The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-13
officials of the Swift,
mir and Morris Compa-
nies Face Charges.
RI is AFTER MEN
HER THAN CORPORATIONS
nation, Conspiracy and H.
il Monopoly Are Charges
tsainst Defendants.

1CAGO, Sept. l2'-lhe .. ieu'a
4 jury, which has been invest,-
4, Chicago packers, late today re-
Indictments against ten hlgn
Il ,bs Swift, Armour and Nor
-,srns There are three lndict-
@re;nst each, charging comblna-
.essniracy and illegal monopoly.
%sp indicted are L. +. swift;
u nf Swift g. Co.; Edward
S;cs president Of Swift & Cos
"a Swift. director of Swift q
Fysncis A. Fowler. director OIL
n e. and Ward Tilden, president
National Packing company; j..
/ Armour, president OF Armour d
,thur Meeker, general manager
- Co., Thomas j. Connors, su,,
|,ndept OF Armour & Co; Edward
nresidont of Morris & Co, and
I'D Heyman, manager OF MOTIFS
Specific Charges
Indictment in detail charges all
|asnts with engaging in combina
4 rpstraint of interstate trade IN
mssts. The second charges con-
I third charges the defendants
nonopoIzing the trade IN fresh
. by unlawful means.
A the purpose Of the grand jury
IA Indictment Of individuals rath-
"a the packing corporations was
. when Judge Landis, famous for
>q9,OOO,0OO Standard Oil fine,
"a the Investigation.
sometimes happens that a per
bout to violate the law, takes
other than his own" said Judge
IS IN his charge to the jury. John
Undertaking to counterfeit gold
4 ehnnges his name to John Smith
y Metals Fabricating company,
.1der that name does the thing
Hen by law.
your investigation discloses such
DO not indict q mere alias, but
| ihe trail wherever il may lead
51a have located, identified and
cot the real offenders. y
Second Investigation,
Investigation was the second
q by Judge Lands within the
0n January 20 he ordered a grand
'1quiry which on March 90 re-
In the Indictment Of the Ma
Packing company and ten sub
A c0ncerns.
crneys for the packers fled a de.
On June % Judge Lands sus'
the demurrer. killing the govern
ease against the packing COM
At the same time he issued
lef for q special grand Jury venire
Enfy-fye men for July ii,
Witnesses who were summoned
A Employees Of the Chicago COM
sastern packers, small indepen-
New York wholesale and retail
aezlers, and packers from as far
q Denver.
Fuller, vice president OF the
y facklng company; G. G. Snow.
~ and treasurer, and Arthur
eNistsnt treasurer, were among
messes and were said thus TO
'olained immunity.
Many Witnesses Heard.
II: Joseph, secretary Of the
ork Butchers Dressed Beef as
~, was an important witness.
Under protest how the Chicago
got control of an independent
founded by the butchers TO
e so'called trust. More than
Incsses, half of them from ON,
=, Tere examined,
psna Jury continued its work for
month. when, on August II,
sensation was sprung. Thorn
manager Of tho dressed beef
"sn' OF Armour & Co, was in
tui perjury, The grand jury
~ snea s1e sensational report
Z Alfred Il. Urion, chief counsel
sompany and president of the
lizard Of education, and three
yoes employees with having de-
tpeenographlc notebooks demand
,ns inqulsitorial body.
E sn appeared in court and after
A. iastlng several days. Judge
. fnsI fI''sscd sd the charge against Ur
7s l ~. olsposltlon of the perjury
se1 Tor September 10.
Conspiracy Charged.
Htse perjury indictment. it was
|eacn s' HeeEly meetings are held
IA AZ which the packers fix
uccide how much business
k' w each company through
q Jury practically ended it's
y res "eeK ago. Since that time
, con- attorneys have spent their
3 Sere prepared. .'
~ Inc packers began March D.
= aea;r;.it !; toOo, indictments were re.
Ipcrat;1oem nineteen individuals and
. ss%hsr nsransr y. 1905, the only trial
mil tjlAgis Ti, began This dragged
Z |,sy, July |, 1906, when Jndgo
b III gave his famous Himmun,
. |aredl u tt AL individuals on trial.
2 |ed 70 'iie nc defendants had been
in thu baarnlsh testimony which
{ es aoa; Ge,r indictment and that
ast Them should be dis.
4 nrs ;;oer, ;o, 1908. another federal
q AprHgI' iodm began. This dragged
with No ,'?o. when it was
g g ,.,' Details of Charges.
y 'pa1y orI,cihh5ar Sih5arging the ten pack.
z ntlon IN ls r,a with engaging n
~ W obiecn,' W restraint OF iradr de-.
: 'on ot co, Of tho agreement III. is pS t6,
'o"'petition between th,
~ -~fhuucQ IN De-, ,r