Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-03
BOOKS MAY Be SHOWN
COURT ORDER ISSUED TO IN.
DICTED NEAT PACKERS.
Prosecutor Garven Wants Minutes
of Corporation Meetings Dis
played Before Grand Jury.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, March 3.-Prosecutor Gar
ven and Supreme Court Justice Swayze
had a conference this morning, at the
close of which the prosecutor announced
that Justice Swayze had granted an order
directing the agents or officers of the In
dicted packing corporations to appear be-
fore Justice Swayxe in Trenton Tuesday
morning next, to show cause why they
should not be compelled to produce the
minutes of the meetings of their stock
holders and directors for the inspection
Of the Hudson county grand jury.
Mr.. Garven said today that he had sent
a notice to this effect to the lawyers for
the National Packing Company. Armour
& Co. Morris & Co. and Swift & Co.. who
were recently indicted by the Hudson
county grand jury az the result of an in
vestigation of the high price Of food and
the inspection of the various cold storage
plants in the county.
1t is expected that the lawyers will put
up a hard and long fight in behalf of the
indicted corporations, to keep the records
of their meetings from being examined by
the investigating grand jury. Mr.. Garven
said he was prepared for any legal fight
that might ensue, and he felt confident
that the minutes of these meetings would
before long be within the jurisdiction Of
the supreme court and in the hands Of
the grand jury.
Indicted ohacial Gives Bail.
The first personal appearance Of one of
the indicted packing company officials
occurred today. when Frederick B.
Cooper, a director and also eastern agent
for Swift & Co. of Chicago, came
into Judge Blair's court accompanied by
his attorneys, and pleaded not guilty to
the indictment. The plea was accom-
panied by reservation Of the privilege OF
withdrawal for the purpose Of demurring.
In answer to q question by Prosecutor
Carver Mr.. Cooper's attorney said that
his client appeared to answer the indict-
ment as an individual and not for the
corporation Of Swift & Co.
Judge Blair fixed bail at S25.OOO. which
was at once furnished by a surety com
pany.
Sheriff Kelly Of Jersey City today
served s,mmonses on the resident agents
OF the National Packing Company, Ar
mour & Co. Morris Co. and Swift & Co.
to appear March 10 and plead to the In
dictments charging them with conspir-
acy In controlling the price Of food.
To Consult Attorney General.
CHICAGO. March 3.-United States Dis
trtct Attorney Edwin w. Sims. James II.
Wilkerson, his first assistant, and oliver
e. Pagin. government Indictment expert.
left here for Washington today. The
federal attorneys have an appointment
with Attorney General Wickersham next
Monday, which is expected to have an i'm
portant part in shaping the future course
of the Chicago grand jury investigation
of the meat-packing industry.
The federal grand jury, it Is declared,
has practically finished its investigation.
and q transcript Of the testimony taken
by II, together with record books and, 1t
Is believed. rough drafts Of indictments,
was carried by Mr. Sims and hts aids
to be submitted to the Attorney General
In the absence Of the federal prosecutor
the grand jury will adjourn from time to
time that 1t may be In readiness to con-
slider additional evidence II more IL sub
mitted, or be In a position to vote indict-
ments when the result Of the Washington
conference Is announced to the jurors.