Arizona republican., 1907-01-08
THE THIRD TRUST CASE
NOW BEFORE THE COURT
An investigation Begun of the Affairs
of The Phoenix Wholesale Meat and
Produce Co.

The third Of the trust cases was tax
en- up in United States court YESTERDAY.
/ II was that of the government against
! p. T. Hurley and others and it will be
perhaps all that will be tried at tins
time, the court indicating yesterday
that the others might go over.
Not a great deal of progress was
made. The only witness examined was
John c. Hurley the secretary of til
/ Phoenix Wholesale Meat and Produce
company. who was questioned regard
ing the organization of that concern
after the absorption of the other es-
adjustments in the city by the firms
, of l.. T. Hurley & Co, and s. j. Trib-
olet. The witness described the vari-
Gus deals which had been made and
the distribution of the stock of the
new concern.
Late in the afternoon he was ques-
toned regarding the increase in the
price of meat Immediately after the
organization of the meat and produce
company which followed the purchase
of the establishment of Alois Weller.
and the breaking up of the Co-opera-
tive Meat company. The witness said
he had no knowledge of the alleged IN
crease of prices. That was out Of ais
Jurisdiction but he was inclined to
think that the increase was not gener
al; that there was an increase in the
price of some kinds OF meat and a les
SEEMING i'm the price OF other kinds. He
was questioned at length concerning
price lists which had been sent out
to retail dealers and the hotel keep
ers and restaurant men.
During this part Of the inquiry. At
norney Billiard for the defense inter
vened on the ground that if it should
be shown that there had been such
an increase as had been alleged. ii
would not be an offense against the
antitrust law for the Phoenix Whole
sale Meat and Produce company had
become an individual and could not
conspire with itself to raise prices.
United States Attorney Alexandor
took the ground that the existence Of
the company was crime; that it had
been formed by criminal means and
for criminal purposes, one OF the ef-
fects of which he was about To show.
He was permitted to resume his line OF
investigation and the court soon after
adjourned for the day.
The court announced earlier i'm the
day that the case of the Peoples Ice
and Fuel company. which had been
dismissed on Saturday would go to
the next grand jury. This order was
made over the objection Of counsel for
the defense. that the defendant having
been once in jeopardy could not be
tried again for the same offense.
John Boyd who had been convicted
on Saturday Of sending an obscene let
ter through the mail, was sentenced 20
pay a fine Of $500. \ motion was mad
for a new trial on the ground that the
law had been violated by the jury in
the course of its deliberations. At one
time il had sent to the court for the
letter and the envelope and at another
time had opened communication with
the bailiff for the purpose of ascer-
tanning whether the court would re-
turn to the court room on Friday nighC.
Judge Kent said that he would take
the matter under Amusement until to-
day. Later in the day though. the de-
tense decided TO pay the fine. That
was done and Boyd was released from
custody.