The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1892-03-03
AFTER THE TRUST |
Officers Of the Whisky Trust Ar
rested for Violation Of Anti
Trust Laws.
The Indictments Charge Unlaw-
full Prevention Of Free
Competition.

CHICAGO, March lit is at last definitely
known that the federal grand jury at Bos-
ton on Feb II indicted all of the officers
and directors OF the Cattle Feeding and Dis
tillins company, better known as the
whisky trust, for violation Of the Sherman
antitrust law. To-day United States Mar
shall Hitchcock's deputies are engaged in
serving warrants for the arrest Of the in.
dicted men. The following named persons
are the indicted: 5#e
Joseph B. Greenhut OF Peoria president of the
trust: Herbert L.. Terrell Of New York vice
PRESIDENT; William N. Hobart of Cincinnati
treasurer: Warren Fl. earning and julius E.
French OF Cleveland, Ohio; Lewis H. Greene OF
Cincinnat Nelson Morris, George J. Gibson and
Peter J. Hennessey OF Chicago, directors. Hen
nessey is also secretary.
The other warrants issued in this district
are Tor Greenhut, Gibson and Norris, Glib
son is supposed to be in this city and
Greenhut is in Peoria; but Morris is in Cal
ifocnia. - -. n,
Mr.. Hennessey appeared before United
States Commissioner Hoyne and was re-
leased on $4,000 bail. AS President J. Il.
Greenhus contemplated going on visit to
Europe within Few days, it was decided
to make the arrests at once. ...'...s. .--.s-
The indictment is OF an omnibus char
acter, making its charges against the off
GERS and directors in body. 1t is returned
as of date OF the second Tuesday in De-
cember last. The violations of the law are
charged as having been continuous
since Feb. II, 1890 It charges tina
during 1890 the de endant purchas !,
rented or leased the properties of
competing distilling CONF anies to the mum.
Der or seventy. From Aug. l, 1890, up to
the time Of the finding OF the indictment
they controlled the output of these tii,til-
leries and sold &c. OOO,O gallons at prices
fixed by them. This they, did ''uniustly.
unlawiully and oppressively, to monopoiize
to the Djstilling and Cattle Feeding COM
as oresaid the manufacture and sale of
high wines, alcohol. spirits, gins and whis-
kies' f.
The Indictment then sets out agreements
between the trust and Dexter T. Mills,
Erastus c. Garfield and John Joyce where
by IN consideration of their purchase of
trust goods they were to receive rebates of
cents per gallon. The prices charged, the
indictment says, were largely in excess Of
the usual prices at which goods o: the kind
were sold previous to the organization of
the trust. TIE defendants in so doing did,
it is alleged, unlawiully and oppressi yely
prevent and counteract the effects of free
competition on tine price o. said spirits and
did unlaw1ully exact and procure great
sums of money in said district from the
said Mills and Garfield. as CO. partners, and
from the said Joyce and from divers other
persons contrary to law.' ...=
PRESIDENT GEEESuUT ARREsrE Ed
PEORIA, ILL.,. March 1.-Haller E. charter.
deputy United States marshal this afternoon:
arrested j. 3. Greenhut. president of the
whisky trust, on the Indictment found
against him by the federal grand jury at
Boston. He expected this. and prompt
~ announced that he would give
court He takes things philoso.
phically. and says he presunes the
indictments are due to the pressure brought
to bear Tor political reasons in the admins
tration. He considers the indictments the
result Of the Sherman antitrust law and In
all probabilities based on the rebate sys-
tenn. He thinks the matter will sim er
down to civil suit and does not propose
to postpone his European tour The cases
will be fought to the end
CLEVELAND DIRECTORS RESTED
:. CLEVELAND, OHIO, March 1.-Warren. E.
Corning and Julius French. the two direct
ors OF the whisky trust living in Cieye and.
arrived home to-day from the East. They
were met at the train by United States
deputy marshal VINO in1orme ed them that
he held warrants for their arrest They
went before Judge Kicks. of the United
States court and surrendered themselves,
giving bail each in the sum of $4,000 for
their appearance in Boston whenever they
shall be wanted. ~ -rse
ATTORNEY PRINCE INTERVIEWED.
BosToN, March1.-Charle A. Prince.
counsel Tor the whisky trust, when seen
this afternoon, had received no official no.
tlfcation. of the arrests in Chicago, and
was unable to obtain any from United
States District Attorney Allen. Mr. Prince
said:,. $3.50 ~ go
fail to see the necessity of being so secretive
about this matter. 1t is to be supposed that
r men who are connected with big Organization
IKE TINS are going to run away because they
lear possible arrest? 1t is absurd. We are not
AFRAID to have this matter tested and it is not
likely that we will run away from It, cannot
say, OF course who might be- made parties to
this matter or what arrests miga5 be made.