The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-05-19
Sent TO JAIL
GOOD WAY TO BREAK UP THE
UNLAWFUL TRUSTS.
Prison Term for Violators of the
Trust Law Imposed by Judge
at Savannah.

Judge William B. Sheppard know:
how to break up trusts. At Savan
| nah on Friday he overruled the mo
ton in arrest of judgment offered
by the defence and sentenced the
hve men found guilty Of violating
the Sherman antitrust law, and fol
the first time so far as is known,
jail sentenced in two cases, were I'M
posed.
The sentences follows:
Spencer P. Shotter, chairman OF
the board of directors of the Amer
lean Naval Stores Company, three
months in Jail and a fine of $4,000.
Edmund S. Nash, president of the
company, $4,000 fine.
J. F. Cooper Myers. vice president
of the American Company and presi-
dent of the National Transportation
and Terminal Company, three
months in jail and fine of $2,500.
George Mead Boardman Of New
York, treasurer of the American
Naval Stores Company, $4,000 fne.
Carl Moeller of Jacksonville, Fla,
agent of the American and general
manager of the National Transpor-
tation and Terminal Company in
Jacksnville,, $4,000 fine.
Shotter and Myers were sentenced
to terms in the Chatham county
Jail. Judge Sheppard imposing the
punishment upon them because they
had been before the court two years
ago, entering pleas of guilty. At
that time Judge Emory Speer, who
was presiding, stated that term in
prison would be imposed if they
should come before the court, again.
Nash was excused on the former oc-
ca>sion when the grand jury return
ed a mo bill'' as to him, as he was
a witness before the grand jury
Moeller's sentence was made heavy
because Of his connection with the
terminal yards in Jacksonville,
where regarding and regauging were
allowed to have taken place.
The case will be appealed to tho
United States court of appeals just
as soon as the bill Of exceptions can
be prepared and certified to by the
court. In the meantime a motion
Tor new trial will not be made be-
fore Judge Sheppard. A writ of err
or citing So grounds was filed by
the defense Immediately after SEN
tence was passed. Council attacked
nearly everything the court permit
led to come before the jury to which
the defense entered protest. It be-
gins with the courts Indictment and
ends with an exception to the jury's
verdict.
Bonds in the sum of $4,000 was
given for all the defendants jointly
and they were discharged pending
The determination of their appeal.
The costs they must pay if the
conviction and sentence stand will,
it is said, reach $4,000, which in
he event the sentence stand, will be
apportioned among the five convict
ed men. The defendants were SEN
fenced separately. Judge Sheppard
made no long address, but merely
gave them an opportunity tc say
why sentence should not be pro-
nounced, privilege Of which they
took but small advantage, and then
passed the sentence, Shotter was
The last to be sentenced.
Judge Sheppard made his long
est speech then, probably 100 words.
The defense was represented by
W. w. Mackall, Former Judge Sam
uel B. Adams and Gen. Peter ". Mel
drim. With Mr.. W. NJ. Toomer of
Jacksonville, the government was
represented by Assistant District At
torney Alex Ackerman. The case
will be fought by the defense until
there is no power to which the de-
PENDANTS can appeal further before
the Jail terms will be served or the
fines paid. !.