Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-03-19
TRIAL IS
LAST CHAPTER OF
LONG FIGHT
Ten Alleged Conspiracy Case
Defendants Liable to Fine
of $1,000 Each; Review Of
Legal Battle.

thy Evening Herald A. n. Leased Wireb
Chicago, March 1.-THE trial OF
the ten Chicago packers on charges
OF conspiracy In maintaining a com
bination In restraint OF trade IN VIC
lation OF the criminal provlslons Of
the Sherman antitrust law which
began Dec. g, Is the closing chapter
OF long legal battle waged by the
government against the big packers.
The heads OF the packing com.
nanies In the proceedings are named
as individual defendants and a YER
di9t OF guilty under the law would
make them liable to either a fine OF
81 eco each or imprisonment Cor one
year or both penalties.
The ten defendants are:
J. Ogden Armour, president Ar
mOur and Company
Arthur Meeker, director and genor-
al manager Armour and Company.
Thomas J. C0nnors. director and
general superintendent Armour and
Company
Louis r. Swift, president Swift ana
Company
Edward F. Swift, vice president OF
Swift and Company
Charles II Swift, director Swift and
Company.
Francis A. Fowler, manager beef
department Swift and Company
Edward Morris. president Morris
and Company.
Louis II. Heyman, manager beef
department Morris ard Company.
Edward Tilden, president National
Packing Company.
The government contends:
That prior 10 1909 prices were fixed.
shipments regulated and territory d.
yided by the old beef pool, which met
every Tuesday afternoon.
That after the old beef pool dis
solved In 1902, the packers held Sc
cret mettlngs AT each others homes
That the National Packing company
since It's organization in 1868 has been
used as the clearing house" for the
alleged combination.
That the packers adopted a test
cost and margin system which was
used In the purchase OF cattle and
the sale of fresh meat.
That thc allowances made for by-
products IN figuring the test cost were
inadequate and the Cost" used BY
than the actual cost.
That the representatives of the at.
ferent companies IN New York, nos.
ton and other eastern cities exchanged
information IN regard 20 prices and
shipments and telegraphed the fg-
ures To their suDerors In Chicago
That the violation Of the sherman
law by the packers has been cOntinu-
GUS and practically uninterrupted
since 1898
A chronological history Of the GOV.
ernments investigation and prosecu-
ton OF tho men alleged TO control the
fresh meat Industry OF the country II
as follows:
July ], Injunction issued By
Judge urOsscup restraining the pack
ers from entering into a combination.
Feb 20, INSTRUMENTATION OF M.
legged combination begun.
July 1, i9O5-sixteen packers and
four corporations indicted.
Dec. 81, l905-Caaoa called for trial
March 81, i906-Jndge Humphreys
renders the Immunity hath" decision,
freeing the Indicted packers.
Dec. 2Q Investigation taken
mp by federal grand jury but soon dls-
continued without indictments being
returned
Dec lb, INSTRUMENTATION reaum.
ed by the federal grand jury.
March IN, acknowledgements re.
turned against the National Packing
company and ten subsidiary concerns
and bill IN equity fled asking that
tho National Packing company De dis
solved
June a. 9i0-lndictmenls against
ihe National Packing company Quasn,
"a by judge iAndia and a special
Grand jury called TO renew the lnvos
tlgaiiOn.
July ~, 1870 Special grand Jury
impaneied and inquiry begun.
Aug. II, Thomas q. Ice, man.