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Show INDICTMENTS OMffllALS New York. Nov. 2 The indictments indict-ments against the New Haven railroad rail-road officials enumerate a large number of corporations (approximately (approximate-ly 180), whose business. It is charged, was to be monopolized. Of the twenty-one men indicted only five are now on the New Haven directorate. di-rectorate. They are Messrs Cuyier. McHarg, Milligan Brewster These, twenty-one men are charged, in the language of the Indictment as follows: fol-lows: "With having combined and conspired con-spired together with numerous other persons to monopolize commerce consisting con-sisting in the transportation business." busi-ness." The amount of bail wns fixed nt $5000 each by Federal Judge Foster The late J. P Morgan is named In the bill as one of the conspirators Among the officers and former directors di-rectors of the New Haven also mentioned men-tioned ;is conspirators but not indicted indict-ed were Edward N. Reed. Charles P. (Mark. Chauneey M. Depew, Luclous Tuttle. Charles S. Mellen Rov.il CI ! Taft. Richard A McCurdy. H. McK. Twombiy. Alexander J. Cassett, Timo- thy E Byrnes. Edward O. Buck'and. j OakleiKh Thcrne and Marsden J Perry, Per-ry, and "divers officers, agents, attorneys at-torneys and employes of the New-Haven New-Haven company, whose names are to grand jurors unknown." After naming 100 corporations, the indictment charges that the conspire tors used certain of them, including the New England Navigation company, compa-ny, the Boston Railroad Holding coui-Dany, coui-Dany, the Billard company and the New England Steamship company, through their Influence, credit and funds to Impose upon the other concerns, con-cerns, contracts and working arrangements arrange-ments which would insure monopolization monopoliza-tion of commerce "in harmony with the designs of such conspirators." DuLiec of Consp rators. "Paid conspirators," rads the indictment in-dictment "were to induce and compel such sales of capital stock, such leasing leas-ing of properties and facilities, and such making of contracts and working work-ing arrangements, and such engaglr.,' in combination by using and threatening threat-ening to use the advantage possessed by said New Haven company and the accumulation of power arising from the control of tome of the said other common carriers to grasp the commerce com-merce rightfully and normally belong in j t said other and remaining common com-mon carriers and to drive such other ( ommoD carriers out or such commerce, com-merce, except as they might engage in it in combination with and subordination sub-ordination to said New Haven company." compa-ny." The commerce, which it h alleged was monopolized by the defendants, consisted of water, steam and electric railroad transportation, in all the New England states, New ork. New Jersey, Jer-sey, "and every other state of the United States." The conspiracy is alleged to have extended from July 2. 1890. the dav the Sherman antitrust act became Law, until the day of the finding and presentation of this indictment." Foremost Financiers Included. The men indicted include some of the foremost financiers and railroad n ten In the United States. William Rockefeller is a brother of John D Rockefeller, and one of the chief fig ures In the standard Oil company. George F Baker is chairman of thV-First thV-First National bank of New York, one of the wealthiest men in the United States, and until recently a director in more than sixty railroad and industrial in-dustrial corporations. Lewis Cass Ledward who was for merly attorney for J. P Morgan. Sr Ifi '.:ie of the most distinguished at tornf-ys in the United States. Charles M. Pratt is a director of ! Standard Ol) company and well' known for his philanthropies in the field of education Theodore N. Vail is the head of tho meiican Telephone and Telegraph company Edward D Robbins former general counsel of the road, and olotely aaso-clated aaso-clated with Charles S Moiiep. In the Administration of the New Haven affairs, af-fairs, is the only defendant named who was not a director of lihe road. Charles F Brooker of Annonla, Conn., ia a director in somt twenty odd banks and iudustrial corporations. John L Billard is a banker of Merl-BB Merl-BB t"o:in.. who has figured in New Haven financial transaction as the "Billard company," through which, it i -f flAaasaaVtf Lm is alleged, the control of the Boston ,v Maine railroad was kept in tho hands of the New Haven. Henry K McHarg is a director In nine other railroad and industrial companies. com-panies. Thomas DeWitt Cuyier is one of the wealthiest men In Philadelphia, and has large banking and railroad interests inter-ests Robert W, Taft of Providence. Is a director tn several other New England Eng-land corporations, and Royal C. Taft, who was mentioned in the list of conspirators, con-spirators, not indiei.-d. wns a former oernor ol the state of Rhode Island. Mr. Taft died in 1912. Francis T. Maxwell of Rockviile, Conn, is a manufacturer, identified with several oher corporations in Hartford, Conn. William Skinner of Holyoke. Mas.? , has large Interests In New England manufacturing enterprises and Into other railroad corporations and insur ance companies |