The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-06-19
NOBODY is GUILTY
UNLESS BROKERS M'OARTNEY AND
SEYMOUR ABE.

Their Cases Are all That are Left OF th'
Sugar Trust Witnesses Who Failed ts
Give Down-shrivsr and Edwards. News
paper Mon, Are Turned Loose, With the
Plea That Newspaper Communication
Are Privileged Pretty Vol Established
Tobacco Trust Cases-Hard Luck Fol
Teller Maxwell-Court News.
Washington, June. .1s.-John S. Shriver,
the correspondent Of the New York Mail
and Express, was today declared not
guilty Of contempt in refusing to answer
questions OF the senate committee il re-
istion 20 the Sugar trust inves-igation.
Mr.. Shriver was the fourth Of the alles-
ed recalcitrant witnesses. Messrs. Have
meyer and Searles, president and secre-
tary Of the American Sugar Refining
company, both having been discharged
while Broker Eiverton r. Chapman was
convicted and served one month in jail.
Judge Bradley based his decision in
| the Snriver case on two points: First,
that the witness had not been legally
summoned, and, secocd, that the ques-
ton asked him was not pertinent. The
contention Of the defense that communi-
cations 10 newspaper men are privileged
as class the same as are communica-
tons to priests, lawyers and physicians,
the court refused to sustain. but the
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| to ask the witness the name Of his in
formant was rot pertinent question, the
counsel for the defense now hold that a
precedent Is established which virtually
| brings newspaper witnesses within the
privileged class.
EDWARDS ALSO FREE.
Washington. June 1S.-The jury. under
orders from the court. this afternoon
brought in 4 verdict c. not guilty in .he
case of E. j. Edwards, New York cor
respondent of the Philadelphia Press. On
trial for contempt Of the SeEate Sugar
Trust investigating committee. The
ground was that Edwards had never
been legally summoned. District Attor-
ney Davis gave notice that he would call
UP the cases Of Brokers Mccartney and
Seymour, the last of the recalcitrant wit
resses, on Monday next.
TOBACCO TRUST CASES.
New York, June 1S.-The trial OF the
officers Of the American Tobacco COM
pany, indicted for alleged conspiracy un-
der the antitrust law Of this state. was
resumed this morning. Theodore Allen
was called by the prosecution and asked
again concerning his suit against the de-
PENDANTS at the time Of the formation OF
the so-called trust, for commissions earn
ed, as he alleged. in bringing the COM
panies together. He declared that all DIFF
ferences had since been amicably adjust
ed, ard that he was now on good ierms
with all Of them.
An attempt on the part Of the prose-
cu.ion to bring out evidence as to the
methods Of the trust prior o 1890 was
objected to by Mr.. Choate, and the OBJ
lection was sustained. The witness.
Mr.. Allen. testified that Mr.. Duke. pre-
vious to the formation Of the comhina-
ton, told him it cost his firm s50S ,0G0 for
advertising in 1885, Ginter told lnim it
cost his firm $3.50, 900 for advertising the
same year. There was some talk as to
the remedy for competition.
Upon cross-examination, the witness
said that the consolidation was formed
for the purpose OF economy in the man.
ufacture Of cigarettes. Witness main
teined that the present price Of cigar
cites was 15 per cent lower than it was
ness independently.
President Hauptman. Of the firm Of
Peter Hauptman & Co., st. LOUIS JOB |
bers in tobacco and cigars. testified that |
previous to 1893 his firm handled about |
15.000,G00 trust cigarettes yearly. In |
1893 ne bought cigarettes from the Ma
tonal Cigarette company, and after |
that the American Tobacco company re-
fused to fill his orders, claiming that ne |
had violated the agreement by which |
the trust held the jobbers. He went to |
the ST. Louis headquarters Of the |
American Tobacco company and had a |
conversation with Mr.. Brown. The lat |
er told h.m that he must quit selling |
Admiral cigarettes or the trust would |
quit selling him the goods OF its man |
usacture.
Witness was asked by District At |
torney Olcott if he gave in TO Mr.. Brown. |
and he replied that ne did not A iet- |
ter sent 10 the witness by the American |
Tobacco company was offered in evil |
dence and read. It was TO the effect that |
the company felt constrained to discon-
t:nue selling him further goods excep: |
al net prices. without discount. Not un-
til June, 1896. was the witness able 70 |
purchase goods OF the American To- |
bacco company's manufacture. Spot |
cash had always been paid by him for
the trust goods. The trust not only re-
fused 10 sell him tobacco, but he also |
was not allowed to buy goods from
trust cigarettes.
Witness was still in The witness chair
when tie case was adjourned until to-
morrow morning.
SUMMARILY FIRED.
San Francisco. June ls-Despite the
fact that ne was compelled 10 testify in
the Davis Will case 70 the effect .hat he
believed the signature 20 the alleged will
20 be a forgery, George Maxwell. afse-
twenty years service as paying teller for
the FRS; National bank OF this city. has
been summariiy discharged for violating
the confidence OF the institution in his
startling testimony.
THE FAIR WILL CASE.
San Francisco. June 1s-Mrs. Nettie !,
Cravens spent another dag upon the
witness stand today. but in spite ot the
efforts O. her counsel IN tha: direction.
she was not permitted 70 tell the whole
s;o-y % her relations with the late SEN
a1or Fair. the court holding that she
cariI nnIy be c-nss-Axsr1irai NJ this |