The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-02
BIG PACKERS ARE INDICTED.
-FOUR CORPORATIONS AND 22
OFFICIALS IN THE LIST. =
Nelson Morris and Michael Cudahy Left Out
on Account Of Their Age. but Their
Managers Must Answer to Criminal
Charges in the Federal Court This Week

Charges In the Federal Court This Week
CHICAGO, July l.-Twenty-two officials
OF the big packing companies and four
corporations were indicted by the Federal
Grand Jury to-day. True bills we're voted
at the morning session Of the jury and at
2 O'Clock in the afternoon the jurors fled
into Judge Bethea's court, reported their
findings, and were dismissed with the thanks
OF the Court
Four corps, atoms and eighteen indi-
viduals are named in the principal indiot-
ment, which charges q conspiracy IN
restraint Of trade and a conspiracy to mo.
nopolize or attempt to monopolize any part
OF such trade or commerce. in violation
Of the Sherman Antitrust law.
Penalties for violations Of either Of these
charges, which appear In different counts
in the principal indictment, are fine not
to exceed 5000 and imprisonment not e1-
oeeding one year, or both fin the discretion
Of the Court. Tho fine only Is applicable
to corporations.
Four other individuals are named in
separate indictment which is based on the
provisions Of the Interstate Commerce
law, making 1t unlawful to solicit or re-
ceive any rebate or concession In respect OF
the transportation Of any property IN In
terstate or foreign commerce. The PEN
atty prescribed under this charge Ia fine
Of from $1,000 to $4,000.
Originally the interstate commerce law
provided q punishment Of both fine and
imprisonment for suoh violations, but the
imprisonment provision was stricken out
when the law was amended.
After session extending intermittently
over period Of three months tho Federal
Grand Jury to-day finished its investiga-
ton into the packing industry. 1t was
generally known about the corridors Of
the Federal Building early in the day that
the Jury would vote indictments against
the packers
The head officials Of the packing COM
panies had heard the reports and antici-
pated the Grand Jurys action by sending
their attorneys to the Office Of the United
States District Attorney to make arrange
ments for bonds.
District Attorney Morrison, after a
consultation with Acknowledgement Pagin.
decided that, inasmuch as the packers
attorneys and General Counsel John s.
Miller had given every assurance that the
persons indicted would deliver themselves
to the authorities as soon as they were
notified Of the Grand Jury's action, no
capiases would be served until the accused
men appeared voluntarily In court.
1t u understood that the arrangement
with the Federal attorneys Ia that the men
named In the indictments who are not at
present out OF the city on their annual va
cations will appear at the United States
district court rooms on Monday or Wednes-
day prepared to give bonds for their APP
pearance when the cases come up in court
The indictment forms contained the
names OF Nelson Morris, head Of Nelson
Morris l. Co., and Michael Cudahy, presi
dent Of the Cudahy Packing Company.
District Attorney Morrison made an ad-
dress, in which he conveyed to the Grand
advanced age OF these two men and the
fact that their concerns are practically In
the hands of younger generation the
Government was disposed to be lenient.
After taking the matter under advise
ment the Grand Jury decided to have
the names of the two aged packers stricken
from the indictment.
A list Of those indicted follows:
j. Ogden Armour, president; r. A. Nalen-
tine, vice president; Samuel NJ. McRoberts,
secretary; Arthur Meeker, manager beef
department; Thomas J. Connors, director;
Charles W. Armour, manager Armour Il
Co., Kansas City Of Armour Co.
Louis F. Swift. president; Edward F.
Swift, vice-president; Charles Swift, man
ager export department; Laurence A. Car
ton. treasurer; D. Edwin Hartwell, secre-
tary, and Albert H. yeeder, general counsel.
all of Swift d Co.
Arthur F. Evans. special counsel; Robert
C. McManus, special counsel; Edward Nor
ris, vice president, and Ira N. Morris, secre-
tary. all OF Nelson Morris Il Co.
Edward A. Cudahy, vice-president Of the
Cudahy Packing Company.
Edward Tilden OF Libby, Mcneil Libby.
Samuel We'll, secretary and former vice.
president; Beth s. Cusey. general traffic
manager; Vance ID. Skipworth, traffic
manager in New York. and Chester E. Todd,
traffic manager In Kansas City. all Of
Schwarzschild 4 Sulzberger.
Corporations indicted-Armour Packing