New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-15
BATHTUB TRUST GUILTY;
MEMBERS FACE PRISON
Were in Criminal Conspiracy to
Restrain Trade, Is Ver-
dict of Jury.
TO BE SENTENCED TO-DAY
v;olaters of the Sherman Law
NAV Be Sent to Jail for a
Year and Fined
$1,000 Each.

Detroit Feb 1.-THE So-called bath
,uh trust was found guilty to-day of Grim
iral conspiracy i'm restraint Of trade by
iurv in the United States District Court
The act, as charged, is a misdcmeanor
and the penalty provides Imprisonment
not exceeding one year. or a fine of 5000.
or both.
Last November the trust was dissolved
by the Supreme Court in a civil suit insti-
tuted at Baltimore. The criminal case to-
dav was a retrial. the first trial having
resulted in disagreement.
After the announcement of the verdict
Judge Clarence W. Sessions adjourned
court until tomorrow at 10 O'Clock. when
he will pronounce sentence. 1t was the
second antitrust case decided I'm favor
Of the government in the local court with
in the last week. the other case being
against the boot and shoe last trust.
Jury Out Four Hours.
The jury required four hours to reach a
verdict The following are the defend
ants found guilty;
Theodore Ahrens, of the Standard Sani-
tary Manufacturing Company. of Pitts
burgh both individual and corporation in
dicted: Jesse r. Duryea. OF New York:
r L. Dawes. of the Standard Sanitary
Manufacturing Company; Francis j.
Torrance. OF the Standard Manufactur-
ing Company: I. r. Barnes. of the
Barnes Manufacturing Company. of
dividual indicted: Howard T. Gates. Of
the McCrum- Howell Company. Of New
York, both individual and corporation in
dicted: Frank g. Borden. of the National
Sanitary Manufacturing Company. or
Salem Ohio. both individual and Corpo-
ration indicted: 4. Weiskittel. OF A. Weis-
kittel & Son Company. of Baltimore. both
individual and corporation indicted: Lloyd
c. McCrum, of the McCrum- Howell Com
p2ry: Herman HOelschler of the L. Wolff
Manufacturing Company. of Chicago.
both individual and corporation indicted.
J.. E. Wright, of the Wheeling Enamelled
Iron Company. of Wheeling, w. Va, both
Individual and corporation indicted; the
Humphreys Manufacturing Company, Of
Mansfield, Ohio: J. l.. Mott Iron Works. Of
New YORK: the McNay & Walker Com
pany of Braddock. Penn. and the Union
Sanitary Manufacturing Company, of
Noblesville, Ind.
Eight defendants pleaded mo conten-
ton" at the first trial, and to-day they
were summoned to be ready to appear i'm
court tomorrow morning for sentence.
They were:
J. H. Caldwell and ]. ]. Mahoney. of the
Cahill Iron Works. of Chattanooga;
W c. Winfield and 4: q. Ward: of the
hayward Company, Warren. ONO; j. n
Frauenheim and A. NJ Frauenheim. of
the Kerner Manufacturing Company.
Pittsburgh, and j. w. Arrott and A. II.
Cline. jr.. Of the United States sanitary
Manufacturing Company, of Pittsburgh
Ahrens, Dawes and Duryea were dis
charged at the first trial by Judge Angel.
but they said they preferred to stand
tiial with their friends, and now they face
sentence.
Controlled SO Per Cent Of Trade.
When action was first brought against
the defendants the federal grand jury re-
turned two indictments against them.
charging that by criminal conspiracy they
controlled So per cent of the annual out
nut of enamelled wares: by patent license
agreements combined to restrain trade IN
manufacturers and jobbers' plumbing
supplies: refused TO sell 10 jobbers VINO
handled goods for independents. and at
t-mpted 10 make uniform prices through
out the country.
The conspiracy charge. which comes
under Section Of the Sherman law, was
tho one ON which the defendants were
tried. .ru
The government contended that IN april
1910 AT a meeting at Mount Clemens
Mich, the defendants put INTO sneSt d
conspiracy which they had formed Whlci1
resulted in the making of the unia"iui
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