Chicago eagle., 1908-04-11
SUPREME court DEF|ED

But II appears that men who have
been accused Of serious ofrenses by u
Federal grand jury are looked upon as
superior citizens and competent Cook
County grand Jurors by the jury com.
mission.
The people will wake up to the sItua-
ton hereabOuts some day and then
there will be something doing.
The following individuals were In.
dlcted by the Federal grand jury In
1908 for conspiracy IN conspirlng to re-.
strain commerce and trade by mOnOpO-
lizIng the meat product and for vio-
latlng the Sherman Antitrust law:
or Armour 4 Col. Ogden Armour,
president. Chicago: Charles W. Ar.
mOur. Kansas City. president Of the
Armour Packing Company; Thomas
J. Connors. superintendent. Chicago I;
Samuel 4. McItoberts, assistant treas
urcr. Chicago: Arthur Meeker, general
manager. Chicago: Patrick A. Valen.
tine. treasurer, Chicago.
Or Swift 4 Co.--Lawrence A. Car
ton. treasurer. Chicago: Arthur +.
Evans. special counsel. Chicago; u. T..
lIartwell, secretary, Chicago: II. G..
McAlanus, special counsel, Chicago /:
Louis T.. Edward T.. and Charles H..
Swift. president. vlce.presldent. and
director, respectively. Chicago: 4. II.
Vee<ier. general counsel, Chicago.
or the Fairbanks Canning Company
--Illwari Morris. vice.president. Chi.
cagO; Ira A. Morris. secretary, Chi
cagO.
OF III" Cudahy Packing Company
Edward 4. Cudahy. vice-presiticnt an,l
general manager. Omaha.
Corporations indicted Armour &
Co.. Of Illinois; Armour Packing Com.
paany. organized under the laws Of New
Jersey: Swift l. Co.. Fairbanks Can
ming Company, anu the Cudahy Pack.
Ing Company.
Armour. Aleeker and others Indicted
with them all escaped trial and prOba.
BILE conviction by the ruling OF judge
that they were entitled to immunity be.
cause they had furnished evidence
against themselves under compulsion
sufficient to convict. although he held
that the corporations indicted were not
entitled to immunity and must stand
| trial.
But the opinion of the people with
regard to these men has never changed.
and the Indignation Of the American
public from President Roosevelt down
has been frequently voiced. ana the
feeling Is growing stronger ana strong.
er In the matter.
And the Supreme Court of the United
States decided March II. 1905. that
trusts and officers of trusts could he
compelled to furnish evidence against
themselves and could be fined and I'M
lTisoned on such testimony.
Notwithstanding these facts the jury
commission takes some OF these
men in order to fill mp Cook County
grand jurles with "leading citizens"
Here are some facts to bear this
statement out:
Aftnur Meeker. manager Tor Armour
& Company, has been drawn as men,
Der of the January body.
Every grand jury for months back
has been well filed up with representa-
tiyes of the stock yards interests.
James W. Smlthson, purchasing
agent for Armour & Company, was ON
the venlre for the October grand jury.
Among the StOckyards people drawn
upon the September Grand Jury were :
Wilbur l.. Irwin, superintendent,
Union Stock Yards.
J. j. Carey, manager for Nelson Nor
ris & Company, Union Stock Yards.
Armour & Company had no men
the July Grand Jury 80 far as can be
ascertained.
Swift 4 Company, however, were
well represented.