The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-09-13

The men Indicted are L. F. Swift,
president OF Swift and company; Ed
ward Swift. vice president OF Swift
end company. Charles II. Swift. direc-
tor Of Swift and company, Francis a
Fowler. director OF Swift and company
Ward Tildcn. president Of the National
Packing company. J. Ogden Armour.
president OF Armour and company. Ar
thur Meoier. general manager Armour
and company. Thos. J. Connors, super
fntcndonf OF Armour and company; Ed
ward Morris. president OF Morris ana
Company, and Louis IT. Heyman, man
aEcr OF Morris and company.
Tho indictments in detail charge all
the defendants with engaging In COM
hination IN restrain OF interstate
trade IN fresh meats. The second
the defendants with mouopolizing the
trade In fresh meats By unlawful
means.
Charge Of Judge lands.
That tho purpose Of the grand jury
wac the Indictment Of individuals,
rather than the packing corporations
was shown when Judge lands. Ia
nous for tho S29.000.DO0 Standard OIL
fines. launched the investigation.
1T sometimes happens thai a person
about 90 violate tho law takes a name
other than his own said judge Ian
DIS in hts charge TO the fury John
Jones undertaking 70 counterfeit gold
dollars. changes his name 20 John
Smith or the Metals FabrlcatinE COM
pany. ana under that name does the
thing forbidden by law
III your Investigation discloses such
q case do not indict n mere alias. but
follow the trau wherever 20 may lead
until you have located. Identified and
pointed out tho real offenders
Former Indictment Dismissed.
The investigation was the second
started hy Judge lands within the
year ON January 20 he ordered
grand jury inquiry which. on March 90.
resulted in the Indictment Of the Ma
tional Packing company and ten sub
sidiarv concerns
Attorneys for the packers filed de-
rnurrcr. ON June % Judge Lands Sus-
tanned the demurrer. killing the gov
cruwruf1 case against the packing
companies. At the same time he issued
au order for "a special grand jury We
Miro uf eDventy-fivC men for July 10.
Tho Witnesses who were summoned
Included employees or the Chicago com
rruieH. eastern packers. small indie
faiI meat dealers. and packers from rs
Jar west ne Denver.
a. r.. Fuller. vice president OF the
National Packing company. 9. G. Snow.
secretary and treasurer. and Arthur
Colby. assistant treasurer. we're among
THO witnesses and were said thus 90
have obtained immunity
Morcs d.. Joseph. secretary OF the
New York Butchers Dressed Beef Asso-
citation. was on important witness. He
told. under protest. how the Chica 90
packers got control or an independent
concern founded by tho butchers 70
ffrnt tho so-caIlod trust More than
zoo witnesses. hair Or them from out
or town. were examined.
several Sensations
The grand Jury continued fits work
FOR about n month. when. on August II.
tho first sensation was sprung. Thomas
q. Ice. manager OF the dressed beef
department or Armour e. Co. was In
dictcd for perjury. Tho grand Jury
also returned sensational report
charging Alfred II. Trion. chief counsel
Tor the company and president Of the
Chicago board 81 education. and three
Armour office employees. with haviu =
DESTROYED strnorraphic notebooks de-
mnudcd hv tho inuuisitorial BODY.
Tho man appeared I'm court and after
q hearing lasting several days. Judge
lands dismissed the charge against
Trfou. Final disposition or tho perjury
case was sct Tor September 10
Tu tho Tco perjury Indictment 90 was
charged that weekly meetings are held
IN Chicago at which the packers TX
prices and decide how much business
shall bc done by each company through
the week.
The grand jury practically ended It's
inquiry n week ago. Since that time
government attorneys have spent thcir
time iu conference NJ which nfuIct-
mcuts were prepared
History Of the Case.
The first federal Grand Jury invcsti-
cation OF the packers began March %.
ON July 3. 1909. indictments were
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