Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-23
TOBACCO COMPANY TRIAL.
Cross-ExaminntiOn to show That
Compnny's Methods Are Harmless.

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 p HER. a jobber in tobacco.
in Syracuse, was asked as TO conversa-
ton he had with Henry j. Stockwell. He
said that Stockwel called upon him ana
asked him if he did not know that he
was violating his contract with the Ameri-
can Tobacco Company In selling rival
concerns cigarettes. The witness SAID
h told Mr. Stockwell that he did not
understand that he was under any con-
tract with the American Tobacco Com
many. He told Mr. Stockwell that he
could get cigarettes Of the American
Company from jobbers. Mr.. Stock
well replied that he might do this Tor
q short time. but that the boxes OF cigar
cites manufactured by the American To-
bacco Company were all numbered, ana
that the service Of supplies would soon be
cut OK.
ON cross-examination the witness said
that he was in partnership with Mr..
Iiehtman. who was an agent OF the
National Tobacco Company, from Au-
gust. 1889, for two and half years. MI:
Iiehtman failed in August. 1875 ana
Wheeler & Co. became the agents oil
the National Company, called upon WI
ness. and offered him the agency OF the
company for the State. Mir. Moore told
him that all orders procured by agents
~ the company from retailers would be
forwarded TO him. Mr.. Moore also told
him he would be supplied with all the
ciqarettes he required IL the American
rohacco Company refused to sell 10 hlIn.
Noore agreed to put the price on these
cigarettes at $3.45 per thousand. less
per cent. s-.. -,
lanes L. Whalen, a manufactures OF
and dealer in cigars and tobacco In Ro-
chester was the next witness. He sald
that ne had had dealings with the Ameri-
can Tobacco Company for three years.
He had signed the agreement OF ina,
company. on April r. 1SS5 ne receiVeu
a consignment of cigarettes from inc
National Tobacco Company. lie hau
been filling orders for goods OF the com
many previously. Early IN 1894 AT. otoch
weIi came into his store and asked MN
20 ha d,d NOT think he was violating his
oontract with the American Company III
,ndline the goods of the National COM
Inv witness denied that he was hand
inc goods for that company, ana
Mr Stockwen said that he under
o,ood that witness was filling orders Tor
cigarettes made by the National Tobacco
Comnanv Mr.. Whalen said that he ad-
mitted doing so.
CHOATE'S CROSS-EXAMlNATloN.
A. Cboate's cross-examination or
,,,,,,essos to-day sought to draw from
o., a statement that the alleged I'M
,ao,fnl agreement between the American
rohacco Company and dealers d,d not
,.ork "a hardship to jobbers. manufac-
turers retailers. or wholesalers
Iorome e. Maltby, wholesale dealer
IN tobacco. of Corning, n. Y. SAID ne
had signed the consignment agresnen'
q, 1900 and received consignments for a
wear. He then began dealing WIN the
! National Company. A few weeks later
~ S.,i,ness claimed. he received let
,ar from Mr.. Stockwell, saying that
,saroaf,er he could only buy American
Tn,'acco Company goods at Tong prices
~ Maitbv explained that the long
nr,ca was the price paid by retailers.
rsaac Ross. New York jobber, said
~, he had operated under the consign-
80" -, aoreement of the American To-
| bacco Company in 1885, and then nc nao
received a letter saying that the com
nanv would not send him any more goods
| on consignment. 49, r.,,,.
senator Lexow. chairman OF the JOINT
7 legislative Committee to invesusue
sr,,sts was called to the stand LOT the
n,osecution, TO repeat the testimony
given before his committee py onccIS
~ the American Tobacco Company as &c
| tho formation of the company opJec,
sion was made to his testimony anu
| the court adjourned.