The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-03-01
WHISKEY MEN IN TROUBLE.
ARREST OF THE OFEIcERs OF TIE ZIG
WHIskEY TRUST

Indicted In Massachusetts for Violating
the sherman Antitrust Iaw-They WIN
Fight the Cnse TO the Bitter End aud
Expect 10 Carry II to the Supreme
Court-A Hard BLOW TO the Trust.
CINCINNATI. Feb 30. William W. Hobart.
treasurer. and Lewis II. Greene. trustee Of tho
Distilling and Cattle Feeding Company. wcro
arrested today. Tho warrant was based on
tho Massachusetts, Indictment against the
Whiskey Trust directors. Both gave bonds IN
$1,000 for their appearance In tho Oniten
States District Court at Boston. Mr.. Hobart
glanced through the Indictment and said: L
see that one OF the points in tho indictment Is
concerning the issuing OF rebate vouchers.
which Is held to be fraudulent. Well. | i'm
ngine there must be somo 20 900 of Theses
rebate Vouchers out. and II wo are guilty Of n
separato offence on zach, you can easily figure
out how long n fellow might remain In Jnil:
and another thing; this company was organ
lied about four years before Mr. Shcrman's
law was passed.
Mr.. Greene wanted to know what it was all
about any way. and. taking M tho indictment,
he glanced over page or two OF its Volum-
nous folds. and then laid it down with weary
expression. He wanted to know If n man
couldn't be tried whore he resided.
Mr.. Hobart will communicate with all tho
other parties to tho indictment in order to as
certain what day all can go on to BOSTON,
CHICAGO. Fob 22.-It was learned here to-
day that tho Federal Grand Jury ut Boston on
Feb II indicted all OF the officers and di-
rcctors OF the Cattle Feeding and Distiins
Company, better known as tho Mh hiSkey
J;ss. D. Grcsnhat of r"Grta I SrSsEd brn
Vice President and director: VIM. n. H2hart Of
Cincinnati. Treasurer and directors: Warren
II. Corning OF Cleveland. director; Jul,uS !.
% Cleveland.
OF Chicago. directors: George, j. Gibson.
Sssss oi scssSr an" @ war;
rants for the arrest OF the officers Of tn" trust
5ny at this h i sa.. ssH Sp sn
Hoyne The warrants Issued were for the AZ;
prehension q Grecnhnt. Gibson. Morris, n, mi
Morris and hs91 GresnG"t lives in r"P Pn
'Fhc onccrs learned later that Norris is now
" EosioS, Fob 2n-The arrest of the officers
Of the Whisky Trust on processes issued
from Boston was CONFIRMED tonight by Knitted
Grani j Try Of this state. but refused to give
trust "a.' said be s. did not know what, l,Yst..r
mi to sT 81 the trs r ss "s'
about this natter" said he rs it to pc sup
orsS S, Ike this ars going to Jun away
BECAUSE they i:ar POSSIBLE arrest ,,;r ,.,,,,-
at The t Hsry to the n sl 1n w BEEN be r r
scented t" the Federal Grand Jury certain facts
r ns out Of ths state n' Il is
ss o TSas s it nH G
in other states. An ero!t vii Vi be made to show
that th. hstsTy at a pn ns r rant
that San e reproduced for between $aoOoE.op'
The trust had information ofth, proceed
Which net rs is agents ia selling its goods;
The firms have books SontannS liinted
number Of gniIons 81 whIsksy be secures the
quantity through tho deaItas firms pays qSs
U.s. esss Ill.,, ess TS;. I'll sSs 20. rel q
he sstds his voucher 10 ieoria ana gets rs
%sp "sy ehc9 ss es \" "s 'SS
ore agents 81 III" trust he Loses his entir" re-
tain Just exactly iron whom wiiskoy Is pur;-
CHASED. This irhatr il the mntt"r on Which
having SEVEN cents on each gallon locked up
In the trusts strong box the trust makes s,a u
re6ats p money viii rIn up into hunireis Of
thousands Of dollars when the total amount Of
sales per vrhr in this country is taken into
District. Att,rney Allen said tonight that that
pevsr in tn" history Of the courts had there
was brought 10 i,r".r upon tho Distri Att3r-
!" as ,snort es osane FEB r4s
functions were, given 70 the clerks Of the court
should publish tho news and the persons pro- pro;
nnsea t be "a arrested es ,ht Mr. AeH sn
hut had engaged passage to Europe to sail ON
The following statement in behalf Oft
company IS mah% In r"Iat3n I" ine nroSSe
1 pamy q N III Drs na Sat o"' bset
osson: At Of Congress kGoEm a. the s
s11 aSs G2 nat ts npH ff
WtS anySSdy es has
With Of the
Mi; tH n m,'s" y' eIl SA'"' ''''''s ''' '"
thl @ net dSw bad 10 cVe "" haSs
such case when the act was passed. " Is
HarsG ca" :" IT., the prne IT. Of NJ
merchant win always make better arrangs,
ments Will retail dealers Who o VII t aGr'SG to
"The UniteI states District Attorney Of Bos,
ton has taken the matter up and Erodn,e%d
titled to the arrangement between the dis
filling company and tho, distributors OF It's
Interpretation Of DO INV; ne has caused indct;;
Issued and sent for service to tic United States
MARSHALL Of the various districts in which the
indicted pfiicials live. They nre required to
and when they do SO new bail will be required
for appearance for trial.
slnasmucll ms tho new law has never been
passed upon by the courts. the questions In
voIysd In the present iitlGation wi will Of course.
OF the statute. 1t will also have to be deter
mined whether the facts alleged in the ipdiet-
m"nt constitute violation Of tho law. IT can
these questions will roIuiro many months OF
litigation. and that before the points rnisod ara
scented to the court Of last resort, namoy. the