The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-06-23
TOBACCO TARTARS
Getting Their Daily Roast
on a Spit.
FRED HEIRS TESTIMONY
ONE STOCKWELL OUTS OFF
FURTHER STOCK.
A SPY AGAINST OTHER DEALERS
Other Witnesses Follow With the Same Story
A Most Astounding and Conscienceless..
Restraint of Men Who Were Ex-
arcieipo Hounnon ;hor4v
ercising Common Liberty,

New York, June 22.-The trial of the
officers of the American Tobacco Com
pany upon the charge of conspiracy in
restraint of trade was resumed to-day.
] Frederick +. Heir, jobber in tobacco,
in Syracuse, was asked as to a converse
ton he had with Henry ]. Stockwell He
said that Stockwell called upon him and
asked him if he did not know that he
was violating his contract with the
American Tobacco Company, in selling
Il rival concerns cigarettes. The wit
ness said he told Mr.. Stockwell that he
did not understand that he was under
any contract with the American Tobacco
Company. He told Mr.. Stockwell that
he could get cigarettes Of the American
Company from jobbers. Stockwell replied
| that he might do this for short time,
but that the boxes Of cigarettes, manu-
factured by the American Tobacco Com
pany, were all numbered and that the
services of supplies would soon be cut off.
On cross examination the witness said
he was in partnership with Mr.. Light
man, who was an agent Of the National
Tobacco Company from August, 1889
for two and one half years. Mr. Light
man failed in August, 1898, a Wheel
eT anu company DtCdIIe Tie dS Iue
National Company, called upon fess
and offered him the agency Of the som
pany for the State. Mr.. Moore told him
that all orders procured by agents OF the
company from retailers would be for
warded to him. Mr. Moore also told him
that he would be supplied with all the
cigarettes he required if the American
Tobacco Company refused to sell to hiH-
/ 10 khn hos
cigarettes at S3.45 per thousand less 2
per cent. James l.. Whalen, a manu-
faeturer and dealer in cigars and tobac-
co in Rochester was the next witness He
said that he had had dealings with the
American Tobacco Company for three
years. He had signed the agreement OF
that company.
On April u, 1895, he received the first
consignment of cigarettes from the Ma
tional Tobacco Company.
He had been filing orders for goods
of the company previously. Early in
1894 Mr. Stockwell came into his store
and asked him if he did not think he waE
violating his contract with the American
Company in handling goods Of the Ma
tional. Company. Witness denied that
he was handling the goods for that COM
derstood that witness was filing orders
for cigarettes made by the National To-
bacco Company.
Mr.. Whalen said that he admitted de-
ing so.
Mr.. Choate's cross-examination of wiz
nesses to-day sought to draw from them
statement that the alleged unlawful
agreement between the American Te-
bacco Company and dealers did not work
hardship to iobbers, manufacturers, re-
tailers or wholesalers
Jerome G. Maltby, wholesale dealer
in tobacco, of Corning, N. Y, said he had
signed the consignment agreement in
1892, and received consignments for a
year. He then began dealing with the
National Company. A few weeks later,
the the witness claimed, he received
letter from Mr.. Stockwell, saying that
hereafter he could only buy American
Tobacco Company goods at "long prices"
Mr.. Maltby explained that the "long"
price was the price paid by retailers.
Isaac Boss, a New York jobber, said
that he had operated under the consign-
ment agreement of the American To-
bacco Company in 1895 and then he re-
ceived a letter saying that the company
would not send him any more goods or
consignment.
Senator Lexow, chairman of the joins
legislative committee to investigate
trusts, was called to the stand for the
prosecution to repeat the testimony given
before his committe by officers of the
American Tobacco Company as to the
formation of this company. Objection
was made to his testimony and the court
adjourned.