The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-10-13
LOW MAKES
FULL DENIAL
As His Own Lawyer
Answers in Beef
Trust Case.

James S. Low in person yesterday
filed his answer in the Beef Trust case
in the Federal court. AS one of the
defendants named in the petition of the
United States of America against Met
ropolitan Meat CO. and others he says:
II have read and studied said petit
with make answer to the best of my
ability, knowledge. information and be-
lief
AS to the statement that the suit is
brought under the direction of the
Attorney General of the United States, y
he says he knows nothing about 1t
other than what he has read in the
bill The same reply is made to the
next section declaring that certain de-
PENDANTS are corporations and copart-
nerships Mr. Low adding that he has
no personal interest in any of the cor
porations or copartnerships named"
He naively replies to the third sec
ton, dealing with the fictitiously named
defendants John Hawaii, Richard
Maui, Thomas Oahu, Henry Kauai,
William Niihau, Horace KahoolaWe,
Peter Lanai and Francis Molokai,' say
ing that as he had been cited under his
true name the allegations therein did
not apply to him.
Mr.. Low admits that he has been
since annexation and now is, land here
after expects to continue to be, as long
a. there is any reasonable profit there
in" engaged in the business of deliver
ing beef cattle and fresh beef to deal
ers and consumers in the Territory, Tor
himself personally and as an agent for
others
In the most candid manner this de-
PENDANT also admits the geographical
situation of Honolulu" also the allega-
ton that Honolulu is one of the prin-
cipal beef markets and distributing
centers in the Territory" but denies
that it is absolutely the principal mar
ket and distributing CENTER as alleged
by your Ora tor
Then comes the strongest point in
his line of defense, where he says:
This defendant not being stock
holder of the Metropolitan Meat Co..
Limited, one of the defendants named
in said petition or bill of complaint.
knows not whether or not it Will con-
tinue to be engaged in the business of
selling, shipping and delivering beef
cattle and fresh beef to dealers and
consumers in said city of Honolulu, and
he declares that it concerns him not,
as he is associated extensively with
dealers and consumers of beef in said
city of Honolulu, other than the said
Metropolitan Meat Co, Limited
Mr.. Low disputes the estimates of the
complainant in the allegation that
about 1861, 405 pounds weight of beef
cattle, of the value of 1884,, 17S.25. are
consumed annually by the inhabitants
of Honolulu and of the Territory of
Hawaii ana denies every allegation or
charge made against him in sections s
to % of the complaint excepting
therefrom such technical matters S are
of proper record and law quoted which
this defendant is not versed in He
leaves such estimates and all other
matter not within his knowledge to
District Attorney Breckons to prove.
And last preceding his prayer "to be
hence dismissed with his reasonable
costs and charges in this behalf most
wrongfully sustained Mr.. Low makes
this declarations:
Further answering this petition or
bill of complaint, this defendant denies
that he has violated, is now violating,
or does intend to violate any Of the
laws of the United States, as quoted
by your learned Orator; but, on the
other hand. this defendant declares
herewith that he has always dealt in
open competition, is now in competi-
ton, and expects to be in competition,
for the hest interests and welfare of
those associated with him in the beef
industry and that without any viola
ton of any of the laws of the United
States of America