The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-05
government Witness Miles,
Continues to Aid Packers
in Their Fight
PROSECUTION MAY
GIVE HIM TROUBLE
Fact That He Tried to Sell
Evidence Against Accused
is Recalled During
His Testimony

CHICAGO, ILL. Jan. ALL hopes
that William d. Miles, outlawed pack
q. informer and star witness for
the government had not played the
role of Benedict Arnold In the prose-
cution OF the beef trust were dis
PEELED today when on cross examtna-
ton he drew from his pocket q note
hook strangely arranged In the same
sequence ~ the notes from which ne
was examined and proceeded TO give
aileged facts and figures to justify the
GOAT OF whitewash he had admins
eered 10 the packers.
Tho government, perhaps, was less
Aatonished Ut the manner Ia which
lGlles turned his back on his former
sworn testimony when II was learned
thst he has previously made an ef-
fort 70 sell the Information contained
IN his attack on the packers
District Attorney Wilkerson knows
that in at least one instance Miles
prepared 4 confession" of his con-
section with all the old price ad-
tusGing pool meetings and offered for
eals In different parts IT the coun-
try . detailed story OF the trust OPP
other defendants In the present case.
wcnt Before Grand Jury.
Il was shout that time Miles fall
"a to receive his price for the in
formation that he carried his tosti-
us0ny to the grand jury and saw 1t
bear fruit in the shape OF indict-
nsnts against the men whom he at
aneksd-the same men whom he ycs-
t4rday and the day before protected
at the risk OF mourning governmental
wrath.
Tho government is seeking for the
motive which gave him this change
II 0f heart and investigating the rarni-
Scations Of his effort to sell infor-
nation damaging to the packers.
Miles surrender TO the packers was
complete. Evidence e. n conspiracy In
3 1eexniQt IL trade. which was IL HIS
11n HANDWRITING ana wnfch ise had
d t19xsd Into the grand Jury room to
support his loud accusations OF Illegal
cCsnbination in the old pool In which
Ne sAt a member. meant nothing TO
Miles today. He WAS even unable
10 identity hts own handwriting.
The government dismissed Miles In
disgust, but the matter IL not con-
u11sred closed by any means. That
1Eiies changed his entire story and
attitude and IL on record under oath
IN relating two stories which are es-
Answers All Questions.
On cross-examination Miles had a
comprehensive answer on his tongues
and for every question put to
HIM by Attorney John Barton Payne.
representing the National Packing
Company.
Led by Attorney Payne. Miles said
that the packers In their test cost
ayStem benefited the public In that
By utilizing by-products II cut the
coat Of beef. He later unwittingly
produced figures to prove that prac-
tjcAliy thes ent<-e cost of c~eration
n charged to the dressed beef and
TINT twelve times as much profit Is
. single steer.
He aaid that there had been enor-
snous competition between the pack
ees and that prices were governed by
Weathor, supply and demand. the
ABILITY Of statesmen and all sorts of
conditions.
HI then produced . note book and
9nrU detailed figures as to the busi-
No. or the Armour Packing Company
daring the year 1903. Strangely he
had figures only ~ to that year and
Attorney Payne had questions apply
Ing only to the same period
ta@ASA VFuo Oh k-FOu%
He aid that in that year his COM
pany had slaughtered :04.s2s cattle
!: "a nat profit Of sea2.s7s. !.
or this profit Miles said that ss4.-
St7 was credited to the oleo oil ac-
count, &7S.0b1 to hides, $3e,sss to
Kiue and only $s.55S to dressed beef.
IN Item which makes up Sc per cent
% the entire carcass. This would
spdicate .that~of the 81 profit on a
sinxIo steer about ~ cents is made
in oleo oil. 81 cents in hides. Is cents
Ia Glue and only 3 cents In beef.
Thls ID i direct confederation of the
oh6rgo by the government that under
q 80 sf0fsn Ayaf1aai of A8urdnx. cost
Aho packers charge practically their
separating costs to the dressed beef
aecDunt. boosting tho price on beef
G1fd taking down huge profits from
4 h@sproductA
N other words the profit in glue
100 from the four hoofs OF q steer
q M times greater than the profit on
TIE nix or eight hundred pounds Of
t1<k-
r4huf Colby, a director and fer
aSeF1y assistant secretary Of the Ma
eiCnai Packing Company. will be the
N11t witness tomorrow morning.