Evening journal., 1909-02-26
RESUME POWDER
HEARING HERE
Government Announces Pros
eCutiOn Will Close Its
Case on March 9
COYNE ON WITNESS
STAND AGAIN TODAY

The hearing in the case OF the GOV
ernmcnt against the h. J. DUPONT De
Nemours Powder Company. charged
with violations OF the sherman anti
trust law. was resumed before Special
Commissioner Mahaffy here to-day.
The defendants were represented by
the usual array OF counsel. including
former United States Senator John c.
Spooner, OF New York; Robert B. Tut
tie OF Cincinnati. o.. Frederick I'M.
man. Of Chicago, and Avery. Button
and Townsend OF New York. James
Scarlet appeared as senior counsel for
the Government.
Il was Mr.. Scarlets intention To-
close the Governments case to-day. but
owing To- the inability OF witness IN
Chicago tc reach here because OF ill-
ness. an adjournment was taken o.
New York on Tuesday. Marrh 2. a.
which time the witness In question will
alive evidence, and the Government Will
close. Who this witness is was not
made known and counsel for the Gov
ernmcnt refused 10 reveal the name
AR Townsend. OF counsel for tho de-
tense, informed a reporter for THE
EVENING JOURNAL that he sup
posed it would take the defense a year
TO put in it's case The Government
was fourteen months presenting us
case after the case was fled
Mr.. Coyne Again Examined.
William Coyne. head OF the sales
department OF the dupont company.
was questioned by Mr.. Scarlet relative
20 the purchase and sale Of powders
The witness was asked II the dupont
company had sold any explosives
manufactured by other companies. He
replied, no.
Mr.. Scarlet asked the witness
whether the dupont Company had sold
20 number Of powder companies
naming them all.
Mr.. Coyne replied no in each case
but qualified his statement by sayinr
such a thing might be done in case
Of an emergency.
In reply TO these queries said the
witness. II will say We would be gla,
to sell all Of them 10 We could"
The witness admitted that the du
{ Pont Company sold dstonators manu-.
factured hy the California Cap Com
pany He also said hts company sol,
detonators manufactured in Mexico
In cross examination Mr.. Coyne ad
mitted that by an agreement tho du'
Pont Company did purchase powder
from the Western Powder Company
lie said. however. that he could not re
member that his nrm ever bought pow.
der from the Equitable Powder Co.
"Why did YOU purchase powder from
the Western Powder Co." asked Mr
Britton Of the witness
Because we weer short two mills IL
that section. 'ereplied the witness "On,
mill had ben blown up and IN another
we were enjoined from making pow,
dcr.r
Mr. Scarlet asked Mr.. Coyne 10 pro,
duce a statement OF the amounts o
powder and the cost of same. purchas.
ed from the Western Powder Co. an,
he said he would.
Mr. Carlett produced statement
from all the independent powder con.
Germs in the country OF the bushes,
they did during the years named in III,
bill lof complaint against the defendant
company which he offered as evidence
The statements were given TO tn,
counsel for the defense for examlna.
tion.
Considerable documentary evidenc,
was offered by Mr.. Scarlet and som,
things which he said the defense hac
failed 10 produce. would be sought
through court channels.