THE EVENING GAZETTE. THREE JUiillliS TALIIEII .. And a Halt Was Called In the Tobacco Trust Trial. GAUSTIC JOSEPH GHOATE. His “’itty Reply to the Young- Reporters. The Trust and Its Abandoned Factors’ Agreements—They Caused Too Much“ Legal Business. New York, June 15.—There was a hitch in the trial of the officers'of the American Tobacco company, otherwise the Cigarette trust. After four daYS spent in getting a jury to try the case before Judge Fitzgerald, after dozens of challenges and much fuss, it was ru- mored that there was still something wrong. The box was filled, and it was expected that-the trial would begin in earnest. The tobacco company’s officers are indicted for conspiracy in the re- straint of trade, in trying to force deal- ers to sell only their make of cigarettes. Joseph H. Choate, ex-Surrogate Rol- lins, W. W. Fuller and Lucien Oudin appeared for the defendants. District Attorney Olcott and his assistant, Hardewicke, are prosecuting. The in- struments by which the defendants are alleged to have achieved their object were agreements, termed factors’ agreements, made with jobbers. These agreements placed jobbers in the posi- tion of consignees of the company. to distribute the goods of the company as directed. The jobbers’ remuneration was a commission of 10 per cent on all money received by them. . Position of the Defendants. The defendants say they did nothing illegal in fixing the price of their wares and selling them only to whom they desired. In support of this they cite the fact that in actions similar to the present (me, which were brought against them in New Jersey and in Canada, they were victorious. They declare that it is nothing new for man- ufacturers to consign goods to jobbers or factors and binding the latter not to sell except at certain prices and to cer- tain persons. As far as they personally are concerned, the defendants say, they would rather sell their goods direct to the jobber than send them to him on consignment. The practice of making Jobbers consignees, they declare, was revived at the special request of the jobbers themselves, who appealed to the company literally to protect them against themselves. 'With goods sold outright to jobbers one man, in the ri- valry of business, would undercut an- other until the goods were sold at act- ually no profit. Factors’ Agreements Abandoned. z This condition of affairs existed prior to March 1, 1892, when the factor agree- ment plan was adopted at the request of the jobbers. From that time the business of the jobber mended and there Was profit in it for every one, but owing to the fact that many states enacted special legislation against this method of doing business’the American Tobac- co company decided to abandon the plan. The company was paying out about $1,000,000 in law suits to protect the jobbers. On March 29_ this year the factor agreement plan was, therefore, aban- doned, and the American Tobacco com- pany, as formerly, is now ,selling its goods outright to the jobber, and the latter is doing the best he can with them. The report affecting the jury was to the effect that Juror No. 7, William J. Bryon, has expressed a decided opinion I‘ about the case, and that he had said . that he was well acquainted with ex- Surrogate Rollins of counsel for the de- fense. ' Caustic Lawyer Choate. It was said that Bryon had declared that the case didn’t amount to much anyhow, that the whole trouble was simply that the Cigarette trust refused to sell certain persons and that “a lot of Jews were sore about it.” The man responsible for these re- ports, C. H. Piper, was called before the district attorney to make affidavit to his statements. There was some question as to whether or not Juror Bryon had been asked upon his exam- ination as a talesman if he knew Rol- lins. The district attorney sent for the stenographer’s records to find out. Every juror was in his seat at 10:30 o’clock, except Juror Bryon. He was up stairs in the district attorney’s of— fice. Bryon is 66 years old, and lives at 354 West Forty-ninth street. He had no business. Mr. Choate was asked by some eager young'reporters if Bryon should not be disqualified. “I don't know,” he said. “I am as ignorant as you are, but that is saying a great deal.” Three Jurors Who Talked. Later in the day another adjourn- ment was taken in the trial on account of the alleged discussion 'of the case by three jurors since they were sworn in. These jurors are Hobart C. Fash, N0. 3: William J. Bryon, No. 7, and Charles -A. Hill, No. 8. The man who is said to have ap- proached them is a. close prisoner in the district attorney’s office, and it. is reported that a warrant for his formal. arrest has been issued. ‘ Judge Fitzgerald had the three ju- rors named above in his private room during the forenoon and questioned them very closely. Then he reconvened court, and after cautioning all the ju- rors not to talk with anybody about the case he adjourned court again. Charged \Vith Randall’s Murder. Taunton, Mass, June 15.——Henry ‘Wil- he of Brockton was arraigned before Judge Fox, charged with the willful murder of William F. Randall. Willis pleaded not guilty. Upon being arrest- ed Willis stated that he and Randall had quarreled and that he struck Ran- dall. - Kicked to Death by a Horse. Cohoes, N. Y., June 15. —Conrad Brooks, a manager for the Andrew M. Church Dry Goods company of Troy, was kicked in the chin and under the ear by a horse here and died ten min- utes afterward. His skull was frac- tured. 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