Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-15
CUDAHY ON The STAND
Omaha Packer Testi6ss in Rearing in
Chicago Neat Gases
EVIDENCE RELATES TO GARFIELD REPORT
lie states that Commissioner Was
Given Full Information on
All Points Asked
About.

CHICAGO, Feb. 4-Representatives of
Swift and Company of this city and of
the Cudahy Packing company OF Omaha
were on the stand in the packers case to-
day. When court adjourned for the day
the testimony for each mad been finished.
save for possibility that Edward Cudahy
of Omaha may be recalled for few ques-
tions in the morning. The testimony of
all the witnesses related to the manner
In which the government applied for In
formation regaId ding the packing industry
and of how it was furnished to 1t. 1t
did not differ In any way from what has
been said by previous witnesses In the
case. 1t is expected that tomorrow evi-
dence regarding the investigation into the
plants of Armour a Co. will be taken.
Facts Might Reach Wrong Hands.
John NJ. Chaplin was on the stand
when the hearing in the packers case
was resumed today. He was examined
by Attorney Hines, for the packers,
in reference to meeting of the board of
directors Of Swift and Company, which was
held for the purpose of deciding what in
formation should be given out to the agents
of Commissioner Garfield.
The witness asserted that Mr. Swift told
ment at the plant of Swift and Company
that he desired all information to be held
secret as under n change OF administration
the figures relative to the business might
fall into unwelcome hands.
Mr. Durand replied that Commissioner
Garfield would decide what information
would be given out.
District Attorney Morrison on the cross
examination piled the witness closely with
the questions regarding the manner in
which the information was given out by
the packers, but did not produce anything
/ beyond what had been detailed I'm the di-
rect examination.
Charles NJ. Swift. next on the stand,
said that Commissioner Garfield had de-
clared that all the evidence secured by him
would be held confidential
Mr.. Swift was excused without cross
examination and William ]. RUSSELL man
ager of the Wholesale market of Swift and
Company, was called. He told of meeting
T. A. Carroll, special agent under Com
missioner Garfield. He was not cross
examined.
Lawrence A. Carton. treasurer of Swift
| and Company. told of furnishing informa-
ton to the agents of the government from
the books of the company.
MIR. Cudahy Called.
Mr.. Carton was then excused and was
! followed on the stand by Edward Cudahy
of Omaha, vice president and general mar
ager of the Cudahy Packing company, He
said that Special Agent Robertson came
TO his Office and presented u letter of In
PRODUCTION from Commissioner Garfield. He
asked for the books and papers of the
/ firm and was offered access TO them.
! did he get all the information he
wanted?"
I'VE gave him all that he asked for"
Did he get all the information he de-
/ sired regarding by-products?"
"He got all that we had
! Mr. Cudahy was excused without cross
examination and John Forbes, Office man
ager and assistant treasurer of the Cud-
I ahy company was called to the stand. He
| testified to much the same facts as Mr..
! Cudahy, but in amplifed form. Mr.. Forbes
! stated that during the stay of Special
/ Agent Robertson, he came to Mr.. Forbes
/ and said that he had been requested by a
congressman, whose name was given by
| Robertson as Jones. to follow up a certain
! lot of cattle that had been purchased by
the Cudahy Packing company. The in
| ference Mr.. Forbes said was that the
cattle, being an especially fine lot, had been
divided among the packers thus proving
the working OF combination. The cattle
! were traced and were found TO have been
| handled and sold by the Cudahy Packing
company and no other concern had any
thing to do with them.
Andrew w. Anderson and II. +. wilkin-
son. employees of the Cudahy Packing COM
pany. testified TO the manner in which the
agents OF the government received informa-
tion I'm the plant of the Cudahy company
Mr.. Wilkinson was the last witness of the
day and his testimony the last that
| will be introduced from the Cudahy COM
pany. unless Mr. Cudahy shall be recalled
I'm the morning for a short examination.