The Sentinel=record., 1910-01-25
JUDGE LANDS WARNS FEDERAL GRAND JURY TO BE CARE.
 FuL OF HEAT PROBE.
Chicago Jurist Surprised That Wash. inston Headquarters Gave Out Information When He
 Started Crusade.

Chicago, Jan. 24.--Judge Kenesay " M iandis of the United States dis. trict court in his charge to the fed eral grand jury, assembled today to Investigate the methods of the so. called beef trust. declared that it was through information furnished by him that the present proceeding was start ed.
 Judge IAndis also said that as he had notified the United States dis. trict attorney in Chicago on January 70. he was surprised to learn on Jan uary 22 there were notices in the newspapers coming ostensibly from Washington to the effect that the gov. ernment officials there had ordered the investigation.
 It was announced, however. that &C., tion of the beef trust investigation would be dropped for a few days until some docket cases had been consid. cred.
 Ii was explained that the present in- vestigation was of such importance that t would be better if the jury was given little time In which to famil- iarize itself with the routine of the grand jury procedure before consid- ersng the evidence to be submitted in the packers case.
 After Judge Landis had read his charge the jury proceeded to take up some cases of minor importance.
 Having in mind the duty of the district attorney" said Judge Ianiis, T notified that officer on the goth of the present month that on your as. sembling here today the court would direct your attention to the subject of the present investigation.
 .'It Is a source of regret that two days after there began widespread newspaper publication of matter pur- porting to come from Washington and expressing the intention and determi- nation of certain governmental func- tionaries there as to this proceeding and alleging in that connection their purpose with respect to certain indi- vidslals residing in this district
 Without assuming here officially fr.+ tn i. hksa. publications except journalistic enter prise. I caution you to pay no atten- ton whatever to them, as 1t will be your duty to conscientiously refrain from making any disclosures of mat ters transpiring in your jury room
 After cautioning the jury to main- tain absolute secrecy, Judge Landis continued:
 This is so for two reasons Tn the first place, if an individual Is ik siicted he ought to have the right of trial by jury taken from an atmos- phere that has not been surcharged with feeling against him, and in the second place if he is not indicted 1t Is not right that it should be publish ed from time to time that evidence showing him guilty of criminal con duct has been presented to the grand jury"
 Iandis devoted the first part of his charge to general instructions on the duty and procedure of the jury and then considering the beef trust cases.
 "various reports of alleged circunn- stances and conditions involving the fresh meat industry have come to me" he said. While the represent tations set forth in these complaints even if true don't necessarily amply violation of federal law, they are or such character as to clearly impose upon the court the duty of directing your attention to the matter, to the end that the subject may have at your hands the investigation and con sideration it's importance requires.
 "The statute declares every con tract combination in the form of trust oi otherwise or conspiracy in restraint