Show PACKERS INTRODUCE SOME VERY STRONG TESTIMONY First Witness on the Stand Makes the Specific Charge That His Clients Were Promised Immunity if They Th y Would Show Their Books St Chicago Jan Jati 29 The trial of the immunity im of the packers indicted for al vi conspiracy In restraint of trade tr d was WM commenced ed d today before Judge Jud e Rum Hum Humphrey um In the federal court I Louis G Krauthoff Krauth off formerly general counsel for tor i Armour Co was the only witness ex ax examined exa a nin d during the day He H described in jn detail pis ith interview w with of Corporations Garfield which prepared the way for the commissioners investigation gation of the packing industry and dur during during during ing which the packers allege he promised immunity to the packers provided they thc would allow him to have access to their books He declared that Commissioner Garfield told t ld him that the information would not be used in any criminal prosecution and that his department had no connection VI whatever with the department of o justice Acting on these statements ts from fruim the commissioner Mr tIr Krauthoff Kr f declared I that he advised his clients as well as Nelson N Morris Co and Swift Co Coto Cota Coto to ta accede to the demands of the com corn commissioner commissIoner missioner and give him such information information information tion as he desired In the afternoon Mr Krauthoff was I by District Attorney Mor Morrison Morrison i irison rison The examination was slow as the district attorney continually objected to the thC answers of ot the witness declaring that they were argumentative rather than re responsive resi responsive si The court ruled however that the witness had a right to explain his answers When court adjourned tonight District DiEtriCt Attorney Morrison Morri on had not com corn completed completed his and Attorney Attorney Attorney ney Krauthoff will take the witness stand again in the morning m |