The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-22
REBATE HUNTERS
, IN SESSION e HERE
Federal Grand Jury Met Today
with Definite Work
Laid Out.

road law began at 2 pm. today before
a specially called grand jury in the fed
3eral building. After a charge by
Judge William Lochren Of the United
States court the jury was locked into
i: it's room with Bailif Sherman s;
been summoned for today were ad-
mitted one by one as the investiga-
ton proceeded under direction of G. G.
Honpt, United States district attor-
neY. The investigation will last a
week. - ~.
It has been stated almost authorita-
lively that the district attorney knows
pretty we'll what he has to do and wit
nesses and jurymen will have definite
hand an examination Of the list of wit
nesses goes to show that the general
subject Of rebates is to be burrowed
into, rather than any specific violations
of the law. This is shown from the
fact that each railroad running into the
twin cities will furnish its quota of
witnesses. In some instances they are
from the executive circles and at 9th
,er times from the clerical ranks.
I=~. Three Jurors Late.
Proceedings were postponed several
hours today by the non-arrival Of three
Jurors. These men had been delayed
by train connections and Judge Loeb
present was SO near the minimum limit
he would postpone his charge until 2
o CLOCK. * T.. =
F. A. Durfee of Reading, W. E.
| Beerse of Hastings and Edwin Whiting
! Of Bolton were the delinquents. The
! jury appears to be above the average OF
! the federal panel and it is apparent
from physiognomologica study that
fair consideration Of the evidence to be
offered by the government may be ex'
pected. 4.
Proceedings are under the direct
charge of c. G. Houpt, the district at
torney. It is prophesied that, to avoid
such failures as were exemplifed in the
y last Interstate commerce case calico
here will be avoided in this district BY
leaving the prosecution Of the future
rate anyestig ltions an the hands of Ut
trict attorney, will aid Mr.. Houpt, VIII,
will be somewhat handicapped by th'
opening Of the Mankato term Of cour
: with five Jury cases and the consequent
absence Of the first assistant, MARI
; Dickey. Extra assistance will be given
!, however, by H., B. Duncan Of Chicago
special agent Of the department Of jus
tice. ,5.....,.< - -
One of the principal witnesses for tn
,, government will be s. II. Smith %
), Washington, rate clerk for the inter
state commerce commission. Among tn
! other witnesses reported as summoned
are: -, ...5 - ,;Sthaisf- i
S. @. Stickney, general manager o
the Great Western road at St. Paul. s
i J. Martin, Minneapolis grain man..
James De Veau, Minneapolis graf
l: A: Robinson 81 p, controller. of tn
!. Joseph Gaskell, secretary and assist
y ant treasurer of the st. Louis road.
b. o. Eckhart, local freight agent Q
the ST.. Louis. a.. -: -.
J S. G. Palmer, Minneapolis fruit mel
s chant. .e<.ss -
John M. McCaulay, chief clerk claim
!. department. Of the st. Louis road a
5 Minneapolis. ...-.- 81.
. Northern at st. Paul. ~.
!. H.. A. Kimball, assistant genera
! freight agent Of the Great Northern 9
!. ST.. Paul. -.
|. s. W. Patton, clerk St. Louis road &
s Minneapolis. to- ~ -s...-.s'
81 E. B. Ober, general freight agent (
s the Omaha road at st. Paul.
81 T.. T. Jamme, secretary of the Chan
!. Der of Commerce at Minneapolis.
!. e George 7. Huey, assistant gener;
+. freight agent Of the Wisconsin Centr;
. at Minneapolis.
s John T. Conley, assistant gener
s freight agent Of the Milwaukee roa
!. at Minneapolis. -. :z.<-s,
i Paul B. Sewers, general claim age,
s Of the ST.. Louis road at Minneapolis.
!. Two Of the Minneapolis members {
5 the grand jury are members of the Mi
!. neapolis Real Estate board, and are NJ
s supposed to have any railroad expel
i ence. They are r. d. Cone Of r..
s Cone & Co., and James B. Sutherlan
. treasurer Of the David Q. Bell Inves
!. ment company. 49,