Show CANNOT OT TRUST T THE t WIT tS f 1 Almost Every One of ol Consequence In Trust Inquiry Shadowed By II H Secret Service Men MCD MenSO Menso SO ARE SOME OTHER PEOPLE All Subjected to as liS asT liSTo asTo T To Whether helber They lied Had Hem Ap Approached by br OutsIders Chicago March 20 witnesses employed by the tha Chicago packers were heard at es lon of or the Die special grand Brand Jury which Is la Investigates the tho th business transactions of ot the boot beet truest All Alt of ot these were subjected to a It rigid examination na ns to whether they had been heen approached by outsiders being called coiled HH liS tho the III In body evidently being more moro till for or the present at Al tenet to se Be secure secure cure further evidence of or alleged tarn tam tampering Poring with witnesses by Interested per pur perSons sons than to 10 secure rout facts concern Ing tin the beef beet combination From a n fed fel federal federal eral It was tt as learned le several severn I wit witnesses 11 orioles nesses had been approached and ns as soon Roon ns liS the IB Is In the hands of nt Morrison It Is said more In will be bo returned John K 1 J Shields government witness In the case Thomas J Connors Armours Armour general superintendent In dieted on n a charge of ot trying to Influence ence a Il witness was put under un er 1000 bonds today tod to appear nt at the tho July term of ot the United States district court when the Connors ConnorR cose eiso IK tue set net for tor hearing Shields ls slimed signed his own bond bund and ond left for tor Now New York tonight Secret service men have havo Increased In numbers numb ls HO iso rii that now almost every overy witness or li nCe U Is being shadowed Many Inny other persons not dl Ii Interested In the tho dully proceed lues hurll of ot the tho Jury jur are arc arc also helm shadow hn o ocd od cd und and every endeavor Is IR being b made to prevent any one ono approaching a Il pro proposed proposed proPosed posed witness In IIi a n statement given Riven nut out tonight J JORden Ogden ORden Armour tho the head of or Armour Co declared that tho the Indictment re Ie returned turned against his confidential man mono Thomas J 3 Connors Connon la is the result of or a grave misunderstanding as Re to the facts Mr Shields In Is the New York representative of ot II It J J Kills cc Co agents for tor Armour Co In Singapore and 1011 according tn to Mr Armours Armour state statement ment meat Shields called nt at the time office of or the parking company which was of ot his Ills own volition Continuing Mr r Armour fa said Mid id Time The usual courtesies of ot n a business house houe to 10 It Its tu I representatives wre were ac accorded accorded corded Mr Shields to tho tim extent ex lent of ot grantIng hl hIs request to communicate with hi hl his In New York over oer the tho Private wires of at the company rom pliny concern log his business affairs there ant to rare ear for hi his hili Incoming malls nod Inti tele lele prams grams received until he lie h should call cult for tor forthe forthe the same During Durin his stay In Chicago Mr Shields was WM not entertained by rep representatives of ot Armour Co at rut theater then tel parties or nr elsewhere Mr Connors Conn rR assures me rn and ami I hilve every reason reacon ren ln to believe him he did hId not as os charged In the Indictment at nl attempt attempt tempt to lumber with the witness or In Influence fluence Shields In thA tho performance of ot his hili dutY dUlY to before the Jury and Rive give evidence on en Any Iny subject on arm which ho he have Information |