Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-10
HOWTHEYDO BUSINESS
Methods of Ice Companies Be-
ing Investigated.
INDICTMENTS NOT FRAMED
Waiting for Possible Presentments by
Grand Jury.
DELIBERATIONS NEAR THE END
Seven Cases of Violations of Weights
and Measures Law in Po-
lice Court.
DELIBERATIONS NEAR THE END

| The American Ice Company is not the
| only concern whose methods of conduct
| ing business are being investigated by the
| grand jury. The report that the inquiry
| was aimed only at that company gained
| credence from the fact that the witnesses
| who testified yesterday before the grand
| jury were customers of the American Ice
| Company. 1t is stated, however, that
| some Independent dealers may be called
upon to explain to a jury wherein their
| actions have not been unlawful should the
Investigations now under way result in in
| dictments. Customers of other wholesale
| dealers have been heard by the grand jury.
| United States Attorney Baker, when ask
| ed concerning the report that an indictment
had already been framed in his office,
made an emphatlcal denial. No indict-
ments will be prepared, he stated until
| the grand jury has filed presentments. 1t
| is known to be the custom of the United
| States attorneys office, however, TO pre-
| pare rough drafts of unusual indictments
| in advance of the action of the grand jury
| to avoid any unnecessary delay to that
| body in making its report to the court.
| Such draft may have been seen in the
| office, II was suggested.
| The grand jury will not file its report to-
| day, United States Attorney Baker declared
| since the presentation of the case to it
| had not been completed. 1t is expected,
| however, that the grand jury will COM
| plete its deliberation this afternoon or to-
! morrow and file with the United States at
| torney its present tments or orders for in
| dictments, If any. Should indictments be
decided on, the clerical force of Mr.. Bakers
| Office will lose no time in the preparation
| of the necessary legal papers and the re-
port of the grand jury will be fled it is
| said, as quickly as possible.
| The names of the members of the grand
jury follow:
| Elmer E. Ramey, foreman; H. H Elliott
Robert b Smith William F. Kendrick,
| Frank Hndebrande. Clarence A. Langley,
! William P Naughton, John B. Acton. T. E.
| Devereaux, James E. Scrievener, Frank A.
| Skeehy, Bernard Murphy. Charles II. Cal
| vert, William H. Harris, ]. E Arnold. jr.,
| Frederick Bea. James A. Dement, William
| R. Naylor, Richard A West James ].
| Dove and William A. Curran.
| In the Police Court
| Seven cases involving violations of the
| weights and measures law of the District
in the sale of ice were presented TO the
Police Court today by Assistant sealers
Howe and Schoenthal. In the cases of
Frank Wells and of Robert L. Matthews.
| drivers for the American Ice Company,
charged, respectively, with not having
scales that were standard and with selling
ice without weighing 1t, continuance of
| the trials until tomorrow was obtained, At
| torney George p. Hoover appearing for the
| American Ice Company.
| collateral, follows: William T. Weaver,
| So; George Luckett. 81; William d. Web
ster, So; William Tyler, 81, and Robert
Walsh of the Home Ice Company, So.
| Luckett, Walsh and Tyler were charged
| with failing to weigh their ice in selling it
| to customers, and Weaver ard Webster
were charged with using scales that were
not standard.
| 1t is expected that the trials of the cases
of the drivers for the American Ice Com
pany tomorrow will be followed closely
by those interested, as they will be the
| first under the new law.
The inspectors of the weights and meas
| ures office are keeping a close watch on the
| ice dealers of the city. observing all the
| drivers possible, to see to II that they COM
/ ply with the law
No Fear Of Further Shortage,
Ice conditions in this city are easy today.
and the prospects are that the supply on
! hand and in sight will last for two or three
weeks. should no more be brought here in
that time. The big four-masted schooner
| Van Brunt, with about 1900 tons of ice
| aboard, began unloading at the 9th street
| wharf of the American Ice Company this
morning The three-masted schooner Cox
4 & Green, whose arrival here was not looked
| for until tomorrow, was brought up the
| river yesterday by the tug Camilla and is
| unloading her cargo of about 500 tons at
| the Georgetown pier of the American Ice
Company.
The big sea-going barge Idaho. with about
2,2o0 tons of ice aboard, sailed from the
| kennebec July 8, and is now being brought
| down the coast in a tow of Consolidation
| Coal Company barges. She will be met at
| the capes by the tug William H. Yerkes jr
and will be brought to this city within the
| next forty-eight hours. The big four-mast-
ed schooner Henry F. Kreiger, which car
| ries about 500 tons, sailed from the Ken
nebec for this city July 7, and the schooner
| e. F. Stinson. 1.500 tons. and the Young
Brothers. 1,2O0 tons, are lying on the Ken
nebec, the first named loading and the lat
ter ready to load for this city. With these
vessels here the Ice supply will be ample to
meet all demands until well into August,
and other vessels, II is stated at the Office
of the American Ice Company, will be
brought here in rapid succession so that
there will be no further shortage in the
supply. Orders are being filled promptly
today fo- any amount of ice. and have been
since Friday last
Arrest This Afternoon.
Joseph w. France. thirty-nine years Of
| age. was arrested this afternoon and taken
TO the eighth precinct police station upon a
charge of violating the weights and meas
ures laws. 1t is alleged that he sold ice
without going through the forInality Of
weighing it. He deposited s. collateral at
the police station for his appearance in the
Police Court tomorrow.
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