Show The Indicted Officials 1T General Freight Agent Alexander Mackay 1 niIi tC and other officials of the Michigan Central who were iuuittcd by the United States grand jury several months ago violation of interstate commerce lawwill be tried in the United States district court in Chicago next week The trial will be watched with great Interest by railroad officials all over the country it being the first criminal prosecution for discrimination since the new law went into effect The indicted officials aro charged with having aided and abetted a certain shipper to get better rates than other shippers by Issuing fraudulent bills of ladine or way bills The alleged offense was committed before the interstate law was amended making shippers who secured discriminate rates liable for the offense the same as railroad officials and consequently the shipper In question escapes es-capes prosecution Arthur W Street who was assistant general freight agent of the Michigan Central at the time was subsequently discharged dis-charged bv the company on the ground that he perm 1 the shipper to manipulate the way or expense bills who thereby secured a better rate tte > n other shippers without consulting his f > u jCXior iJP7r Streets friends claimed he was made the scapegoat to shield the higher officials and to exonerate him from blame the Chicago board of trade was induced to prosecute the case before the interstate commission which resulted in the indictment of the general freight agent anl other freight officials of the Michigan Central together with Mr Street It is believed that the latter will turn states evidence evi-dence and that his evidence will secure the conviction all the indicted officials Clet eland e-land Leader |