The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-21
c. e | S P o S tip on ed
Till Wednesday
by Court.
SUDDEN SURPRISE
is AN TICIPATED
Extended Conference of Counsel
for Defendants Followed by
Rumors of Proposed Steps to
Delay Hearing-Appeal to
Some Justice of SUI
preme Court Likely.

Chicago. November 2c-Probability
OF sudden move On the part of the in
oicted Chicago packers to delay tn.
case beyond Wednesday,, TO which 1t
was POSTPONED to-day by United States
District Judge Carpenter, increased TO-
night alter an EXTENDED conferences Of
counsel for the packers
Just what the move will be is not
known one possible action that has
peen mentioned b. man interested in
the National Packing Company, Is for
the packers to appear tor trial and
ASK Judge Carpenter for "a continuance
on plea that the packers desire to
take an appeal to the United States
supreme Court TO constitutionaIty
OF the criminal section OF the sherman
law This. they say, would save the
t'me OF the District Court and the OK
pense OF trial should their contention
DC upheld.
DO Not Credit Report.
Government attorneys to-day were
dislnclined to credit this report. be-
HeYlns that any further deIay would
be sought by the packers on the basis
of a demand for separate trials tor
cach OF the ten defendants. should the
packers ask continuance in cpcn
court several days probably would be
consumed in argument. since the Fed
u! December /, packers might appeal
To Judge Carpenter for more time on
me Srounu tnaI on December 1 they
would apply 10 the Supreme Court, III
.'.~ subject in question Ia. :
be argued ana Gcc!ded within sixty
days.
Another plea nigh, be for delay
until an appeal couid be made to some
one justice OF the supreme Court. TINS
fl y An
who represents this circuit and is now
at his home in Canton, Ohio
An attorney for the packers said
after the conference to-day that no
secret moves could be made. but he
confirmed the report that sudden and
surprising" action would follow.
Eighty three prospective jurors ap-
peared before Judge Carpenter 10 day
tor service.
To-day's postponcmen, was in cogni.
zance of the action of Judge c. c.
kohlsaat. OF the United States Circuit
Court. who, after quashing the writs
Oh haDeas corpus previously granted
to the packers. withheld the entry OF
the order until "Wednesday.
j. Ogoen Armour. the only defendant
not directly concerned in the habeas
corpus proceedings. might have been
placed on trial, but Judge Carpenter
announced that he was not disposed to
Try his case separately
District Attorney Wilkcrson asked
for a stipulation that when the order
is entered by Judge Kohisuat We'd
nesday morning the defendants must
give bail in the District Court At
torneys for the packers made no OBJ
lection TO this
May Go TO Supreme Court Later.
Commenting on the adjournment to-
nT hf ri,
Court without action by the packers,
Attorney Levy Mayer, OF counsel Tor
the packers, said:
Regardless of reports. we had no
intention OF making an appearance
In the Federal Supreme Court this
morning. The record in this case was
OF ouch nature that it could not pos
sibiy have been completed IN time for
presentation In Washington to-day.
However. that does not mean that