Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-19
Issued by Special Jury for In
yestigating Coal Shortage
Against Prominent Men
NO NAMES ARE GIVEN OUT
The Rumor is That Many of the In
dictments Are Against Men of High
Standing in the Business, and Social
Wor'd-Jurors Believe They Have
Discovered Conspiracy.

Chicago, Jam 19.-Forty indictments
were voted by the special grand jury
Investigating the shortage of COAL No
names We're given out. 1t is said that
among the men against whom it is the
intention to return indictments are
many who stand high in the business
and social world. This fact was given
by the states attorney as one reason
why no list of the accused men would
be given out last night. The decision to
vote the indictments was reached by
the jury shortly before IL o'clock Sat
urday night.
Early in the afternoon it became evil
dent the jury had made up its mind
that true bills should be brought and
the coal men fe@..d cause for discon-
ISOLATION in three sinister facts. States
Attorney Deneen ordered Clerk Law
son of the criminal court to waive the
Saturday half holiday and keep all his
men at their posts for an emergency.
Deputy Sheriff kunz received similar
instructions and was told to keep all
the deputies in readiness to serve what
ever writs might be decided on, while
Assistant States Attorney Barnes, who
was located in his private room with
a stenographer and a pile OF legal
blanks. In Analysing the evidence to
which it had been listening for a week,
the jurors believed they had found a
combination governing the course of
the coal from the mines to the con-
sumner.
1t also found understandings existing
between the operators in an attempt
to govern the whole bftuminous supply
of Illinois and Indiana. What applica-
ton the conspiracy act could have to
the local dealers and operators, in the
face of the fact that the combination
in general, was a hard question for the
jurors. But the attorneys explained
that as soon as the coal was brought
into Illinois,, a posessor who in any
way restrained trade is amenable. The
retail dealers association of Illinois and
Wisconsin was the subject of a long
consideration. This association consists
of the smaller retail dealers around
the jury that there was any agreement
concerning the maintenance of the
When the Jury reconvened in
the afternoon, witnesses We're called in
to strengthen several points. The exam
ination of the witnesses for corrob-
orattve testimony was finished at 6
o'clock and the jury adjourned for a
four hours recess. The indictments
were promptly voted when the jury met
aagin, but no official announcements of
the result could be obtained.
In the report which the grand jury
will make Monday it is asserted that
the federal grand jury is urged to in
vestigate more thoroughly the actions
of the coal men. In addition to being
guilty of conspiracy 1t is said the coal
barons have also grievously violated
the anti trust laws and the interstate
commerce laws. 1t is because of the
Illinois mems dealing with the Indiana
coal operators association that the fed
eral grand jury may be asked to act,
for 1t is by such dealings that the In
terstate commerce laws have been vio-
lated