New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-01
TEXAS CAN 500 TO-"
THE ROCKEFELLERS NOT TO BE DELlV-
EREp UP.


LACK OF PROOF THAT THE STANDARD OIL PEo-
PIE ARE FUGITIvEs FROM THAT STATE.
Albany Nov 3O-Governor Flower to-day re-
ceived a request from Governor Hogg of Texas.
asking for the issue Of requsition papers for
John ID. Rockefeller and other leading cti,taiis.s
connected with the Standard Oil Company. who
have been indicted in Texas for combining to
keep up the price of petroleum in that State
in violation of it's trade laws. In answer the
Governors private secretary to-day wrote the FOL
lowing reply:
w, l. Burke. esq. Sheriff. Waco. Tex. .,...,
edge your letter OF the 18th instant incios,hS
reguistion Of Governor iogg for John D. kocke iho
feller and others. The papers accomplishing 1 .ie
reouistion seem to be incomplete ne arltaHat m, WV
ing signed by the afant. protest was hied
against the reluisition some days ago averrlns
that the %h9sr snrGher rG ,scrcore = cannot be
deemed fugtives therefrom II this IS so OF coursc
laws governing interstate rendition, and Governor
Flower therefore feeIs that before he iuiiy con con
siders the case some clear proof ought to be fur-
nshed that the supposed fugiives were in Texas
and departed therefron after commt'ins uhG I o,
fence alleged against them. As the requisitloh
was received AT your hands. he directs me to re-
turn il to you. Very respectfully yours
r 5. WILLIAMS Private Secretary.
Governor Flower returned from Watertown this
afternoon.
II Sheriff Burke OF Waco. Tex. thought he was
going to scare the officers OF the standard on
Company into fits by informing Sheriff sexton. OF
this county that rcquiston papers for them mad
been sent to Governor Flower. he was greatly mis-
taken The Rockefelers and others IN the trust
we're indicted In Texas a short tim" ago Tor Noia'-
ING the Antitrust law OF that state The officers
of the company contended that they had not zone
So as they did not send oil to Texas ihey sain
that the oil was sent from St Louis BY another
concern. - 10,
Here is the remarkable letter sent TO the sheriff
here and given out for publication by Under-SheF'A
McDonough ~
Waco Ten Nov. -. 1891.
ro tho sheriff ~ the CITY and County OF New-York
Dear Sir: have this day mailed to your Goyernor
r. T. Flower, requis!ton papers Tor Ionn M - r'o fS,
II Archibald benjamin Brewster Henry H. iNose'S
and Wesley II. TfVrd OF your city. - ,,o,s.
When Won receive Governors warrant please
exccu,c nj once and wire me and will come at
once W T. BURKE. Sheriff.
Mr. Archbold's name was spelled incorrectly ana
the Sheriff Of Lennon County, Tex. does not appear
70 he particular about capitalization or punctuation
The document was FORWARDED TO Police hcadquif-
tcrs
4, the offices Of the trust reporters were reierrei
20 Mr. Dodd the solicitor. lie 'augned =, ,nc ne, ,he
and said they were at all alarmed IN isct uns,
h,i pad no attention 10 the indictment par0
and none AT all 10 the requsiiion paper ne 80
officials would have to proc ne , sar, u" hfo,e % ibev
could be exiradited. This womb br tatner ns.n @ -, m
prove he thought since they hah never c'r prn - -
rexas As he understood th' case. the oniCeIS ~
,ha coronanv had been indicted for lowering inc
nrico OF oil The Antitrust law OF Texas called II
a crime whether prices were raised or low"tel NJ
eccoriing 20 his IDEAS and ne thought nothing wouii
con IL.