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Bryan Morning Eagle
Bryan, Brazos County, Texas
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In Kansas City on May 22, the U.S. government announced readiness for trial in three rebate conspiracy cases against George L. Thomas, L. B. Taggart, and George H. Crosby, indicted in December with others. Special agent H. B. Duncan joined prosecutors, with 40 witnesses including J. A. Roberts.
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Government on Tuesday Announced It Was Ready For Trial.
Kansas City, May 22.-The government Tuesday, in the United States district court here, announced that it was ready for trial in three rebate cases. The cases called were those of George L. Thomas, a freight broker of New York City, and Chief Clerk L. B. Taggart, under indictment for alleged conspiracy in securing rebates for shippers, and that against George H. Crosby, former assistant freight traffic manager of the Burlington railway, charged with conspiracy in giving rebates. These men were indicted in December last with other railway and packing officials, whose trials have been set for a later date.
H. B. Duncan, special agent of the department of justice, arrived to assist Willard A. S. Van Valkenburgh, United States district attorney, and Leslie Lyons, assistant district attorney, prosecute.
The government has forty witnesses, among whom is J. A. Roberts, the expert on rates in the employ of the interstate commerce commission.
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Kansas City
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May 22
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government announced readiness for trial; trials set for these three, others later.
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The government announced in the United States district court that it was ready for trial in three rebate cases involving alleged conspiracy in securing and giving rebates. The cases are against George L. Thomas (freight broker, New York City), Chief Clerk L. B. Taggart, and George H. Crosby (former assistant freight traffic manager, Burlington railway). They were indicted in December last with other railway and packing officials. H. B. Duncan arrived to assist prosecution. Government has forty witnesses, including J. A. Roberts.