The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-19
MOVES
ON The He PACKERS A
COMPANIES ARE DIRECTED TO
APPEAR IN COURT.
Must Combat Charges that They Are in
League to Fix Prices to the Detri-
ment Of Consumers C4alen, Attorney
General, Announces that the States
Antitrust Law will Be Tested.
Special to The Journal.
IInlana AIonf mi

Special to The Journal
Helena, Mont, April 1s.-Attorney General
trict.~court directed to the Armour Packing
company, Cudahy & Co., Swift & Co. and the
Hammond Packing company Of Chicago and
Pueblo, Col, reading as follows:
"You, and each OF you, are hereby summoned
to appear before the above-entitled court at
the. county courthouse on April 20, to answer
an information made and filed against You by
the attorney general of the state of Montana,
charging you with wilfully, unlawfully and fell
'oniously combining with each other for the pur-
pose OF unlawfully fixing the price Of certain
articles of commerce for the consumption by
the. people of the state Of Montana; meats of
all kinds and meat products, all of which will
more fully appear reference being had to the
information on file herein to which said infor-
ticular statement Of said charge. And in case
Of your failure to appear and plead to said
information, the court will order the clerk to
enter appearance for. you and plea of not
guilty will be entered in the records of the
court, and further proceedings had thereon the
same as II you had duly and regularly appeared
and pleaded not guilty to said charge, and if you
are convicted judgment for the amount Of fine
and costs will be awarded YOU
In an interview Attorney General Galen said
he proposed thoroly to test the states anti
originally instituted by former Attorney General
Donovan last December. When they were called
in court the defendants objected to the form
Of the complaint and they were dismissed, the
state being given permission to secure sum-
mons. An agreement was reached whereby the
defendants were to be given an opportunity to
make an appearance, but they having failed to
do so, Attorney General Galen has secured a
summons, thus compelling the packers to APP.
pear In court. sa.s-s+, 5. =ag
= Reward Money at Stake.
A jury in Judge Smiths department Of dis
trict court is hearing evidence in order to
determine who is entitled to the $4,000 reward
for the captors OF George Hammond, who held
up the North Coast Limited near Bearmouth
last June. Il .2,:T& = 3 :ssl -
Suit was originally Instituted by R. G. Pritch-
ard Of Spokane against the Northern Pacific
Railway company, but the latter, ascertaining
that there were a dozen claimants for: the
ward, paid the money to the clerk Of court, and
the names of other claimants were substituted
as defendants. Among these are M. J. Burns
and R. B. Briley city detectives Of Spokane;
W. ]. Doust, sheriff Of that county; Captain
James Coverly Of the Spokane police, and H. B.
Custer, night operator at, Bearmouth at the time
of the robbery. .:f%&.ss ..2,ti. .--.. .--.
Pritchard, the plaintiff, was railroad brake
man at the time, and on, the witness stand told
a graphic story Of his connection with the at
fair. He told how his room In Spokane had
been rented to Christy. Hammond's partner in
friends. Certain circumstances aroused his sus-
picions as to their connection with the robbery,
and finally Hammond told him Of being engaged
in train robbery the year before, and of
killing an engineer. - ~ i - 49,. s.. 'e &
He told how Hammond had threatened his life
if he did not "mind his business" whereupon
he Informed the chief Of police of Spokane only
to be ordered from the headquarters. Later
he got Burns and Doust to assist in the ar
rest, Hammond being captured in the PLAINTIFF g
room. He was under rigid examination, but
stuck steadfastly to the main features of his
| story. Il @;&s &
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