Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-12-15
F|ENOS
CHARGED WITH
CONSPIRACY
All the Features Of First Glass
MeIodrama Alleged to Figure
in Plot Against Pure Food
Manufacturer.
Morning Journal Bureau,
613 Munsey Building,
Wnshlnrfnn II q nnn u

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Evidence has been secured Of a we'll
defined criminal conspiracy to inIare
the bushes OF an important pure food
manufacturer in Western Pennsylvania
IN which are implicated three pick
ling and preserving concerns well
known as users ana champions OF ben
zoate Of soda. one Of these concerns
is located in New York City. one In
the northern part Of New York state.
and the third in Michigan. Tt is prob
able h a prosecutions in the United
States courts viii follow as the eyi-
dence reveals u remarkable and wei
defined attempt to ruin the business
of one of the principal advocates Of
the pure food laws.
Detectives. professional and anna
tour: doctors. lawyers. chemists. news
paper writers, photographers. EN-
ployes, faithful and faithiess, brides
and broken promises: meetings IN
hotels in New YORK and Pittsburg,
In short, all the paraphernnlia Of
a first class mclodrama, figure in this
startling story Of a conspiracy to bach
up the campaign OF the chemical pre-
scryatiye people against the pure food
Ia Tvs. The tools in the case are now
bonds to appear in court
stenographic reports have been taken
Of their confessions; letters and doeu-
have been photographed. and IL
Is not unlikely that before the case If
ended II will develop into a cause
g. md "a. min - IDn-t t,.fK |
INTO the doors Of the penitentiary.
Stripping the case to the bone ii APP
pears that the Century Press Syndi-
of New York, the press agents
for the benzoate of soda users, sent
delegation consisting Of d. W. Bowles.
who is a newspaper writer. l.. J. Van
Ter Box, a chemist and a detective or
two, 20 Pittsburg for the purpose OF
that a leading advocate OF
pure food was surreptitiously using
chemical personalities. Wander Box
been employed by the firm.
had access TO the factory. and was
,harged with the business of brlbing
employees 20 testify that chemical pre-
servativcs were used, After some days
regulations he arranged that an en-
known as August, should give
him a bottle containing the condi-
nents used in the manufacture Of
This bottle he was 10 rush
NJ TO a chemist and have analysed.
IA il was 10 be found benzoats of
ioda. and then the story was to he
.prunR on the world through the syn
iicatc controlled by "A wen known (
Sew York newspaper publisher, who. !
# course. was IN Ignorance OF the
acts.
August" however, was faithful TO
us employers, ana informed them OF
he plot Under their Instructions he
irst obtained "A letter guaranteeing him
ne hundred dollars tor the bottle and $
I've hundred II 1t contained what r
hey wanted Ia lind. He declined to +
emove It from the factory. but &
greed to place 1t in a corner where q
Boz could get IT, The com "a
officials then prepared "a bottle ii
sugar, vinegar, salt. pepper /,
nd cinnamon, ana gave 1t to "Au- h
ust,' who put II in "a corner and sig r,
allied to Wander Box. who sauntered
yer aud put II In his pocket As y
y left the establishment he vas ar e.
by a detective who was waiting ~
on being searched the hottie was "
nund in II pocket and q box or r.
ottle Of henzoate OF soda WAS found d
/ another pocket Tie subsequently n
onfesscd that his part OF the work 1,
ms TO put the benzoatc of soda In the Z.
nndimcnt before taking II to the Il
IA
Bowles and Wander Bok were held lol
f, $a00 bail for preliminary eXamina- IN
on, and when the evidence, including
lcir confessions was laid before the
Samining magistrate Yesterday he in =
the bail 10 $500. holding them d
" the court. F
The department OF agriculture is in T.
In The case particularly be IA
ii is alleged that two OF the u
ten implicated represented theri-
Ives To a former employe OF the Y.
ennsy lvania concern. as being in q,
OF the department, In which iii
Mise they attempted To- compel him ci
give up trade secrets which they H.
pnnrently thought he possessed. Isl