The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-19
CHICAGO BARONS
SAVED FROM JAIL
Action OF Judge kohlsaat Comes
as Surprise to Govern
ncnt.
REMARKABLE COURT SCENE
Leading Counsel for Defendant
Fairly Bellows Forth
His Rage
Ispeclal to The Times-Dispatch.

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Chicago, November lS.-At the
eleventh hour this afternoon Judge
c. c. Kohlsaat. IN the United States
Circuit Court, saved the nine indicted
beef packers from trial Monday IN
Judge penters District Cou:;, and
granted them another breathing spcn
unit! Wednesday morning.
This was accompanied by Erert:as a
delay III the entering of the orIer
qua shing tn" writ OF habeas corpus,
ISSUED this morning. until next We'd
nesday. instead of enforcing the order
at once and remanding the packers
for trial.
The whole country blazed to-day
with the news that the multi -mil!irn-
aires Indicted on the charge of viola
ton of the sherman antitrust law
would have TO go to trial Monday, the
day originally set.
Several DAYS ago, in a desperate Of
fort to sain more time, the indicted
men suddenly appeared before United
. States Marshal Miller. surrendered
themselves and applied for a writ
OF habeas corpus.
Hearing of argument on this ar-
peal was set for last Thursday, and
this morning Judge hohlsaat quJshed
it, thus remanding the packers TO
tbs District court Tor trlal.
Then cnsued one of the most re
markab!e scenes ever witnessed IL d
United states court. Quivering with
rage. and with his face nearly 2u"
pie from excess OF emotion. Ley
Mayer. the leading attorney for the
packers. burst forth in n TRADE. Strih-
ing back and forth in front OF Judge
kohlsaat. shaking his fists and shout
ing at the top OF his voice. he spoke
his mind.
That he was not declared in con-
tempt of court was matter OF won
dermcnt to the court room of specta-
tors Judge Kohlsaat looked at him
with a sort OF plying smile on his
face and did not reply.
II do not believe the court has meant
what it has said in tho decision Just
read and If it did mean what IL said. |
believe the court will take 1t back"
was one of the first sentences beloved
by Mr.. Mayer.
~ believe the court does not realize
the full import of the decision" he
roared by this decision this court
must remand thes men TO the United
States marshal, and that means that
they must be imprisoned"
BY this time every man In tho court
room was staring in establishment at
the rabid nature of Mr.. Mayors utter
ances. Continuing he said:
Does not tho court realize tho posi-
ton In which we are placed? Do1s
not the court entertain strong doubts
as to the constitutionality of the Sher-
| man act? To deny us an enlargement
| of bail Is to deny MS an appeal and 10
compel these gentlemen TO submit to
the debasement of beins locked in
Jail.
I'VE ask the court to give these de-
PENDANTS the same rights as a coun-
| terfeiter."
! Judge Kohlsaat made no reply, and
apparently the government forces had
won notable victory. That which the
| packers have tried TO dodge. on every
possible pretext--a trial--appcared in
| evitable.
! United States District Attorney VIII
kerson at once dispatched to Attorney
General Wickersham. at Washington
| tho following:
( Court sustains our contentious. We