Show BEEF TRUST INQUIRY Federal Grand Jury Trying to Indict High Official Chicago April 15 The grand jury investigating the beef trust made special special cial CiKI efforts to secure enough evidence from two women and one man to in indict Indict dict diet a high official of of the leading pack packing packing ing lug firms in Chicano Chicago o The charge is in attempting to influence government witnesses The three witnesses were summoned suJ and were rigidly questioned que but failed to tell as much mu h as had been expected Although Indictments on th thO the charge charce named have haye been returned against five live persons it is claimed that efforts are still being made to interfere with government witnesses It is re reported reported reported ported that the first intimation of the alleged interference with another wit witness witness ness was Vas gathered from the testimony of E B Fish on whose testimony four of Sulz berger were indicted Thursday Another delay in the case of Thomas ThomasJ J J 1 Connors the indicted general su super per t of Armour Co was granted by b Judge Landis today toda by agreement agre ment of or counsel for tile the packers stid ud d for far the th government The Tn matter went over until next Saturday Two Chicago women are said aid to form formu a u link In III the chain of evidence which hicK the government Is trying tr to forge forg forga around round a the packers packer The women are Mrs Irving A Vant wife of the as assistant assistant secretary of Swift Co and andrs Mrs rs Richard W V Howes wife wire of the head of or the casing department of Swift Co The Tue husband of or each wo woman man Is in Canada Mrs Irs Vant and Mrs Irs Howes Howee Howe left Chicago shortly short before the te hus bus husbands grand jury jur convened That the bands are in Canada at the Instigation of the legal advisers of a certain pack packing packing ing company is a charge which it is said the he government g seeks to prove from the testimony of the wives Ives both bothof bothof bothof of returned from Canada wIthin the last few days Since returning Mrs Howes is said to have met an attorney connected with witha a prominent packing firm and Ois tiR is cussed plans for a trip to Europe with wih for the her husband A similar trip Tants is said to have been discussed d dat at the same time |