New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-30

ceorse A. Crssn' G hank y " F PssiH,s
chsrlss srrI r. D K Reed w. Bosardsn Reed
g. Edward Murray, Herbert L. .! SS..eraee.'
fred Hall; H !a%S' f. + 3 assIey. john 6
s ErSs%na Roeert W. sie6sriins, Robert
Lucas, lie Baron G COLT Fred :, T. u IIlo ir.'
+, 5%Sies' O. Philips. w. Fred Fields
ferdinand W. Roebling, Frank, }, ,; New
hnry' lie Roy Clark. George q. Wi ns,,h
Charles a. Morse James =, MSsoi Philip *.
w SSn,,h Danna r. Bulen. Wallace 3
Clark and Edwin E. Jackson IT.
LEAD ENCAsED RUBBER INsCL-
ATE,D CABLE ASSOC1ATlON-Wh Ian 4,
Palmer Frank BaaSk s,cs G W ff'assett. Fred
Hall Ferdinand w Roeblins, rr rti,son o.
S.wbury. lie Roy Clark, George Is. W ,nn,ns
Everett MCrss; Charles "a Ms1 a M aWiliam A.
~ orner Philip II. W. Smith. Charles D.
Narsh and Edwin f. Jackson. )r'
WIRE ROPE MANUFACTURERS WI
,.,, y Palmer Frank Baackes' Georse "A
Sraein Charles w. BaSsett' i5noonr
koves. John Broderick, Joseph H. b asb,av
Tb:odore +. Ryman, Henry n Asn 'hn
lam q Rridcman. Henry lrscnen, I'LL I'LL
AM a Iescben. Ferdinand ". Roebling, ha,1
G Roeblng, Henry O. Stouu"'I
Uonif, and Edwin T.. Jackson j.
lVbero names appear quoted the on.,e o.
Of the court were rot absoiutel! CeI,a,'
% ,be 6rst name OF the person meant
The Conspiracy Charges
Tho indictment against the Bare cop
80. Wire Association. on which. as 10
general charges the eight others were
drafted. gave the names oil the CUM
NAMES included by the agreement anu
the individuals interested In the iorii'a-
ton OF the combination.
1, charged that the defendants on June
1905. IN tho city of New YORK er'eieo
into an unlawful combination ana CON-
spiracy wrongfully to restrain in'ers'''.
,redn ia them. and since then conduc'eu
snd carried on at all times until NoNeii-
Der % 1909. The rules under "hlch '"e
association was to conduct the business
we're described as follows
The defendants we're TO cause ana pro-
cure the corporations to purchase the
raw material from which they were u
manufacture bare copper wire al aroi-
trsrv and competitive prices u NC
fixed and determined upon by the oe-
PENDANTS. being prices lower than those
are which the respective corporations
would be enabled to purchase the Ia"
material but for the unlawful comb'na-
ton. The bare copper wire manuiaV'uieu
vas tole sold at competitive prices
fixed from time to time on h'shei
scale than would have been possible hau
the combination not existed.
The charge was made that the &c
PENDANTS agreed 10 limit their output ac-
cording to a percentage established Tor
every corporation included IN the organ
ization and the business was 10 ne con-
Quoted i'm such a manner as 10 destroy
and prevent all competition between inc
defendants.
The government alleged that the IN
dicttd men agreed SO TO conduct their re-
.pectjve businesses as to injure ana de-
strov the trade in bare copper wire OF all
persons or corporations other than those
with which the defendants We're con-
ner.ed and 10 eliminate all competition
After describing the formation of the
Bare Copper Wire Association ana the
election of Edwin +. Jackson, Jr, as
supervisor and treasurer. the govern
ment alleged that rules were established
IN govern the members Of the associa-
ton. An arbitrary rating was es'ao-
lshcd for each corporation involved by
determining the ratio Of the output by
each company to the total output OF all
corporatons during en- agreed period OF
time