New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-02

DEMOCRATIC
HIS CONNECTION WITH RAIL
ROAD CASES
pnnalo. Nov | (SpeciaD.-The following letter
from Justice Hamilton Ward. Of the Supreme
court. concerning the unjust charges made
agans, Judge Haight is published in The Buff
falo Express to-day:
Buffalo october g. 1894
My Dear Mr. Church am IN nt Tef th e .. y' az the
People Everest ana Others. urea before JuStCe
ALERT Haight and jury a lew years ago at Bur
faIo ana asking me if compatible with my sense
OF public duty for statement OF lhc case ana my
IN some Of the newspapers N connection with mat
and stains tat s2e 9l M ,oosc Sares
when might aItcct their votes upon Judge OF 'he
Court OF Appeals at the coming lection
In reply would say that nave !nyeStealeq .ie
matter. and the case WAS Substantially !s i1iow,'
iEyerest Henry t. Rogers. John i. Arcnboid ana
Ambrose Mc(iregor indicted in Buiialo for con
several charges made in the Indictment. Dnt Inc
point to the charge was tna they sous'I TO Tor
Gc6ares T. Matthew'S Aber, A. Miller and one VII
som in order to prevent is competition with the
Standard OIL COMPANY These g ntemtn hdu ,a ,r
the Vacuum OIL Company; the STANDARD on ON
pany had control of this vacuum "a oDiP NJ
Cregor-had been elected Is directors ana inseuior
Matthews. Miller ana Wi ,hn ift t works. the
Kveresis remaining in direci cha'sf AT i Nv
MC(iregOf
York. had no active personal charge Of the bushes
the Ruffao work. wtTr ,,i pi.s oaainst
IT, Claiming that it had nrinEed certain OIL pAtgn,S
OF the Vacuum on COMPANY. Al'et anr nv n"i h1
their first run Of oil. Miller had cnarSe 10 some eN-
ten, of the running OF tNe OH ana uutrsS or md
"caned by forcing open the safe;y-valve. ana about
* hsrres of oil we're spoiled. Miller testified that
The Everests suggested TO him 10 disarrAnge some
pipes THAI the COMPANY could NOT MAKE so1 -,
some extern; by one other Witness The EvereS SIS
emphaticaiiy denied this Miller aftcrward ieIt me
buffalo works and went back TO the employ OF me
Vacuum oil Company. ,,... h,oh ro-c
really tried those attempts to affect me nrst
rUoninr of oil and enticnc Miller to cave the en-
msn Gf the S Bsae W w9rH ne al to- Keep @
works in operation There was no evidence anpl,rc
,hese offences. and consequently Judge Haight hai
no other than 10 advise the Jury 70 a'lr, t
,hern upon a motion made in their hehail 10 thdt
el TSo Everess were convicted by the jury. but.
,nittcd TO Judge Haight before the sentence Wts
iin1t"sed the jury only convicted the Everests OF
..rni,icng Miller away and did not convict them OF
aftcmpting 10 blow up the Ruffalo works o,,,.
circumstances the enticins Of servant by one one
person from another is crime Du, ut an v .ne
ests. it was. at most. a msdemeanor Sudse
ibev found that the defendants intertercd with the
running OF the oil or had induced ier TO reaT ",
those works then they should convict the Ever
ests. ,, ., thu ,raro from load
ns P citizens We" Of RocSeser and BuTslo asns
ughi sentence for the Everests and giving strong
s~iep and integrity o. the defendants. The six
Jurors also recommended that only me De I'm,
nosad one OF the EVerests was an Old gentleman
In feeble health. and Imprisonment might TO MN be
fatal ... ..o ,,,aoo oo,.
Guided impose fine Of 50. on each OF the E N,id
ests which was the extent 10 which me coq QUO
be imposed under the law governing the case re
could also have imposed imprisonment. Dut IN .he
exercise Of his best judgment this was not done,
Three charges are made against Judge hash' III
connection with this case. ,.,a., ,, 90
quittal Of the three standard Oil men; -
second. he should have imprisoned ne fverests
Third. H. should have submitted a pleading hled
by these stsndard-Oil men in one Of the civil SUITS
which ii was claimed amounted to Confession t %'.
their mart OF guilty knowledge Of the offences LOT
which the Everesjs were convicted .
10 the last charge it sufficient say that this
evidence absolutely prohibited 10y the Ia o.
this state Section o2i Of the Cqde 81 NI nrovqc5
that: "A pleading cannot be used in a criminal
prosecution against the party as proof OF a fact
The judicial career OF Albert Haight has been
able impartial. industrious and honest: ne, re -
ranks OF the people. venture the assertion that
no reputable lawyer who has practised IN ms
made against him I'm this case. or others winch
have been mentioned in the newspapers Ana ms
associates upon the bench o. the supreme court
entertain for him the highest opinion ana pro-
found respect. . .,., ,,..
leganv County. who are sInarting under real or
fancied injuries from the STANDARD on cUmpany'
may feel about a judge whom they think mas un-
Justly favored that corporation. But am sure
these producers are TN last men VINO "ouid 90
feel ii a duty as well pleasure. to state these
facts in justice Judge Iiaight. -
You authorized to make any use OF this STATE
raent which, in your judgment. is proper. win
great respect, yours sincerely ,u,rox WARD
To the Hon Frank r. Church.