The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-22

4 ness Nl lHt u w
Change In Business Methods by the
Packers since the supreme Court
decision. the Cause OF the Move.
CHICAGO. Feb. ?i.-United States au-
thorit!e. ia fifteen States to-day began n
simultaneous attack upon the -beof trust. "
Ate o'clock this morning deputy marshals
began serving the subpPnas The matter
had been 50 carefully engineered that the
movement toward gathering in the wit
nesses WAS concerted. So secretly had
tic work been carried on that the attack
came like thunderbolt.
One hundred and sixty-hve witnesses
arc 10 I've summoned to appear before
special Federal Grand Jury, which has
been ordered drawn in an attempt by the
authorities to secure indictments against
the packers on charges Of conspiracy in
violating the antitrust laws. At the stock
wards deputies began serving the papers
about II A. NJ. and by 2:30 p. NJ. had prac-
ucaly finished their work.
The principal cities in which the sub
rrnas were served, besides Chicago, were:
81. Paul Minneapolis, Philadelphia, Boston
BROOKLYN, New York, Jersey City, Cleve-
land Cincinnati, Omaha, st. Louis and
New Orleans.
The men for whom United States Court
subpunas were issued here include J. Ogden
Armour. Edward Morris, Ira Morris, Arthur
Meeker Charles +. Langdon, Edward A.
Cudahy. Louis +. Swift, d. Edwin Hart
we'll. Frank L. Vogel William Russell
Edward {. Swift. W. H. Noyes. Nelson
Morris. Patrick A. Valentine, Calvin NJ
Favorite. Thomas j. Corners. Michael
Cudahy, Albert +. Boohert Lawrence A.
Carter, Jesse P. Lyman, Louis Pfaelzer
Albert Fl veeder and Ferdinand Sulzber
ger. These men wore within the purview OF
Judge Grosscup's injunction in the beef
case
For more than eight months work has
been carried on secretly in Chicago under
Judge Grosscups decision. The decision
ordering the issuance OF the injunction
was only step toward ending the alleged
trust, because 1t was realized that with the
Injunction standing against the packers
the Government could then take steps
along the line of criminal prosecution
against the men named In the writ.
Some time ago orders ca me from Attorney
General Moody to the United States Dis
tnct Attorney Sol Bethea, to take up work
on Ile case lITHltIiAltlJ WI
was called to Washington twice to receive
instructions. and he was once accompanied
by United States Marshal John c. Ames
Mr. Bethea was ordered 10 place competent
m,n at work on the investigation and to
spare no expense 10 secure evidence against
those who II is believed have violated the
injunction of Judge Grossoup
The injunction Of Judge Grosscup re-
a.. H.. L.
against one another in purchasing cattle,
fr1m compelling their agents to stop bid
ding from limiting supplies to agents,
from unscrupuously lowering fixing or
raising prices and from dividing territory
or enforcing uniform rules as to credits,
charges, &c
When Attorney General Moody succeeded
Attorney General Knox he immedia tely
took up the question Of the alleged beef
trust in Chicago Commissioner Garfield
# the Department Of Commerce and Labor
was ordered 10 take the matter up. and
secret officials were sent to Chicngo. A
l1rge number OF Secret Service men were
in Chicago at the time Of the recent strike
at the stock yards, carrying on the invest-
cation.
When this evidence had been collected
work vas begun on the subpPnas and othe
necessary legal papers, and it was finished
last night To-day Marshal Ames gave
the papers to his deputies to serve. When
The deputies had been sent out Jury Com
missioner Arnold was notified TO appeal
at the Office Of Clerk Macmillan, and the
matter Of the special venire was taken up.
1wenty-three men will be summoned 70
be mpanelled by Judge Kohlsaat as
special grand jury. The witnesses will
then be called before the Grand Jury and
questioned by District Attorney Bethea
End Assistants Elwood Goodman. Robert
Chil5s Frank Hanchett and Robert Morri-
son. After true bills have been returned,
II such steps are taken. the persons indicted
will be cited into court and forced TO fur
rish bail
Under Judge Grosscup's injunction the
PERSONS charged with being violators
IRE liable to a fine or imprisonment for
contempt Of court. The injunction is under
the Sherman Antitrust law Although
District Attorney Bethea has handled
the matter from the time he fled the bill
Of complaint in the United States Circuit
Court against the packers until the present
'lep, he declines to discuss the case. At
toTuey Henry Yeeder, associated with
Albert II, Veeder as counsel for Swift 4 Co,
and one Of these named in the Injunction,
said at noon that lie lad not heard Of tie
Issuance of subpgnss for the packers.
When informed Of il he said:
So the list Of those accused Of contempt
Includes all who were enjoined2 Well, IL
vas badly jumbled list My name APP
peared among others, and ] never bought
a steer in my life. Still, l am restrained
from doing so. Also. it would seem. have
sinned by not doing 50, II 1t is true / have
committed contempt of court"
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2l.-The steps taken
IN Chicago and in several other cities to-
Gay 70 bring criminal prosecution against
The combination OF the packers were the
direct result Of the investigation which
has been going on under the Department
81 Commerce and the Department Of jus
lice for several months. The decision
against the packers by the United States
1Hcui, Court at Chicago had hardly been
handed down before reports came to the
ADMINISTRATION that the packers we're con-
t'nuins the Illegal practices complained Of
ny the Government at the time the suit
wac etod