Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-18
.lAVISSUfIICI[:'NI'..
SHERMAN sANTI-TRUsTA 0T HELD 'Ilsl1
BY#aICHMox1D, LAWYER TO BE
ADEQUATE.
REVIEW OF S ONE DECISIONS I! IS:

interesting case. In which the.
validity Of the statutes IA. Been
Upheld By the Highest Judicial
Authority.
After careful study q the suits
| brought and prosecutions instituted by
the United States under the Sherman
Antitrust law, passed by Congress, July
q 1890, and the amendments thereto, /
ARMY believe that the law as 1t now
stands Is sufficient, without any further
legislation. to protect trade and com
merce against unlawful restraints and
monopolies,s If strictly enforced
There have been fifty-three suits
brought and prosecutions instituted under
the Sherman Antitrust Law, or relating
thereto, and in eleven of which the gov.
eminent has either succeeded in q convic-
ton, or obtained an injunction restrain
ing the violation Of the law, or annulled
the contracts and dissolved the combina-
tons.
The following are some Of the most i'm
portant ones:
1882. 1885, 1887. -.s
United State '. Trans Missouri Freight
Association: s. Fed Rep, A0;-9 So Fed.
Rep, So. :16s U. S. 2s0.
|. This suit was instituted in the Circuit
Court Of Kansas by the flung Of bill OF
complaint on January. o. 1882. to enjoln
the operations of a com Dinat ton OF rail-
roads engaged in inter- state commerce,
formed for the purpose Of maintaining
Just and reasonable rates. etc. On No
vember %, 1892, the Circuit Court dismissed
the bill. The case was then taken by ap-
peal to the Circuit Court Of Appeals fol
the Eighth CIRCUIT, and that court on Oc-
tober g. 1888. affirmed the decree Of the
Circuit Court. The case then went to the
Supreme Court OF the United States, anc
that Court on MarcA q, 1887, reversed
the decree of the circuit Court and Cir
cui. Court OF Appeals
United States VS. WorkinEmen's Anal
gamated Council OF New. Orleans, ct al,
81 Fed. Rep. 9s4;a ST Fed. Rep, IS.
This suit was instituted in the Circuit
Court for the Eastern District Of LOUIS
lana to restrain defendants, combination
of workmen. from interfering with inter
state and foreign commerce, in violation
OF the antitrust law. On March Is. 1888.
the INDUCTION was granted, ana the law
held to apply to combinat tons OF laborers
as well as capitalists. On appeal@to the
Circuit Court Of Appeals for the Fifth
Circuit, that Court on June 10. 1882 affirm
ed the decree Of the Circuit Court.
1888
United States v. Patterson. ct al, IS
Fed. Rep, COS; 50 Fed Rep, $50
This case is known as the Cash Register
case, and was an indictment of members
of combination formed for the purpose
of controlling, the price Of cash registers,
In the United States Circuit Court for
Massachusetts,. demurrer was sustained
as to certain counts Of the indictment and
over-rued as to others, and leave grant
ed to file special. demurrers heard on
June ], 1888, and the demurrers over-ruled,
the court adhering to its former ruling
Leave was then granted the defendants
to answer.
REVIEW OF DEBs PROCEEDINGS.
1894.
United State vs.. Debs.. .el al, "a Fed.
Rep, 724.
This was a proceeding in contempt in
the Northern District of zlulnois. In the
Circuit Court, to punish Debs and others
for disobeying injunction restraining, them
from interfering with Interstate com
merce,. and with obstruc.lng the mails,
by means OF. a conspiracy. in violation OF
the antitrust law. Defendants found
guilty and punished, on December Il, 1874.
1885.
In re Debs, petitioner. 1853 u. S., 6s4.
This was an applica Ion to the Supreme
Court for a writ OF habeas corpus to SCI
cure a discharge from imprisonment for
disobeying an Injunction Of the> Circui,
Court; for the Northern District of IIli-
nois, restraining them from conspiring 10
interfere with Interstate commerce in v1o-
lat.on OF. the antitrust law. On May a.,
1885. the petition for the writ was denied.
THE COAL CASES.
l98.
United State VS. Coal Dealers Asso-
ciat ton, IS Fed. Rep. f252.
bill for an Injunction to restain the
operations Of combination of coal
dealers known as the Goal Dealers As
ISOLATION Of California;" was filed in the
Circuit Court for the Northern District
OF California, and on January g. $685.
the Circuit Court granted temporary tn
junction.
The: following are doubtless some OF the
most important cases decided in favor
of the government:
1897, 1898, and 1899.
United States VS.. Addyston Pipe and
| Steel Company. 10 Fed. Rep, 7122..
/ This suit was instituted in the Circuit
Court for the Eastern District OF Ten
nessee, on December 10, 1886, by filing a
bill In equity to enjoin the operations Of
the Cast Iron Pipe Trust, which attempt
ed to control the price Of cast-iron pipe
The bill was dismissed by the Circuit
Court. The case being taken to the Cir
cult Court Of Appeals for the Sixth CIR
cult, was on February 8. 1898, reversed
and remanded to the Circuit Court with
instructions to enter decree for the gov
eminent. On appeal: to the Supreme Court
the action OF the-C Circuit Court OF Appeals
on December 4. 1899, was affirmed.
/ 1900, 1902
United States y. Chesapeake and Ohio
Fuel Company, ct al. 1o5 Fed. Rep, 49,;
LIS Fed. Rep, $40.
bill in this case was fled in the Cir
cult Court for Southern District OF Ohio
on May 8. 1888. to annu1 a contract and
dissolve combination Of producers and
shippers Of coal In Ohio and West viz
gtnia. engagedsi in mining coal and making
coke intended for western Shipment:
under agreement to sell the same at not
less than memorandum price, to be- fixed
by an executive committee appointed by
the producers. Defendants enjoined
contract declared void and illegal, and