The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-30
BEEF REPORT PARTLY SECRET
NOT ALL or GARFIELDS FIND
INGS WERE MADE PUBLIC.
Apparently . WhitewaSh. sayT PaGin, but
what Had Been Learned About Trust
workings was Withheld-PrObing
Plot 10 Fix Witnesses-AFmOur Talks.


WHAT Had Been Learned About Trust
workings was Withheld-PrOblng
Plot 10 Fix Witnesses-Armour Talks.
CHICAGO, March 7s.-Part Of the report
Of Commissioner Garfeh, q part which
| might show something Of the workings Of
the 90 called bsef trust. was not submitted
10 Congress, said Assistant Attorney Cen
eral Pagin to-day In discussing the In
vestigation now being made by the Grand
Jury.
1T Is believed throughout the country,
and more especially In Chicago he said,
sthat the report Of Commissioner Garfield
was a whitewash for the packers. When
part Of his report was submitted 10 Con-
gr,ss and published the public was told that
his report was a vindicatlon for the pack
ers. And why mott Only that part Of the
report which had been gathered by the
men making the report from the packers
themselves was published. II was q re-
port OF the views Of all the big packers
which reached the public.
THE part Of the report which might show
something concerning the workings Of the
90 called beef trust was not published.
The President under the Constitution has
the right TO withhold this from Congress
II he believes II would aid the Government
In the prosecution Of any person or persons,
Some time probably the public will
know ali Of the inside Of that report. That
Il a way the Government has Of allowing
results to show for themselves without
making any wild statements.
With the arrest Of John Edward Shields,
the witness upon whose evidence Thomas
]. Connors, director and general manager
OF Armour 4 Co., was indicted by the Federal
Grand Jury, Assistant lAttorney-Genoral
Pagin declared to-day that the Grand Jury
was still working on charges OF conspiracy
duplicating packers In a plot 70 influence
Witnesses and indicated that more sensa-
tional indictments may be expected.
Shields was taken before Judge Sanborn
and gave bond In 1900 for his appearance
at the July term Of the United States Dis
trict Court He signed his own bond and
soon after Left the city 10 return to his home
In Brooklyn, -.
panies assert they are not alarmed at the
outcome Of the case against Mr., Connors;
They declare the indictment is weak and
will not stand In court.
The Federal officials have given strict
orders that representatives Of the packers
shall be carefully excluded even from the
ooTTidoa Of the Monadnock Block near
the Grand Jury room.
sTbe court will not allow itself 70 be
ologged, said Mr.. Pagin. We mean busi-
meas In this investigation, and representa-
tives Of the packers must keep away. The
Grand Jury is part Of the court and is 70 be
protected Just as though the court were
sitting with il, Whether any persons are
70 be proceeded against for conspiracy 70
interfere with witnesses u for the future
TO show: We are not going to publish any
Of our plans
the only witness who has been approached
and coached as TO testimony.
Agent st. Clair and Assistant Attorney
General PaRin, after q conference this
morning agreed 10 hear no more Chicago
witnesses at present, Those from out OF
town are being examined as rapidly as
possible, and until they have finished no
local men or women viii be called.
In an interview to-day J. Ogden Armour,
the head OF Armour a Co., declared that as
a matter Of justice TO Mr. Connors, he felt
the public might be interested In knowing
that the witness Shields was the New York
representative OF II, J. Ellis a Co., agents
for Armour a Co., In Singapore He con-
tinued
AS am now informed, he, upon his
arrival, called at the ofioe OF Armour a Co.
TO inquire for mail and kilograms relating
70 his business, which he himself had de
rected TO be sent 10 him there His calls
there were entirely his own action. The
usual courtesies Of a business house 70 ita
Representatives were accorded TO Mr..
Shields TO the extent Of granting his re-
quest 20 communicate with his office in
New York over the private wires Of the
company concerning his business Affairs
there, and 10 care Tor his incoming mail
and kilograms when received until he should
oall for the same.
Mr.. Evans, at the head Of our foreign
| department., tella me, which / did not be
fore know, nor did Mr.. Connors, that he
| invited Mr., Shields TO lunch on the day
I Of his arrival in Chicago, and that they
were accompanied by the shipping clerk
| Of that department In order that they might
discuss the business Of Armour 4 Co.
with Messrs Ellis a Co., especially with
respect 10 the chipping end OF the business,
| which was In charge Of Mr. Shields 10 New
| York; but Mr.. kvans informs me and
have every reason to believe Il true, that
| the subject Of Mr.. Shieldsa appearance
tefote the Grand jury was not discussed.
Furthermore, the COMMON courtesy Of
| inviting Mr. Shields, be never having been
there TO Wait the packing houses when In
| Chicago was extended 20 him and he 40
oepted the invitation last Saturday, APP
pearing some time during the foreDoOn AZ
THE pa0kinG hoi1lo uuncoompanied hV any