The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1906-06-28

morning Judge smith Mcpherson Of
Red Oak, Iowa, passed sentence upon
seven defendants recenty eonsletsd
Ia this court of making CONCESSIONS
and accepting and consplfiug 70 &C.
cept rebates on shipments
Judgments ia the nature Of anes
we're assessed as follows swift s
Company sl5,000, Cudahy Packing
company, sl5,Ooo, Armour Packing
company, slS,0oo; Nelson Morris =
company, sl5,o Burlington railway
sl5,Oo0 George s Thomas Of New
York was fined sd,0oo and sentenced
to fourlmonths in the peni,entlafy,
and S. b. Taggaft, also Of New York,
was anedl $1,000 and sentenced 10
three months IN the penltentlafg
Five OF the fifteen Thousand dollars
assessedlagalnst The Burlington cover.
IA ali four courts agrregatlng for the
seven counts ss5,00
Appeals we're Sled Ia each case aud
stay greanted antii June ~ untlll
the appeals could be- perfected Ilse
bonds n tue cases 81 Thomas and
Taggert were axed a. t8oo0 each
These two mcn appeared IN eaunl per.
sonally and promptly furnished bond
THE bonds III the rases 81 TIE packers
aud tie Burlington were Hscd as sil
90 eacn
Before sentence Sas passed various
motions iaf new trials wore made iu
the cases bY John Cowan q Omaha
and Frank Hageunan q kansas City
Tor tie packets aud By Judge @ n
spencer 81 81 loseph on heiali q tile
Burlington andsThomas and Taegari
All these motions were oyefruled
The appearance IN tie federal coaft
here tins morning % the representa-
tiyes of four meat packers. one rail.
way and tAo individual defendants
recently convicted of violating the
Elkins laa. aiafked al end 81 tie rs
bate eases to be tried AZ thls term q
courl. one other easc that af TIE
Chicago s Alton and two Of Is of
aclals. has been re.set for trial Ia
september
The indictments upon which the
sariaus defendants weFa tried we're r.
turned Ia Kansas Cts hy the grand
Jury an December Is. lg15 TIE cases
have been handled Tor the govern.
ment by 4. s. Van NalkeahureA the
district aftorney and hls assistant
Leslie Lyons fwhile tlie defendants
have 0een represented hy some II tie
ahlesg counsel in tie wess 0l the
eleFSn casss brought ap Al fhis term
the government has secured seven
convictions 0ne.defendaui AS ae
quilted And thfee eases we're as.
mlssea
George & Thomas st Nsp Ners s
freight brokef and his ehlsi eieft
1 b Tagsari, whose eas eas asf f.
be tried, Were eanvlefsa q seeaunE
rebates from raileass 0n shlpHengs
from Nee YORK e. 81 Louis ana
Kansas Citg merchants Al tbsIF
tria. several prominent merchants,
uho admitted having signed contracts
sith Thomas testified q receiving s. +
various times sums og mansg fiom !
mysteFlous sources Mans thousands /
q dollars nera thas received. and I
5me 81 tie witnesses admitted ihe
likelihood s. il having ebae ffUa
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