Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-11-06
ENDS FAMOUS CASE
Judge Wallis Decision Regarding
Distribution Of Board Of Trade
Quotations.
Suit Was Begun by United States
District Attorney Fullen, Of
Iowa.
Recame Famous as Contest Against
Iucket Shops-It Will Be
Appealed

Chicago, Nov. 6.-Judge Vail handed
down his decision yesterday granting
a perpetual injunction restraining the
board Of trade from Withholding its
quotations from the Central Stock and
Grain Exchange, an alleged bucket
shop. Thus was ended one of the most
holly contested of the bucket-shop
cases.
c. d. Full1en, ex-united States dis
trict attorney at Des Moines, Iowa,
brought a charge Of fraudulent use of
the mails. W. years ago, against the
Central Stock and Grain Exchange Of
Chicago. The jury was out forty-eight
hours. and failed to agree because Of
one juror who held out for acquittal.
During the term of office of Jacob
Kern as state's attorney the grand
jury of Cook county indicted the Cen
trail Stock and Grain Exchange Off
I%Icials. charging Illegal operations. Ja-
Icob Kern nolle pressed the casa be-
fore it came on trial. In the case ended
by the decision yesterday Jacob Kern
land c.. %. Fullen We're attorneys for the
central concern.
Thu interest i'm the decision is further
enhanced by certain developments in
the progress of the trial. Some days
ago Judge Vail read from the bench a
letter which he said had been adj
dressed to him by certain members OF
the board Of trade. The letter stated
that friends of the Judge regretted to
note that he was laying himself open
10 u~nfaTorable criticism by associatin2
with persons supposed to be interested
bin the settlement of the case. The
judge Indignantly repealed the inslnn-
alton and declared his position as al,
an impartial judge.
That the members of the board sus-
pected that peculiar methods We're be-
ing adopted by the Central is shown by
a declaration in court made by Henry
s.. Robbins, attorney for the board. He
accused the opposition of employing
counsel that appeared in the U room
but took no part in the proceedings.
The counsel referred TO was Hugh
Crea,s of Decatur. the home of Judge
Vail. Jacob Kern denies that Mr..
Crea had any connection with the case,
hut gossips on the board yesterday
We're discussing the coincidence.
Hugh 9Crea is an eminent lawyer and
prominent republican Of Macon county,
and Benjamin Taylor, ex-rnayor of De-
eattir. has charge of the Centrais of
flee at Decatur. Both have been follow
ing the case closely and both are said e
have looked after the entertainment OF
Judge Vail during his sojourn in Chi
cago. 1t is said that these association
gave rise 10 the rurnors Of undue in.
fuence that the judge answered from
the bench.
In rendering the decision the judge
held that the quotations of he boarc
were of such general public interes1
that they could not be withheld from
any one demanding them. he further
held that ii was not within the PROV
iince of the board to decide that an ap-
pilcant for the quotations was intend,
ing 10 put them n unlawful uses. Tn
court left the question OF the legality
Of the Central's operations in statu'
quo for the action Of a criminal cour
giving it as his opinion that at ieas
II # of the operations of the e%xchang'
Mere bona tiae.
sidmon Noble, president of the Cen
.ral exchange: j. F. Southland and VII
liam McHie. directors Of the exchange
appeared in court. The case Will b
taken TO the appellate court.