The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-03-14
UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT
OF APPEALS GRANTS A NEW
TRIAL.
ALL UNDER Sentence
Thirty Men in All Were Indicted by
Federal Grand Jury at Cincinnati
Three Years Ago - Case Has
Already Cost Half Million.

Cincinnati, o., March 13.-The
United States circuit court of ap-
peals today granted new trial to
John II Patterson and twenty-siX
other officials of the National Cash
Register company. who were under
prison sentence for violation of the
antitrust law.
The defendants in the National
Cash Register case who were indict-
ed by a federal grand jury at Gin
cinnati three years ago numbered
thirty men, including the president,
John IL. Patterson, and twenty nine
other officials or former officials and
departmental heads of the, National
Cash Register company of Dayton,
o. Twenty nine were convicted by
jury in the United States district
court, and twenty seven, including
President Patterson, were sentenced
each to serve approximately a years
time in Ohios jails. The verdict
was one Of the most sweeping ever
given under the criminal section of
the Sherman law.
The indictment was reported to
United States District Judge Howard
Hollister on February %, 1912, nam
ing all thirty men as joint defendants
in an alleged conspiracy to crush
competition by warfare on COM
petitors, in violation of the federal
law. All of the defendants came to
Cincinnati Immediately and gave
bond for their appearances in court.
The trial was begun on November
10, 1913. 1t continued for almost
three months, the verdict OF guilty
being returned by the jury on Feb
ruary II, 1914.
Sentences were passed by Judge
Hollister on February II.
President Patterson was sentenced
to pay $4,000 fine and serve one year
in the Miami jail.
Notice of appeal to the United
States circuit court OF appeals was
Immediately given by the attorneys
for convicted men. The court fixed
President Patterson's bond at $10,-
600 and the remaining defendants
bonds at $4,000 each AS soon as
possible thereafter, the record of the
case the most voluminous ever filed
in the Local courts, was placed in
the hands of the upper courts.
The estimated cost of the case Is
fixed at $500,00O, of
which 100000 was borne by the
government and 100000 by the Ma
tional Cash Register company. Some
of the best known legal talent in
the country was engaged to defend
the indicted officials. The list OF
counsel included: Lawrence =. Max
well of Cincinnati; John S. Miller,
of Chicago; John F. Wilson of Co
lumbus; John A Mcmahon of Day.
ton, O., and others who never ap-
Deared in the courtroom but were
at work for months IN every state in
the union.
Another big item was the main
tenance of the defendants during
their stay in Cincinnati for the trial
A whole floor was engaged at al
leading hotel during the three months
Of the trial and for five days each
week the business of the National
Cash Register company was conduct
I'd in these quarters. Clerks, stenog-
-aphers, and other help was kept
here. Special trains bore the de-
'endants back and forth between
Cincinnati and Dayton on Friday
lights and Monday mornings.
The governments case was han
lied by District Attorney Sherman
+. Mcpherson and his assistants,
Edward Moulinier, and special as
iistants to the attorney general, o.
:. Harrison of Columbus and John