The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-23
Governments Pack viii Attempt to
Chase the Meat Trust Officials
to Bay in Penlten-
tiary.
ARE LAYING THE PLANS
Several Millionaires Wearing Striped
Suits, Would be Grand Thing
IL it Can be Accom-
plished.
IGate CITY Leased Wire Service.

[Gate City Leased Wire Service.l
CHICAGO, Jan. 22.-Big game will
be hunted IN the alleged beef trust in
vestigation by the federal grand jury
which will convene in Chicago Mon
day and the governments pack will
seek to drive the quarry behind the
steel doors of the penitentiary.
Mere fines for the offenders, If they
are found guilty, will not satisfy the
federal authorities; they are deter
mined to make an example OF some
multi-millionaires and will make a
strong effort to land them in prison
stripes. On Monday the new federal
grand jury will convene Immediately
after it is sworn in by Judge Lands
and the hearing of evidence against
| the packers will begin
A year ago the government started
an investigation into the supposed ac-
ceptance OF rebates by Nelson Morris
& Co Agents of the government
seized lot of papers in the OFFICES
of that firm. After examining the doc
uments, Mr. Sims returned all that re-
lated to railroad shipments. The exit
of the trust busting" administration
4 put a sudden stop to the Morris IN
vestigation and the grand jury action
i was called off by Attorney-General
Wickersham.
: The evidence left in the govern
ment's possession is now empounded
in the vaults of the court. Experts
: carefully sifted it for proof OF the
! existence of trust. 1t is claimed
that abundant proof Of tie operation
( of an unlawful combine in the form
OF the National Packing company, was
: discovered. This will be submitted t.
) the grand jury. The packers viii
: plead that since the government ha:
seized their private papers, 1t has VIC
lated their constitutional rights ant
by that means has given them immun
: ity from criminal prosecution.
( The alleged proof in the possession
4 of the United States attorney is tina
t the National Packing company is
n dummy" company through which tn
n beef trust magnates express their vii
! fix prices, regulate the output and re
$ strict the market.
e If the criminal prosecution of tn
Il packers should fail because of anothe
/, Immunity bath" the government
d determined to procure punishment
b individuals in the trust by askin
Judge Grosscup to fine and send thel
g to Jail for violating the injunction il
g sued against operating trust.
n The following are included in tn
q governments charges against tn
A. packers:
o That directors of large, packfr
Is houses are also directors of the M
a. tional Packing company, the allege
le trust company.
le That subsequent to directors NEE
le ings of the National at which ce
W tain action would be taken, exactly I'll
to same action, effective on the san
C. date, would be taken by the differel
of concerns whose officers attended IL
i'll Nationals directorate meeting.
That while prices paid for ra
meats were not materially raise
prices to retailers were advanced m
terially.
~ That tue reports OF packing nous'
show their dividends and undivid'
is profits to have increased material
and to have direct ratio of increa
with the increase in the price
meats.
That no change in price or acti'
to affecting the market was taken
OF any packing house whose officers we
ny interested in the National compar
ry until a directors meeting of the n
an tional was held.
lis