| Show IA 6 Alm fl FINED m Road Was Convicted of Grant Granting Granting Granting ing Illegal Rebates at Kansas City FAITHORN AND WANN FINED Hc I I t e Thousand nil lIach HII t on 11 T r Count COIl I it They Were Vert Conner I Of O the Ilio Hund lo July Jul 11 Judge in I ItH tho tito tH United SUites district court today toAY sentenced the tho 11 Chicago hICKO t Alton Alon road rOul which WI as recently r convicted of grant granting lag ing Ilg Illegal rebates rebate at I Kansas City to toMy pay My f a fino of o O O on 01 01 each ech of two counts count or Ut n a I total Iclal of oC 00 John Faithorn and an Fred Jr A n I II former ormer of o tho tile road ro I who ho were ero also al o convicted were 10 sentenced to pay paya ia 3 a I tine flue Inc of 1000 0 each on 01 two to counts COUlt or a I total of IMo each The fhe defendants were ere fined on two of an Indictment containing 10 counts Tho The specific charge on which they were wera convicted WH was IK that they the had hud given to the Sulzberg er et company eOOn a 1 rebate of II per pet car r r on un unni II all ni shipments hl from the Kansas City plant of or the company Tho The defendant claimed that the II charge chare was WIS made me against them by b the tho pack packing packIng cl ing In company which had the tho right to 10 levy It I because beau o It II owned the Iho near nr the plant ilant and therefore had hid th tite right to 10 charge the railroad for Judge Landis III In hl hi his Instructions dl di directed tU the Jury JUt to In tiring bring In Iii II a R verdict of guilty ull and Ind after aUlt It I had been rendered thu ha hu attorneys for ot the railroad and Id for forthe tho the Individual defendant asked until today loa to 10 show the Ihl rebate was pub public lie lic II and Ind not a secret affair Today Ton the tho attorneys fur for the tIt said mid Ild that Ihal they had not bee able III ti bring witnesses lne 1 Into court Mur to testify It t f because they the fearful feared prosecution uton them themselves the selves TIts The court in panning 1 sentence wild saul li that he could 1111 see R no n extenuating 1 In ill the granting of the rebates After the tho entering of the Ih son sen Mn terser the th attorneys gave gae notice of an appeal The flue flOe Ol Inflicted today lot a by 1 Judge Is 15 with W Ith that Ihal Imposed Impo 1 on ni the tIit Ihl Chicago tn A railroad In a 1 similar 11 eaSe se e by I Judge Juds lit Be n thoa In the t I 8 S B circuit court |
