The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1905-08-18
PROSECUTION SET FOR OCT. 2
BEEF TRUST MEN MUST ANSWER
CHARGES
SubpOenas Have Been Served and
the Trust Packers Must Face
Federal Court


I ing OF subpOenas began, and the date
OF their return shows that the trials
I OF the twepty-fOur packers and law
/ yers and Of the I'VE corporations
charged with cOmDInng in restraint
I Of trade, accepting rebates and inter
| fering with government witnesses Will
| be started October ?. Twenty sub
| poenas were served secretly Friday,
and the work continued yesterday,
with the government officials observ-
| ing the utmost secrecy They would
not even admit yesterday that the
work was going on
The issuance Of the papers was a
complete surprise to the packers, who
had been ignorant Of the movements
| Of the government prosecutions. The
/ resumption Of activity in the beef
cases followed a recent conference in
Washington between President RoOse-
welt and District Attorney Morrison,
when the president directed that the
cases should be pushed
Oliver Pagin, assistant Attorney
| General, has been In Chicago for some
time pushing the preparatory work,
aided by Attorney Goldman and Spe-
Cial Agent Duncan. Special Agent S
| Cellar has been handling the secret
service end Of the work, and is said
to have worked on the subpOenas is
sued Friday, although he denies it.
When the first case is placed on trial
a number Of additional attorneys will
be sent from Washington to aid in
the case. Each case will necessarily
be taken up separately.
Before the trial begins in earnest
the defendants will plead TO the in
dictment. II they plead not guilty it
is probable the indictment will be at
tackled by a motion to quash and 9TH
er technical means Of attacking the
position Of the government will be
sought This maneuvering may &C
cupy some time, and IL is probable
that before the last case has been
tried and decided another three
months Will have passed.
Government officials have learned
that the packers will not enter the
trial Of the cases with one counsel
general in the position now occupied
by John 5. Miller. It is probable that
Attorney Miller Will represent J.
Ogden Armour and his corporation.
but not others. Each individual has
arranged for legal counsel and a
small army Of legal talent Will be Op
posed by the government on October
, and thereafter. The government Of
icials realize that between now and
that time the defendants may spring
a coup in some form or other and
upset the present plans.
Since July 1, the day OF the return
OF the indictments, six secret service
men have been working on the case.
Recently il was learned that some of
the proposed witnesses who fed to
Europe during the grand jury session
had returned to the United States
These men have been Swallowed and
will be unable to evade the service Of
subpOenas. Many Of the witnesses
before the grand jury who were be-
lieved to have committed perjury viii
be compelled to testify in open court.
and il is possible that action in per-
jury against some Of these men nay
follow.
Many witnesses also will be called
who were not summoned before the
grand jury. so that when the cases
come to trial the packers may be con-
frOnted with lines Of new evidence Of
which they know nothing Offers
Of aid in the form Of evidence have
been received daily by the district at
tOrney.
The following are to be tried:
J. Ogden Armour, Armour & Co
Patrick A Valentine. treasurer
Armour & Co.
Arthur Meeker, general manager
Armour & Co.
| intendent Armour & Co, on two
charges, combination and interfering
with a government witness.
| Samuel A McROberts, assistant
| treasurer Armour & Co.
Charles W. Armour, president Ar
mour Packing company
Louis F Swift, president Swift &
Edward F. Swift, vice president
/ Swift & Co.
Charles H. Swift, director Swift &
Lawrence 4 Carton. treasurer
/ Swift & Co
D. Edwin Hartwen. secretary Swift
& Co.
Albert H. veeder. attorneyfor Swift
& Co.
Robert c. 8IcManus. general coun-
sc; for Swift & Co
arthur F. Evans, alto -Isy fOr Swift
& Co
| Edward Norris, viceptesitcnt Fail
banks Canning company.
| Ira y. Morris. secretly II Fair
bSL-ks Canning company
| Edward Cudchy, vice prsstdnt and
genreal manager Cudahy Packing
company
| Joseph Weissenbach. attorney for
Schwarzsehild & Sulzberger, charged
! with sending a witness out OF Jur1s-
diction Of court
Beth s. Casey. traffic manager for
Schwarzschfld & SuIzberger. charged
with accepting railroad rebates and
with aiding in sending away witness.
Vance D. Szipworth. assistant traf-
nc manager same firm; charged with
accepting railroad rebates
Chess E Todd. assistant traffic man.
anger same firm: same charge
samuel We'll, vicepresident Of same
: company. same charge
George D. Hopkins, Chicago audit
or OF same firm; charged with aiding
in sending witness away
Leo s Joseph. Chicago buyer fol
same firm charged with same Ofenst
. as Hopkins
All the above officials Of the pack
: / ing firms with the exception o.
Schwarzschfld & Sulzberger an
/ CHARGED with combining IN restrain
OF trade The following are the firm
I charged with being in the trust
Armour & Co
Armour Packing company
swift & Co
Fairbanl-s Canning company
? CudahE Packing company
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