The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-11
.Jud[lqeIW Waddill. Sitting ] III Il i
Fertiliz ( Cases. IS De- J { ], |!
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MUST GIVE. ' |: \ ]: BAIL 4 L.
THIS MORNING 4 o RI \ IN Q
Case viii BE Concluded by
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Fertilizer Companies lin
NJ Court to- Lookx 3 After 35.
Their Interests.

The proceedings IN the case Of the
tinted states against the Virginia Car =
Dina Chemical Company and others Vsrtt 10 10
the United States District Court yesteelr'-.
DAY, Judge Waddill presiding, we're we're In n
5tensely I'M teresting. gs
5 III having been published exclusively In.
The Times -Dlspatc tch that at II o clock 5'c
;,aut yesterday morning the United States gov.
eminent, @ through Its special N Assista
Attorney General, Edward q. SANFORD, o.
KNOXVILLE. Tenn. would ask Judge sWad7-! t,Bpa
Edii 0g for n wa rra 1ts # OF 4 arrest OF certain
prominent citizens OF lrgtniaf and Rthelr
removal to the { Nj die District OF Ten-s3
$nessee for trial on indl lctments for con-
spira cy In restraint OF trade and COM
fmerce, "a large company OF legal luninsa-,
sries and private ci tizens we're on u hand .t1
in the Federal building esterday morning
to take note Of the unusual proceedings
s9 s. some weeks ago q grand Jury OF the
United States District Court for the Mid y. "a
die N district OF 81 Tennessee. sitting u at \
Nashville, after weeks Of careful 8inv yes
itieat ton. brought in a length indictme1 1ti
against a half dozen \ or more fertilizer:
3conpanIes supposed to be In q fertilizer
CONT bine. .i and against about thirt
7ciaIs OF the accompanies named, charging
them with various and sundry viola tions,
of the Sherman anti trust net Of Il Con. L.
tgress. 81 sSS yg
'sS'I What is Charged.
This dictment, Az e tified copy Of
fygtich was put on file yesterday morning
1in Judge Waddills s court, Il Is q lengthy
document, covering seventy four closely
printed pages. S u
IA The indictment charges nearly all & Of
the fertilizer companies doing busine IS lin
the southswithS being In az comb!na ton In
restraint sof trade, and calls upon 81 hem
az tcompan nies sto stan d trial United
States ourts Tor that \ Y lola ations ssof5 thu
officers a. sueh comps anies With cri,n4nais
effort in SS viola ting the Sherman Ia WI
These indicted fertilizer makers and
dealers are scattered throughout the,
Sou uthern4 States. and some OF them are
IN Northern States. s
f It may be- said that they are scattered
from the Gulf TO Canada, and the object
all arrested and removed to the middle
district OF TennesseeSto answer the In
dictments there found against them. sf3s {t
s5g Eight OF the Indicted men happen to-
reside within the jurfsd lction8 OF Judge
Edmund Waddill the Judge OF the United
States District Couet for the Ea stern Dis
itrict OF Virginia. Hence these proceed y,
$ings IN Richmond. The dicted men who
reside I'M Judge Wnddill's s district are
Samuel I. Morgan, OF Richmond, presi-
dent OF the Virginia Carolina Chemical
Company: Fortescue Whittle.9 OF Peters
burg. vice-presidcnts Of the same;5J. Rice
Smith. Of Richmond. agentaand manager
OF the Virginia Carolina Chemical Com
pa ny and OF the Georgia Chemical Com
pany, e a e subsidiary concern of the ir-i
ginia- Carolinn Company; James g. Tins
ley. OF Richmond president OF the Ten,
lnessee3 Chemical TcompanySn a branch OF
the Virginia Carolina ComDany; F. s V
.Royster. OF Norfolk. prcsidentSof the F.
s. Royster Guano Comnanv: Charles f..
Burroughs and Frank r Wilcox, Of Nor
folk, vice presidents OF the Royster Gu-i
5ano Company and Frank B, a Dancey, sof
Norfolk, manager md agent OF the Vir-l
iglnia- Carolina Company.
What Was Wanted. #
THE Special Assistant a Attorney Generali
came here to ask sf5. e MI ~ sss5
First, that Judge iXYaddll issue O e war
rant for the immediate arrest OF these
indicted parties: and, second, that they
be removed to the .Aid die District Of Ten
5nessee for&tral on the indictments there!
found or that they be REQUIRED to give
"a sufficlent bond to guarantee their ap-.
nearance In Nashville when wanted for.
trial. K & \, X. Y I D. j,
that came up yesterday morning.
Ei8It is understood # that the aim OF the
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