Salt Lake Telegram | 1927-03-17 | Page 1 | Antitrust Case Given to Jury

Antitrust Case Given to Jury CHICAGO March l 17 The AP-The case of two seventy furniture manufacturing concerns and fifty fifty- seven individuals tried for conspiracy con con- conspiracy to violate the antitrust law was given to the jury shortly after afternoon afternoon noon today Jn In instructions to the jury which consisted of sixteen long typewritten pages nages and required more tITan than ap hour for reading Federal Feder l Judge Carpenter stated emphatically emphatically em- em that the Iea of prIces charged by the manu manu- was not to be considered considered consid- consid ered as a defense