The Detroit times., 1912-03-26
or FIGHT
AGAINST CHICAGO PACKERS

Il May 10. i902-Petition filed seek
Il ing injunction restraining packers
i from maintaining combine.
/ May ~, lee2--Judge Grossenp
granted restraining order prohibit
| ing packers combination.
july l. i9o3--lnJunction made per-
i mancnt by Judge Grosscup
i Feb. 20, l905--Department OF Jus
/ tIce began gatherTng rvtdehee- OF
Il beef trust" existence.
II July /, l905--SlNteen packers and
four packing corporations indicted
as the beef trust"
\ Dec. 81. l3O5-Cases called for
i trial before Judge Humphrey OF the
4 United states district court
] March 81, l906--Judge Humphrey
4 dismissed packers, granting the
II famous Immunity bath"
March u, i9l0--National Packing
\ Company and ten subsidiary con-
1 Germs indicted and equity bin fled
demanding dissolution of the beef
\ trust"
I June "a. is10-Indictment quashed
\ by Judge Landis and new invcs;i-
cation ordered by the court.
July ~. l9iO---Grard jury impan-
clcd, with instructions 10 hear evil
f. dence concerning packers.
Sept, IL, acknowledgements re-
. turned against ten Chicago packers.
Nov 10. l9iO-Packers granted
change OF venue by Judge Lands
1. on statute made in 1922; Judge Car
! penter designated as trial Judge.
Doc =, 19l0--Pnckers HE'D bill
\ asking that criminal suits be held
In abcyance until civil suit was de-
eided
Dee. IL. 1910 Supplemental in
ictmehts returned against tho ten
hackers,
Jan. 3. leIl--Judge Kohlsaat per
mitted government 10 dismiss civil
sui for dissolution
Jan. 10, l9il--Iudge Carpenter de-
MED packers were immune" under
tirosst-ar injunction OF 1899.
Jan. 10. l91i--Packers fled mo-
t.pn 10 duash indictment and plea
4 in ahatement.
4 Merch %. Ie1l--Judge Carpenter
K held beef bill valid and refueed
motion to quasll aud plea In abate-
4 nent.
! lictment hled. attsckinE constitu-
\ tionality OF Sherman act
Il AIay i2. 19il--Demurror denied.
j June 3. l9il-Packers demanded
/ rehearlng on demurrer, citing stan
aard OIL and Tobacco case decisions
June 10, Rehearing denied
4 by Jpdge- Carpenter
4 Jane 90, 1s1l--Demand BY pack
|, ers for blll of further particulars
\ denied.
4 July 5, 1e1l-Packers appeared
|. before Judge Carpenter and pleaded
not guilty trial set for Nov. 20,
Nov. H. 1slt--Packers' surgen-
lered 10 the United States marshal
aud demanded release before Judge
\ Kohlsaat In circuit court on liabeas
/ corpus writ. attacked constitution
ality OF Sherman act.
Nov. Is. 19ll--Judge Eohlsaat
|Jnrew haheas corpus proceedings
/ out OF court: gave packers two
days respite. postponing trial be-
fore Judge Carpenter to Nov. 22.
Nov. 81, 19l1--Packers took APP
peal from Judge Kohlsaat's deciSlor
10 supreme court and obtained four
days continuance In which 20 apply
for a stay order.
Nov. 20, igl1--Refused stay OF
trial by chief Justice White of the
United states supreme court, who
referred the packers to the entire
supreme court Oench.
Nov. -. 191l-Ciiven stay until
Dec. 6 by Judge Carpenter I'm which
TO appeal 10 tho entire supreme
bench for supersedeas writ and en-
larRement upon bail.
Dec. 5, l9li-Stay of trial refused
by supreme court; decision on con-
stitutionality of sherman act held
In allegiance.
Dec 6. 1g1i--Trial proceeded be-
| hore Judge Carpenter.
! March 90, 1912--Case went to jury.