Morris tribune., 1905-05-20
Trust Investigation sa::c.--..

trust Investigation Eea.:v--..
The probing of the federal grand jury
in New York into the affairs Of the so
called tobacco trust was temporarily
halted last week by the persistent re-
fusal of an important witness to an
swer questions. AS a consequence Ed
win f. Hale, the witness in question,
secretary of the McAndreWs & Forbes
Co, supposed to be connected with the
trust, has been judged in contempt Of
court and fined. The sentence was held
in allegiance, however, pending the de-
cision on a writ of habeas corpus which
was sued out. Mr.. Hale refused to an
swer on the ground, first, that there
was no warrant for his examination,
and, second, because his answers might
tend to incriminate him Should The
courts dismiss the writ Mr.. Hale can
be compelled to produce all the books
and agreements Of the concern with the
so called trust. On the other hand,
should the courts uphold his refusal to
testify, the federal trust investigators
will find it hard to get evidence on
which to base criminal actions against
any trust.
Chicago Wins Car Line.
Judge Grosscup has denied a motion
Of the Union Traction company to en-
join the city Of Chicago from interior
ing with the use of the Adams street
line of the old Chicago Passenger Rail
way company. He holds that the fran
chise expired in April, 1904. This
clears the way for municipal owner
ship.
Oil Trust Men Indicted.
The Crane jury at Pelkin, ILL.,, has
returned indictments against two high
officials of the Standard Oil company,
whose names were suppressed. The
officials were charged with having in
duced a witness to swear falsely in an
effort to force a small dealer of Pekin
to stop selling the product Of COM
petitor, the Royal Oil company.
Equitable SwindIer Arrested.
Sam Lobby, the notorious swindler,
was arrested by Pinkerton detective
at Spragueville, Pa, May 8, on the
charge of having aided in swindling the
Equitable Life Assurance society out
Of $4,000 In this job he was assisted
by young confederate in the employ
Of the society. The plan was to eX-
tract a policy on which the company
had loaned money, erase the records
and borrow again on it.
The federal supreme court May 10
rendered a decision declaring that
railroad freight rates must be pub
Hshed in $50 simple a form as to be
easily comprehended by persons of or
binary comprehension" The case
which brought out this decision in
volved shipment the rates Of which
were published in so complicated a
manner that not even the freight Off
GERS of the railroads could agree on
the amount
Nan Patterson Set Free.
District Attorney Jerome Of New
York city recommended May II, in Re
corder Goff's court, that Nan Patter
son, the young woman three times tried
on the charge Of having murdered
Bookmaker Young, be discharged on
her own recognizance- that is, without
Notwithstanding that it was his
belief that the notoriety given to her
trials had resulted in a miscarriage of
justice. He said that the jury at the
last trial agreed that the pistol with
which Young was shot had been bought
by Miss Patterson's brother-in-laW,
Smith, and that she had taken it with
her into the cab; also that Caesar
Young did not commit suicide Re
joicing at her regained freedom, the
former chorus girl walked out Of court
and prepared to return to her mother
in Washington. The Indictment for
will be dismissed in due time.
Mrs. Maybrick's Plea Denied.
The British foreign Office has declin-
ed to grant further clemency to Mrs.
Florence e. Maybrick, who recently |
made application through the state de- |
partment for a complete pardon.
Mrs. Valentino Not Executed.
Through the influence Of Queen He
lena Of Italy and the official interces-
sion of the Italian government, together
with the combined appeals Of the New
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