Show BOISE BOIS GRAND CRAD JURY DOES V BOISE Feb 14 After H.-After After a strenuous weeks week's session the special grand jury r reported po ted late Saturday returning three indictments involving tho thc meat trust and while the findings of the body are re secret it can be stated with authority authority author author- ity that the indictments are against Swift Co the Idaho Dressed Dresse-d Beef company and he Boise Butcher company com corn pany all charged with selling short weight lard These three cases were tried in the justice court Swift Co was acquitted and the two others convicted convicted convicted con con- and fined Both cases were appealed to the district court In a special report tIe tHe jury acknowledged acknowledged ed edged ed that it is confident a c coal al trust is in existence and that most of the dealers in the city are members of the union that this trust raised the price of coal and organized for that purpose This evidence the jury jury- did not consider con sider aider sufficient on which ch to bring indictments in against the coal dealers The jury iury also reports that it can find no indications pointing to the existence of a meat trust although it is admitted that there is a combination of meat men here who control practically the trade of the city The Tho iury jury goes on to say that there is no evidence to show that this combination was effected to raise the price of meat or that i did raise the price The general view taken hero here by consumers con conS sumers over the findings of the jury is is one of disappointment for they are inclined to the tho opinion that a whitewash whitewash white white- wash has been effected in that the three indictments returned only involve defendants de do- whose cases had thoroughly been tested out in the lower court i |