Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-12-16
FOURTEEN INDICTMENTS

The following fourteen indictments,
charging conspiracy in the giving and
receiving of rebates, were reported by the
federal grand jury in the United States
District Court in Kansas City, Mo-, yes
terday,
George H, Crosby. of Chicago, gem
eral traffic manager of the Chicago, Bur-
lington and Quincy Railroad.
George l.. Thomas, of 800 Broadway,
New York, a merchandise broker.
L. B. Taggart, New York, Crosby's
chief clerk.
The Chic,go and Alton Railroad Com
pany and John n. Faithorn and +. A.
Wash, formerly vice president and gen.
eral freight sgent, respectively, of the
railroad company.
The Cudahy Packing Company.
Swift 4 Co.
The Armour Packing Company.
The Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul
Railroad Company.
Nelson Morris, Edward Morris, and
Ira n. Morris, comprising the partner
shin of Nelson Morris 4 Co.
D. II. Kreskap, Kansas City, freight
broker.
The charges against the Chicago and
Alton and Messrs. Faiihorn and Wann
are identical with those made in ths ln-
dictments returned by the federal grand
iurv at Chicago or December IL.
Under provisions Of the statutes, the
men indicted for conspiracy, if convicted
NAV he sentenced to imprisonment for
not more than two years. The fine is not
less than 81. 900 or more than $40, 600.
The indictments against the packing
companies charge that they entered into
. contract with the Burlington Railway
70 accept concessions on shipments of
their products from East St. Louis to
New York for export. The grand jury
charges that the agreement thus entered
into provided for rate of % cents a
hundred pounds on these products. This
was 10 July, 1905. The agreement was to
continue in force until January |, 1906.
The local rates applied on these ship
ments between Kansas City and st.
Louis.
In August, 1905, the joint rate on
packing-house products was raised by
The Joint Traffic Association to % cents
between East St. Louis aud New York.
The Burlington, nevertheless, 1t is de-
clare !. lived up to its 2S-cent agreement
with the packers in Kansas City aud car
ried practically all the packing-house
products from Kansas City exc pit the pro-
ducts of the Schwarzschild & Sulzberger
Packing Company.
Two indictments were retutned against
George l.. Thomas, OF New YORK,
who is alleged to have held con-
tract with the Burlington, by the terms
of which he was TO receive certain per
centage of the freight rates paid on all
shipments more than specified tonnage
FROM New York to Kansas City, and
vice versa. The investigation made by
The grand jury revealed the fact that
Thomas had agencies at Kansas City,
Omaha, Chicago, st. Louis, Milwaukee,
and other cities.
After the indictments had been form
ally handed to the court by the foreman
of the grand jury, Richard Gentry,
Judge Pollock announced that the bonds
in each case would be S., 900. ludivid
uals will have to appear ior arraignmen'
and give bonds as soon as they nave
been found.
The indictments against the packers
the railroads, John n. Faithorn, sno
Fred A. Wann are for alleged violation
of the Elkins act; those against d. d.
Kreskip, George l.. Thomas, and l.. b
Taggart are for alleged conspiracy t
commit an offense against the United
States in a violation of the interstate
commerce law.
The specific charge against the Chica
20. Milwaukee and St. Paul Rsllwa,
ia that i. granted rebates to the Howard
Mills Company, Of Wichita.