New-York tribune., 1910-12-30
WILL SHOW NO CLEMENcY
Wickersham to Reject Plea OF
Bathtub Trust.
WANTS JAIL SENTENCES
Small Army of Lawyers to Ap-
pear at Department of jus
tice To-day.

Washington, Dec. 29-Pleas for clemency,
81 is reported. will be made 10 the Depart
men; of Justice by the indicted members
cf the Bathtub Trust, through their at
rorneys. at 2 conference here tomorrow.
Frank II. Watson. United States Attorney
81 Detroit. where the indictments were
found. has been instructed TO be present
Edwin T Grosvenor. special assistant TO
tho Attorney General. who conducted the
civil suits which have resulted in pracu-
caliy putting the combination out Of busi-
ness will represent The government. 4
small army of lawyers, representing nearly
forty Of the defendants. also will be present
Two or three days ago some Of the de-
rendant. appeared in court in Detroit,
pleaded not guilty and asked TO reserve the
right 10 change their pleas Attorney Cen
ersi WickershaJn gave personal instructions
that If such reservations were to be made
tho time in which the pleas might be
changed must he limited The court fixed
January the last day on which such
action could Re taken. The conference ar
ranged for tomorrow was one of the re-
suits.
n is said that lawyers for some of the in
dicted persons have advised their clients
- Plead noIo contendere, in the hope of
having court impose fines and not jail
sentences. There is the highest authority
fer saving that no such compromise Will he
accepted by the Department of Justice.
When court az Pittsburg recently i'm
posed fines Of about $1,000 on the indicted
directors Of the window Glass Trust At
torr7er General Wickershem declared he
would insist fail sentences in all future
convictions for violations OF the Sherman
L.. To-
s-ructfons in the bathtub case.
Defendant Firms and Individuals.
tn. defendant firms IN the criminal pro-
ceedinSs are follows:
The Standard Sanitary Manufacturing
Company, Pittsburg; A NeiskitIei sons
Company. Baltimore: the Barnes Manu- &c, &c
Iron Works, Chattanooga, Tenn: CoIWeh
Lead Company. New York tlty' me ,S DsS
Ward Company, Warren, Dhlo; 1ne nseaId s3uI5-
Ohio: Kerner Manufacturing COMPANY
Pittsprrg: the J. J.. Mott Iron Works New
penn the MnCrIm-Hovvell Company. New
York City: the National Sanitary Manufac-
turing Company, Salem, Ohio; the Union
Sanitary Manufa cturinC Company. MOBILES
willie Ind: l. Wolff Manufacturing Com
psrv Chicago: the Wheeling Enamelleo
Iron Company, Wheeling, W. Va me
United States Sanitary Manufacturing
Company, Pittshurg
The individual defepdants are as follows
Theodore Ahrens. Francis j. Torrance france e
Z. I. Dawes and W. A Myier. nespectNe!y
president first and second vice presidents
and treasurer Of the Standard Sanitary
Manufacturing Company.
z N Toegele and 7. r. Barnes, presi-
dent and secretary OF The Barnes Manu-
rscturing COMPANY.
president and vice president Of the Cahll
Iron Works. -
president and secretary Of the colweD Leac
~ = winfield and 4 q. Ward. presi
5rft and vice president OF the lsy-NarC
: =. Ford and Reid Carpenter. presiden
pms. secretary "f tie Humphreys Manu-
J. A Frauenheim. president and treas
l.!,rr Of tho kerner Manufacturing Com
Jordan T.. Mott and Max Goebel, presi
don't and secretary Of the J. l. Mott lrol
Works
resident and director OF McNey &; Walker
iIoyd = AcCrgm and Howard T Gates
president and secretary of the McCrum
Euwell Company.
F'-afk 9 Borden and u. W. Davis, presi
dent and secretary Of the National SAM
1alv misunderstanding Company.
l. { iiuesnan and Z Y Brigham, presi
Don't and secretary of the Union Sanitar!
Hanufa" turing Company.
Charles r AfTott and A H Cline IT.
I:resideu; and secretary Of the GniteC
States Sanitary Manufacturing COMPANY.
Anton WeiSkittel president Of 4. Neis
kertel & Sons Company.
Ludwig Wolff and Herman II HoelScher
president and secretary of the l.. Wolf
Manufacturing Company
J. f. Wright and George ". Franzbeim
president and secretary Of the Wheelin:
Erarnelcd Iron Company.
Each defendant is charged with ter
counts in each Indictment. Four counts il
each Indictment charge conspiracy 10 vio
late tho antitrust law: four charge com
rination in restraint cf trade and TIVE
charge monopoly.
All the evidence IN the civil suit viii n.
used IL thc criminal action. which tn.
Attorney General has ordered TO be ex
pedited