Show BURLINGTON ROAD FOUND GUILTY ot OF REBATING IN U S S1 COBRY w 4 Fine Will Be From 1000 to as the Judge Sees Fit Jury Out Only a Few Minutes Con Considering the Case Kaa City Ju Jupe e Chica Chicago o Bur Q incy Rana comp ny Q wat 19 OhI late this Uris n by AI j JUt In the States court on four counts of granting C cOores on packing house shipments for ex export export port to the Armour Packing company Sw Swift t Co CU U JV Co and the Nel Nd Nelson son Morris Packing company compan TIme The lOn con conviction carried with Uh it a fine of from to mOO on each count Judge Smith l Mc McPherson lc Ph Pherson the presiding judge deferred sentencing the defendant until June 2 All four counts are practically the same The ease case of Armour Co on which in instructions Instructions were read to the jury charged lb that the Burlington on Aug 17 1 accepted a shipment nt of oleo oil from Kansas City ity to Liverpool at a rate that a r rate te of 2 cents a hun hue dred pounds Mississippi river to Ne Now York whereas the regular tariff at that time timo was 5 cents To simplify the case A S Van an burgh district attorney for u gover m med and amI Judge Q M L Spencer of St representing the d defendant eren signed d an a agreement of fActs which was as in effect that the Burlington did contract I with the packers to carry rry their product at I ce for the distarce or a rate of 4 cents for or the whole hole di distance from Kansas City ity to LiverpOol Hut But half a doz n witnesses were werf examined t their heir tea tes testimony being largely technical and amal per pertaining taming to the UIE tariffs In existence at the time covered in the indictment JUdge McPherson Instructing the jUT jury said that the Burlington railroad had bad no right to make a contract for a period longer ager than the established rate of 3 cents should be in force To have car rip nod shipments for 3 cents after Aug n 17 1906 when the tariff was raised to 3 et t would bf be a concession ThE failure of thi th to file the theS S of 23 was as Immaterial Time The jury retired at ii and re returned turned with their verdict at i I |