The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-26
S. P. OFFICIALS INDICTED,
Federal Grand Jury at New Orleans
Returned Bills,
VIOLATION OF THE INTERSTATE ACT
In Two Instances Is Alleged In ,,,,
Casc-Capiascs Were Made out
at Once.
'LATlON OF THE INTERSTATE ACT

New orleans, La. April 25 .-Four of the
leading officials of tho Southern Pacific
railroad were indicted yesterday by the
Federal grand jury for alleged violations
of the interstate commerce laws. None of
tho gentlemen who were indicted are To-
Gated In this city, but the capiases for
their arrest will be forwarded to their
headquarters and they will appear for
arrangement probably next week.
That the indictments would be returned
against some of the officials of the road
has been court gossip for the past furt-
night, and at every sitting OF the grand
jury the documents were expected TO be
forthcoming. They We're not returned. how
ever, until the last day OF the body's ex-
istence.
The grand jury met at ] o'clock yester-
day Afternoon and remained In session
until o'clock, when they reported that
they had completed their work and handed
in two indictments. one of these was Il
simple correction of an Indictment in one
Of the bank cases, wherein a clerical er-
ror had been allowed TO slip in. The other
Indictment was against the railroad Off
Gals.
Capiases were Immediately made out and
placed in the hands OF the deputies TO he
served. but as the parties are all uon-resi-
dents, IL is likely that they will be allowed
to como hero at some fixed time aud plead,
although they can he arrested and brought
here II they fail to come. In the Texas and
Pacific cases they We're notified and ap-
peared voluntarily.
The indictments filed against the rail-
road officials are against Third Vice Pros
ident i. C. Stubs OF San Francisco; Sec
ond Assistant TO the President and Coup
troller William Mail of New York; 1raf-
hc Manager C. n. Bein of Houston, Texas
and General Freight Agent IL. a. Jones OF
Houston, Texas. (
The Indictment charges that these gen
tlernen are the officials of the company in
charge and control Of the traffic depart
ment Of the company, and alleges that lhey
were acting as the agents of the company
at the time specified in the indictment.
There are two counts in the indictment.
The first count charges that they gave IL
legal rebates and refunds to Stelnhardt u
Co. OF this city on shipments of cotton
seed and meal from sherman, Texas, and
other points to New orleans. These re-
bates are alleged to have been allowed
during the latter part of 1894, IN the sever
al months Of 1925, and the last one is said
to have been made to SteinhaTdt Il co. on
April G. 1886 These rebates aggregate
$S23l 10.
The second count deals with another firm.
1t is charged In that count that tho com
pany allowed illegal rebates anf reiunds 10
the firm OF Nash. Robinson & Co. Of waco
Texas, on lumber shipped for their ac-
count from West Lake and Lake Charles
this State. during the year 1898. and since
that year at various other times. The re-
bates allowed Nash, Robinson & Co. az
gregate $500 70.
Capiases for the indicted officials We're
served yesterday afternoon by United
States Deputy Marshals Leblanc and Gal
BREATH and the officials will be brought to
the city for appearance.
Six weeks ago, when the Texas and "a
cihc railroad was indicted for violations
of the interstate commerce regulations the
indicted officials Messrs. Thornc and s;ar-
geant, pleaded guilty. They were fined
$4,000 and costs the heaviest penalty ever
adiudged against vialators of the law IN
question II is very probable that the
Southern Pacific officials will. In view OF
that heavy fine, make Il legal battle OF tAe
case