Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-05-05
Seven Indictments Against Rail
roads and Railroad officials
In New York
MORE ARE EXPECTED TO-DAY
New York Central, American Sugar
Refining Company and Prominent
Railroad and Sugar Trust Officials
Among Those DISQUALIFICATION of
Elkins Law Charged.

New York, May 5.-sSeven sealed in
dictments were handed down yester-
day by the April grand jury alleging
violation of the lIikins anti-trust law
In the matter Of sugar rebates A pre-
sentiment filed along with the ndict-
ments indicates that the grand jury be-
lieyes that many more indictments can
be found covering other classes OF
merchandise If the investigations are
continued.
The grand jury alleges that there is
/ general and systematic policy pur-
sued by certain large shippers of ex-
torting from the different railroad com
panies favors the legality of which is at
least questionable The Elkins law,
the investigators are convinced, has
been "disregarde1 since the day of its
enactment"
List Of Those Indicted.
The indictments are against the fol-
lowing:
The New York Central railroad.
The American Sugar Refining Com
pany.
The New York Central & Hudson
River Railroad Company and Nathan
Guilford, vice-president of the COM
pany.
The American Sugar Refining Com
many, OF. New York. and c. Goodles
Edgar and Edwin Earle, the latter two
bing wholesale sugar dealers OF De-
troit, Mich.
The New York Central & Hudson
River railroad and Nathan Guilford
vice. president, and F.. L. Pomeroy
general traffic manager.
The American Sugar Refining Com
pany and the American, Sugar Refining
Company of New York, and c. Goodlee
Edgar and Edwin Earle.
Nathan Guiltord, F., L. Pomeroy, G
Goodlee Edgar and Edwin Earle.
The first six indictments were founo
under the Elkins antitrust law, whlcn
provides penalties Of a fine not exceed
ing $4,000 or imprisonment not ex-
ceeding two years for giving, granting
applying for or accepting any rebate
or concession from the regular freight
rates as published by a railway COM
pany as common carrier.
i The seventh Indictment. found
against Guilford, Pomeroy. Edgar and
Earle, charges them w4lh having col
f1ecttvely conspiretl to violate the pro-
visions Of the Elkins antitrust law.
Will Call Cases in June.
!. tits not probable, it was stated last
| night. that any OF the defendants viii
be arrested on warrant, but all VIII
he notified by the federal authorities
that an indictment has been found and
be requested voluntarily to appear and
give bail for an appearance at the mex
terra of the federal court in june IN
the case of corporation 1t is presum-
I'D that the president or some Other
,mportant executive officer of the COM
many will appear and answer to the in
dictment.
1 These are the first indictments fol
an alleged violation of the antitrus'
law found in this district. Sixteen ses-
sions Of the April grand jury were de-
voted exclusively to the consideration
OF these cases, but it is evident from
the presentment which the jury hand
ed in with the indictments that II
deems the situation but hurriedly can
4 vassed.
1t recommends that the investigation
be continued by. it's successor indicat'
Ing the possibility that other comuor
carriers may be equally culpable with
the Indicted roads.
Shipments to the West.
The presentment, addressed to Cir
cult Judge George C. Holt. stated thai
i the grand jury in concluding its labor
deemed it proper to call attention to the
gravity of the evils incident to the vio-
lnetoa Of the interstate commerce law:
which have been practiced in respect
to merchandise transported from New
York city to various points in the west