The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-09-15
PACKERS INDICTED
Government Takes Action
Agaias, Head Of Bis Chicago
Packing Coneerna-
HEAVY BAIL REQUIRED

HEAVY BAIL REQUIRED
Jadge IAndas. uho fss~~i ssass.rd
OIL Company 80. .ooo. .ooo. i.sa~~
Order for ArT~~as of Tea of the WA
M~n-fndictm~nts Are R~sar=ed -
onc~ hy Grand JarY--Iasi s<sasen-
Co. LAkeay-wn Probably aso Af.
ter Eastern Pask~r~ Ais<a.
Chicago. III. sept is.-Fsdsrai
judge kenesaw M. LAnaIs to-day ls-
sued orders for the arrc&; Of tea 90
the leading packers os tho eoanlTr.
As result of thia action. The heads
OF the companies whieh organized az
der the name % the National Packing
Company and are alleged TO have
controlled the price of neat wers
brought face 10 face With = possible
jail sentence. Indictments we're re-
turned against them late yesterday
by the Federal graad tsry.
Bail Probably sie.oeo E.cn.
II is not expected that IL will To
necessary 20 serve the warrants. as
the packers will appear In court with
their attorneys and bondsmcn. Ball
will probably be fixed at $4,000
each. With the individual heads %
he ~
ment claims have violated the Anti
Trust Law. facing prison terms. one
OF the greatest legal battles In the
history OF trust busting" will take
place when the men are brought 10
trial.
Liberty Now at Stake.
Heretofore the corporation at,or-
neys have been called upon only 20
match their legal knowledge agains,
the Governments representative in
an effort TO save the corporations
fines and dissolution. But under the
action taken by the jury under Judge
/ Lands direction the liberty OF the
men directing the great beef COM
panies Is at stake.
More Arrests Likely.
It is generally believed that other
leaders in the packing Industry will
be drawn into the net, as the grand
! jury's work is no. completed. Al
though held until late hour yester-
day, the jurors continued their inves-
tigation to-day. District Attorney
Sims and Special Prosecutor Kenyon
refuse TO even intimate as to what
/ further action may be expected other
than to say that the Jurors are sworn
TO make a complete investigation and
expect TO remain in session until their
work is completed.
Early to-day attorneys for the
packing companies who are now un-
der indictment were hurrying to the
Federal Building TO give bond for
their clients or arranging for confer
ences.
The indictments returned 20 back
ten years in reciting the allegations
against the defendants, saying that
during this time they have engaged
In combination In restraint OF In
terstate trade In fresh meats. which
had for its object the elimination oi
competition between the Swift, Ar.
mour and Morris group of packers.
The Indicted Men.
The men against whom the charges
stand are Lewis L Swift, Presiden,
OF Swift & Company; Edward r
Swift, vice-President; Charles II
Swift, director; Francis A. Fowler, oi
Fowler Bros: Edward Tflden, Presi.
dent National Packing Company. and
also OF Libby. Mcneil & Libby: ]. og.
J den Armour, President Armour q
Company; Arthur Meeker. General
} Manager Armour G. Company: Thos
]. Connors, Superintendent Armour
& Company; Edward Morris. Presi.
!. dent Morris & Company: Lewis n
Heymann, Manager Morris Il Com.
pany.
May Get Seven Years I'm Jail.
As the indictments now stand each
defendant faces a possible sentences
OF seven years In the penitentiary. q
fine OF 50 900, or both. OF the three
indictments returned. the first con.
tains five counts. the other two each
contain one count. and the separats
counts are punishable with a prison
sentence OF one year. or a $4,000. .0e
i fine.
May Tackle Eastern Packers.
4 The road Is left open for the prose.
ctuion OF Eastern packing companie.
by the indictments returned to-day
and the evidence introduced here MAJ
be used against them.
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