The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-15
BEEF BARONS AGAIN OUTWIT
 GOVERNMENT Aided, by Judge Kohlsaat They Stop Whee.s of Ju tee in
 Trust Case Freed by Habeas Corpus They < ROrO e to E ght the >her- man Law in Good Time SWIFT :JTJSTTCE IN
SWIFT JUSTICE IN
 THE PACKERS CASE.

THE PACKERS CASE.
 July 1, 19O3-Sixteen packers and four corporations indicted under antitrust law.
 March |, 19O6-Federal Judge Humphrey freed packers in his famous immunity bath" decision.
 October, 1908 and October, 1909 Grand iuries investigated "Pack- ing Trust.''
 March 21, 1910-Grand Jury inc, dicted packing concerns, govern ment demands dissolution under Sherman law.
 June 24, 191O-FederaI Judge Landis duashed indictments be- cause defective.
 August II, 191O-Grand Jury indicted employees of trust, alleg- ing perjury and destruction of evidence.
 September IF, 1910-Ten pack CTS indicted, under criminal sec tion of Sherman law.
 December IS, 191O-Grand Jury returns supplementary indict-
 December 31, 1o1O-Govern- ment withdraws equity suit, de- termines to push criminal prose- cution.
 March 22, t911-sTmmunity bath' refused by Judge Carpen- ter.
 May 12, 1911-Judet Carpenter overrules all demurrers.
 June 2S, 1911-Demand for bill of particulars refused, Judge Car penter set Nov. 20 as trial date.
 November 14,1011-Judge Kohl saat transfers case to circuit court, trial suspended pending decision by higher court op legal ques- tions.
 Chicago, Nov. 15-Just when it ap peared that the wheels of justice wer to receive grist that for nearly min years has avoided contact with tn mill stones, justice. personified il Judge c. c. Kohlsaat, of the Unite, States Circuit Court, poured sand il the machinery, stopped grinding O the grist-meaning the 10 packini house magnates under indictment fo criminal conspiracy to restrain trade leaving the United states government today, apparently powerless to fore the milling process unless through an other line of reconstruction.
 Counsel for the beef barons calle, up Judge Kohlsaat by telephone, mad an appointment in his courtroom DTOuSuJ ulIlS or LIlc IO IQaEudIcS D6 fore the bar of justice, withdrew thei bail of $30,000 apiece, issued out writ for habeas corpus "to free then from confinement" Judge Kohlsaa granted it forthwith and set tomor row for the hearing on the constitu tionality of the Jail sentence provi sion of the Sherman law, all thi without notice to the prosecution an over their frantic protest. :. The actual trial of the packfn punishable by a year in Jail, was t ment of Justice officials here admit ted that one year might elapse befor the defendants could actually b made to face the testimony whicl has been growing since July 1, 1903.
 Judge Kohlsaat's action hss sepa rated the question of fact from tha of the law and, no matter what hi ruling may be, that question of lav will go to the supreme court of tn United States, the question of fact which Is the actual trial of the pack Ing town magnates-will await on tn red tape of ajudication by the su preme court of the United States.
 The beef trust contends that tn criminal section of the Sherman an ti-Trust law is unconstitutional be cause of indefiniteness. The ruling which Justice Kohlsaat is expected t. make, tomorrow, will carry this ques tion direct to the supreme court O the United States
 The government had no tip on tn latest surprise sprung by the elusiv'