Show GARFIELD ON STAND IN THE PACKERS CASE 1 the labor commissioner denies certain testimony offered by the packers regarding promises he had made to their legal representative I 1 I 1 chicago chrag fob 20 garfield was on the stand today in tho the packers case ile he told of his coming to chicago and meeting the packers his account of t the he occurrences and conversations not differing in any essential from those given by tho the witnesses tor for the packers ile he declared however that mr air krauthoff the attorney who had advised armour company to allow the inspection of their books and lants told him that he would consider an inspection by a f ederae officer on the beef business rather than an advantage than otherwise to the packers that mr Kraut krautzoff boff asked what would be done with the information given by the packers and was informed by tho witness that it would be given to the pi president mr krauthoff Krau asked watt the president would do with it and commissioner garneld garfield declared that lie ho could not answer that question but added 1 I told him that of course the president would not make any improper use of it promise protection did you say say that the pickers would be protected it if they gave the information 1 11 I did not did you say that all information awauld would be confidential no I 1 did not what did you do with the conal dennial information you secured it was wag made into averages and given to the president did you say anything to mr krauthoff about an oath asked dis brict attorney Morr islon 1 I no did you eay that you would let them know about an oath 1 I did not i meeting with packers the witnesses then told of meeting edward morris edward swift I 1 and josse jesse P lyman and d declared that his interviews with them with similar to tho the one had la with mr air Krau Krali how did you happen to io como come to io chicago february asked tho district attorney 11 1 I came here so that tho the packers might seo see that hat I 1 had used in my ro port dort tho the figures taken from their books in line II 11 DO with our agreement 1 wanted them to see that I 1 did not use the individual figures on ion tho the confidential mater material lJ the witness then said that I 1 he io had submitted his report to tho the packers and alt nil all aeed hn IWA mado made A proper wio ine of the confidential information given to himi bim did you over say to edward morris that your bureau was wae entirely dl di voiced from any other department I 1 lid did not use those words I 1 said tho the bureau reported to the he president and was not under jhb department I 1 of justice to be recalled re called today did you say to edward swift that at you hail had the power to compel information but that you hoped that you would not be compelled to use it 1 I did not was anything said about t the fie packers having protection nothing except insofar as they were to haye have protection relative to the confidential figures tho the witness was then taken over his big conversation with meeker general superintendent of armpur company mr air meeker testified that the commissioner had sald said to him that the bureau burcan of corporations had amplo ample power to compel information but commissioner garfield said that he never made such a statement to mr air meeker G Garil eld was on the stand antl adjournment of court and wll wit testify again komorow to |