The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-05-16

n, Request ct ttsorne, General Knox.
rp,Sr. Nav B.-Ths inquiry before
30. landon instituted nv Attorney
..,,l Davies under tho Antitrust law. |
q Vow to determining whether the
,..rcy.Gcncral would he warranted In
t,,,rue nm action to prevent the Beef
-..., representatives from doing business
9, t, state began at noon.
y " Ncr~iith. Andrew W. Gerlach
,.g wed Lp~,ein were the only three
u,.,.,.- Who put In appearance Albert
Flulran. of Boardman. Plat a Solely.
"a. o. only attorney To appear on behalf
.. ,ri.t He said he represented
A.r..r 20
" ,rrlarh. a retail butcher In New York
aid he had bsen in the business for
...,. Ven wears lie said that once. in
With swift 4 Co. when he paid for
..,f he made his check out for several
.rt. lcss than the beef charged him. as
b. t..f VAS short in weight. His check
g. . rafrsed. Afteiward he tried TO deal
swift and Armour. but could not get
rrpm them unless he paid in advance.
u. vas informed that Swift had placed him
.. L.acllis'. because. rs the witness said.
D.. |.H rt.scd 90 pay for the overweight
t..f Tho Amount Of difference between
,.r.. a. and Swift was only Is cents. swift
... O.. tly s"'tlclhy deductinsth M q Scents.
60. lp>., IN, a New York city attorney.
Do. -.~ond witness Mr.. fiero asked
d. ,i-t tao thai he had In his possession
~. and communications With reference
Dbl. -,sraious OF the Reef Trust. He
ul Tot. though he had seen what
f.t.-,i - ~ n letterbook containing
.r".t t%rI'iors which passed between
~ r.aalv aud his confidential man, +. l..
,-ary rhr book had never been in his
t-4.--ior, bu, lelou ged TO n client He re-
food 10 ii-clo-' th. name Of his client. and
VI. Firro Insisted no In ordered TO answer,
o.. ,rrt 80 directed
", Epstein persisted In refusing To
..,r Rrf.re~ Inndon -aid he thought
Cd. r,uir ~hould t- divulyed. Mr.. Ep-
. .-,rt for tim" to consider the que~-
,.. aru 90" got until 10 O'Clock. to which
...., .a adjournment was taken.
WIN tie hearing was continued this
r.. .r.pu ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Dawes an
r.yi that he had received a telegram
'.. Nr,rucy-Gcncral Knox. at Washing
-. uc that one OF the main witnesses
..,.~' DO" Reef Trust In the present in
.. H. not called upon TO testify for at
...., a week This witness IL u W Mer-
..'n. formerly manag for Swift 4 Co.
n N"w York city and for Armour IA some
OIL. ar locality. whose testimony also Is
Ing used IN the Federal processing againSi
-. B.Ys Trust MIR Meredith Was present
~ ',-tav- hranns and wiiil- the Attorney
,rr"raIs man witness against IA" itust
d.. court agreed tn JpStpOu" the eNaiuAIa-
'.. Of Mr.. Mcr,-ilth a. requested
Nr Pl~teiu announced that lee would
'.ru-h Acknowledgement Dawes The name
a' h- clicu' and lie Information r"gariing
'i. ltttcrtopk and communication touch
fus'Ir Reel Trust wnich Wen" the property
g N- client and which has t--'n iurtiI-h.u
ir I'.f"d states District Attorney BurL''i,
a. \'N YORK ,Ifv
u. 'rpc Landon said that thus ended the
.. cent. a. the Acknowledgement seemed
.. ~4ti-nei A. no other witness wsrs
r....t. .i' rr'cr,-' adJournei the inquiry
u., Thursday At II ~ \ VI
.a developed that the Attorney
.. - not going To examine all 81 his
r.' '.. Witnesses t-fur. tho rfeU'e,
.Nam.ne Arthur Colby and the
.rrsI l-,.'"In agent IN N-wN"rS "rtv OF
~. Nr-..u l-rf packers before supreme
Conn. Jl-i.c~ chester The proceedings
,.r. i.,iicI IN this manner 50 that none Of
49,. Duuu.c'ed with tho trust would i-
.,amu.d before he pfarce and COns.-
.r.,.lv 'hr attorney for the trust could uot
Interfere with ia" taking 81 testimony
Hs.IFfH me- ftsftsrts', a. ftNf OI 'iff hfillirf~
r,f-o-, natives Of The trust are parties
o.. f.af ur1,e-4iipg N - expected. how
...r. nat tie examination Of the witnesses
uC.p. Justice Ih"-'rr. which i 20 iegtn a.
900 VI Tomorrow. viii IT, s'opiS"i With a
.r , ono, order
-~..trre- are Guy for he pte-.rr" h"r"
..rr.N - Arthur Colby, Who. - j.
eyed .n the H. ition. ixe~ ia" priC"s
... igcl for b.cf In this state hy
..,,fal Eastern representative ot
-. ~. II - a.
Oh t" general business and
...~...rrarycs N tia state Of Armour
$50. ,lishy Packing Company. Nelson,
'.rr.- , 60 swift 4 Co. ShMarz-"lild
= .|y..rccr and the q W
r.r. n 80, are foreign corporations
d.. . r-.rc-. m tins state under -.stlou
10. 90 tar"r1l corporation law through
. .-.ar." lv "a" Secretary OF stat" 81
.r #.o'o authorizing each company To
.. .. H,-- Ee-"
n. .,. unconventional can ret sn ficien'
..r..r from witnesses whom he "N-
90 .s-'ifv before Referee lHrdon
..r 40 ask 'l" curt 20 revoke the certth-
.- p .rir,-i'v issued by the Secretary
~.u authorizing the@e foreign packing
..l'rus to 30 business in this stat"
N.'Y.uev-Gcucral thinks he vii be
H.u' ,. rrp,c an agreement between those
...r .-r'sne in restraint ~ trade and for
rHrpc-" Il -raiSing the price Of beef
.- Ar,orr ~v-Gcnrral saws III. packers
s,.,ri I'. tho agreement referred 10 on
~ :. 800
70 Internationally p~rti'ion serves
.,r u sis intent 20 bring action under
90 n,urcl'y Law against six firms. Armour
Co.. the CIdahv Packing Comranv,
N.t-,r No-ris A 60 swift 4 Co, Srhwar7-
. d. 4 Su'ztsrgcr. and q ". Hammond
.. "ani Oh. u"rsoue who mr." The Cffoers,
, .r,rrrs ar,l dirrC'or th"rNof
TH" names II such persons - acting \
r-r,co,s agents ~ Representatives have
aar and arc resp@c'i vclv on behalf 81 swift
Go William " Moves ana Georgo1 Ed
aids: ou behalf - Armour \ Co. Charles
,a'hmrh: on hrhalf ~ Schwarzschiid n
~ o. CO.. James 4. Howard; on behalf "
10 CIdnny Packing Company. /. VI Chr--
.ar. on behalf ~ q n Hammond 4 Co .
rlpwas " Whc~ler: on behalf 81 Nelson,