New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-17
MEAT NAN PLEADS.
plce-PresldeRt Patterson sCaSe
Man BE Used as Test.

Lemuei y. Patterson. Ntce-president OF
the National Packing Company. was ar
raigned In the Hudson County Court. Jer-
sey City, yesterday. he entered q plea OF
not guilty. and baf was fixed By Judge
Carey AZ $500. which was furnished by q
surety company.
Mr.. Patterson's home Is in Chicago. but
he surrendered without waiting for the ex-
I tradition warrant. lie was accompanied
10 court by Edwin r. Smith and c. Harold
Blake, Of Jersey City. and Charles Guggen-
helm. o. Manhattan. has attorney.
The voluntary act OF Mr. Patterson would
indicate that Il is part OF the plan OF
his legal advisers. az Il was intimated that
the other eighteen indicted directors in the
West would not appear in the New Jersey
court. AR. Patterson said he ala not know
whether the other directors would fol-
low his example. Asked why ne had sur
rendered. he said: 'Oh, that's a way We
have"
IL is understood that the lawyers viii ask
for a separate trial for AR. Patterson and
make IL a test case. II is probable thar
the first movement viii be 20 attack the
validity OF the indictment. The same
course was pursued at the arraignment
Of Mr.. Patterson as in the cases Of the
two resident disctoFs-James Bathgate. jr-.
and Frederick B. COOper-the plea being en-
tered with the privilege Of Withdrawing Il
20 make a motion 20 quash the indictment.
Prosecutor Carver declared he would not
move the trial Of the two New Jersey
directors without some Of the big fell
lows" meaning the Chicago directors. and.
as Mr.. Patterson has surrendered. the case
may be put on the calendar The Prose
,u,.fH a
ney General Wickersham the evidence col
lected II the federal grand jury indicts the
directors. ana the case may not be tried in
New Jersey If the evidence gathered FOR
tho Hudson County Grand Jury is used and
made part OF the Federal court indictment
Assistant Prosecutor Nickers had a con-
ference yesterday with representative Of
railway companies regarding the shipments
OF meats over their lines for export trade.
They we're George IT, Cobb. Of the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company: John Con-
molly, Of the Baltimore & Ohio; Charles W.
Cole. Of the New Jersey Central; L. }.
Bauer Erie and New York. Susquehanna
a. Western: 4. J.. Fen. of the Lehigh Val
ley, and I. u. Love Of The West shore.
They may be called as witnesses before
the grand jury tomorrow. one OF the OBJ
I 5ects of this inquiry is TO ascertain why
I American meat can be sold cheaper abroad
than il is sold IN tie United States.
4 Trenton. \. J.. March is. Justice SNayze,
after hearing further argument to-day by
! Prosecutor Carver OF Hudson County and
counsel for the Western packing compa-
mics. signed tho order directing these cor
poratiOns 10 bring their books into New
Jersey for the purpose Of examination by
the Hudson COUNTY Grand Jury.
Samuel Untermyer. Of New York. and
former state Senator Edwards. Of New
Jersey. appeared Tor the companies and
asked 10 have inserted in tho order the
fact that the companies were already un-
der indictment IN Hudson County. and that
their charters authorized them 10 keep all
their books except stock and transfer books
outside OF New Jersey.
The fact Of This provision On the char
tiers and that the companies are already
indicted viii be used in an application for
a writ Of certiorau 10 carry Justice
SWayEe's order 10 The state Supreme Court.