Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-02-01
Accused Packers Testify IN the Beet
Trust Case.
THEY HAD PROMISE OF PROTECTION.


Nelson Morris e. Co., testinea AuSnuog
ii the packers case that he had Deeh
BY Commissioner GARFIELD g
produce fer the inspection u tic COM
missioner, The secret profit ana loss
books Of his company, after the COM
missioner had prepared his report On
the beef industry. He further declared
TINT MI. GARFIELD had taken these BOOKS
and bad inspected them. He told mrs.
n reeeiying the assurance from the
commissioner that no knowledge that
would be furnished by the packers
would be used against them, Of now ne !
ave The information to the commits
sioner and representatives, ard tnen
declared that Commissioner GARFIELD re-
turned to Chicago with the greater
part Of his report in proofs which ne
submitted to Mi. Norris. The witness
said that he reaI the projfs and toad
Mr.. Garfield thet The report was CPS
rect. The commissioner, then, tne
wItness asserted, demanded that the
nrofit and loss hooks Of the Company
he brought to the downtown ONCE OF
Morris &iCo., for his inspection. Tney
were brought and the commissioner
looked them over.
The statement that the commission
er had called for the secret pooks
after completing his report, caused
4 stir in court, but the witness insisted
that he was required" by Commission
or Garfield to submit the books 70
him.
The other witnesses Of the DAY
were L. G. Krauthoff, who was on the
stand Monday. Samuel McRoberts,
treasurer Of Armour & Co, and Charles
q. Dawes, former comptroller OF tne
treasury and now president Of the Cen
trail Trust company Of this city. Botn
Mr.. Dawes and Mr.. McRoberts insisted
with much emphasis that they mad
heard Commissioner Garfield declare
that any information he might procure
from the packers would not be used
against them.
Mr. McRoberts was on the stand lor
considerable time In the afternoon
but his evidence related entirely 70
the conversation between Commission
er Garfield and Mr.. Krauthoh ana MN.
self He declared that Mr.. Krauthon
had informed the commissioner tha'
the packers we're in business to make
money, but that there was no comDln'
alton among them; on the contrary
competition between them was very
keen.
District Attorney Morrison did no,
cross-examine the witness and EdWaFe
Morris. vice president Of the FairDanh
Canning company was called to tnns
stand He declared that he met Com.
\ missioner Garfield in the Commercia
National bank and was introduced :
tbe commissioner by James H. Eckels
president Of the bank. Mr.. Morrll
said that Commissioner Garfield toll
him that the investigation was for ieg
islatiye purposes and that a repcr
would be made to the president.
IT asked him what he wanted OF IN
information" said the witness, Tand p
said that there would be no prosecu
!, tion Of any sort by the Information
we had furnished.
He said that he next met Commits
sioner Garfield in the office OF MOTT
I 4 Co. when he called in Mr.. McFa1
land. the office manager, and told hlr
that Mr.. Garfield desired to inspect IN
books and papers, and added; II "
| 40 not allow him to see them, we wi
: be compelled to test the constitutional
ity Of the Law"
The witness said that he directe
l Mr.. Mcfarland to furnish correct infol
' nation because later he might be CON
|. PEELED to swear to some Of it
b The witness declared that he hf
4 been required to submit to Commil
!. sioner Garfield the most secret bool
q Of the concern, which give in deta
]. the money expended and the prof
ana losses Of the business. He Gauss
them to be given to Commission
4 Garfield and they were examined
z him.
b He declared that Commissioners Ga
; field later returned 70 Chicago fro
d washington with two sheets Of b
d report which he submitted to the pac
O. era for approval
n Carload on chiKaneA ArriveS
= Fl Pao. Tex, Jan. si.-From info
nation received here Tuesday II
= believed that a carload Of Gilman
= was successfully shipped to Bakei
Geld. Cal, recently By smuggie
y The car in which the men were smu
9 Risd. 1t Is said. was engaged for
q shipmsnt Of furniture, the freight
y which had been prepaid. The
% vns left AZ Bakersfield, but no 9
N having claimed Il Il was open
n Thefo WAS evidence 70 show that
n car had borne human freight O.
the long routo.
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