The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-02-10
HAS EVIDENCE ALREADY.
Reported that Prosecutions Could Be-
gin at Once II Desired.

Chicago. Feb. 3.-CommiSsioner Car
field of the bureau of corporations is
believed to have in his possession in
Washington conclusive evidence that
the packers have continued to fix prices
and restrain competition in spite of
the injunction. The commissioners
agents have been working secretly in
Chicago, Kansas City, Omaha and 9TH
CT cities for more than a year. and a
few weeks ago they turned in their re-
ports District Attorney Bethea was
Immediately called to Washington to
confer with Attorney General Moody
on the matter of Commissioner Car
fields findings.
While both Mr.. Moody and Mr..
Bethea have maintained silence on the
subject, it has leaked out that prose-
cutions practically have been decided
upon. The evidence of the violations
of the injunctons gathered by Commits
soner Gartield's agents is so strong that
the attorneys believe they have a clear
case of infringement of the Sherman
law. :
1t was thought best to delay action
in the matter until the supreme court
should pass on the case. and now that
the injunction has been sustained the
way is cleared to begin action at once.
II is understood. however, that the ma
tional authorities will make no move in
the matter until Commissioner Gar
fields forthcoming report containing
the discoveries of his agents is pub
lished.
Packers Who Are Involved.
The individual packers who are
threatened With this prosecution are:
Nelson Morris. Louis F. Swift:
Edward Morris. Laurence A. Carton.
Ira Norris D. Edward Hartwell.
! oEden Armonf Jesse n T Lyman %nnn
Calvin NJ. FaVOrite. Louis PfaelZer.
Arthur Meeker William Russell.
Thomas J. Connors. Albert Il. Vecder
Charles +. Langdon Henry Needer.
Edward !. cpdahy rerdinand sulzbcrger
Patrick Cudahy. w. II. Noyes.
Albert +. Bochert.
The companies which formed the
trust now perpetualy enjoned from
further operations are:
The Cudahy Packing company.
Hammond Packing company
Armour & Co.
The Armour Packing company.
The G. H. Hammond company.
SchwarZschild & Sulzbergcr company.
Packers Fear Indictment.
District Attorney Bethea said he
could not discuss that matter at this
time Another government official
said:
THE packers were afraid of being in
dicted by the federal grand jury at the
time the permanent injunction was
granted. They were SO scared they
purposely delayed perfecting their APP
peal to the supreme court in order to
let the statute Of limitations run
against the Illegal acts charged against
them. Now | look for either contempt
proceedings against them, or criminal
prosecution under federal Indictments
or both
1t appears that the manner in which
the packers have used the private car
lines they own will be a feature of the
proposed prosecution. Judge GrosscuD's
injunction was particularly specific in
restraining them from securing amy re-
bates or preferences from railroads and
the clause is believed to cover conpre-l
hersively the private car line scheme.
A single proved case of railroad rel
bate. either through private car line or
otherwise, it is said, would be sufIi-i
Gent to render the packers liable to.
punishment.