Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-08-16

q them In the lonnDS all hight Whhout
ellis Immediately.
Judge Rosaici<y bitterly denounced
the men and several times referred to
them as being contemplate. He said
that it was a well-known fact that
during the holiday season last year
money was given to New Jersey
merchants to keep poultry out of New
York so that high price could be
obtained.
.You people, said Judge RcseIskys
| 'strIed to monOpolixe the food product.
That In n mean, stenlthy method for
men of good repute. ii In the kind of
crime by which men get rich quick ON
the poor aud needy.
"Your combination was against the
livelihood of other people. 1t put the
weaker competitor out of business.
This Is an admitted fact In this case.
In 1900 you acquired monopoly of the
live poultry product In this city New
York;. During the holiday season 1t
appears In this trial you men paid New
Jersey dealers to keep out of the mar
lSet.
"No methods were too contemptibie
for You men 10 stoop TO 10 get rich by
stIfiing competition. do not intend
to merely apply "a fine. l intend to send
you men to jail, and 80 will impose a
sentence of three months on Black
wells Island In addition 10 a fine OF
$500 In each ease"
Former District Attorney William
| Travers Jerome who represented the
accused men, asked that the beginning
/ Of in ian ha
until next Monday. He said that most
I of the men had personal affairs which
| they would like to settle first. AS soon
as the sentences were pronounced Mr..
Jerome gave notice that he would tal<a
an appeal
The trial lasted almost three months,
and the conviction is the first in New
York State under the statute providing
punishment for restraint of trade and
also the first time in the history of the
| United States that member of a
trust has been sent to Jail.
List of Convicted.
Those found guilty and sentenced to-
| day are:
Erving v and Arthur G. Dwyer.
/ both residents of Bayonne. brothers
| Company.
| Charles Westerberg, Rosedale, and
! William w Smith, Roselle, both MEM
/ bers of Charles Westerberg & Co.
Charles r. Jewell, Belmar, of Jewell
/ Brothers.
! James n. Norris, of 70S Greene ave-
/
/ Sea Cliff, L. l., of James N. Norris. Son
" Co.
Charles r. Hawk, Newark, and
Charles Thatcher, Belmar both of G.
Il. Hawk & Son Co.
Clenen Bishop, Tottenville, S. l.. indi-
vidually
Samuel Werner. 316 West Ninety
fourth street, Manhattan individually
Solomon Frankel. 1928 West 111th
street, New York, individually.
Charles Werner. 1855 Seventh ave-
nue., New York, of Werner & Jacobs,
New York
Four men indicted at the same time
as those found guilty were acquitted
by the jury yesterday. David A. Jew
ell, brother of Charles R Jewell ham
died only the dressed poultry end of
! the firms business and had nothing to
do with the restraint of trade. r..
Maury Posi- Joseph Cohen and Abra-
ham Kassel have been out of busi-
! ness for two years Louis Schwab, an
other defendant. will be tried later.
Verdict II Surprise.
The original indictment against the
men was found March 23 1910. and in
cluded the names of eighty-eight poul-
try dealers. receivers. jobbers and
owners of slaughter houses. A la
ter Indictment reduced the number to
eighteen whose cases with the excep-
tion of Sehwab were disposed of this
morning
When the jury came in last night
Mr. jerome and his clients we're in the
courtroom confidently expecting ao-
quitta or at the most a disagreement.
When the verdict was announced Mr..
Jerome a once sought to have sem
tence deferred for week, stating that
he believed the jury had made an err
ror of judgment.
In this Judge Rosalsky did not agree,
and after a spirited tilt Judge Rosal-
sky thanked the jurymen for their
work and said he believed their YER
dict a just one.
After Jerome had asked that the pris-
oners be bailed to await sents nee.
Judge Rosalsky said;
The time has come when the laws