The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1906-05-05
Seven INDICTMENTS IN
SUGAR REBATING Gases
HANDED DOWN SEALED RI FED
ERAL GRAND JURY IN
NEW YORK.

Railroads and Sugar Companies Are
Charged with Violation of the EIkins
ANTITRUST Law--Statute Provides
Penalties of Fine Not Exceeding
$4,000 or imprisonment Not Exceed
ing Two Yeara-Individuals Accused
of ConsDiring to Violate Provisions Of
the Law.
New York May 4.-The April federal
grand jury, in concluding its labors to-
day, handed down seven sealed indict-
ments in the sugar rebati1lg cases. The
indictments are against the following:
New York Central railroad, the New
York Central G. Hudson River Railroad
company and Nathan Guilford, vice
presidentof the company; the American
Sugar Refining company of New York
and G. Goodloe Edgar and Edwin Earle,
the latter being two wholesale sugar
dealers of Detroit Mich, the New
York Central and Hudson River Rail
road company and Nathan Guilford,
/
eral traffic manager; the American Su-
gar Refining company and the Amerl-
can Sugar Refining company Of New
York and G, Goodloe Edgar and Edwin
Earle; Nathan clifford F. d. Pomeroy,
C. Goodloe Edgar and Edwin Earle.
The first six indictments were found
under section $40 of the revised stat
lltes Of the United States, commonly
known as the Elkins antitrust law"
which provides penalties of o fine not
exceeding $4,000 or Imprisonment not
exceeding two years, for giving, grant
ing, applying for, or accepting any re-
bate or concession from the regular
freight tariff, as published by rail-
way company as a common carrier.
The seventh indictment. found
against Guilford, Pomeroy, Edgar and
Earle, charges them with having col
lectively conspired to violate the pro-
visions Of the Elkins anti-trust law.
1t Is not probable, 1t was stated to-
night, that any Of the defendants will
be arrested on a warrant, but all will
be notified by the federal authorities
that an indictment has been found and
will be requested to voluntarily appear
and give ball for their appearance at
the next term of the federal court in
June. In the case OF corporation, 1t
Is presumed that the president or some
other important executive officer will
appear and answer to the indictment.
These are the first indictments for q
violation Of the antitrust law found
In this district. Sixteen sessions of the
April grand jury were devoted exclu-
sively to the consideration Of these
cases, but 1t is evident from the pre-
sentiment which the jury handed in that
with the indictment that 1t deems the
situation but hurriedly canvassed It
recommends that the investigation be
continued by Its successor, jintimating
that indications point to the possibility
that other common carriers may be
equally culpable with the indicted
roads. The presentment addressed to
Judge George s, Holt, sitting as United
States circuit court judge, stated that
the grand jury In concluding its labors
deemed it proper TO call attention to
the gravity of the evils incident to the
violations of the interstate commerce
laws which have been practiced In re-
spect to merchandise transported from
the city Of New York to various points
in the west.
During this term this grand Jury
has considered, 7 reads the presentment,
"a very large amount Of evidence bear
ing on this subject. The investigation
Of any charge relative to the railroad
rebates is most difficult. It involves
not only consideration of the volum-
inous records, papers aind other COM
plex instruments used in transacting
the through feright business of a mod
ern railroad, but it also becomes nee
essary to penetrate various disguises
thrown about the transaction by the
parties concerned.
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