The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-13
ARGUMENT IS BEGUN
FINAL EVIDENCE SUBMITTED IN
 THE PACKERS CASE.
Motion That Verdict for Defendants is Followed By One That Verdict Be Directed for the
 Government.

Chicago, March 1.-The final evil dence was submitted and arguments commenced in the packers case today. Several witnesses were introduced by the packers to refute certain statements on the stand by the special agents for the Government and Mir Durand was then called by the Government to ex- plain certain matters in his previous testimony. As soon as his evidence was finished. Attorney Miller, repre- senting Armour & Co.,, made motion that Judge Humphrey direct verdict fin favor of the packers. A cross-mo- tion was at once offered by District Attorney Morrison that the evidence be excluded and verdict directed in fla were immediately begun and will prob ably last for several days.
 On the witness stand today Mir. Vee- der declared that he told Mir. Durand the amount of stock in two of the Swift car lines but he declined and told MT. Durand that he would advise his clf- ents to decline to furnish information of the mileage because of the dispute then existing concerning the turisdic- ton over private car lines. On cross examination, District Attorney Morrl- son asked the witness if he was not a trustee in the Aetna Trading Com pany This Is one of the concerns which 1t Is alleged by the Government was utilized by the packers to control the output of by-products.
 Attorneys for the packers objected to the question but the court ruled that the witness might answer, and he re- piled;
 T am informed that I was. When the company was organized the stock was put in my name as trustee, but l never saw the stock"
 You are an attorney for the Ma tional Packing Company, are you notg'
 T am."
 well. don't you know that the com pany is owned in part by the Ar moursfF
 Attorney Miller, who represents the Armour interests, made a strong ob- lection to the question but was over ruled.
 T do" was the answer.
 Tn part by the Swifts?'
 T do."
 Tn part by the Morrises?"
 Didn't you pay dividends on the stocks of the Aetna Trading Com pany?'
 The witness replied that he under stood that the dividends were paid through his office but he had no per- sonal knowledge of it.
 Well, who did pay them7"
 Judge Humphrey ruled the question out.
 Are you trustee for any other com panies?"
 The witness said that he was so in- formed.
 Didn't the Board of Directors of these companies meet in your ofice?
 The attorneys for the packers ob- jected to the question and District At torney Morrison insisted that he had a right to ask the question because lt tested the credibillty of the witness. He said that he was only informed of these matters, said the District Attor- ney, and l want to show that these meetings were held under his nose, !
 'No meetings were held in my ofice,' said Mir. Veeder.
 Was not your son secretary or one of these companies?
 The witness was not allowed to an- swer.
 was not your partner interestedT
 The witness was not allowed to an- swer.
 Didn't you attend the meetings of the Board of Directors?"
 q do not recall that I did.
 John l. Irwin. a retail meat dealer of this city. was placed on the stand to testify that his name was in the list of those turned over 10 the De- partment of Justice by Commissioned Garfield and that he had been told bJ an agent of the Government that his name had been secured from Swift & Co.
 The Government had introduced tes- timouy tending to show that the names were not secured from the packers.
 Several other witnesses were intro duced by the packers to contradict statements made on the stand by the agents and then the Gov ernment placed Special Agent Durand on the stand to declare that the state ments made by him were correct.
 This ended ths evidence in the case and Attorney Miller for the packers made a formal motion that the court direct the jury to return a verdict in favor of the packers.
 District Attorney Morrison at once ma te a cross motion asking that the court direct the jury to return yer dict in favor of the Government. Ar guments on the motions and the cross- motion then commenced.