The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-19
WITNESS MENTIONS TWO OF DEFENDANTS Mailed Figures to Morris &
 Heymann TO EXPEDITE TRIAL Will Take Government Until May 1 to Complete Presentation of Case, While Defense Will Call One
 Hundred Witnesses


 mentioned today as having had per- sonal knowledge of the test cost of beef through weekly reports mailed to them by subordinate.
 Walter A Wall, branch house man. ager of Morris & Go. at St. Joseph Mo-. testified that in 1906, 1907 and 1908 he mailed to Edward Morris and Louis H. Heymann, two of the defendants, re- ports giving the figures on the test cost of beef. He mailed the reports to the officials at the Chicago office of Morris & Co. until January, 1909, when MT. Mcfarland, head of the dressed beef department, instructed him to stop sending the reports to Edward Morris The witness said that after that he sent two copies of the test cost of beef figures to Louis H. Heymann.
 | This was the first time since the beginning of the trial that the gov ernment has connected any of the de- fendants with the much discussed test cost of beef, which the prosecution | contends played such an important part in the alleged packers combine. Kenyon Questions Wall
 Wall was questioned by United States Senator w. S. Kenyon, who ap- pears in the case as one of the special counsel for the government.
 He was on the stand when court ad- journed and will continue his testimony tomorrow morning.
 Steps were taken today to expedite the trial of the 10 meat packers charged with conspiracy in maintain Taking of testimony, begun December 21, and only nine witnesses having been heard, was continued. In addi- dition to their testimony 80 volumi- nous statistical documents have been ordered in evidence.
 At the present rate 1t is approxi- mated it will take the government un- til May 1 to complete the presenta- ton of it's case as District Attorney Wilkerson, has about seven more wit nesses to be called.
 The defense expects to call 100 wit nesses and offers beside a mass of docr umentary evidence. The trial may not be concluded until next August or September. The plan is to limit the questioning of witnesses to, points ma terial, and introduce nothing but vital documentary evidence in the hope of | concluding the trial in May. | Timmins on Stand
 Harry "A. Tlmmins, chief accountant for Morris & Co., begun his sixth day on the witness stand when court convened.
 "Is there in your possession any book showing the detailed amounts in dollars and cents received by Morris & Co. for fresh beef sola in September, 1902" asked Attorney Sheean.
 NO, our books show the total amounts received from the branch piled Timmins.
 T object to the inference that any of our accounts have been destroyed said | Attorney Borders.
 "Witness has answered some of these questions 20 times,' he continued.
 If he has, I do not understand his answers" said Attorney Sheean.
 Timmins said Morris x Co. charged off 4 per cent per year for de- preciation in the operation of it's profit and loss statement. | Have you the actual computation by which you arrived profit of S7 cents per head of all cattle killed at the Chi cago plant in 19O7-S -S-9-10?" asked Attor- | ney Sheean.
 T have" witness replied. l Have you any of the original inven- tories used in making this computa- l tion2" he was asked. q think We have some at the com pany's offices" said Timmins. Subsidiary Companies | Timmins mentioned the National Box company, Morris Packing company, Morris Beef company and the Morris Fertilizer company as subsidiaries. The company had no bonded indebtedness prior to 1909 he said. l "Is it possible to ascertain the exact value of the by-products from a parti- cular lot of eattle?" asked the attorney. "It is not because they cannot be separated in the regular course of busi- ness" replied Timmins. John Hunter employed as office man. lager by Morris X Co.,. was the government's tenth witness. He was questioned by United States Senator Kenyon, one of the special counsels of | the government.
 Do you remember taking books to the district attorneys office in 1909," asked | Senator Kenyon.
 | "I remember that a clerk named Hutch inson took some books to the district at torney's offlce," responded Hunter.
 The witness said he had searched for the margin and beef cost books used from 1904 to 1908 and had been unable to find them.
 They must have been destroyed" said the witness