The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-22
ON TRAIL J OF THE
BEEF COMBlN :
Special Grand Jury Has Been Ordered
in Chicago.
ROOSEVELT is BEHIND 1T
INDICTMENT OF THE BIG PACK
ERS SOUGHT.

- HICAGO. Feb. 21.-The first step
IL leading to the possible indictment
OF members of the alleged beef
trust was taken here today. A special
grand jury Venire was ordered drawn
and deputy United States marshals
We're sent out with subpOenas for
members of the alleged trust. Indict-
ments will be sought on charges of di-
rect violation of an Injunction issued
some time ago by Judge Grosscup of
the United States circuit court re-
straining members of the alleged trust
from Illegally combining i'm restraint
of interstate commerce. The decision
of Judge Grosscup was recently sus-
tanned by the supreme court of the
United States Much secrecy was
maintained concerning the affair and
the deputy marshals were dispatched
under orders to serve the subpoenas
Immediately and to make public no
facts concerning the affair.
For more than eight months investi-
CATION has been carried on secretly in
Chicago. Orders came from Attorney
General Moody to United States Dis
trlct Attorney Bethea. to take up work
on the case Attorney Bethea was
twice ordered to Washington TO receive
instructions in the matter, and he was
once accompanied by United States
Marshal Ames. Bethea was ordered to
place competent men on the investiga-
ton and TO spare no expense to secure
evidence against violators of the in
junction of Judge Grosscup.
The Men Enjoined.
The men who were restrained by
Judge Grosscup's decision in the beef
case were ]. Ogden Armour, Edward
Morris, Ira Morris, Arthur Meeker.
Charles f. Langdon. Edward A. Cuda-
ny, Louis Z. Swift. D. Edwin Hartweli
Frank Z. Nogei, William Russell, Ed
ward c: Swift, w. H. Noyes, Nelson
Morris, Patrick A. Valentine, Calvin NJ.
tavorite, Thomas J. Connors, Michael
Cudahy, Albert f. BOohert, Lawrence
A. Carter. Jesse p. Lyman Louis
Pfaelzer, Albert II. Vedder and Ferdi-
nand Sulzberger.
More than leo witnesses will be sum
moned to testify concerning the opera
tons OF the packers. l. is believed the
lnvesti cation of the special grand Jury
VIII cover several weeks
In all 1S5 subpoenas were issued. They
are for subordinates, clerks and other
employees Of packers. None of the pack
ers was summoned. The employees are
expected to corroborate by their testf-
mony evidence secured by government
secret agents The men sIbpoenaed
i've IN fifteen different cities Until
service is secured it is probable their
names viii not be made public.
me principal cities where papers arc
70 De served besides Chicago are St.
Paul, Minneapolis, Philadelphia. Pos
ton, Brooklyn, New York, Jersey City.
Cleveland, Cincinnati, Omaha, ST. Louis
and New Orleans.
subpoenas Served.
At the offices of Swift & Co. at the
STOCK Yards the first two men to receive
subpoenas were w H. Frederick head
OF the railroad department and w B.
50ueS, manager of the Armour car lines.
me mead cattle buyer and staff at the
Yards for Swift & co. were summoned.
Cattie buyers at the Morris plant. those
OF the National Packing company and
soclllW4fzschild & Sulzberger were served,
IS Wei as scale house men and car check
ers and officials of the Union Stock Yards
d Transit company.
None of the heads of the packing com
pdIneS VIII be called before the grand
jury. Jesse 2. Lyman. former president
OF the National Packing company. was
served as he was leaving his office to
J. Ogden Armour, as well as the heads
OF abe other packing companies, declined
20 make any statement regarding the de-
Permined step which the government has
taken TO scrutinize the business of the
packing companies. Inqurers we're re
ferred TO Attorney John S. Miller who
represented the combined packers named
IN the GrOsscup Injunction, which was
sustained by the United States supreme
court month ago.
Hopes For Square Deal.
''If all this investigation said Mr.. Mil
Ter, does not entirely satisfy the repre-
sentatives OF the government that we are
IN every way that is possible observing
We have no word of opposition TO offer to
any further full and fair inquiry into
the actual facts-even by means of the
secret and eX-parte inquiry in the grand
jury room. When that has oecn done.
however. we sincerely trust we may look
Tor and receive the square deal which is
justify il We may be relieved from mis-
representation and unjust susplo ion.