Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-20
PACKERS SUMMON DURAND
Special Agent Who Examined Their Books
Placed on the Stand.
ALL OF GARFIELD REPORT NOT PUBLISHED
He is Not Sure that Department of
Justice Used Information Conn
piled from Packers
Records.

CHICAGO, Feb. 1e-Attorneys for the
packers sprung something of a surprise
today when they summoned to the witness
stand Special Agent Durand, who con-
Quoted the investigation OF the packing
industry in Chicago and other cities. He
was on the stand when court adjourned
for the day. The questions put to him by
the attorneys for the packers covered the
manner In which the packers had surrend-
cred their books for his inspection and the
nature OF the information secured. An
effort was made to show by the witness
that information other than that published
in the report Of Commissioner Garfield had
been given by the commissioner or his
subordinates to the Department Of Justice.
Mr.. Durand admitted that some papers and
tables that were not comprehended in the
report of the commissioner had been in
spected by Assistant Attorney General
Pagin. He was not able to tell, however.
whether the information which the assist
ant attorney general had seen was taken
from the packers.
Mr.. Durand will resume the stand In the
morning.
BLACK and Red Lists.
Arthur Meeker, general superintendent
of Armour & Co.. was the first witness In
the packers case today His examinatio
black and red lists of costs in beef pack
ing It being the theory of the government
that the two lists were entirely different
things. Superintendent Pierce Of Armour
q Co. was also a witness regarding the
same matters.
L. d. Durand, special statistician for the
Department OF Commerce and Labor, was
made a witness today for the packers, a
subpoena having been served on him at
the, instance Of Attorney Miller. counsel
for Armour g. Co.
The preliminary question by Mr.. Miller
related to the duties ordinarily filled by
Mr. Durand, his connection with the in
vestigation of the beef inquiry under Com
/ missioner of Corporations Garfield. MI
! Durand was asked by Attorney Miller Il
| the Department of Justice had seen any
part OF the report of Commissioner Garfield
which had not been published. He replied
| that Assistant Attorney General Pagin had
seen certain tables and papers which were
not included in the report, but supple.
mented his statement by saying that thoss
particular tables were not examined by Mr.
Pagin in Durand's presence.
What became of the materisl?"
| Il believe that Mr.. Pagfn took some of il
but do not know whether IL was any OF
the information taken from the packers"
| other Information from Government
Attorney Miller asked Mr.. Durand IL he
had ever prepared any information for ths
government other than that received from
the packers. He replied that some such in.
| formation was prepared from other sources
than the packers, but that he did not hav,
anything TO do with it's preparation.
| what was the Information"
Statements OF butchers and interview
with employees OF the packers"
Were not some Of these men customer
| OF the packers"
| Certainly they were"
Were not the names obtained from IN.
books Of the branch houses OF the pack
ers?''
No"
Did some Of your agents examine som,