The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1905-09-29

CHICAGO, III, Sept 25--FOur Of
ficials Of the Schwartzschild & Sulz-
/ berger Packing company Of Chicago,
were fined an aggregate Of $4,000
/ BY Judge Humphrey in the United
/ States district court here today
The fines followed a plea OF guilty
/ to indictments charging conspiracy
/ to accept railroad rebates. The de-
| PENDANTS were Samuel We'll Of New
I York. vice-president OF the company;
B. S Cusey. traffic manager; Vance
| D. SkipwOrth and Cress z Todd, as
| sistan- traffic managers Mr. Well
was fined $40. 600, the other three
| $1,000 each
Well Very Sick Man.
With entering the plea, the declar-
alton was made that unless at least
| one Of the cases is Immediately settled
/ the life Of Samuel We'll, who is vice
| president Of the company and also one
/ OF the defendants, is in jeopardy It
was asserted that Mr.. Well is a nerv-
| Gus wreck and that there would be
| danger OF his death if allowed to
| continue under the stigma Of an in
| dictment- The plea was entered, IL
| is declared, after a complete under
| standing had been reached between
| counsel for the defendants and the
/ attOrney-general, William II. Moody,
1
eral was apprised OF the condition
/ Of Vice-Presfdent We'll and, it is said,
| agreed to the entry Of a plea OF
guilty with the understanding that
| the Jail provision Of the law under
| which the indictment was returned
should be waived and merely a fine
! imposed. The same concession was
made in case OF the other three de-
| PENDANTS.
The Charge Against Them.
The four defendants were charged
/ with unlawfUlly combining and agree
/ ing to solicit rebates for the Schwarz-
| schild & SuIzberger company from the
| Michigan Central Railroad company,
| the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific,
/ the Grand Trunk Western railroad,
/ the Lehigh Valley railroad company,
| the Boston & Maine railroad company
| and the Mobile & Ohio railroad COM
/ pany.
Charges were made that the de-
| PENDANTS cOnspired with each other
/ in presenting such claims for damages
/ which were in reality claims for re-
| bates.
Affects Only Rebate Cases.
/ The plea made today does not in
4 any way affect the charge of inter
/ ference with government witnesses
/ in a previous indictment returned
| against Cusey and other Schwartzs-
! child & Sulzberger men. The four
/ were in the federal court building and
/ all including Well appeared before
/ Judge Humphrey. They were accom-
! panied by Mr.. Weissenback, L N.
Boyeson and J. J. Herrick, all at
| tOrneys,
Sulzberger Paid the Fines.
The fines carried with them a pro-
lie Il h. cd In
jail until the fines were paid The
/ fines, however, were paid Immediately
| Max Sulzberger gave his check for
| the total amount, SIS, ZOO. The check,
1 after being duly certified. was accept
ed as payment Of the fines and the de-
/ PENDANTS then left the courtroom
| District Attorney Morrison, dis
cusing the case after adjournment Of
/ court said:
Il am perfectly satisfied with the
matter as It stands The defendants
came into court, pleaded guilty and
the court showed Ieniency in his sen
tence. The fine is heavy. but the i'm
prisOnment provision is the most i'm
| portant part Of the law. I think II
was a very fair consideration Of the
matter. 1t was proved cOnclusively
/ by the government that after the is
suance Of the injunction by Judge
| GrOssCup, the SChwartzschild & Sulz-
berger company withdrew from the
/ combination.
SChwartzschiId & Sulzberger
Forced To 1t.
They were Independent, but in or
Ter to cary on their business in Sc
I strenuous a competition against the
other packers it seems it was neces-
| sary for them to accept rebates. The
| results today only 90 to show that the
government has now lodged an open
| .ng wedge into the question Of re-
oates We have found a way to pro-
ceed and. it seems the proper one
{ seems to me that the government is
n fair way Of breaking up the en-
/ tire rebate evil in this country"
FOm the books Of the government
{ is shown that to collect evidence
| against the four defendants and bring
/ about their indictment, the govern
nent spent $4,000
The cases against Armour & Co
/ and others were continued until next
| Wednesday.
| Seventeen Of the twenty-One indict-
ments against officials Connected with
| packing companies, returned in Chi
CagO. July 1, by the federal grand
jury which was investigating the beef
trust accused the principal officers
! Of four big companies in the alleged
! mbinatiOn-Armour. Swift, Nor
ris and Cudahy-of entering into an
/ agreement for the restraint OF trade
| and commerce in violation OF the
Sherman antitrust law.
/ The other four indictments (the
cases decided today charged en-
ployees Of the traffic department Of
Schwartzschild & Sulzberger with
giving and accepting rebates Four
corporations, Armour, Swift, Morris
and Cudahy, also were indicted for
violations OF the Sherman law.
4 Following is q list Of the packers
indicted individually on the charge
| OF conspiracy in restraint OF trade-
Armour, = Ogden. Chicago, presf-
| dent OF Armour & Co, organized un-
der the laws OF Illinois
Armour, Charles W, Kansas City,
! president Of the Armour Packing
/ company, organized under the laws
i Of New Jersey
/ Carton, Lawrence A. Chicago.
treasurer Of swirl & Co
! COnnOrs. Thomas J.. superintend-
/ ent OF Armour & Co
Cudahy. Edward a, Eice-president
and general manager Cudahy Pack
ing company.
Evans Arthur F.. special legal
counsel for Swift & Co.
4 HartWell, D. E, secretary OF Swift