The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-11-05
FACE
CRIMINAL TRIAL
indictments Under Sherman Law
Returned Against 100 Firms.
BIG CONSPIRACY is ALLEGED
Grand Jury'S Action In New York IL
Result Of Governments InVeStl.
cation Of the New Haven
Railroad,

New York, Nov. 3.-Criminal indict
ments charging that they combined
and conspired to monopolize com
Lierce In the transportation business
were returned by a federal grand jury
against William @. Rockefeller, Lewis
Cass Ledyard, Theodore N. Vail
George r. Baker, John Billiard and six
teen other men famous in the indus,
trial and financial world.
The indictments are the result OF
the federal investigation into New
York, New Haven G. Hartford railroad.
One hundred and sixty corporations
are named in the indictments.
Bench Warrants issued.
The indictments were returned be-
fore Judge Foster, who Immediately
issued bench warrants for all the de-
PENDANTS. In addition to those already
mentioned the other men indicted are:
George McCulloch Miller, Charles F.
BROKER, william Skinner, d. Newton
Burney, Robert w. Taft, James s. Ell.
ton, James 8. Hemingway, Charles NJ.
Pratt, A. Heaton Robertson, Frederick
=. Brewster, Henry K McHarg, Ed
ward d. Robinson, Alexander Coch.
ra1e, Thomas Dewitt Cuyler, Edward
Milligan and Francis T. Maxwell. "
The manner in which the alleged
illegal combine was brought about 10
thus set forward in the indictment:
r. Said conspirators, taking advantage
OF the fact that the New York, New
Haven & Hartford railroad has the
only railroad OF any Importance lead.
ing from New York city, Brooklyn and
Jersey City easterly into the states Of
Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massschu-
sets, Vermont, Maine and New Hamp-
ehire, and, treating the New Haven
as q nucleus have conspired to bring
as many other common carriers and
their properties and facilities under
the influence, management and domi.
nation and ownership of them as they
would be able to reach from time to
time" ....s
1t took the grand jury just 10 min
utes to vote the indictments. The
body convened at 1880 o'clock and for
IL minutes James w. Osborn, Frank
w. Swacker and R. L. Belts, special
assistant United States attorneys,
we're In the jury room. .....
Warrants Given to U. s. MarshaIs.
Immediately after Daniel @. Under
hill, foreman OF the jury, had handed
the indictments up to the court Judge
Foster began the issuing Of bench
warrants. These were given at once
to Deputy United States marshals to
serve. 1t was reported while this
work was going on that the United
States district attorney would demand
heavy bail, notwithstanding the promi-
hence of the defendants.
The period of time covered in the
indictments, over which the alleged
illegal combine existed, extends from
July 2, 1890, to the day of the find.
ings and presentation Of these indict-
ments." In other words. the indict.
ments cover a period Of more than
twenty-four years.
According to the indictments the
persons named conspired to gain alb.
solute ascendency over the transporta.
ton systems in New England, namely,
steam railroads, traction lines and
steamship companies. 1t mentioned
the names Of the chief arteries Of the
New Haven system as mediums
through which the control was secured
by stock ownership and otherwise"