The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-18
NEW HAVEN ROAD MEN FACE TRIAL FOR CONSPIRACY Knew of Open Violations of Law, U. S. Attorney Tells
 the Jury.
 OUTLINE OF U. S.
 CASE IS OFFERED Will Try to Show That Monopoly Was Illegally
 Accomplished.

New York, Oct. N18.-Wi1lliam Rockefeller and other defendants, on trial charged with conspiracy to mon opolize under the Sherman antitrust law. were accused by Robert L. Batts. government counsel, in operating the case for the government today with having committed unlawful acts to gain control of the transportation lines of New England, knowing that these acts were in violation of the sherman law and with criminal in tent''
 MT. Bats expected to occupy the whole day and probably all of toTnor- row in telling the jury what the gov ernment intended to prove. He plan ned to outline the case in chronological order, beginning in 1890, the date of the enactment of the Sherman law and tracing the various transactions under which formerly Independent railroads. trolley lines and steamship companies in New England were brought into the New England fold.
 Before MT. Batts began, Assistant District Attorney Stevenson read to the Jury the text of the indictment He. also read the text of the Sher- man act.
 -s This MT Batts, on taking the 1oor first explained to the jury.
 
 { ttfor the government to show that these defendants have with an intent, which we will speak of as a criminal intent, conspired to monopolize the traffic of New England. The goyeru- nent will show that they did these things with knowledge that tlasy were unlawful, that they knew they were violating this act''
 The attorney said that the jury %e. SAy- Iod by which the alleged unlawful acts were done, as well as the acts them selves.
 The attorney said it would be neces- sary to show thez conditions of New England trafffc in 1890. and its rela- ton to the balance of commerce in tn 6 United States.
 MT. Batts said he wanted to make it clear that there was no suggestion intended by the government that the component parts of the New Haven should have been returned to their original status He said that the com bination Of these parts was not necessarily, unlawful
 ssThe New Haven Railroad" he com miles of track, succeeded in acquir- ing all it's competitors until it con- trolled 7,5Oo miles of line. and gained a position where every person engag- ed in business in New England, every enterprise, was under its power and contro1.'I
 Steamship and trolley lines were similarly acquired, he said, and a complete monopoly Of all transperta- ton traffic attained. monopoly that was unlawful and -.designedA to place an unlimited power in the hands of these conspirators. The chief competitor of the New Haven in the early days was the New York & New England Railroad In 1892, MT. Batts charged. the New Ha- ven broke up through route main tained by the New York 6 New Eng land road by gaining control of one lof it's connections to New York, the Hotsa tonic The latter had a joint interest with the New York & New England in the New England Ter l minal Company, which ran gar floats I to New York from the terminus of Housato1afc at Wilson's Point, Conn. l This company operated at a deficit, which, however, was made up by the two railroad companies. Upon ac- l<Iuiring its control, the New Haven, 1.-the government attorney declared re- fused to pay its share of the deficit which forced the company into a fore closure. The New Haven, he said. 1continued the car float connection l How Charles s. Mellen. who is ex- (Continued from Page D :