New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-08
CIGARETTE TRUST ~ COTRT.

Ai'"O MENI HEARD IN CHICAGO on MOIONEY.s
SUIT AGAINST THE MONOPOLY.
Chicago. Jan. THE suit brought ~, ,,,r.o
GENERAL Maurice T. Moloney on behalf NJ tho mo-
pi' Oh Illinois, against the American Toh,.o.
pahy' also called the Cigarette Trust asknr, or"
,' ' injunction against the company n 70
s"d" II from Going business in Illinois came ho-
iore Judge Gibbons this morning
Inc Attorney General filed an .xba,.., ,.
NATION IN chanceTy against the company aIIeg
| ing that II existed and did business IN voIa,,o,
| or the Anti Trust law Of the State The company
hled demurrer TO the information and oral argu-
mehts on this demurrer comprised the proceedings
before Judge Gibbons all day
| The Attorney-Generai appeared to conduct the
case for the people. and the company was repre-
scented by w. w. Fuller. of New-York City. gen.
eral counsel and Charles H. Aldrich. x-Solicitor-
General OF the United States local counsel. Mr.
Aldrich opened the case with arguments in sup
port OF the demurrer. His brief set forth at length
the allegations made against the company in the
| Attorney Generals bill 1t stated that the COM
pany was organized in 1889 and 1890 by Allen &
| Ginter. of Richmond Va: w. S. Kimball & Co..
OF New York: w Duke G. Sons. of North Carolina
The Kinney Tobacco Company. of North Carolina.
and Goodwin & Co.. Of New-York. The alleged
trust had capital stock of $25.c0,O0o when organ
lied which was afterward increased to $1,000 0co.
The concern was attacked on the ground that it
was formed for the purpose of establishing mo-
nopoly in restraint of the sale and to control the
manufacture in this country of cigarettes made or
paper The bill alleged that the company had sue
ceeded in obtaining control of 80 per cent OF the
cigarette business of the country. and that its or
ganization was accomplished simply to suppress
the pital stock had been turned over 10 the me
bers Of the combination in payment Tor their
plants patents and other property
The names and residences OF the stockholders as
set forth in the peoples bill, and the number or
shares of common stock held by each: were as
follows: Lewis Gnter and John Pope. OF Richmond.
Va 20 shares each; George Arentz ana James -
Duke of New-York 20 shares each Benjamin y.
Duke ard George w Watts, of Durham, y. G., ~
shares each: Francis S. Kinney. OF Butler. \. G.,
Of Rrooklvn ~ V. 20 shares each and William >.
Eimbail of Rochester. y. Y, 20 shares. The con
tract which the company causes us agents 10 slsm
IL also forth. containing clauses pinuine an
agents not to cut prices and to buy only from the
American Tobacco Company. .
Mr. Aldrich contended that the combination was,
names which must remain exclusively the prop,
erty OF the person or corporation which created
them. the same as patent rishIs Inere was no no
tobacco to be had in open market with whicn
others might make cigarettes II they chose. he
sarcastically added: Of course. me o'hey I'LL
ments he Il presumed to know. and Is not loaning
his high office and the great name or this state 70
cigarette COMPANY TO lhI"re aho'ner ''s''e'e
M Aldrich pointed out that the Attornev-tien-
araI could be proceeding only under the statute
passed 90 1888. which was void because IL did
hihit them thus lacking the essential clements or
The Attorney General. in reply commended that
,ba net of 1893 did attempt to repeal the
ArtiTrust law Of 1891. The act or 1877 contained
ali that was omitted in that OF 1899; 1t was his
duty to protect the people when the law was being
,ioiated without waiting until rosues 1eI out
wa honest men might come by their own dues
arr,,nents will be resumed Tomorrow