Show CLIMAX IN THE BEEF TRUST CASE Most Trusted of Armours Indicted WORK OF SECRET SERVICE CHARGE IS INTERFERING WITH WITNESSES p March larch 28 The federal C j grand gran jury tonight an au allI inc h I against t Thomas J I Connors general superintendent ent of Ar Armour Armour Armour mour Co on a H charge of oC interfering ing with a L witness summoned to ar air pear before the thc jury now investigating the beef trust Mr Connors who is J 3 Ogden Armours most conti e and the active head oj 0 one cite of the largest packing com corn companies of the time world was arrested on a arraut warrant bench benell by a deputy United States State marshal a and amid d brought to the grand jury room where lie was re released released leased on bond After A fter lila his release Mr Connors refused to discuss the matter Charge Against Connors The indictment charges cha that John Kd Edward Edwar ard Shields of Brooklyn a former employ of Armour Co who testified before the grand jury was approached favored and entertained by v Mr 11 Con Connors Connors nors flora and specifically states statS that on March 25 5 the offense upon which Mr 1 Connors Con was Mas indicted occurred It is also alHo charged harg l that Shields was wa given the use 1150 I of Armour Cos offices at 5 Lasalle street str et to transact his business husin s while in Chicago Chiago and und also time the use of a private telegraph t wire in iii the office of or orthe the packing company Another allega allegation allegation tion ion I is i that Shields was entertained by Connors and that Connors suggested to the tilE proposed witness that he should testify favorably l io to Armour Co and not to tell all that Ive ht knew concerning the matter mustier under investigation Second Count The Time second count of oC the time indictment charges that Mr r Connors did not limit his t at influencing witnesses to Mr lr Shields b but that other othet witnesses who ho have not yet appeared in Chicago have taye be been n approached by him hint and at attempts attempts tempts made madl to influence them as ag to the nature of or the testimony they the would give Sift before the grand m jurors When hen the special cial sp grand jury con convened last week Shields was Wa one of the first fint witnesses to appear He came to 10 Chicago from New York He had tes tea I tined tilted before a grand jury ju sitting ittin in inC C ew York and there is said to have etL facts which led the federal to believe him in possession of or many nany other oller details concerning the question under tinder consideration Witness Was Watched He was afi requested to come to Chicago and the federal officials were instructed to watch the man closely Two men were detailed to watch Shields One of or orth th these se secret se ret service men obtained Shields confidence and thus learned facts which doubled the precautions pIe of the government to prevent any of the from being beinS coached Shields was followed by these detectives and it itAas was Aas learned that he frequented the of offices offices offices of Armour Co having a private wire vire at his disposal and answering all his hiR private correspondence there Every Even move o of Shields was closely watched The matter mat tel reached a climax yesterday when one of the secret service men submitted a report to his lila superiors Today Shields was in the grand jury room from rom 2 to 5 6 The section of the statutes under which the indictment was drawn pro provides provides vides video thuA thul any who Interferes with t f shill haH In 11 I t td d to tn a ut tin HIM of f io O 01 11 i for three or DO boUt |