The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-12-29
PACKERS STOP
TRIAL AGAIN
COUNSEL FIGHTS TO BAR
GOVERNMENTS EVIDENCE.
Objects 10 LAYING Bare Tremend-
Gus Profits of Pools To Market
By-prOducts.
Government Contends POois
. Played Part in Arbitrary Fix
ing of Meat Prices. {

CHICAGO. Dec n Objections by
counsel for the defense to evidence
which the government seeks 10 intro
duce regarding the operations of the
k"nwood company and the Aetna
Trading Company. halted the packers
trial today. and caused Judge Car
p"nter 10 excuse the jury pending tho
hearing oi legal arguments
The government contends that The
hen"uod comprny. which WAS organ
ll"d by the packers I'm 1900 and CON
iinucd IN business until 1905. WAS one
OF the alleged pools used 10 market
me packers byprodncts. n il alleged
thai the kenWood company dealt Ia
oito and the Aetna Trading Company
~ IN" same period. dealt IN castings.
ihe government expects to show
that the kenVood company profits
Wtre Sf.oor.00n in one year. despite
~" Tact that if was only Incorporated
WIN a capital stock OF $4,000 The
prohts OF the Aetna Trading Compan,-
also are alleged To have been propor-
ionately large by counsel for the gov
ernmen-.
JussIed Profits.
By making an Inadequate ALLOWANCE.
Tor these by-products I'm figuring the
test cost of the animals Slaughtered
the packers were enabled 10 keen tba
prohts OF the parent concerns within
reasonable limits, according to gov.
ernment counsel
The objection 10 this line of fes.i.
mony came when Albert n Veeder
Was questioned in regard to the buei.
ness transacted by these subsidiary
We have right 10 know what the
government intends 10 prove bv going
INTO the business OF these companies
ana what relation 30 has TO this com
panN. said Attorney Levy Navo,f
counsel for the defense. The Ken.
WOOL company dealt IN oleo and the
Aetna Trading Company i'm castings.
ana "" cannot understand what reIa
ton this has 10 the allegations made
IN The indictment that there was a
combinations control the price OF
ir"sh meat and the price paid in tho
purchase ar cattle. For this reason
We contend that this testimony is in
competent and ask 10 have h exclud.
cd
Government Motives Questioned.
Standing alone. J do not see tho
WV amy ut lhl~ testimony. hut N
NAV lead 10 something connected
with The acts charged I'm the indicf.
men-.' said Judge Carpenter II think
10" government should m This time
stat" what 70 expects 10 prove"
Sp-ciai Counsel Pierce Butler aid
the government expected N show that
Tho pack 'rs made an inadequate al
lowauce Tor hsproducts in fgurine
the fest cost ~ animals siauEhtered.
vhicn had % direct bearing on the
workings ~ tho alleged pmbination.
W. expect to develop In tho trial
that these companies are an import.
ant part NJ fh" pool or pools bv which
tho packers. between 1900 and 1905.
Fixed The price ~ fresh meat and tho
figures to be paid for cattle" said A..
forrey Butler They were used ~
warkef hy-proiucfs ~ higher price
than they could boz sold direct ~ the
parent concerns
The argument of counsel on these
points VIII bn continued whom court
rfconvenes fo MORROW morning
Jacob 49, SchiT manager of Kuhn.
' ooh A Co. OF Nev York. has been
subpoenaed ae % witness Tor Tho GOV.
ernm"nt and will be called next
week.