Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-11-05
INDICTMENT
CITES DETAILS
OF CONSPIRACY
Recounts the Continuance OF
Monopoly from 1890 to Date
Methods of Destroy
ing Competition.

New York. Nov 3.-The indictment
yesterday of the II New Haven direc-
Iors sets forth that Eat all times during
HE period of tim. extending from July
J. 1900 to the day of the finding and
presentation of this indictment, and
therefore within the three years last past
each well knowing all the mat
ters of fact in this indictment set forth.
unlawfullv have combined and conspired
together" with the group of former di-
rectors and other hnancicrs who are
aamcd in the bill. though not indicted.
The offensc is described to he "to
monopolizc by the unlawful means and
methods hereinafter alleged the part,
hereinafter described. of the commerce
among the several States of the United
States"
The commerce which has been the sub
ject of the conspiracy, the indictment
continues, is that Of the transportation
business from each of the States of New
Jersey New York. Connecticut Rhode
Island, Massachusetts,, Vermont, Maine
and New Hampshire to every other
State of the United States.
MONOPOLY DESCRIBED.
Said consprators, taking advantage
Of the fact that said New Haven COM
pany has had the only railroad OF any
Importance leading from New York city,
Brooklyn and Jersey City easterly into
said States of Connecticut, Rhode Is
land Massachusetts, Vermont, Maine and
New Hampshire, and treating said New
Haven road as a nucleus. have Consplrcd
to bring as many of said other common
r-io Nd tI,fy- coil
ties for carrying on said commerce. UNI
der their influence, management, Domino
ton and ownership. thereby to unity and
combine the activities of all the said
common carriers, grasp for said New
Haven company and themselves the hcne-
its arising from such unincation and
combination and deprive the people Of
the United States, and especially the
people Of the States above named, Of
the benefits arising from keeping separ-
ate the activities of the said common
carriers and maintaining the competition
which rightfuly should have existed be-
tween them
said conspirators, during said, period
of time, being in the active MANAGEMENT
and control Of the affairs OF said New
Haven Co, were to use among other Ger
tain concerns controlled by said New Ha-
ven Co.. through stock ownership and
otherwise. to wit:
The New England Navigation Co, the
Boston Railroad Holding Co, the Billiard
Co. the New England Securities Co., the
Eastern Securities Co.. the Pacific Co. the
Chilmark Co. the Pacific Navigation Co,
the st. Lawrence Securities Co, the Uni
ted States Transportation Co, the New
Ill
Co, corporations, and the New England
Investment and Security Co. volun-
tary association, and the properties of
said concerns and We're to use the infu-
ence. credit, funds and properties of said
New Haven Co. and their own funds and
credit.
DETAILS OF CONSPIRACY
ITO secure by purchase all of the cap
ltal stock of some Of such other common
carriers and the controlling portion of the
capital stock Of others.
"2-To secure by leases the use of the
properties and facilities of still other OF
,aid common carriers.
"3-To secure the making by some of said
common carriers with said New Haven
Co, and impose upon the rest of said com
mon carriers, contracts and working ar
rangements, and induce and compel them
to engage in combinations, insuring the
carrying on Of said commerce of all said
common carriers in harmony with the de
signs of said conspirators
"4-To prevent contracts, combinations,
working arrangements and conspraces
with common carriers not herein named
the carrying on Of the commerce of any
Of the corporations above mentioned IN
competition with said New Haven Co Of
in any way contrary to the designs of said
defendants.
Spy use Of certain corporations, to
wit: The JOY Steamship company and
the United States Transportation COM