Show SWARM OF SECRET SERVICE AGENTS f J Witnesses in the Beef Trust Case Cas 11 Closely Watched I S H SPUr U bERBON J STATEMENT MADE BY J OGDEN ARMOUR or r I h 20 Several se wt CHICAGO C nesses employed by th UI t gO l packers were heard ut at a t tics ses session I Islon sion tomI of the special grand glah jury jUt which is the business lr JUI i of or the beef b ef trust All 11 of oe these UI I were fI subjected to a L rigid tr t as tx tv whether they had been heen a an aD j preached by br being i called as is witnesses time the th inquisitorial body bud evidently being muon anxious for forthe fort the hf t present ut iL least Je t to secure further evidence of alleged M with ith wit wll witnesses nesses by b interested persons than to secure 8 real facts concerning the beef combination Front From a n federal it was Wms learned several witnesses had been b n approached 1 and as soon suon as the t proof is isitt in itt the hands of District Mom Mor Morrison rison naon n it is said 1 more mOle indictments will willbe willbe willbe be returned Shields Put Under Bonds John JQhn 15 E 1 Shields government witness in the ease case against a Thomas Armours general rui ampt lIa nt in hl indicted dieted on omm a charge of trying to influence n e ea a witness was limit ut under 1000 bond bundt today toda teds to appear at time the July term of the United Staten State district court when Con Connors t I on nors ease case is set et for fOl hearing 1 Shields signed hi Imis hil own bond and left for 01 New NewYork NewYork ew York tonight Secret H rt t service men have hIt 0 increased in iii numbers so 50 rapidly that now almost every witness of is being beig shadowed Mummy Many oth not di directly interested int in the time daily d b proceed proceedings JJr cee ings tugs of the jury jur are also al o beIng toeing shad shadowed shadowed owed and every endeavor emm eavor Is i eillS J made mad to prevent any my one approaching a proposed witness Statement by Armour In it a statement given gl n out tonight t T J Ogden Armour the time head of Armour Co o 0 declared d that the indictment re returned r turned tim against n lust his it is confidential man mUl manis mUli is i the time result re ul tor of a graw ve misunderstand i iRS iris g as to the time facts Mr MiS Shields is the th New York representative of II U J Ellis Co we ts for Armour Co o In Singapore and according to Mr Armours Armo rs statement Shields call at the time otilee of the pack paek packing ing lug company was of his lila volition Continuing Mr Armour said The usual courtesies courte ieM of a business house to its representatives were ac accorded accorded corded Mr Shields to the extent of or granting his lila request t to communicate with his hit office in New York over the private wires of the time company concern concerning concern concerning ing imig his business ss affairs there th re and to cure care for his lila incoming mails and aint tele telegrams telegrams grams grama received he ime called d for the same During his Iris s stay say ay in Chicago Mi 1 Shields was tv s not entertained by representatives of o Armour lour Co at theatre parties or elsewhere e Mr Ir Connors as assures a suret me and I have every reason t tO believe beli e him that he did not as charged in time the indictment attempt to interfere with Shields in the performance of hi his duty uh to appear before the time jury jur and aud givOt evidence t vid on any nn subject on which he might m ht have information So |