Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-20
ENTER PLEAS
OF NOT GUILTY
Indicted Officers of Ice Com
panies Arraigned
IN DISTRICT SUPREME COURT
Same Action in Behalf of the Cor.
porations.
TRIALS MAY OCCUR NEXT FALL
Time Allowed in Which to File De.
murrers Should That Ac-
ton Be Desired.
IN DISTRICT SUPREME COURT
Same Action in Behalf of the Cor.
porations.
TRIALS MAY OCCUR NEXT FALL

nv f>i'eticah ice company, Samuel A
fNimoeriy' Its president and agent; George
r. nooVer, route agent for the company;
'iie Ghapih-Sacks Manufacturing Company
corporation. Arthur A Chaplin. its nrest
dent, and Samuel C. Redman. its secretarv
treasurer, were arraigned TODAY undsr IN
Indictment charging them jointly with vio.
fa'ing the Sherman antitrust law
Pieas of not guilty were entered Cou,sa,
for the defendants however seouraa -
or Justice Gould to withdraw the r,..s on,
ME demurrers, they may be advised bv
september l. Attorneys George p Hoover
and Walter A Johnson, representing the
ueiehdants. asked for a longer time in
"hich 10 oemur, suggesting that the case
"ouio not De tried before next spring Uni
TED States Attorney Baker opposed this.
saying that the trial will surely be held This
fall.
The four indicted officers appeared at the
city hall promptly at 10 o'clock but as
Justice Gould was engaged in the Equity
court IL was ll:lo am. before he could
take up criminal matters The first case
caLeo was the one against the ice COM
panleS.
Questions Propounded.
Clerk S. McComas Hawken first addressed
MT. Kimberly, and inquired of him If he Is
the agent of the American Ice Company
On receiving an affirmative answer he then
asked IL the American Ice Company, by Mr.
Kimberly, its agent. waived the reading of
the indictment. Mr. Kimberly answered
that 1t did How does the American Ice
Company, by yourself as It's agent plead to
the indictment. guilty or not guiltyg in
| quired the clerk
mot guilty" responded Mr. Kimberly I'm
| firm voice.
Mr. Kimberly was then arraigned In his
own behalf, and after waving the reading
of the indictment entered plea of not
guilty. Mr. George f. Hoover was simi-
larly arraigned by the clerk and entered
a like plea.
Arraigned Through President.
The Chaplin Sacks Manufacturing Com
pany was arraigned through its president,
Arthur A Chaplin, and also pleaded not
guilty. The arragnment OF Mr. Chaplin
individually followed, and he likewise said
he is not guilty of d conspiracy to control
the ice situation.
Samuel c. Redman was the last to be
arraigned and was called on to plead in
his individual capacity. and entered a
similar plea of not guilty.
TIE defendants Immediately left the
City Hall. The bonds given at the time
the indictments were returned hold until
trial.
1t is understood that arrangements are
| being made to have Attorney A. S. Worth
ington engaged in the conduct of the de-
with Attorneys Geo. P. Hoover and Walter
A. Johnston.
More Ice Coming.
The big barge Kennebec according to a
telegram received by Mr.. Samuel Kimberly
manager of the American Ice Company
sailed from the Kennebec today bound for
this city. She leaves the Kennebec with
about 5000 tons of ice aboard, and should
unload about 1850 tons here. She will be
the largest vessel of her kind. 1t is de-
clared, ever on the Potomac. A big
going tug has her in tow, and she Will be
met at the capes by the tug VIM. II. Yerkes,
il, which will tow her to this city. The
Kennebec should arrive here not later than
Wednesday of next week A four-Tnast-
ed schooner with ice aboard should anchor
here within the next day or two. She
left her loading port on the coast or
Maine July Z, and has had slow trip
down the coast. as she has not yet been
reported passing through the capes into the
Chesapeake.
Failing to Weigh Ice.
Julian Reed, representative of the re-
ceivers of the Purity Ice Company. was ad-
judged guilty in the Police Court today OF
violating the weights and measures law in
failing to weigh ice which he sold from the
plant, Judge O'Neal imposed a penalty OF
SO. Notice was given of motion for
new trial. and 1t is understood that the case
will be appealed on legal points involving
the Interpretation of the law.
Assistant Sealer Of Weights and Measures
Howe testified that he watched several
pieces of ice sold from the platform of the
Purity Ice Company's plant yesterday. and
that no Ice was weighed. On the part OF
the defendant 1t was admitted that the Ice
was not weighed. Their contention, how
ever, was that pieces of ice were offered
for sale at certain prices. without regard to
weight and that 1t was not necessary to
weigh the pieces, inasmuch the ice was
not sold by weight.
In regard to the provision of the law
which specifies that no commodities shall
be sold without first having been weighed
by scales or measures tested and sealed
by the seaier of weights and measures, II
was contended that what was meant was
that the Ice, when weighed. must be
weighed by sealed scales, and that the sec
tion does not require the weighing of all
ice sold
Judge O,Neal thought that the law re-
ouired the weighing Of such commodities as
ice and held that the acton of the de-
fendant In selling ice that was not
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