The Washington times., 1906-07-12

IN court when their cases are called.
Justice Wright this afternoon fixed their
bonds al 5000 each
Penalty Fine and imprisonment
The penalty for violation Of the anti
trust law is a hne OF 5000 or one years
imprisonment, or both
Asked If he cared 20 make any COM
ment upon the Indictment Mr.. Himber-
ly said he had no statement 10 make az
the present time.
AIr Chaplin could not be seen this
afternoon, but Mr.. Redmdn said ne had
nothing 10 say ON the matter,
Text of Indictment.
The charges i'm the Indictment are as
follows
And that the said dealers in ice and
the said American Ice Company on and
before the said twentieth day OF April.
in the year aforesaid. did conduct their
said business of selling ice direct 10 the
consumers thereof both at wholesale
and at retail i'm competition with one
another. and Gid sell the said ice at
competitive prices, which in many cases
We're less than twenty-five cents per
hundred pounds in sales at wholesale,
and which I'm many cases were less than
forty cents per hundred pounds in sales
nt retail. and would thereafter have so
conducted their said business but for the
unldWfU! contract. combination ana
conspiracy in restraint of the said bust
ness, trade and commerce IN this indict-
meuJ hereinafter mentioned
Control IS Per Cent.
And that on and before the said
twentieth day of April in the year
aforesaid of the total volume of such
business. trade. and commerce then so
being carried on by the said American
Ice Company, and the said Chaplin
Sacks Manufacturing Company and
their competitors, the said American lee
Company and the said Chapin-Sacks
Manufacturing Company together had
and controlled the principal part. that
Is to say, 75 per eentum thereof
And the grand jurors aforesaid. upon
their oath aforesaid, do further present;
Agreement on April 20.
.That the said American lee Com
pany. che said Samuel A. Kimberly the
said George +. Hoover, and the saic
Chapin-Sacks Manufacturing Company,
the said Arthur A Chaplin and the said
Samuel @. Redman. on the Goth day OF
April. in the year of our Lord 1906. and
at the D.strI [ aforesaid, unlawfully did
knowingly contract. combine, and con-
spfre. that they. the said American Ice
Company and the said Chapin-Sack=
Manufacturing Company would there
after charge the same price for ice
which they. or either of them. should
sell TO the said dealers I'm ice or 10 any
or either of them; and that they, tho
said American Ice Company and IN,
said CEapiu-Sacks Manufacturing Com
pauy would not, nor would either of
them. thereafter sell ice to any of said
dealers in ice who should thereafter sell
ice at wholesale at less than % cents
for each 100 pounds thereafter or at re-
tail at less than 90 cents for each 1S
pounds thereof; and that they did ther
and there. by means Of said contract
combination, and conspiracy, prevent
and destroy competition between them
the said American Ice Company and tho
said Chapin-SaCks Manufacturing Com
pany. as to the prices az which ice
should be sold by them, or either OF
them. TO said dealers i'm ice, and az
prevent and destroy competition be-
tween lt4t-El the S.tLtl -f'tl4hlT III zee
the said American Ice Company. as g,
the prices at which ice should be sold
by them. the said dealers i'm ice and the
said American Ice Company. 10 the con
sUmcTs thereof both at wholesale and "a
retail and did thereby restrain the sal,
business, trade, and commerce of them
the said American Ice Company and the
said Chauin-Sacks Manufacturing Com
many and ths said dealers in ice in the
DistTict aforesaid.
Knowingly Made Contract.
And the grand jurors aforesaid. upor
their oath aforesaid, do say. that the
said American Ice Company, Samuel \
Kimberly George r. Hoover. Chaplin
Sacks Manufacturing Company. Arthur
A Chaplin and Samuel c. Redman. iI
the manner and form and by the mean.
aforesaid. on the said 2Gth day OF Apr.
in the wear aforesaid, and at the Dis
trict aforesaid, unlawfuIly did knowing
ly make contract and engage i'm q
combination and conspiracy I'm restrain
of trade and commerce i'm the DistrC
OF Colunbia aforesaid. against the form
of the statute in such case made anl
provided, and against the peace and
Government OF the said United States