New-York tribune., 1905-07-23
MOODY ON BEEF CASES
attorney General EGplans in Detail
ActioR of the GOUernmsrt

William H, Moody In a speech at the summer out
Ing Of the Lincoln Republican Club. OF Dorchester.
here to-day
To accommodate Mr.. Moody's personal pzsns
which Included his early return 70 Boston so gnat
ne might leave for Washington this evening
arrangement was made whereby he could speak IN
advance OF the dinner He therefore addressed has
audience from. the bsndstand and was listened %
by big crowd IN addition TO the members OF the
eiub whose guest he He was given cordial
reception and listened to attentiveIy
MI Aoody's remarks in part follows
E1 There has % been occasional complaint that upon
Isets which the people nave right to know. Much
De done ethciently when 1t is done quietly and in
sscfs no IL Is not easy to Gra~ the line ostwss1
those which for the time being. IN the Interest Of
only say that nave e 3s 9 70 d2s% ne ns .osl1
m % 'Rs p3 puoG f i interest and that TsSosnizs f
SON. 70 know and judge Of the conduct OF hsfr
There has been so much not unnatural misunA.r-
standing as to the attitude OF the administration
suited in indictments ssafnst the packers' ssst
With. With the approval Of the President I have con
which have led up to the. present situation may
without imparing the Just rights OF those who ars
under accusation, wno must by Fundamental prin-
unless. after hearing. they have been adtudSsd
In May 1902 Attorney General Knox aled |. srI
N equity IN the circuit Court OF the United STATES
and twenty-three md giCnaisi had entered into
combination, by which they couspired to Suppress
competition In the purchase OF livestock and Ia ne
the obtaining OF rebates from common carrierA
aceountof their shipments of meat
The placed in the Immediate charxs OF
Mr. Bethea then District Attorney for the northarn
assstant to the Sttor8e C1e9aI Who sss soV
regret to say. resigned his place IN the public SER
In February. 1903. the demurrer Of the dsfsndsnts
70 this Dill was overruled in an opinion by Judzs
In May. 1903. an injunction was issued against
the conspiracies alleged in the Bin The defsnd-
ants appealed to the Supreme Court OF the United
Mr.. Day. I argued the before that court In
the government by a unanimous court, and the de-
cree Of the Circuit Court was affirmed In all sub
For some time under the direction Of ths de-
pSTmen5 Giseat inquiry % TneInsT me &c. dsrsna s
IN progress In the September preceding the de-
Department Of Justice had been dispatcSed to chi.
eago to confer with Sae District Attorney and oar.
no important result As soon as the decision OF
ney Bethea was ordered to report at washington
FOR the consideration Of the complaints which were
IN the newspapers OF the country and in various
private communications received by the President
not been observed by the defendants Most aeun-
counsel for defendants that Trey had strtctly OBJ
served the injunction, and the complaints tnen-
selves contained little that was worthy OF TIA name
OF legal evidence
/ Returning to Chicago the DlSCrict Artorneys on
February 4 1895, five days after tne rendiuon of
the decision OF The Supreme C9urt having care r.
the department. reported that at that time tasFs
was not surlclent cOnpetens S exleeiis - 70 ss,,t
but that suTicient facts had been Developed 70
vestgation Of tie whole case. and asked authority
10 summon that jury. He was ordered % report
a thorough consideration OF the whole situation.
the recommendaon OF the n1srlGs al AtSs t o.s
ton submitted q the President re author seo anu
directed the most searching Inquiry in'o 'hs con-
On FeSriarv H 1895 by teIegraphic orders OF ths
I department. subpoenas % nearly two hundred wit
nesses were served simultaneously oy the onershs
I Tinted states marshals throughout the country.
The strtctest secrecy was enjoined upon these OIL
I Gals
On February "a 1906. the Attorney General sent -,
8 isbt ~ ~ fo7nd In his district and forward any
memorandum thereof to the District Attorney at
On March 20 1905 the grand jury assembled sn,s at
Chicago and tAe Inv lnVesClsay0 @ bv arsn3
iuries IN Nev-York. Texas and Nebraska At the
Wpstber WS e lesai Evidence Would be developed sum
cient TO warranz indictments OF 2ToeesssS s ,hsf II
If the Investigation failed or result the country
the current r,ln5rs Of violation OF the Injunction
without foundation Mr. Pash. speSlai S5
drawn many OF the important indictments through
out the eoan5Fy ana TI0 aT rs ys 5recfe To- report
at Chicago to assist the District Attorney IN this
Investigation. and he has been engaged In the per
formance OF this duty Up to the time OF the finding
After the investigation had been begun. Mr.
Bethea was appointed Judge or the United SsaIes
Assistant District Attorney, after grave eonsid-
Grafton appointed District Attorney ,Dy
the President and continued the investigation
inVeatigatIon persons whose testimony was be-
neved 10 be Of Importance ned TO Canada and
Europe, some OF them under assumed names. the me
sons charging them with secreting or corraptiy
After the investigation had been In progress
somewhat longer than two months the grand Jury
took a recess, and the District Attorney reported
to me the condition OF the inyesu gatlon ~,
Repeated and DrOtracted conferences upon the
grand jury is an independent body, in no way sub
jeet to the control or inhuer e or ne AtSorrsy
pertinence for the Attorney General 10 seek IN
evidence presented
The Attorney General had performed his fun duty
scrap OF available evidence. This was done. The
power and responsibility OF indieting or refusing 20
duty of the District Attorney attend sessions
Vestisafon tss and 10 adve It on any questions of
At the end OF the Conference at washington the
strSctions Wbicb were SUBSTANTIALLY as follows
That the evidence raised issues At for the cor
sderation OF the grand jury: that that body could
no legal evidence before it: that the weight and
suficiency OF the evidence was solely Tor the con-
body the advice which il required. and which the
1sI6 rom eSSressn @ s any Opinion on the facts
seek influence the Judgment Of the Jurors one
He d "a ~ bsSa their acton or failure 10 sct
only the evidence which might be incriminaeo tory.
dency that he should advise the grand jury TO m
s Gct oSinop 9ng bevond reasorbie doubt some osnce
against the law, and that that body 2ught to b
divtduai OF it's or his guilt with such certainty as
would lead it. IN they were on trial before IL.
Tne District Attorney furthsr instructed
that Il any tndistnents Wee H9's9 9 oy & ne s,,s