Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-02-26
GIVES BEEF HEADS
10 DAYS IN WHICH
TO SURRENDER
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had received from counse
of the indicted corporations AMI indi-
vlduals that the defendants would APP
pear when wanted for trial.
j.. c, Krauthoff, local counsel of Ar
mour & Co, said his afternoon that
he would not discuss the indictments.
i have heard nothing from the
Messrs. Armour. and can say nothing,
at least not at this time"
Il see, according to dispatches from
Chicago" said Mr.. Garven, that the
packers there regard this prosecution
as a joke. Well. they will find out be-
fore we get through that this Is q
pretty serious matter, and the laugh
VIII be on the beef barons and not on
me-
Mr.. Garven declared there would be
further evidence ready for submission
to the grand jury on Wednesday. The
machinery of his Office, he said, is
working at full sepeed to expedite tho
legal notification of the indicted men
and to bring the individuals named to
this State.
The statement that brought forth the
reply, from MI. Garven was made by
Thomas kehoe, of Armour & Co., who
Is quoted as saying that mo one takes
the prosecution seriously, not even the
government attorneys"
j, Ogden Armour, when told in Chi
cago of the indictments, said: 'Tt seems
popular to strike at the packers. That
is because they deal In the necessities
OF life. and are unJustiy blamed for
high prices"
Albert II. veeder, of Swift & Co, said:
We understand the indictment charges
conspiracy through the operation OF
cold storage plants. l fail TO see what
crime there is in a company storing it's
own property"
Twenty-sevep Indictments.
The indicted are; The National Pack
ing Company, Armour & Co, Swift &
Co, Morris q Co. Hammond Packing
Co, 9. II, Hammond Co. J. Ogden Ar
mour, A. Watson Armour, Arthur
Meeker, Edward Morris, Louis r. Swift,
Edward Il. Swift, Edward Tilden, L. A.
Carton, Thomas E. Wilson, Thomas J.
Connors, f. A. Fowler, Charles Ii.
swift, L.. II. Heyman, James e.. Bath
gate, Jr.. George II. Edwards, r.. v.
cooper, ID. h. Hartwell. Ira N. Morris.
1enry +. Darlington, l.. b. Patterson.
A. A. Fuller and others whose names
are unknown to the grand inquest at
this time.
The Grand jury maintains in it's pre-
sentiment that the so-ealled Beef Tr,,st
Njlfully, unlawfully and f%eloniously de-
vising c%ontriying and intending, for
tltir unjust, excessive, immoral
and unlawful profit and gain, to in
jure, defraud, prejudice, damage. cheat
.iinpoverishf and Cypress the public and
the people of Jersey City and of Hud-
son County by cornering and limiting
the necessary and reasonable snnuiv
meats and poultry for consumption
by the public and the people SO as "a
produce an artificial scarcity in the
supply of meats and poultry and to ex-
.tortionally enhance and increase the
cost and price thereof to the public.
FURTHER in the presentment the Grand
Jury charges that the Meat Trust
agreed not to sell to the public any OF
tEeir meats and poultry except at un-
Just, excessive, exorbitant and extor-
Tomato prices. agreed upon between tho
defendants, and not to market in Ter
City any of its meats and poultry
in quantities inadequate.
To former Assistant Prosecutor To-
seph M. Noonan. one OF the abIest Grim
inal lawyers in this State, and judge
James #. Clark. of the new North Hud-
son District Court, Is credited the pre-
paration of the indictment. They were
engaged by the prosecutor beeaus Of
their wide knowledge in criminal mat.