The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-09-26
echwarxschiId & suizberger Accused
Of Abandoning the Combine and
Supporting the Government.
OFFICIALS PLEA OF GUILTY
e IS CONSIDERED SIGNIFICANT
Dramatic Scene In Court When the
Defendants Attorney Entered a
Plea Of Guilty"
rHe FINgs AeeageArEp s2s.ooa
While the Costs Were Only SO, Where.
upon Check for $26,008 Was
Immediately Drawn.

Chicago, Sept. 21.-There is a condi
ton approaching panic in the broken
ranks of the packers combine"
caused by the falling from line of the
house OF Schwarzschild &c Sulzberger,
whose indicted officials, consisting of
Samuel Well, vice president, of New
York; Beth S. Cusey, traffic manager,
and Vance d. Skipworth and Chess E.
Todd, assistant traffic managers, plead
ed guilty to breaking the United States
2 laws bysentering Combination in re-
straint OF trade' ~ eli
~ The action serves to strengthen as
sertions that the IS. & 81 company
had cut loose from the packing COM
bine" and would now a.S, the govern
ment in its prosecution Of the indict-
ments against the big packing compa-
nies. -
The scene in the court room today
, was dramatic.
The other attorneys interested in
the defense of the packing concerns
against which the Schwarzschild G.
Sulzberger Co. has been fighting in a
business way since the issuance OF
Judge Grosscup's injunction, were ap-
parently astonished. They failed to
was possible chance of the court or
= dering the defendants imprisoned.
The reason given by the company's
attorney for his clients desiring an
immediate hearing was that, unless at
least one of the cases was immediate
ly settled, the life of Samuel We'll,
vice president of the company, and
now SIS years old, would be in jeopardy
He is said to be a nervous wreck, and
friends feared he would do himself Sc
rious harm II remaining under the
. stigma longer. ~ 49, .s =
Judge Humphrey was in the midst OF
Z hearing. arguments. in the Hennepin
eenal case when District Attorney Nor
rison called the cases against the four
defendants. When the motion calling
for plea was read Attorney Boyesen
z stood before the court and entered the
plea of guilty.
'l In behalf of the four. defendants in
/, this case, if your honor please, enter
4 plea of guilty to the Indictment
We submit to this court proposition
OF health and even life in the case Of
one of tne defendants, Samuel Well.
Z This act provides for punishment
by imprisonment, but, If your honor
. please, a sentence of that sort would
be disastrous In the case of Mr.. Well.
We therefore submit our cases to the
Judgment and discretion Of this court
and do not insist upon the fact that we
are not charged with violation of any
Injunction, and we therefore ask for
the consideration of this matter by the
court" ff @ r1- -atrcl..
District Attorney Morrison then
arose. Th. ecourt room was crowded
with lawyers and others interested.
Attorneys John 8. Miller, Moritz Ro-
senthal, Alfred r. Urion and several
others interested in the other cases In
which the district attorney had previ-
Ously entered a demurrer were present.
The room was unusually quiet, and
every one. waited for the words of the
In the midst of the scene the district
attorney stepped before the court and
said:
There has been sufficient proof that
these defendants did not violate the
federal Injunction. The only question,
then, is to fix the punishment at what
ever sentence the court may deem
proper do not think the question OF
Ill health is a proper matter to con-
slider in fixing the punishment. We
certainly cannot go. into that question
In this court, but at the same time !
do not feel that the government should
be harsh in his or any other case. I
am content to leave the entire matter
TO the discretion of the court"
Let the defendants be arraigned be-
fore the court so that judgment may
be passed J" said Judge Humphrey. and
the defending counsel left the room to
and the defendants. 1t required some
time, and meantime the cases against
Armour & Co. and others were called
for pleadings and continued until next
Wednesday.
Finally, headed by Attorney Boyesen,
the four defendants entered the room.
We'll stood with his hands folded be-
fore him and his head bowed. Al In
teryals during the sentencing by the
court he shot glances towards Judge
Humphrey from beneath his brows.
His face bore no mark of his thoughts,
other than the dropping corners Of his
mouth and the deepening OF the w'rin-
kles In his forehead. The other men
looked into the face OF the judge and
hung TO his every word \
"You are indicted" said the Judge,
charged with conspiracy to commit an
pffense against the United States laws.
Your counsel has entered pleas Of
uilty .-s~l
APllnishIaenf. Tor this nffansa aa fixed