Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-11-02
LATE ]. p. MORGAN NAMED
AS ONE OF coNsPIRAToRs
william Rockefeller, Vail, Billiard, Led
yard and Others Included in List OF
Twenty. .one Men Aeeused-Govern'
mont Confident It Has Strong Case
Against Railroad Wreeksrs.

liam Rockefeller, Theodore n. VAIL
George F. Baker, William Kinner,
Charles F. Brooker and John L. Billiard.
The indictments charge conspiracy
In violation Of the Sherman antitrust
law to monopolize commerce. Under
section 2 Of the law under which they
we're returned the maximum penalty
mon conviction is one year imprison-
ment and $4,000 fine.
List of Indicted.
The complete list of those indicted
y Is as follows:
William Rockefeller.
George Maecuiloeh Miller.
Charles r. Brooker.
William Skinner.
D. Newton Barney.
Robert w. Taft.
James s. Elton.
James S. Hemingway.
Lewis cass Ledyard.
Charles N. Pratt.
x. Heaton Robertson.
Frederick F. Brewster.
Henry x. MeHars.
Edward o. Robbins, former general
:
Aisxander coehrana
John I. Billiard.
George r. Baker.
Thomas Dewitt CuyIer.
Theodore N. Vail.
Edward MiIligan.
Francis T. Maxwell.
All Are Prominent.
Lewis Cass Ledyard was formerly
attorney for J. p. Morgan. Sr., and one
of the most distinguished attorneys IN
the United States.
Charles NJ. Pratt is director OF the
Standard Oil Company and well known
For his philanthropies i'll the field OF
education.
Theodore N. Vail is the head Of the
American Telephone and Telegraph
Company.
Edward D. Robbins, former general
counsel of the road and closely assocl-
nted with Charles S. Mellen IN the ad-
n,;n,stration of the New Haven affairs.
4 &c the only defendant named VINO was
not director of the road.
charles f. Brooker of Ansonia. conn.,
,s q, director in some twenty odd banks
ord industrial corporations.
.Iohn L. Billiard IS banker OF Merl-
aenl Conn, who has figured In New
Haven financial transactions as the
sp,Ilard Company" thru which 1t Is
alleged the control OF the Boston q
Maine railroad was kept In the hands
81 the New Haven.
Henry K. McHarg Is a director IN
,,ra other railroads and industrial
Thomas Dewitt Cayler Is one Of the
.,a.i+hiest men in Philadelphia and
,as large banking and railroad inter-
.sts.
e. . airactor in several other New Eng
AVA congregations, and Royal G. Taft,
,,.ho was mentioned in the list OF con-
sn,rators not indicted, was former
vovernor of the state Of Rhode Island.
Mr.. Taft died in 1872.
Specific Charges.
The amount Of bail was fxed at
4s0oo each by Federal Judge Foster
of the twenty two men indicted only
av.are now on the New Haven direc-
.orate They are Messrs. Cuyler, Nc
Harr Milligan, Brewster and Max
we,l. These twenty-one men are
!. =, !. r1ed IN the language Of the indict-
ment as follows:
.xy,th having combined and con-
.r,rad together with numerous other
persons to monopolize commerce con-
.,.tinp of the transport business.N
The indictment enumerates a large
rnmber Of corporations-approxi
~ 160-whose business, 1t Is charged,
vaa 70 be monopolized.
The late ]. Pierpont Morgan Is
named In the bill as one Of the con-
xpiratorS.
nspe,v and Others mentioned"
Among the directors and former di-
rectors Of the New Haven mentioned
mt not indicted were Edward r. Reed.
Charles P. Clark, Chauncey M. Depew.
T.,,cius futile, Charles s. Mellen. Royal
q. Taft. Richard A. McCurdy. II. Nc
Tvombly, Alexander J. Cassett, Tim
othy q. Byrnes. Edward 6. Buckland,
oaE,eieh Thorne and Marsden J. Perry
senA "divers officers, agents. attorneys
and employees Of the New Haven COM
nanv whose names are to grand juries
unknown.
After naming 100 corporations the
Indictment charges that the conspira-
4 fors used certain Of the maintenance
! including the New England Navigation
company. the Boston Railroad Holding1
Cnsnpary, the Billiard Company and
.fhe New England Steamship Company
thu their Influence. credit and funds