The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-05-28
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What the Jorymen Have to Say OF rhelr
Nenilot-Ctty oficials Make
Statomcnts.


Rendered hv the Jury empanclcd az the
time the managcr OF the Oil factory was
ON trial two weeks ago was quite severe
~ commented upon and the Jurors were
ccnsured or commended as the interests
OF the person talking dictated. THAT alt
may know what this famous verdict is
and the motives OF the men IN giving It.
tho AS,orlan gives below what might bc
termed exhibit A. or the y, : annex 10
the verdict proper, In which the Jury ex.
plain their rcascns for giving a verdict
" aclultaL II Is as follows. We the un.
drrsdgned Jurors having visited the oil
works and Viewed the operations OF the
plan, find THAI the factory appcarcs to
b. operated IN such manner aA to
minimise. as much "a possible. any Of.
fenSave oder that may arise from the
nature " the business. That contracts
have been made with canncrlcs - take
their waste sOr the whol, season and that
Il Is impossible for the drfendan, TO move
to a new location before the close oi the
season without considerable loss. That
the nuisance complained OF, accoring 70
the witnesses, only lasts for a few mir
utes each day, and that II We expect to
have capital invested and new Industries
started In our mlds, We must also D.,
wining to submit to slight Inconvenience
arising Jhcrerrom.
G. s WRIGHT,
WILLIAM EDGAR.
HENRY SHERMAN.
q. q MoEN.
j. A. MANSELi
That these men who had signed m
above annex to their veriic, might give
each their personal reasons for declaring
the oil factory not public nulsanc,
representative " the As,or,an secured
interviews from an thc gentlemen eSccp,
Mr. Manscu, VINO is out ot the city
These are given below without comment
and Just rs dictated
/ G. 5 Wright said: Il regret tina,
signed the verdict. as I now ind that the
oil factory Is proving greater nuisance
than 6, was shown TO De- az the time ot
! the trial knew then that /, was b,
pretty had nuisance. bur / felt that should
AiNN hfth kh'l , W ANliAN lf'hA ~ hl"NH NN.NAA.
the managers might decdc TO no, rebuild
and Astoria would tnus lose an Industry
As IL has been the constant er1rt OF
our people TO ge; more industries tn our
midst I though, | was acting tor the
best interests OF Astoria In signing IN.
verdict, especially as the Oh factory
would only De- In operation coupe OF
months and then there would De- ample
time 20 move to another location. | will
admit that Il was business sxpedicncy
and not law that governed me In voting
TO acquii the manager or the oil factory
Do no, think business men should ST.
as jurors In such cases as this. In fact
there should be no jury. but let the Judge
hear the case aud hc would give a verdict
according 10 the law and evidence sub
mitted and would not be goycrne,. oy
business or personal motives"
Henry Sherman said: Il knew az the
time | signed the verdict thar the oil &
factory was being run tn violation OF
the city ordinances but as other OH
works located within the city limits hnd
been allowed to run until the close OF
the season before being made TO move.
! felt that the time to have stopped this
nuisance was befor. II got started. 80.
pelially az the people ~ Astoria knew by
pecially as the people u Astoria knew by
tory would send out
William Edgar said: II dld what
thought was right and gave my verdict
according to the law and evidence When
the jury visited the ship wanacctown
and cold storage works | could smell no
bad odor from the OIL factory and when
We visited the factory itself did not
hnd the smell bad at all. OF course thcr.
was some smell in the factory. but It
was not bad enough to make even
delicate person sick. stand by the yer-
iict and would sign Il again II called ,
upon. hear that Il ls reported thar G
w. Fulton prepared the verdict for tht
Jury 10 sign. I know that he did not
write Il, for Mr. Mansell did most OF the
writing and We did the debating while
live ns near 10 the factory AZ many {
10 who are complaining, ye' have never
-melled a bad odor from It yet. We :
smell me gas works az much az others
10 the oil factory"
@. .. Moen said he was OUT OF the
,ase, was going to keep out and had no
statement to make.
CHIEF of Police Hallock said: The +
'harges made against me in an editorial I
n the Astorian Of yesterday are abso.
utely false did my duty when ! made I
he arrest Of the manager Of the oil q
actOry and have done my duty In not
lrresting him since. The man was given
! fair trial and was acquitted by n Jury
Of the best men OF Astoria
md TO arrest him again with no better /
'hances Of conviction. felt would be u
iseless trouble TO the man and 10 the B
curt, and needless expense 10 the city. .
When the complaints began 10 come in
fter the trial told the parties that II u
hey would notify me Of time when .
hey were being annoyed and Injured by II
dors from the oil factory. would come 3
I once 60 that 7 could have personal o
nOwledge that the city ordinances were -
eIng violated, so that could swear 70
w 'OHlp'dlUl upon WHICH an hTTeFt cOul1
. made. None Of those kicking about u
1e bad smell have offered to swear out =
warrant for the arrest of the manager
the oil works. IN fact two Of the =.
Rgegt kickers when summoned as VII. /
esses at the trial failed TO appear IN 1
)urt. One was subpoenaed twice. yet :
Tiled to show up. Should there be an
her trial the witnesses will all ap-
sar or furnish a good reason for their
,qence."
Mayor Bergman said: ~ do not ap-
-ove Of any establishment being located
thin the city limits that is Injurious
the comfort and health Of the people
Astoria, and that will prove hin.
ance to their business. 7 encouraged the
ssage Of the ordinance against such
Iisances as this oil factory appears 10
, and signed the ordinance 80 soon
the council passed II. That there was
conviction IN the arrest Of the man
er Of the Of factory was The fault Of a
p jury, and not Of the city officials or INK
the ordinances. Chief Hallock dld his
~ at the Tim. ~ tho orrngt ana -.