The Detroit times., 1910-09-13
I. GRAND JURY
'lND|CTS HEADSOF
BEEF TRUST
Indictments Charge Defendants With
Conspiracy, Combination
and Illegal
Monopoly.
Among Those Indicted Are Three
Swifts, ]. Ogden Armour and
Edward Morris.


have been returned by the federal
grand jury, which has been invesu-
eating the Chicago packers, against
the following:
L. +. Swift. president of Swift &
Co.: Edward Swift, vice-president OF
Swift & Co.; Chas. ii. Swift, director
OF Swift & Co.: Francis A. Fowler. d.
rector Of Swift & Co.; Edward Tllden,
president OF the National Packing Co.;
j. Ogden Armour, president OF Ar
mour Il Co.; Arthur Meeker, general
manager, Armour a. Co.; Thomas J.
Connors, superintendent, Armour &
Co.; Edward Morris, president. Morris
q Co.; Louis III. Heyman. manager,
Morris & Co.
There are three indictments against
each, charging combination, conspir'
acy and illegal monopoly.
That the purpose OF the grand jury
inquiry was the indictment OF indi-
yiduals rather than OF packing cor
porations was shown when Judge
Kenesaw M. Lands. who imposed the
S29 zoo, 900 Standard Oil fine, instruct
ed the Investigators.
TT sometimes happens that per-
son about to violate the law takes
name other than his own" said Judge
Lands I'm his charge to the jury.
John Jones, undertaking to counter
felt gold dollars, changes his name to
John Smith, or the Metals Fabricating
CO., and under that name, does the
thing forbidden by law.
IF your investigation discloses such
a-case, do not indict a mere alias, but
follow the trail wherever 1t may lead
until you have found, Identified and
pointed out the real offenders"
The investigation just ended with the
scond started by Judge lands with
I'm year. January 20 he ordered
grand jury inquiry, which March 20
resulted in the indictment OF the Ma
tional Packing Co. and ten subsidiary
concerns.
The witnesses who were summon
ed included employees OF the Chicago
companies. eastern packers, small In
dependents, New York wholesalers
and retail meat dealers, and packers
from as far west as Denver.
immunity For Three.
A. T.. Fuller, vice-president OF the
National Packing company; G. G.
Snow, secretary and treasurer, and
Arthur Colby, assistant treasurer were
among the witnesses. and were said
thus to have obtained immunity.
Moses III. Joseph, secretary OF the
New York Butchers Dressed Beef as
ISOLATION, was the most important wit
ness early in the investigation. He
told how the Chicago packers got con-
troll OF an Independent concern found
ed by the butchers to fight the alleged
trust Altogether. more than 200 wit
nesses were examined.
The grand jury continued its work
quietly for about month. Then, Aug.
IL, Thomas G. Lee, manager of the
dressed beef department of Armour
& Co., was indicted for perjury. The
grand Jury also returned q report
charging Alfred r. Urion, chief ~coun-
sci for Armour q Co. and president
OF the Chicago board of education and
three Armour office employees with
having destroyed stenographers' note
books after the books had been de-
handed by the inquisitorial body.
The men appeared in court and az
ter hearing lasting several days.
Judge Lands dismissed the charge
against Urion on testimony that the
books were destroyed before the
kIAnQ jury dchCu III tnChAy anu WIN
out the cognizance OF Mr.. Urion. Dis
position OF the perjury case was set
for Sept. 10.
In the Lee perjury indictment, II
was charged that weekly meetings
were held In Chicago. at which the
packers fixed prices and decided how
much business should be done by each
company during the week.
Heavy Penalty Provided.
Early today attorneys for the pack
Ing companies whose heads are now
under Indictment, were hurrying TO
the federal building to give bond for
their clients or arranging for con,
ferences. --e-~s-
AS the indictments now stand, each
defendant faces possible sentence
OF seven years In the penitentiary. a
fine OF $4,000 or both. or the three
indictments returned, the first con-
tainL Eve counts, the other two each
contain one count and the separate
counts are punishable with prison
sentence Of one year or q $4,000 fine.
J. Ogden Armour head OF Armour
& Co.. issued statement today. say
Ing that the charges are unfounded.