Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-20
FIRST BOUT IN COURT
Beef Trust and Government
Lock Horns.
CONTEST IN CHICAGO
DISCUSSION OF TEMPORARY RE-
sTRAINING ORDER BEGUN.
Both Sides Represented by Distin-
9uished Counsel-In Judge
Grosscup's Court.
CONTEST IN CHICAGO

CHICAGO, May 20.-The first engage
| ment in the open between the United States
government and the packers known as the
big Six" began at o'clock today. wher
United States District Attorney 8. H.
Bethea. before Judge P. s. Grosscup in the
United States circuit court, made motion
for a temporary restraining order. All
that has gone before has been but light
skirmishing In laying out of lines of at
tack and defense.
Attorney Bethea had with him Assista mt
Attorney General W. A. Day, Solicitor Gen.
eral j. K. Richards, United States District
Attorney Worthington of Springfield, ILL.,,
and United States District Attorney Jos.
Healing of indianapolis
On the other side were arrayed the attor-
neys for the packers. headed by John S.
Miller, and comprising Thomas A. Moran
Louis c. Krauthoff. James E. Meagher. A
N. Veeder and Henry NJ. Wolf
AS soon court was recOnvened after
the noon recess Attorney Bethea was given
recognition
Government Bill Read.
He asked the privilege of calling the at
tention Of the court to the case Of the
United States of America against Swift &
Co and Others this being the legal title OF
the now famous suit involving the existence
of the alleged beef trust IA read the bill
praying for temporary rest raining order
and to sustain the petition cad from a
great bundle of affidavns.
All of these alleged the same conditions
in the meat trade which have been set
forth In the bill already published, each
taking up some particular phase of the
allegations. The general purpose Of their
presentation was to make out before the
court prima facie case of disobedience
n l.
trust laws.
Attorney Bethea read only a few of the
affidavits In his possession which he said
covered the allegations substantially.
Mr.. Bethea then gave way to Assistant
United States Attorney Day. who made
brief argument for the evidence in favor
of granting the temporary order.
Text Of Restraining Order.
The restraining order asked for was sub
stantially as follows:
The government asked that temper
airy order issue from this court restraining
until final hearing or until further order of
the court the defendants. the Cudahy
Packing Company. Armour & Co.. the Ar
nour Packing Company. the G. H. Ham
mond Company. the Schwarschild & Sulz-
berger Company (corporations). Nelson
Morris. Edward Morris and Ira N. Morris
(copartners as Nelson Morris & Coz, j.
Ogden Armour. Patrick A. Valentine. Cal
vim NJ Favorite. Arthur Meeker. Thomas
j. Corners. Charles F. Langdon. Michael
Cudahy. Edward Cudahy. Patrick Cudahy
Albert f. Borchert, Gustav F. Swift. Louis
F. Swift, Lawrence A. COrton. D. Edward
Hartwell, Jesse P. Lyman, Frank Voge
Louis Pfaelzer, VIM. Russell. Albert H
Needer. Henry Veeder. Edward c. Swift
Ferdinand Sulzberger and w. H. Noyes
citizens of Illinois. Massa chusetts and New
York. their agents and attorneys and al
other persons acting or claiming to act fol
them from violating the provisions of the
act OF Congress entitled AN act tG
protect trade and commerce against un.
lawful restraints and monopolies and
to restrain the packers from engaging
or continuing in any combination or con.
spiracy as to trade and commerce In fresh
meats The order then goes on to ASK
that the packers be restrained from the
various overt acts charged in the bill
filed and says: AT the several stock yards
and open and competitive markets in Chit
cago, Omaha. Sioux City. st. Joseph, MO
Kansas City, East st. Louis. ST. Paul and
any other place In the United States where
they customarily purchase live stock com.
ing from those markets"