The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-05-06
TRUST HAGnATES
nULcTED IN 1880
Ancient Record Of Prosecution
Of New York Shoemakers
and CooPers.
ZINES WENT 70 cHuRcr
Fhsrs Wasn't an ANTITRUST Law, But
the Authorities Cot Action and
There Was Neither Delay Nor
Appeal From II.

Il. New York special; a pfeCeaeIli
nearly two and a quarter centuries Old
for the recent Northern Securities de-
cision has been unearthed by m OF
Corporations Counsel Delany's assist
ants. There was no statute similar TO
the sherman antitrust law in exist
ence in those days, but the governors
council seem to have had no difficulty
in determining tl@lt the combinations Of
the coopera and shoemakerS were IL
legal. The guilty parties to the two
trusts We're promptly fined, the pro-
ceeds going into the treasury OF the
church.
Only a ~fragtncntary record of The
ancient case has beer, preserved. 1t IS
In volume 1913 of the carly reports or
the ~surrogate's court, page u. How
1t got there is n mystery, unless some
Of the defendants died before paying
their fines and the lsster a TO be
deducted from their estates. Here IL
tho record exactly as it appears in the
,lJ book:
THE GOVERNORS ORDER ABOUT
COoPEIS AND TANNERS FINES.
By THE GOVERNOR;
Whereas, The Coopers within this city
were before me In Council on Complaint
Of an Illegal Combination and Compact
made Between them then Produced, 0r-
uGTCu 10 i iy I,iitU llilS OlliIlltSS. "
Church for Pious uses and the TAU,
.lers having aountcnunCed and suffered
The Tanning of Hides by the ShoGmakers
contrary 10 law, Have forfeited their
wen they had agreed for att Slxlcnce per
t,ide And the Shocinakers ordered to be
.accomptablc for the same TO the church
Or Charitable uses.
Both which not Being yeti payed or
Collected | Doc therefore Remit the same
10 you to be duly Collected and Payed into
the Church Masters for satu uses Accord
ingiy.
Dated the Fifth day of January, 1850.
10 TIE MAYOR AND ALDERMEN
Or THE CITY or NEW YoRKlG
CITY OF NEW YORK
EXECUTION GRANTED TO TIE
SHoEMAKIRS AND TANNERS
To the Sheriffe OF the said City &c
Whereas, The Coopers within this City
Complaint OF an illegal Combination and
Compact made Between them and Pro
dtlced
ordered to pay each fifty Shillings 10
the Church for I'yous uses And the Tan
ners hayeing Countenanccd and suffered
the Tanning of Hydcs by the Shoemaker
Contrary to Law TO forfeit their pretended
dues from said Shoemakcrs which they
had agreed for att six pence per hide And
the Shoemakers ordered to be ~accomptable
for the same to the Church of Charitable
lected was by order of the Governor loa
3 of January 1850 RENTED to the Mayor
and Aldermen of this City TO be duly Col
4lccted and Paycd into the Church Mars
for said use accordingly Pursuant TO witch
several Demands have been made by the
Sheriffe by order OF the Court of the said
Coopers and Shoemakers for the same
who have and doe Refuse to Pay.
These are therefore in his Mates name
10 require and Command You to Levy of
the Goods and Chattlcs Of the said Coop
ers n Shoemakers their said several
tines d forfeiturcs according 10 the List
herewith annexed with Costs.
And in case you cannot iinde effects 10
Statistic the same that the you take
them or either of them into Your Custody
md Safely Keepe untill he or they shall
sittisile the same with all costs and
charges off the which account to be Rem
dered and Given as in the said Order Dl-
fected And for soc Doing this shall be
yOr warrt
Given under my hand this 2oth Day Of
April tn the Saith yeare of his Alaltie's
Relgne Ammo que Domini 1852
WIN. BEI1KEMAN Dep: Magn
Co~oPers-liichard Elliott, Evert Vessels.
Wm. Waldron, John Vincent. Peter Ste
yens,. Audries Brasse. Clement Seabrookc.
Martin Clock, Gyles Provost, JOIN Peter
HeEdrick Kerner, John Crokke, John
Mockernessc, Peter Abrams, Wouter
Brosse, Cornelis Myrharte, Derrick Jansen
DE Groota. LuNca Gerson, Peter Bresse,
VIM. Hoppin. Clares Burger, Roht. Cooke,
each to pay 81 los. Examd. pr. John
West, Gl.