The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-24
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found.
Witnesses Examined.
Though holding that lawful property
should be protected. the charge OF
Judge Witt severely arraigns all COM
binations in restraint OF trade. and
declares that the law Of the State Is
ample to deal with the conditions said
to exist here.
a. d. Lnndcrkin. Police Commits
nioner, and prehidcnt-trcnsurcr OF
A. d. Lnndcrkin Company Inc),
coal dealers.
A. Won n. RoscncRk, president
RoscneKk Brewing Company.
George G. Guvernator, vlce-prcsl-
dent Home brewing Company.
II. Moncure Perkins. OF T. NJ.
Perkins & Co.. provision dealers.
w. s. Tucker. manager Eureka
Ice and Cold Storage Company.
William King. ice dealer.
NJ. It. Page, grocer.
Charge to the Jury.
Judge Witt delivered the following
charge bearing directly upon the ict
inquiry:
"Gen,iemcn OF the Grand Jury:
You were adjourned until to-day In
order that you might give special atteE- l3
tlon Ito the investigation OF what has
been charged as combination on the
part OF the Ice dealers of the city OF ~
controlling the price OF ice in this city.
but also OF driving out all connetition in
the public absolutely In the power OF the
combine as TO one OF the prime neceSsi-
ties OF life.
There Is no statute law in the State
on this most important subject. but hap
PLY the Commonwealth. which Is also
the law OF the land, is amply sufficient p
TO >protect the people against such un-
lawful and criminal combinations.
Such combinations are known as
criminal conspiracies, and are defined
briefly as follows
| "A combination OF two or more per-
cons or corporations to do an unlawful i
thing. or to do a lawful thing with a
| corrupt intent. In an unlawful manner
| You will observe that the criminal
conspiracy consists in the unlawful
com hination
NO acts need be done IN the further
ance Of the conspiracy: when the unlaw.
| complete; and so II you shall find from,
! 'be evidence produced before you by tha
| State that any two or more persons or
! corporations have combined together for
| the purpose OF controlling any OF the
/ necessities Of lite and thereby TO create
monopoly. and to fix the price to those
corporations are guilty OF a crime
against the State OF Virginia. and all are
1 liable to Indictment and punishment.
4 Intolernble Burden.
where such combinations exist they
!, tend TO control n commodity absolutely.
essential to the use Of the public, and
put upon the citizens q burden intoler-
i able and unlawful.
THE common law on this subject Is
: based on the principle OF fair dealing
i between man and man The public In
entitled H. to the benefit of commercial
by a combination which absolutely de-
4 stroys industrious and intelligent rivalry
II In business.
. 1T is the duty Of the law to see tina,
every Individual or corporate right Is
z safe-guarded. hut when individuals or
orpose inpne he ar ne
= channels Of industrial enterprise they
4 become menace: to the public wefaru
n and should be suppressed. SO use your
. own that others may not be Injured is
v the guide which has been given us by
81 the Wisdom OF the Law.
! 'protect every right guaranteed by the
Z law. but SEQ to 1t that powerful rcombl-
: nations. are eliminated when they are
! formed for the oppression Of the public
7 which are necessary to the healthful
n The grand jury is composed of 7
y Wiley Davis, foreman; John l.. satter
VI field. r. L. Peters, Abney Cooley. r. NJ
Chllingworth' George schoen, Nose
:; IIutzler, r. G. Rennolds and N. I
Ancarrow. They came into cour
Is shortly before 3 O'Clock yesterday, n
the foreman announced that furthe
tlme9 was desired on the ice matter
Judge Witt therefore excused Their
! until this morning at 4 ! o'clock.
!, Page Before Jury.
: Commemorative \ Attorney Folke
!; had a short conference with several q
! the members. report around IN
building during the day was ia til
4 effect that evidence was securcd tire
q yeara ago to sustain the allegation q
r the combine, some reference hein
X made to certain recordsin the Law an
Il Equity Court The true natura OF iii
: agreement, however, could not he as
4 cert aimed.
Mr.. Page one OF the witnesses exam
i lined, has his place#of business, ut NJ
3 IG1a North Seventeenth Street. IT,
4 believed that his testimony before til
n grand Jury was similar to state
u ment made by him three weeks ngot
u the effect that he could seors ice on;
q from the Crystal Company; That tt
81 trust was really perfected last sim
N mer, and that the city was divided hit
q districts, one concern to serve FAC
Mr.. Page declared at the tinnn that II
d breweries sold their surnlus ice
Y the trust" at Is cents per hundre
pounds, and refused to sell to consun
8 ers direct. According to his rieW I
q the case, all of the manufacturers we
n in "a pOOlt and dtyidendS we've oRid