The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-10-09
THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
MAKES PUBLIC SOME INTER
ESTlNG LEGAL STATISTICS.
ANTITRUST LAW ACTIONS
Pamphlet Issued Giving Record of Az
Prosecutions Under Sherman
and Elkins Acts Since
Passage.

ment of justice Wednesday issued a
revised statement giving in pamphlet
form summaries of the record to date
of all civil and criminal cases insti
tuted by the United States under the
Sherman antitrust law of July ?, 1890,
and the act to regulate commerce ap
proved February A.. 1887, us amended,
including the Elkins act.
The statement gives the following
summaries of cases under the anti
trust laws:
Four bills in equity and three in.
dictments under President Harrison's
administration from 1889 to 1898;
four bills in equity, two informations
and two Indictments under President
Cleveland's second administration
from 1898 to 1897; three bills in equity
under President McKinley's admins
tration from 1897 to September IA,
1901, and IS bills in equity and one
forfeiture proceeding in civil cases,
and % criminal indictments and two
proceedings in contempt in criminal
cases under President Roosevelts ad-
ministration from September IA, 1901,
to date. The fines imposed in these
cases amounted to $l47,OOO.
The summary of cases under the in
terstate commerce act shows one in
dictment during President Cleveland's
frst administration and 80 indict-
ments, five convictions, IS nolprossed
cases, seven quashed, one dismissed
and four acquittals under President
Harrison's administration.
Under President Cleveland's second
term there were 10 indictments which
esulted in nine convictions, one dis
missal, eight nol-prossed, three
luashed and one acquittal, II petit
ions to inforce orders of commission
md one petition to restrain defen-
1ants from making discriminatory
.ates, one prosecution for contempt
md GA petitions for mandamus to
compel filing of annual reports.
Under President McKinley's admin
istration there were % indictments,
five petitions to inforce orders of COM
mission and one petition to declare
pooling combination Illegal. These in
dictments resulted in five convictions,
one acquittal, four nol-proSsed and II
not prosecuted.
Under President RooseVelts admin
istration to date it is shown that there
have been 157 indictments. As convic-
lions. two acquittalS, none mol
pressed, five demurrers sustained, four
dismissed, one quashed and SO pend
ing: the amount of fines imposed was
$1,113,325. Following are the details
of the results of the 157 indictments:
Fifty-seven indictments for receiv'
ing rebates; 20 convictions. fines i'm
posed aggregating $314,675; one mol
pressed, one acquittal, one dismissed
one quashed, two demurrers sus'
tanned; 81 pending.
Sixty-eight indictments for granting
rebates: IS convictions, fines imposed
aggregating $743,000; two dismissed
seven nol-prossed, ore demurrer sus
tanned, 40 pending.
Six indictments for conspiring to OBJ
tain rebates: four convictions; one
ease, two defendants fined Sl,O2s
each: one case, defendants fined in
the aggregate $4,000; one case, one
defendant fined $1,000, the other 81.
900. one case, two defendants fined
81 900 each; total fines imposed $40,
O5O; one nol-prossed, one acquittal.
One Indictment for conspiring tc
grant rebates: Demurrer filed and sus
aimed.
Two indictments for failure to file
schedules: Conviction, fines $4,000;
one pending.
Twelve indictments for charging
less than filed rates; twelve pending
One indictment for discrimination in
distribution of cars: Demurrer flee
and sustained.
One indictment charging conspiracy
to violate interstate commerce laws:
Dismissed.
Four indictments for false billing:
OF convictions, fines imposed aggre
eating s400: one pending.
Three indictments for misuse OF free
pass: Two convictions, fines imposed
aggregatfng $500; one pending.
Three indictments for misuse O
free pass: Two convictions. fines i'm
posed aggregating 5000; one pending
One indictment for departure IRON
published tariff: One pending.
One indictment for consprins u
procure transportation: One pending.