The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-09-13
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|ND|cTs HEADS Of
BEEF TRUST
Indictments Charge Defendants With
Conspiracy, Combination
and Illegal B!
Monopoly.
Among Those Indicted Are Three
Swifts, J. Ogden Armour and
Edward Norris.

CHICAGO. Sept. 13.-Indictments
have been returned by the federal
grand jury, which has been investi-
eating the Chicago packers. against
the following:
l.. F. Swift. president OF Swift y
Co.; Edward Swift, vice-president Of
Swift & Co.; Chas. III. Swift, director
OF Swift q Co.; Francis A. Fowler, d.
rector OF Swift & Co.; Edward Tilden.
president of the National Packing Co.;
j. Ogden Armour, president OF Ar.
mour & Co.; Arthur Meeker, general
manager. Armour & Co.: Thomas ].
Connors, superintendent, Armour =
Co.; Edward Morris, president, Morris
& Co.; Louis II. Heyman. manager,
Morris & Co.
There are three indictments against
each, charging combination, conspir-
acy and illegal monopoly.
That the purpose of the grand jury
inquiry was the Indictment OF indi-
viduals rather than of packing cor
porations was shown when Judge
Kenesaw M. Lands. who imposed the
$4,000 Standard Oil fine, instruct-
ed the investigators.
1T sometimes happens that per-
name other than his own" said Judge
Lands in his charge to the jury.
John Jones, undertaking to counter
felt gold dollars, changes his name TO
John Smith, or the Metals Fabricating
Co., 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 1t may lead
until you have found. identified and
pointed out the real Offenders"
The investigation just ended was tn
scond started by Judge lands with
In year January 20 he ordered .
grand jury inquiry, which March 20
resulted in the indictment OF the Ma
tional Packing Co. and ten subsidery
concerns.
The witnesses who were summon
ed included employees Of the Chicago
companies. eastern packers, small In
| dependents, New York wholesalers
and retail meat dealers, and packers
| from as far west as Denver.
Immunity For Three.
| A. T. Fuller, vice-president Of the
National Packing company; C. c.
| Snow, secretary and treasurer, and
Arthur Colby, assistant treasurer were
among the witnesses, and were said
thus to have obtained immunity.
| Moses II. Joseph, secretary OF the
| New York Butchers Dressed Beef as
ISOLATION, was the most important wit
ness early in the investigation. He
told how the Chicago packers got con-
troll of an independent concern found
ed by the butchers to fight the alleged
trust. Altogether, more than 200 wit
nesses were examined.
The grand jury continued its work
quietly for about month. Then, Aug.
| IL, Thomas g. Lee. manager of the
dressed beef department of Armour
a. Co., was indicted for perjury. The
grand jury also returned a report
charging Alfred r. Urion, chief coun-
sci for Armour & Co. and president
of the Chicago board OF education and
three Armour Office employees with
having destroyed stenographers' note
books after the books had been de-
manded by the inquisitorial body.
The men appeared in court and az
| ter a hearing lasting several days,
Judge Lands dismissed the charge
against Urion on testimony that the
books were destroyed before the
grand jury asked for them, and with
out the cognizance Of Mr.. Urion. Dis
position OF the perjury case was set
for Sept. 10.
In the Lee perjury indictment, IL
was charged that weekly meetings
were held in Chicago. at which the
packers fixed prices and decided how
much business should be done by each
company during the week.