Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-01-31
DID He PROMISE?
Packers Insist That Gar
field Broke His Word
And Even Examined Books After
Had Made His Report.
Shafp Passages at The Packers Investigation
Hearing al Chicago.

Chicago, Jan. :0.-E,w;rd Morris.
Vic, l'icsident Of the Fairbanks Cam
nIiE Co. and Of Nelson, Morris &: Co.,
today testified in The meat packers i'm
| hiGiity pea case that he had been re-
| ',uiIed by Commissioner OF Corpora
lions Garfield to produce for the inspec-
| tior. of the commissioner the secret
profit and loss books of his company.
ait"r the commissioner had prepared Il
report Oh The beef industry. Morris de-
| ,larcl that Commissioner Garfield had
! taken thcsn books and had inspected
| them.
Morris t"!G of receiving assurance
| from Commissioner Garfield that no
| Knowledge furnished by the packers TO
| the department Of commerce and labor
| would be used against them. Morris
| tnlG EnW he gave the information 70
| Commissioner Garfield and his repre-
| s,n,ativCS and then declared that Com
| missioner Garfield returned to Chicago
with the greater part Of his report i'll
| proofs. which he submitted to Mr.. Nor
| ris. The witness said that he read the
| proofs and told Mr. Garfield that the
| report WAS correct.
The commissioner then, the witness
asserted. demanded that the profit and
! loss books: nf the company be brought
| To !hc downtown Office Of Norris 4 Co.
| fer his inspection. They We're brought
| and the commissioner looked them
| ever. The statement that the commits
siohol' had called for the secret books
! after completing, his report caused a
| stir i'll court, but the witness insisted
| that he was ''rcqUircd' by Commission
CT Garfield to submit the books to him.
| The either witnesses of the day were
| l.. &. krauthoft, who was on the stand
| yesterday. Samuel McRoberts, treas
| Gr.: of Armour 4 Co., ;tnd Charles G..
| Dawc;, formerly comptroller of the
| treasury and now president of the Cen
| lral Trust Co. of Chicago. Both Mr..
| Dawes ana Mrs. McRnbertS insisted
that thcy had heard Commissioner Car
| field declare that any information he
| might procure from tn" packers would
! not be used against them in court.
| Louis c. Krauthon again took tho
| stand today when the trial which is
to determine whether or not the pack
crs are entitled to immunity was re-
sumcd. District Attorney MOrristn
finished his discrimination last
evening and Attorney Miller for the
packers resumed the direct cxamina
| ton.
| Did you from your examination of
| the law" Mr.. Miller asked the wit
ness. HAY" nn opinion as In the iiabil
| ity of your clients in case they should
refuse to comply with Commissioner
Gariicld's requirements"
| The district attorney objected and
the court ruled that the point had al
| ready been covered by the witness.
| 81 should now like to offer 10 prove
that this witness advised his clients
upon their liabilities if they refused
Garliclds requirements ana what ! Of
fer to prove - said Mr Miller
| TO which We object said the dis
trict attorney.
"Objection sustained" said the court
/ Mr.. Miller then went before the
bench of the court and in low tones
dictated to the stcnoErapher detailed
statement Of what he offered to prove
to the jury but which the court han
ruled out. He announced that he did
| this for the purpose of preserving the
record OF the case.
Chas. q. Dawes. former comptroller
of the currency and president Of the
Central Trust Co. of this city was the
second witness. He told of introduce
ing Commissioner Garfield to Attor-
,ney Krauthon. lie said:
| commissioner Garfield whom
| have known for years called at my
Office ana said that he only wanted the
Information from the packers i'm order
to enable him to make Il complete re-
port.
| ! introduced him to Mr.. KrauthoT
ana Ny. McRobcrts and told them they
could rely on what Garfield said. and
that they could open their books with
out fear, rs Garfield was absolutely to
he trusted and was gentleman.
was present at the Chicago Club and
heard their conversation. Mr.. Garfield
said that the information given him
by the packers would be used by his
department, but not by tho depart
mcnt of justice. Garfield said that H..
wanted the cooperation Of the packers
and that the best way would be for
Tie packers to cooperate with him.
That was about the substance of the
| conversation as | recall it,
| pn crOSS-cHt1llnatlOu tho additional
fact WAS brought out that Mr. Krauth-
off was told by Commissioner Garfield
OF the commissioners intention TO
! make Il report to the President Mr.
Garfield, saying, however, that the
packers need not fear that anything
would be done TO injurc them.
Samuel McRobcrts. treasurer of Ar
mour &, Co. was then called. He was
the fourth person at tho interview be-
tween Commissioner Garfield and Mr..
krauthoff at the Chicago Club Mr.
McRobcrts gave testimony agreeing