The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-24
New York Representatives Of
the Packers Now in Jersey.
MAY CALL UPON GOVERNOR
Attuasy General Davies Urged to Use
EVER Means 10 His Power 10 Get Them
Back 10 Jurisdiction.

New York. May 2i-Following the hasty
removal of their books from the offices
in this city 10 Jersey City. outside the
jurisdiction OF the New York courts and
authorities, the representatives or the
beef trust in New York have crossed the
river also. Attorney General Davies said
in Albany yesterday that his detectives.
who had been searching for days. had
located Arthur Colby. the trusts arbi-
traitor, and the eastern representatives, OF
Swift & Co, Armour a. Co. the Cudahy
company and other western packing con-
Germs in Jersey City and Newark
'These men are now beyond the juris-
diction of the state courts" said the at
torney general. "and We will have 10
prove our case without them. We cannot
serve subpoenas in New Jersey.
The testimony OF the beef trusts rep
resentatives is required to prove the ex-
istence of an agreement TO prevent COM
petition and TO keep up the price of beef.
Mr.. Davies was asked IL he would make
any effort to obtain the presence OF
eubordinates in the absence OF the prfn-
cipals, but he declined to answer.
MAY APPEAL TO CRIMINAL LAW.
1t was learned in Albany, however. that
Special Deputy Attorney-General j. New
ton Fiero has made careful examina-
tion Of the criminal portion OF the Anti
Trust law and had advised Mr.. Davies TO
appeal TO Governor Odell In order that
the unwilling witnesses might be com
PEELED TO appear before Justice Chester
in the supreme court next Monday.
Mr.. Fiero is OF the opinion that the
governor may effectually appeal TO the
New Jersey authorities to produce Mr..
Colby and the others. Eight Pinkerton
detectives are In the service OF the at
torney generals department., and there
Is a prospect that orders may be Issued
20 them to apprehend the fugitives and
bring them within the state regardless
of what legal technicalities may inter-
vene.
Because OF the absence of material wit
nesses. the inquiry into the beef COM
bine which was TO have been continued
before ex-Judge j. s. Landon. as referee,
in Albany yesterday, was postponed until
next Tuesday. Attorney-General Davies
explained that his principal witness. ~.
w. Meredith. upon whom he relies large
~ is I'm Chicago as witness for the
federal government. Meredith was for
meriy manager for Swift & Co.
NEW RESIDENCE OF TRUST MEN.
Jersey City. Hohoken and Newark are
entertaining all of the eastern representa-
tives OF the big packers, and all the
books and papers that Attorney General
Davies wanted 10 get hold of were taken
20 Jersey City last Monday. Swift &
Co.'S books are in the company's New
Jersey plant in Ninth street, and Mr..
Colby, whose home is In Brooklyn, has
engaged rooms nearby. The books OF
Armour & Co. are in the offices at Hen
derson and Fourth streets.
The books and papers and New York
representatives OF Hammond a. Co. are
in Hoboken. Nelson Morris books and
men and the attaches OF the Cudahy COM
pany's New York beef Office are in New
ark The beef men expect TO remain IN
exile until after the attorney generals In
ouiry in this state Is completed
w. L. Perkins, one of the principal men
On the employ OF Swift e. Co, was at the
Hotel Washington, Jersey City, until
few days ago. His present address is not
known.
In case the New Jersey authorities
should be moved to action against the
trust, following the lead of many other
states the fittings OF the New Workers.
would have TO be still further extended.