The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-09-14
WILL GIT THEM
Beef Trust Barons to be Proceeded
Against Individually in
THE CRIMINAL COURT
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They Cannot Hide Behind Their
Firms Any Longer, But Must Face
the Music.-Jndge Landis Urges
Jury to Track Malefactors Through
Mazes Of Corporation Law.
The federal grand jury which has
been Investigating Chicago packers,
late. Tuesday. returned indictments
against ten high officials Of Swift,
Armour and Morris concerns. There
are three indictments against each,
charging combination, conspiracy and
illegal monopoly.
THE men indicted are: L. E. Swift,
president of Swift & Co.; Edward
Swift, vice president of Swift and
Co.; Charles Fl. Swift, director Of
Swift G Co.; Francis A. Fowler, dir
ector of Swift & Co.; Edward Til
den, president of the National Pack
ing company; J. Ogden. Armour, pres
ident of Armour & Co; Arthur Meek
er, general manager of Armour & Co;
Thomas J. Corners, superintendent
Of Armour and Co.; Edward Morris
president of Morris and Co.; and
Louis Heyman manager of Morrie
and co.
The first indictment charges all
defendants with engaging in COM
bination, in restraint Of interstate
trade in fresh meats.
The second charges conspiracy. /,
The third charges the defendants
with monopolizing the trade In fresh
meats by unlawful means.
That the purpose Of the grand jury
inquiry was the indictment of indi-
yiduals rather than the packing cor
porations was shown when Judge
Kenesaw M. Lands, famous for the
s29, 100000 Standard OIL fine start
ed the investigation. -.
"It sometimes happens that
person about to violate the law takes
a name other than his own,''' said
Judge Lands in his charge to the
grand jury. y.., j. -. q
John Jones, undertaking to coun-
terfeit gold dollars, changes his
name to John Smith, or the Metals
Fabricating company, and under that
name does the thing forbidden by
law.
"Iy your Investigation discloses
such a case do not indict mere
alias, but follow the trail wherever
1t may lead until you have located,
identified and pointed out the real
offenders.
The investigation which has just
ended was the second started by
Judge Lands within a year. On
January 20 he ordered a grand jury
which, on March 20 indicted the Ma
tional Packing company and ten sub
sidiary concerns.
Attorneys for the packers filed a
demurrer to Ehe indictments to the
indictments. On June %, Judge
Lands sustained the demurrer, kill
ing the governments case against the
packing companies. At the same
time he issued an order for a spec
ial grand jury venire Of rs men for
July IA.
"A. T. Fuller, vice president of the
National Packing company; c. S.
Snow, secretary and treasurer, and
Arthur Colby, assistant treasurer,
were among the witnesses and were
said thus to have obtained immunity.
Moses H. Adams, secretary Of the
New York butchers dressed beef as.
sociation, was most important wit.
ness early in the investigation. He
told under protest how the Chicago
packers got control Of an indepen.
dent concern founded by the butch
ers for the purpose of fighting the
so-called trust.
The grand jury continued its work
for abo0t a month whan nm AuouSt
II the first sensation was sprung.
Thomas G. Lee, manager of the
dressed beef department of Armour
& Co., was indicted for perjury. The
grand jury also retained a sensation
al report charging Alfred R. Urion,
chief counsel for the company and
president Of the Chicago board of ed
ucation, and three Armour office en-
ployees with having destroyed stem
ographers' mote books" demanded
by the inquisitorial body.
The men appeared in court and af-
ter hearing lasting several days,
Judge Lands dismissed the charge
against Urion. Final disposition of
the perjury case was set for Septem-
Der 19.
In the Lee perjury indictment it
was charged that weekly meetings
are held in Chicago at which the
packers fix prices and decide how
much business shall be done by each