The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-30
Beef Trust Jury May Return
More Indictments.
Secret Service Men Report Other
Witnesses Approached.
TRUE BILLS TO FOLLOW
Thomas ConnOrs Refuses to Dis
cuss His Case.
J. Ogden Armour Issues a State
ment In his Defense.

Chicago. March 3O.-The indictment
returned by the federal grand jury
against Thomas J. Connors, accused
OF seeking to influence the testimony
of John z. Shields. is long and COM
plicated by legal verbiage intended to
cover every tecnnicality. The alleged
illegal acts ne committed are named
in the following language, which fol-
lows a recital Of the facts regarding
the purpose Of the inquiry OF the
grand jury:
UnlawfulIy did give to the said
John E. Shields the use of the offices
Of the said Armour & Co., in the said
city Of Chicago, as a place for trans
acting his correspondence with his
business associates in the said city OF
New York. and
Unlawfully did he give the said
John z. Shields the free use for such
correspondence of the private tele-
graph then maintained by the said
Armour & Co between the said cities
of Chicago and New York, and
Unlawfully did show the said John
z Shields through the packing plants
Of the said Armour & Co, at Chicago
aforesaid, and favor and entertain the
said John z. Shields in other ways
which are to the said grand jurors as
yet unknown, and
And unlawfully did discuss with the
said John E. Shields the matters con-
corning which he had so subpoenaed
20 testify. and
Suggest that he, the said John E.
Shields, should testify favorably to the
said Armour & Co. and to him. the
said Thomas J. Connors, when he
should be called before the said grand
jury as such witness, and
That he, the said John E. Shields,
should refuse and neglect to tell all he
then knew concerning the matters and
violations aforesaid. before the said
grand jury when testifying as such wit
ness.
And so the grand jurors aforesaid,
upon their oath aforesaid, do say that
the said Thomas J. ConnorS, on the said
25th day of March, in the year 1905. at
Chicago aforesaid, in the division and
district aforesaid, in manner and form
aforesaid. unlawfully did corruptly en-
deavor to influence a witness in the
court Of the United States in the dis
charge OF his duty, against the peace
and dignity Of the said United States,
and contrary to the form of the statute
Of the same in such case made and pro-
vided-
And the grand jurors aforesaid upon
their oaths aforesaid, do further pre-
sent that the said Thomas J. Connors.
on the said 25th day of March, in the
same year of our Lord. 1905. at Chicago
aforesaid. under the circumstances and
conditions set forth in the first count
of this indictment with reference to the
sitting of the said grand jurors at the
said city of Chicago as a grand jury
and undetermined and Enacted upon by
them, unlaWfully did corruptly en-
deaNoE 70 1nHueilSe ClNeIS Ol1lef OF tnS
many witnesses then in attendance up
on and under subpoena to appear be-
fore and attend upon, the said grand
jury. but whose names are to the said
grand jurors as yet unknown. and this
by means which the said grand jurors
are unable to describe in this indict-
Hnent. except by saying that they were
similar to the means described in the
said first count as means adopted and
used by the said Thomas J. Connors for
influencing the witness John z. Shields.
Other Names Are Mentioned.
Just as he stepped out of the eleva-
tor on the ground floor of the Monad-
mock building Mr.. Connors was asked !:
els the charge true that you have in
terfered with witness in the present
investigation ?"
Il have nothing to say" answered
Mr.. Connors as he walked rapidly to-
ward the door leading to the street.
'TWoud you care to make any state