New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-04
ANOTHER MEATPLEA
MR.. GARVEN ACTIIE.
Demand for ErtraditlOn HM
Be Made Soon.

One of the indicted directors of the Ma
tional Packing Company who lives IN NeW
Jersey-Frederick B. Cooper. of Montciah-
went into court voluntarily yesterday at
Jersey City. entered plea of not sui'y
and was released in $500 bail. 1t was
conditional plea, as his counsel. ex-senator
William d Edwards. asked Judge bar
who presided. for the privilege Of with
drawing the plea If he elected so to 90
for the purpose of making a motion to
olash the indictment The bond was fur
nished by the National Surety Company.
whose representative, Ernest E. Smith, sad
it would furnish the bonds for all the In
dicted directors and companies. ms
would seem to Indicate that the non-resi-
dent directors in Illinois are not positive
that they will defeat the New Jersey
authorities in the extradition proceedings.
and may voluntarily appear in court rather
than be forced to attend as prisoners.
Mr. Cooper is d director of Swift & Co.
and its registered agent 1t is expected
that James e. BathGate. jr., of Orange, the
other indicted director living in New JeT-
sey will present himself at the bar OF the
Hudson County Court to-day attended by
his lawyer, eX-Judge Robert s. Hudspeth,
and the same procedure will be followed
lay the foundation for the attack on the
indictment.
Prosecutor Garven, who has prepared to
move forthwith IN the proceedings to eX-
tradite the nineteen nonresident directors,
will probably receive the warrants from
Sheriff Kelly to-day for those not found
Thomas Madigan, a process server, went
out with the warrants yesterday and
at ha
cies Of the six indicted companies, but
failed to find the indicted directors. The
Prosecutor It is said. has his papers pre-
pared to obviate delay and will be ready
to make application to Governor Fort for
the warrants of extradition Immediately
after Sheriff Kelly formally returns the
unserved capiases. Madigan served papers
on B. Stafford Mantz, as the New Jersey
agent of the National Packing Company
Norris & Co, and Armour & Co, and on
Frederick B. Cooper, after his arraign-
ment. as the resident agent of Swift & Co
These SummonseS require the companies
to appear at the County Court House to
plead next Thursday morning.
Justice SwayZe told Mr.. Garven yesterday
that he had decided to allow the rule to
show cause why order should not be
issued demanding the submission of the
books and minutes of the meetings Of di-
rectors and stockholders of four of the in
dicted comprehensive National Packing
Company, Swift & Co. Armour & Co. and
Morris 6 Co. Tuesday next at Trenton
was fixed as the return day, when he will
hear the argument.
1t was Tumored at the courthouse yeSter-
day that Governor Fort had taken the pre-
liminary action in the extradition to facilf-
tate the surrender of the accused directors
and had been in communication with Gov
ernor Deneen of Illinois The refusal of the
Illinois officials to honor the warrants OF
extraditon, it is believed. would engender
bad blood between the executives of the
two states. and New Jersey might retaliate
Prosecutor Garven is confident that there
will be no hitch, and that the indicted men
may resist, but they will fight in vain and
must appear in Hudson County
Assemblyman Mark A. Sullivan who in
troduced bill making it a misdemeanor to
hold beef poultry, fish and game in cold
storage warehouses for a longer period than
three months, had a conference yesterday
afternoon with Prosecutor Garven, who
will appear at the hearing on the bill at
Trenton and earnestly advocate its passage.
The grand jury will meet this afternoon
and resume its inquiry. The Jersey City
health officers and chemist have been sum
moned. The jury Will also examine the
records submitted by the railway and the
cold storage companies, which show the
shipments to and from the cold storage
warehouses Health Inspector Hagan, it is
said, will testify that he confiscated lot
of turkeys that were decomposed.