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Show FORMER TRUSTED EiPlOH CASE CHICAGO, Jan. 17 New interest was added to tho trial of the Chicago packers today, when Walter A Wall, formerly a trusted employe of Morris Mor-ris &. Co., arrived In the city, prepared pre-pared to tako the stand against tho defendants. Wall was formerly branch house managor for Morris & Co . and Is said to havo intimate knowledge of tho details of tho packers' business methods. It Is expected that he will bo put on the stand cither tomorrow or Friday. Fri-day. , Harry A. Tlmmlns, chief accountant account-ant for Morris & Co., was on tho sLind all day todav and will, It Is er-I er-I pected, conclude his testimony tomorrow tomor-row Tlmmlns said the price for hides nnd oleomargarine fluctuated at times so as to make a difference of 43 cents a hundred pounds In figuring the te3t cost of beef. About 50 pounds of fat were obtained ob-tained from each steer, and the weight of hides averaged GS pounds, Tlmmlns testified.' |