or he will be
notified and allowed 10 make his way TO
Boston ami give bail there.
CINCINNATI. Feb. 29.-Treasurer Hobart
and Director Greene, of the Cattle feeding
and Dstiling Company were arrested here
to-day by being requested to appear before
Commissioner Hooper. The warrant re-
quireS their appearance at Boston forth
with. Hobart says some of the dealers in
"A nf fhA rah ta
have also been indicted
CLEVELAND. Ohio, Feb. 29.-Warren F..
Cording and Julius French, two of the
Directors of the whisky trust, arrived here
under arrest by Deputy Marshal, and gave
bail in $4,000 each.
Arrest of Greenhut.
PEORIA. ILL.,, Feb. 29.-De,uty United
States Marshal Charles this afternoon ar
rested President Greenhut of the Whisky
Trust on an Indictment found against him
bv the Federal Grand Jury in Boston
Greeuhut says he considers the indictment
the result of the Sherman antitrust law
and in all probability 1t is based on the
rebate system He thinks the matter will
simmer down TO civil suit and he does not
propose 10 postpone his European tour.
The cases. he SAYS will be fought to the end.
1t is understood The defense of the officials
OF the trust will be that they are a regularly
incorporated company on large scale and
doing business under a charter from the
State Of Illinois, aud that one company can
not com blue tc create trust or monopol ly.
Pressure Brought to Bear.
BosToN, Feb. % This evening District
Attorney Allen said that never, in the his
tory Of courts did he believe had there been
a case presented where so much pressure
was brought TO bear upon the District At
toiney not 10 prosecute, as in the whisky
trCst case. The indictments were reported
on the 23d of February and placed on secre.
files,