The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-09-14
BEEF BAR0NS INDICTED.
FEDERAL AUTHORITIES SECURE
BILLS AGAINST INDIVIDUALS.
Judge Lands Urges Jury to Track
MalefactOrs Through Mazcs OF
Corporation Law.

ting Chicago packers late today re-
turned indictments against ten high
officials Of Swift, Armour and Nor
ris concerns. There are three indict-
ments against each, charging combi-
nation, conspiracy and illegal monop-
| oily.
The men indicted are: L. E. Swift.
president Of Swift & Co.; Edward
Swift, vice president of Swift & Co. :.
| Charles II. Swift, director of Swift &,
| Co.; Francis A. Fowler, director of
Swift & Co.; Edward Tilden, president
of the National Packing Company; J..
Ogdon Armour, president of Armour
& Co.; Arthur Meeker, general man.
| ager of Armour & Co.; Thomas J..
Conners, superintendent Of Armour &
| Co.; Edward Morris, president of
| Morris q Co.; and Louis Heyman
manager of Morris & Co.
The first indictment charges all de-
PENDANTS with engaging in a combi-
| in fresh meats.
The second charges conspiracy.
The third charges the defendants
| with monopolizing the trade in fresh
meats by unlawful means.
After Individuals.
That the purpose of the grand jury
| inquiry was the indictment of indi-
| viduals rather than the packing cor
| porations was shown when Judge
Kenesaw M. Lands, famous for the
$29,OOO,0O0 Standard Oil fine,
launched the investigation.
1T sometimes happens that per-
son about to violate the law takes
name other than his own" said
| Judge Lands in his charge to the
grand jury.
John Jones. undertaking to coun-
terfit gold dollars, changes his name
| to John Smith or the Metals Fabri-
| eating company, and under that
name does the thing forbidden by
law.
IF your investigation discloses
such case do not indict a mere
alias, but follow the trail wherever
it may lead until you have located
identified and pointed out the real
offenders"
Second Within Year.
The investigation which has Just
ended was the second started by
Judge Lands within a year. On jan
uary 20 he ordered a grand jury
which, on March 20 indicted the Nat
ional Packing company and ten SUBJ
sidiary concerns.
Attorneys for the packers filed
demurrer to the indictments On
June %, Judge Lands sustained the
demurrer killing the governments
case against the packing companies.
At the same time he issued an order
for a special 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.
Described Methods.
Moses II. Joseph, secretary of the
New York Butchers Dressed Beef
association. was a most important
witness 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 about a month when. on August
! 1 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 returned sensational
report charging Alfred r. Urin,
chief counsel for the company and
president of the Chicago board of ed
ucation. and three Armour office en-
ployees with having destroyed stem
ographic mote books" demanded by
the inquisitorial body
The men appeared in court and af-
ter a hearing lasting several days,
Judge Landis dismissed the charge
against Urin. Final disposition of
the perjury case was set for Septem-
Der 10.