The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-02-15

McVay a Walker, Braddock, Pa; Ma
tional Sanitary Manufacturing 90"
Pittsburgh; Union Sanitary Manuiac-
turing Co, Noblesville, Ind; Anton
Welskittel & Son CO., Baltimore L.
Wolff Manufacturing Co., Chicago
Wheeling Enameled Iron Co, Vince
ing. w. Va: McCrum-Howell Co, chi
,cago: Humphreys Manufacturing %
I Pittsburgh.
The jury retired shortly AFTER
loclock. after charge IRON Jus
Sessions that was considered ehlirS's
/ fair BY both sides and brought Ia 'he
verdict about 4:3O. About go theN
came in and asked Tor the le''SI
written from Mt. Clemens By the
members or the price committee. Tue
license agreement and the price BOOK
which was attached 10 IL.
Only four ballots were taken be-
fore an agreement was reached, and
the point at issue was whether the
acts prior 10 the formation or the
license agreement tended 10 price
regulation as outlined in that agree
ment
Edwin r. Grosvenor. the speclai as
sistant in the department of Justice.
who prepared the case, stated that
he was sorry for the defendants and
that IL would have been better for
them II they had not contested the
case. He is given credit for securing
the conviction by bringing the case
10 Detroit instead of having Il tried
in New York. where the more
obvious overt acts OF the conspiracy
took place. The change was made
IL was stated. on the theory that a
New York jury would have been much
less likely 10 convict the bathtub men
than a farmer jury such as vas
secured In Detroit. Joseph X. Darling
worked with Mr. Grosvenor in secur
ing the evidence against the bathtub
trust.
Webster Given Credit.
District Attorney Clyde |. Webster
and Frank n. Watson. former district
attorney, who assisted in the case
were much pleased with the result
and much credit is given Mr.. Web
ster for the manner In which he mas.
tered the intricate details OF the case
In the short time he has had 10 study
them.
The indictment against the BATH
| tub trust was returned Dec. s, 1910,
| and the first trial was started Feb. &,
1912. After six weeks OF bitter fight
/ ing during which Judge Angel, sew
I eral times, was on the point OF ruling
the case out OF court, il ended in a
disagreement on March "a. The pres
ent trial was started T'eo. 3. and was
rushed through. A civil suit 10 dis
solve the trust was successfully push
ed through the supreme court by the
government. last Novem Der.
one OF the human interest features
of the case is the manner in which
Theodore Ahrens. E. l.. Dawes and
Jesse =. Dbryea. whose cases we're
dismissed by Judge ANGEL, refused
To accept their freedom and stood by
their fTieTds and associates. with the
result that they were convicted with
the rest. Friday afternoon. Several
OF the corporations made defendants
in the former case were dropped out
of the present case including the Col
well Lead Co. OF which Mr. Duryea
IS president.
The trial has cost the bathtub
members great Deal OF money and
three OF the companies found guilty.
Friday, are in the hands of receivers.
while the Colwell Lead Co, one of
the defendants in the former trial
has gone out OF that branch OF the
business
| Edwin l., Wayman. who originated
1.-THE license agreement plan and was
secretary OF the manufacturers as
sociation during the formation OF the
arrangement was given immunity by
the government and made It's princi-
pal witness.