The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-10
JUDGES WILL NOT
GRANT INJUNCTION
Government Loses in Effort
to Prevent Burning of
Steel Trust Papers
BAACKES ASSUMES
RESPONSIBILITY
Declares He Ordered Docu-
mentary Evidence De-
stroyed When He Heard
of Dissolution Suit

NEW YORK. May 9.--On the
ground that no intention of the part
OF the steel Corporation To destroy
documentary evidence bearing upon
the government dissolution suit had
been shown. Judges Gray. Burlington
and McPhearson, In the United States
District Court at Trenton, today, -ras
fused to grant the INDUCTION prayed for
by the government to restrain the
trust from making away with any of
these papers. At the same time they
granted the Injunction asked In the
same application against the Amer
lean Wire and Steel Company destroy
Ing any more of the papers In its
possession bearing upon the suit. This
latter Injunction was granted because
II has been proved that the Steel
and Wire Company had burned a
trunkful OF correspondence pertain
ing 10 the famous Jackson pools.
Judge ]. NJ. Dickinson. who Is con-
Quoting the examination of witnesses
In rhe dissolution suit before SPECIAL
Examiner Brown, said today AFTER he
had learned OF the adverse decision
of the court at Trenton that this
would have no appreciate effect upon
the governments dissolution.
Assume Responsibility.
Frank Baackes. Vice president and
general sales agenr of the American
Steel and Wire Company. assumed full
responsibility today for the destruc-
tion or the documentary evidence In
the possession 81 that f>as4s pa
was testified TO the previous day by
II. A. whitney
Baackes was rf1e prtucfpai witness
in the fourth dav ~ m, bearing No
claimed fha, ,.,tb,n - mo,t, ar two
af,ar .ha u,tra ,<ooi nat,a-,sa,s e. o
-.
srss~s..a we ssaa1 ans VIA YIN -, 80
80 - ea.'
~ ~ w .he 'H'
i'esi'e uesai $50. ~, W aii tne GOT
respohnehce ana otner napers hearing
upon me anerasiess of the Pool hs
cause ne tuouent tnere was no longer
anv use TO encumoer MS ONCE files
with rtc great rirIss OF currHsoundenCe
about the transactions of the pool.
Ordered p.,er Burned.
ne swore that ahut the government
sia.'"d US inVesti.a,'on. ~hten result :
- ~ IN. bs.,S.ht SUI, against the steel
rust ae tHunH, ms oioer OF TWO
r.ars before mad eeen complied Win.
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800,
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