The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-20
Great Secrecy Maintained and Nothing Is Given
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HISTORY OF YEARS
 OF INVESTIGATION
l.. F. Swift, E. F. Swift, E. Tilden, J. 0. Armour, Arthur Meeker, Ed ward Morris, F. A. Fowler, T. J. Cannons and Louis
 Hyman on Trial

Hyman on Trial
 1 Chicago, November 19.--After the re- fusal yesterday by Judge c. C. Kohl saat to take Jurisdiction in habeas corpus proceedings on behalf of the in dicted meat packers, today, the first of the three days allowed them by Judge Kohlsaat before they must appear for trial before Judge Carpenter in the United States district court, was spent by the packers and their counsel in a prolonged secret conference.
 l The meeting took place at the head quarters of the National Packing com pany. That the packers were deter mined on secrecy in their councils, even as to who participated in them. was made evident by numerous guards who patrolled the corridors of the build ing and it's vicinity, driving inquiriers away.
 | The government attorneys attitude today was one of qualification over the progress of events in the legal battle. l They believe they now have the pack CTS where they must face trial, with no more opportunity to obtain delay of Jurisdiction or other pleas.
 The move of the packers today was asserted to be the sending of emIs- saries to Washington to file an appli- cation for stay of habeas corpus writs before the supreme court of the United States and the simultaneous dis patch of one of the counsel to Canton, | O., to see Associate Justice Day of the United States supreme court, who is there at the bedside of a relative who | is i'll.
 Wilkers0n Prepared
 1 The sday was passed by District At torney James H. Wilkerson and the other attorneys and special counsel on the government side in discussion of counter moves that might be made in case the packers succeeoed in obtain | ing a further stay of proceeding. Mir. WiIkerson expressed himself as conf | dent of immediate action. There was | little likelihood that the supreme court would interfere and he said if it ( i'd not, l the jurisdiction of the United States district court would be enforced and the trial would open Wednesday. Proceeding on the basis that the trial | of the packers will begin in the United States district court Wednesday morn | ing, Judge Carpenter has ordered a | special panel of jurymen to appear to- morrow morning for preliminary exam | ination. All those who have legal ex emptions will be excused in order to weed out the panel and expedite the | trial.
 | Coupled with a report that the pack larc nj lad aslri in ha h rtol lf | tribunal for relief by an entirely new | petition, was rumor that a state court would be petitioned for writ of l habeas corpus. District Attorney Will kerson met this with a. statement that if state court attempted to interfere he would call for federal troops if necessary to enforce the district courts s orders.
 | The declaration before Judge Kohl saat by Attorney Mayer of counsel for the packers, that there was an agree ment in chambers of the district court that the case should not go to trial" was denied by MT. WillSerson today. Any such statement Is an unqualified falsehood," Mir Wilkerson said. | Another Version
 | From q source high in authority an other version of the conference said to have taken place in Judge Carpenters chambers was forthcoming. The ex- planation that several months ago John S Miller, chief counsel for the packers. went to Judge Carpenters chambers, after the removal of the case | from Judge Landis' ocurt, and told Judge Carpenter that the packers would not be satisfied with him as judge.
 Judge Carpenter refused to discuss this Concerning the alleged agreement, he intimated that something might be heard later.
 | "Whatever I have to say I will say across the bar in court" he declared The conference in the offices of the National Packing company today wos attended by Edward Tilden, president of the National Packing company. Arthur Meekwell, general manager for Armour & Co.,; MT. Miller and MT. May CT. and did not adjourn until after l: 80 Ip m. When the session broke up. none of the men present would talk about the meeting or plans for the future. MT. Wilkerson, Senator Kenyeen, MT. Sheehan and MT. Goodman were in con ference at the federal building. The mos, extensive criminal prosecu- | ton of large trust officials ever att tempted under the sherman antitrust flaw will begin Wednesday in the l United States district court before Judge George A. Carpenter. when the | heads of the beef trust are placed on | trial on the charge of forming com bination in restraint of trade, which It
 Is alleged controls absolutely the price |of fresh meat in the United States. l The multi-millionaire heads of the so- i called beef trust are liable to fine of $5OOO or Imprisonment for one year. l or both.
 There are five counts in the indict- ments charging the packers with hay- l. ing entered into conspiracy to con trol the fresh meat prices of the coun- try and two in each of the other fndict- lments, viz: one charging the formation l of the National Packing company as a means of controlling the fresh meat prices and the other seeking to monop- olize the fresh meat business contrary Ito the Sherman apti-trust law.
 The wealth of the indicted beef
 barons approaches the s1,ooo.0O0,o0O mark and they have engaged some of the most brilliant lawyers in the United Estates. Those who face criminal pro- lceedings Wednesday are: Louis F.. Swift. president of swift & Co.,; Edward r. Swift. vice president of Swift <
 
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