The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1905-10-19
SUBPOENA OUT FOR MEAT MEN
AUTHORITIES CALL UPON rs. G. 81
REBATERs TO TELL WHAT
THEY KNOW.
TO TESTIFY UNDER PROTEST
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS FIND
IMPORTANT WITNESSES AFTER
LONG SEARCH.

Chicago, Sept. 90. = A victory was
scored yesterday by United States
District Attorney c. B. Morrison in his
struggle to bring to a successful finish
the prosecution of the meat packers.
During the argument against a de-
murrer filed by Attorney Morrison
against the plea in abatement filed
some time ago by the defending at
torneys, contesting the indictment
which charges the various packers
and their associates with conspiracy
in restraint of trade, the question of
the right of the packers to appear in
court at the time OF the impaneling of
the federal grand jury to challenge
jurors as they were impaneled was
raised. and Judge J. Otis Humphrey
decided in favor of the government.
%Subpoenae Meat Men.
An attempt on the part of the gov
eminent to secure evidence from the
Schwarzschild & Sulzberger company
in the prosecution of TIE other pack
ers is said to be a move District At
torney Morrison has under way.
The four officials of the Schwarz-
schild & Sulzberger company who
pleaded guilty last week to the charge
of accepting rebates. and who were
fined $4,000, declared at the time that
they would not become federal wit
nesses in any of the beef cases. Their
attorneys asserted that no official of
the concern would take the stand. 1t
became known yesterday, however,
that Max S%ulzberger and E. B. Fish
have been subpoenaed by the govern
ment to appear in court in October.
An Ordeal in Sight.
Whether these and other officers of
the company choose to become volun-
tary witnesses or not, it seems Ger
tain that they will be called and will
be questioned closely by tie prosecu-
ton concerning any possible knowl-
edge of the violation Of the Sherman
antitrust act by the packers under in
dictment.
Traffic Manager E. B. Fish, who has
been subpoenaed, is the witness whom.
it was charged in an Indictment. At
torney Joseph Weissenhach and three
other men spirited away to Canada.
Government secret service men
worked on the case fGr G long time
and finally reported that Sulzberger
and the other three attaches of the
company are in possession of facts
concerning a meeting of packing Off
Gals held within the past year almost
within the time Of the grand jury in
vestigation.
May Have Attended Meetings.
1t was learned. it is declared, that a
representative of the IS. & 81 COM
pany was seated at the table about
which the packers gathered. The de-
tails of this meeting will, it is hoped
by the prosecution, be exposed before
the jury which tries the packers.
Attorney Weissenbach yesterday
st%renuously denied that the SchwarZ-
schild & Sulzberger company is turn
ing states evidence in order to "get
even' with the other packing compa-
MES. He declared chat the witnesses
will testify under protest.
After a search of many weeks the
government officials have succeeded
in finding an important witness, Geo.
It. Coffin. manager for Hammond &
Co. at the stock yards. He has been
out Of the city for some time and was
s%ubponeaed yesterday.