Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-11-21
GOVERNMENT SCORES IN
MEAT PACKERS TRIAL
Court Adiourns Until Decem-
Der 4--No Effort by Packers
to Stay Trial
NV Associated press.l

CHICAGO, Nov. 20.--Judge George A.
Carpenter, of the United States district
court, today postponed until Wednes-
day morning the trial OF j. Ogden Ar
mour ana nine other packers charged
with violating the criminal provisions
Of the Sherman antitrust act. Inc
postponement was in cognizance OF the
action of Judge Kohlsaat, of the United
States circuit court. who after quasnlng
the writs of habeas corpus previously
granted the packers, withheld the entry
of the order until Wednesday.
]. Ogden Armour, the only dependant
not directly concerned in the habeas cor
pus proceedings. might have been plac-
ed on trial, but Judge Carpenter an
nouuced that he was not disposed to try
his case separately.
Counsel for the packers refused 70 IN
innate what their next move would be-
Government lawyers were expect
ed to be early on the alert
TODAY. prepared to take steps
LAWYERS were expected to be early on
the alert today. prepared to take steps
to block any attempts OF counsel Tor the
indicted meat packers to gain further
delay for their clients in the trial for
ALLEGED violation of the Sherman anti
trust law. which has been set to be-
gin at 10 o'clock this morning before
United States District Judge Carpen-
ter.
Complete silence followed the meet
ing of the defendants with their law
yers yesterday in the offices of Edward
Tilden. That the meeting was called
to lay plans for obtaining delay was
the general opinion. This conclusion
on the part of the government attorneys
led them to be ready for any action to
disrupt the plans of their opponents.
Rumors regarding Ine case were
many. All were indefinite. One that
appeared to have some foundation was
that counsel for the packers might ap-
peal to a state court This was met
by the argument that Judge Carpenter
might refuse to recognize such step
The rumored move brought forth warm
comment from District Attorney James
II. Wilkerson.
ANY attempt" he said made for
delay before a state court will be met
Immediately by some lively action"
1t is believed the trial will not be
called before Judge Carpenter before
Wednesday morning. the time set by
Judge Kohlsaat for filing his order to
quash the write Of habeas corpus.
Judge Carpenter, it was thought.
might take up the examination of the
venire summoned before him He was
expected to hear excuses of prospec-
VIII be unable to serve in order that
time may be saved in the examination
of the candidates for jury service when
the case is finany called for trial.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2O-Unusual
stir prevailed early today around the
supreme court of the United States be-
cause of the expected attempt of attor-
neys for indicted Chicago beef packers
10 procure a stay of their trial for al
legged criminal violation of the Sherman
antitrust law.
Repeated reports that the legal con-
troversy would shift today from Chica-
ga to Washington were responsible for
the excitement. When the courts met
at noon the indicted packers had no
standing before that tribunal The
packers stood indicted in the United
States district court at Chicago. They
had submitted themselves to the author
tiles there in the hope of procuring their
release under a writ Of habeas corpus.
Judge Kohlsaat, Of the United States
circuit court at Chicago, had dismissed
the petition for the writ, but had with
held his order of dismissal until Wed
nesday. This had the effect of delaying
the trial which to have begun today al
10 am m. in. the United States district
court at Chicago until after Wednesday.