| Show I UNITY IS REFUSED FUSE J JI Railroad Officials Not So Lucky Luck I V Vin in the Rebate Cases as the Chicago Packers Karsas City April e Smith Mc McPherson McPherson McPherson Pherson in the federal court here today toda sustained United States District Attorney I IA A S 5 In his demurrer to t the immunity pleas filed flIed by the Chicago Chicag Alton railway as a corporation and J F N Faithorn and nd F P A Wann Vann of the road as individuals of George G rge S Crosby general freight traffic manager manage of the Chicago Burlington Quincy 5 railway and of George L I Thomas rhomas and L I B Taggart freight brokers all those thea 4 seeking immunity having been hen indicted by the federal grand jury several months month ago on the charge of illegally giving or r receiving railroad rebates Judge MV Mr Pherson set the cases for May 22 for trial tria 1 Before rendering his hig decision Judge Jud e Mc M Pherson has received a report of f the deci dec decision decision I ISion sion of Judge M 11 K Landis Lanais in the fed federal federal fe eral court in Chicago today tolay t ay wh wha sustained the governments demurrer to a plea of c 1 immunity in a similar proceeding a as an d Judge McPherson allowed the decision in of Judge Landis Landi to guide him in his ilis deci dec decision decisIon I Islon sion slon Chicago April 9 K M lL Landis Landi S in the federal court today sustained the th k demurrer of the government to a plan pl hi In I fl abatement of the Chicago Alton rail raE railroad I road John N Faithorn and F A Wann Vann former officials of the road under und r indict indictment indictment ment on a charge of granting 1 re rebates rebates r bates The plea was wae Wj for immunity and an 1 counsel for the defendants informed the e court that they would t r tot ot contest by ar argument argument a the position of the t All the defendants entered pleas plea of o not ne t guilty |
