Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-11-15
'THE law BROKER
Minneapolis Federal Grand Jury
Reports Results Of Investiga-
tiCn Of Grain Rebates.
the RAILROADS SURPRISED
Had Not Expected Indictments
Against Themselves = Grain
Firms ana individuals
AlsO TmvOlved.

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Minneapolis. Mimi. Nov 0--Eleven
indictments were handed to Judgs
Lochran In the United States distric,
court Thursday afternoon and they
cover the giving of rebates by certain
railroads and the receiving Of the same
by grain firms and individuals. Tne
| list of corporations against which the
indictments were returned as given
out by Assistant District Attorneys
Ewart and Dickie, who have had
charge Of cases were as follows:
The Great Northern Railroad com,
Dany, four indictments and about rs
counts. The Chicago st Paul & Oma-
ha railway, one Indictment and 50
counts. Wisconsin Central railway,
one Indictment, II counts. Minneap-
oils q st. Louis railway, one indict-
ment, 5 counts.
The indictments against the rail-
roads charge the giving Of rebates and
under the head Of receiving rebates
the following true bills were returned
w. p. Devereaux company. McCaull
Dinsmore company, Minneapolis Ames
Brooks company, Duluth; Duluth Mill
ing company.
Some Of the specific charges con-
tanned in the indictments were against
the Great Northern railway, two In
dictments for giving rebates to the Su-
perior Grain company; one for CIV
ing rebates to the McCaull Dinsmore
company and for giving rebates to the
Spencer Grain company.
The Omaha Railroad, the Wisconsin
Central, the Minneapolis & st. Louis
were charged with fayoring the Spen-
cor Grain company. The companies
indicted who are not railroad compa-
MES are charged with receiving re-
bates.
Besides the corporations indictments
were returned against eleven indiyid-
ual officers Of the railroads named,
but United States District Attorney
Houpt said he would not consent to
the names being given out for publ
cation owing to the fact that no SER
vice had yet been obtained upon them.
The general offense alleged in the
railroad indictments Is the absorption
Of grain elevation charges.
After the bunch Of indictments had
ben given out to the court the fur
ors were excused for the term and told
to convene again in st. Paul THAI
q further and more searching lnvesti-
cation into the rebate question will be
made Is not denied by Assistant Unit
ed States District Attorney Ewart and
further revelations are expected to be
made at the next sitting Of the grand
jury.
Perhaps the most surprised people
Of all were the railroads, for none OF
those interested expected indictments
to be brought. Each company had
made It's best endeavors to disclaim
any criminality in it's relation with
the grain companies.
The grand jury has been almost In
continuous session on the rebate bus
mess except for short recess and
to look Into the matter Of naturali-
zation frauds and it is understood
that indictments under this head were
returned, but as they were against In
dividuals on which service was to be
had no information was made public.
II Is said that some matter Of a sen
satlonal nature win be made public
when the cases are brought before
the court.