The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-06

Giving of Rebates to Western Cattle
Shippers-Cauf ornia Opposition to the
Funding Bin-PacIfc and other Rail-
road News in Generai-St. Paul Bakers
Breathe Freer-Case Against the Calu-
met-Among the Trusts.
Chicago. Jan. 5.-In the United States
court Judge GrosscU2 today took up the
trial OF Joseph ". Rinehart, ex-presi-
dent and John y. Hanley, eX-traffic
manager, OF the SaY<a Fe railway, for
alleged deviation from the established
freight rates of the road. The indict-
ments against the men We're found over
three years ago. They were based upon
shipping Transactions during the sum-
;ner and fall of 1892.
The particular shipments are 17S car
loads of cattle shipped from Kansas City
by Jesse Thompson. The regular rate
was then 531a cents per hundred pounds.
The indictment charges that Rinehart
and Hanley gave rebate Of s. car to
Thompson.
The second is alleged shipment during
the summer and fall of 1892, TO the c. II.
Hammond Packing company and the
payment to w. z. jenkins, the manager
of the company, OF a Ike rebate of 50
car, the payment having been made Oc-
tober 3 1892.
In the prosecution General Black, the
United States district attorney, is as
sisted by James II. Shields OF Dubuque,
Ia, special attorney for the Interstate
Commerce commission. The defense is
represented by w. S. Forrest and James
W. Duncan. The selection Of a jury was
taken UP at once.
THE TRIAL BEGINS.
4 jury vas secured early in the after
noon and the trial was began by the
statement Ok the attorney for the CON-
mission.
The government indicated that it was
not 81 re Ct its ground against Rinehart
H. his OieninS statement to the jury At
torney SEie.ds for the prosecution, said
.l2 would rlovc the two deviations from
the rates, as set forth in the Indictment
lie coupled the lame of Hanley with the
proof that W0uid be submitted, but said
nothing Is to Remnants part, except
tbSI the latter was, at the time Of the
commission OF the two alleged offenses,
aU,3:tor OF the road.
Senator Duncan, representing the de-
fsnse. waving an opening address to the
jGTy. moved that ReinhaTt be di5charg-
ed from the indictment on the ground
tat the government had failed to con-
slt,cE tlS name Win us statement what
It inierded 70 prove.
judge GrOsscup asked Attorney
Shields If he could prove that Reirhart
had anything 10 do with the deviations
OF the rate. The attorney for the gov
eminent replied that he knew of no par
t:cG,ar connection to which he might re-
fer but he did expect TO show Turing
the taxing of the evidence that Reinhart
was g party to the transactions.
GOOD SHOW FOR REMNANT.
"no you expect to prove that Reinhart
was IN Illinois at any time during he
history of these transactions" inquired
Senator Duncan Of Attorney Shields. |
1--WE can show that he was not"
Before Attorney Shields could reply, !
Judge Grosscup said: The government
vii! certainly have TO prove that. If
Reinhart was not in the state of Illinois
at the time he could not be guilty. 1 Will
let the matter stand, however, until af-
ter the government has in its proof"
The first witness was II. G. Taylor a
former livestock agent of the Santa Fe
railroad, and the witness upon whose
evidence the indictments were found in
October, 1898. He was direct and posi-
tive in his evidence against Hanley. but |
admitted that he knew nothing against |
Heinhart. He claimed to have been I'M |
der Hanley's direction and was subjected |
tense. His testimony was not shaken in |
the least.
The crOss-eXamination OF Taylor took I
all of the afternoon and viii be resumed |
IL The morning.
TO FIGHT FUNDING BILLS.
Sacramento. Cal, Jan. 5.-In the as |
sembly Belshaw has introduced a resoIu- |
ton instructing Californa's delegation |
in congress to work against all Pacific |
railroad funding bills and in lieu thereof |
TO favor legislation providing for the
foreclosure and sale of the roads. uDoD
coadltlon that the government shall bid |
on the roads and operate them as q ma
Slonal enterprise for the benefit of the |
people. Camenett offered a substitute |
opposing all extensions of Pacific road |
debts; requesting senator's and rppresen
ldtNes IN congress 70 use all honorable |
means 10 defeat the funding bill: favor
HS me immediate collection of railroad !
ueots ana in the event that such debts
cannot he collected. favoring the enforce
nleht or the existing laws of the United
states concerning Pacific railroads. The
'--ii@netu resolution also provides for a
cammittee of nine. three from the se,,a+a
three from the assembly and three citj-
zenS 10 be appointed by the governor
Suth committee 10 proceed to Washing
ION 70 work against the passage Of any
funding bill Both resolutions were rc-
ierred to committee.
VALUABLE PAPERS LOST.
Washington. Jan. 5-According n =
communication sent to the senate NV
secretary Otney today. some of the ma 1
pers IN the account showing the amount
que the Pacific roads sinking fund m
account Of the subsidies paid the Pacific
Mali steamship company, have aDD3-
emily been lost. The senate adonte5
resolution on the 18th ultimo calling for
Il but Acting Secretary Curtis replies
To-Day that they cannot be found
UNION PACIFIC MATTERS.
Omaha. Neb., Jan. 5.-President :. II
y. Clark arrived from St Louis at an
early hour this morning. At II O'Clock
there vas another meeting Of the receiv-
ers ia the Union Pacific Headquarters.
Receiver Oliver w. Mink stated at the
conclusion Of the mornings meeting that
oAlY routine matters were considered
The receivers VIII leave for salt Lake
City on Thursday. There they viii wit
ness the last acts SaSregating the Ore
son Short Line and the Utah Northern
Itoil the sfail%Iy diminishing Union
"acihc system. Mr.. Mink said that
company had been formed TO puchasa
the Shov, Line al the FORECLOSURES s,la
He could rot tell the nalre Of It. II :
thought nat line VIII be operated by a
management friendly TO the U.ion Pa
cific.
SALE OF THE MACKINAW. F.:
Van Eert. O. Jan. She Mackinaw |
rahWay was sold this afternoon to :. 4
EeAioe- The consideration is Sl.00o.O00.
TRANS-MISSOURI LINES
Denver, Col. Jan. 5.-The transmits ,
souri, committee of the Western Passa--
ger ASSOCIATION adjourned at noon today