Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-22
Says Alleged tNtement About Confidential
nforl alton Was Not Made.
looks NOT SHOWN UNDER CONFUSION
Agents Instructed that Such Methods were
lot to Be Used.
OBTAIN EVIDENCE FROM OTHER SOURCES
Heport Basel on Information from
Butchers. stock Raiscrs aud Com
mission Men, as Wen a.
from Packers.

CHICAGO. Feb 21--Commssioner Gar.
hcld again hcid the witness stand IN tho
pack'rS case to-day and made positive de-
hials Of assert ons that have been made
on tie stand oy the witnesses for tina
packers. District Attorney Morrison uues-
uoncc Mr.. Garieil regarding his conver-
sHtions with 10 va I'd Swift. Edward Morris
and various other representatives OF the
packers. and ua commissioner stated pos
lively that he lad never told any of thom
that Information received from the packers
would hc regarded as confidential or that
II they did MT give up the information
desired Ivy his department they would be
compcil"o to q SO.
The later p rt of the day was taken
up 10y Tn, idei tifcation OF letters. 1t is
possible that 81 soral days will be occupied
by this work, md the letters will be read
into the record uf the case later.
James r. Ca field. commissioner OF cor
porations, rcsu led the stand I'm the PACK
crs case today
The opening = the examination was on
the books exam ned by Mr.. GARFIELD when
he visited Chico go February 2S 1905. The
books showed tie assembling OF profits and
loss accounts OF the different packers. lie
said that he cx mined the totals only ard
that no figures we're taken from the books.
District Attorney Morrison then took up
the subject Of the conversation between
representatives " Swift and Company and
Commissioner Garfield. lie asked the com
missioner.
Did Edward Swift say In the presence
of Charles H. swift that YOU had said I'm
previous conversations that all the infor-
nation taken would be regarded as con-
idential?"
He did not
Did he say that You had said that none
Of the informal on would be used to harm
Swift and Company
He did not"
The witness hcu described the inter
view between Jesse p. Lyman. president
of the National Packing company. and
himself
Did you say anything to Mr.. Lyman
about your power to compel the produe-
tion Of books Al papers?"
II did not"
Did you say Mr.. Lyman that all in
formation would be confidential and would
not be used to { jure the packers?"
'T did not
During the in reduction of evidence OF
the packers affir nation was made by diff
ferent witnesses 20 nearly all of the q,es-
tered a direct d. NAL
No Com uIsion Ordered.
When Commis .oner Garfield attempted
to tell what ms, uctions he had given to
his agents prior 10 the commencement Of
the investigation the attorneys for the
packers objected strenuously. but after IA
long argument stwcen the lawyers the
witness was all wed to state what the
instructions wert He declared that he
told the agents ,t the department that IL
access was give to the books of the
packers they we e to go 10 the books.
that no detective methods were to be used,
that there would Ne on use of compulsory
powers or a sugl 'stion OF such position
on the part of he government III dis
putes arose they were to be referred to
the commissioner for adjustment.
District Attorr'y Morrison asked what
information had leen secured by the com
missioner outside 4 the books of the pack.
ers. COMMISSIONS Garfield said that much
of II had been sc Ired from the bureau OF
animal industry Us well from cattle
raisers. feeders and commission men.
Butchers we're lestioned regarding the
prices of retail m ats.
Many lie ters Identiaed.
Commissioner G rbeld occupied the stand
throughout the ternoon. the entire ses-
sion of tha cour, being taken up by the
Identification of etters that passed be-
tween the eommis ioner and the agents OF
his department. Despite the fact that to-
morrow is a nation N holiday Judge Humph-
rey decided to no court as usual There
are a great mar of the letters to be
Identified. and ir order 10 expedite the
| hearing Of the ca' @, the court decided that
/ the work should ,ntlnue as usual.