Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-04-25

But 1t appears that men who have
been accused Of serious ofrcnses by a
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.
tlon hereabouts some dry and then
there will be something doing.
The following Individuals were In.
dicted by the Federal grand jury In
1905 for conspiracy In consplring to re-
strain commerce and trade by monopo.
liking the meat product and for VIC.
latlng the Sherman Antitrust law:
OF Armour 4 Col. Ogden Armour.
president. Chicago: Charles w. Ar.
mour, Kansas City. president Of the
Armour Packing Company; Thomas
J. COnnors. superintendent, Chicago {;
Samuel A. McItoberts. assistant treas
urer. Chicago: Arthur Meeker. general
manager, Chicago; Patrick A. valen.
tine. treasurer, Chicago.
or Swift 4 Co.--Lawrence A. Car
ton, treasurer, Chicago; Arthur T..
Evans. special counsel. Chicago; ID. Il.
Hartwell. secretary, Chicago; Il. c.
McAlanus, special counsel. Chicago {;
Louis f., Edward f., and Charles II.
Swift. president. vice-presldent. and
director, respectively, Chicago; A. II.
veetler, general counsel, Chicago.
OF the Fairbanks Canning Company
--Ildwnrd Morris. vlcc.presldent, Chi.
cago; Ira A. Morris. secretary, Chi.
cagO.
OF tn" cudahy Packing Company
Edward A. Cudahy, vice-presidcnt ana
general manager, Omaha.
Corporations indicted Armour &
Co.. Of Illinois; Armour Packing Com.
pany. organized under the laws Of New
Jersey; Swift 4 Co., Fairbanks Can
ming Company, ana the Cudahy Pack
Ing Company.
Armour, Meeker and others Indicted
with them all escaped trial and proba.
BILE conviction by the ruling Of a judge
that they were entitled to immunity be-
cause they had furnished evidence
against themselves under compulsiOn
sufficient to convict. although no 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 and strong
or In the matter.
And the Supreme Court Of the United
States decided March II, 1909, that
trusts and officers of trusts could be
compelled to furnish evidence against
themselves and could be fined and I'm.
prlsoned ON such testimony.
Notwithstanding these facts the jury
commission takes some of these
men In order to fill up Cook County
grand juries with "leading citizens"
Here Gle some facts to bear this
statement out:
Arthur Meeker, manager for Armour
& Company, has been drawn as mem.
Der of the January body.
Every grand jury for months back
has been well filed up with representa-
tives of the stock yards interests.
James W. Smithson, purchasing
agent for Armour & Company, was on
the venire for the October grand jury.
Among the Stockyards people drawn
upon the September Grand Jury were |:
Wilbur l.. Irwin, superintendent,
Union Stock Yards.
J. ]. Carey, manager for Nelson Nor
ris & Company, Union Stock Yards.
Armour & Company had no men
the July Grand Jury 20 far a. can be
ascertained.
Swift 4 Company, however, we're
we'll represented.