The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-15
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SSHtNGTo IN d. \ Ct. May 15,-An
annieas ant duty has been ilaposeG
saron pFesid dent Roosevelt. He has
been can upon to decide Whether
shsswflfs permit Il tue sprosecetion Of Sec,
setary MOI TN i ponf q charge Of gly.
iIIe raiIfcaa relates.
srEis MAS done w Attorney General
Moody on behalf sof ibis special as
sistintsl Judson Harmon, formerly
assistant ttorrey General, aud ]. II,
Hudson Of ST Louis, etained by the
yernhclt 10 inquire into and prose,
4 sdtltss yiolators of the Interstate Com.
msree law in the Atchison,C olora,l
SEnel q iron case. He asked Presi.
4 Tent Rooseseltt II they are TO have
ffes hah1sS TO prosecute all yolators.
lie they are lot to be free, they will
seyer their connections with the in.
quifs
Charge Against Morton.
Str. Morton as vice president and
traffic manager Of the Atchison, It
has been charged. granted rebates 10
tie Colorado Fuel & Iron Company,
of which he was also vice president.
The estimony given by him in liti'
cation growing out Of that conces-
sion issregard led as near enough a con-
fession 10 warrant prosecution under
the penal sections of the Interstate
Commerce Law. rs
The question asked sby the special
counsel was to ascertain If the Prest
dent Is willing to go the full length
In this matter The asking Of the
question was followed by a full re
view 81 the evidence procured by The
attorneys. Attorney General Mood!
had gone over 1t 10 render an opln
lon on d question asked by the Pres
dent as to how strong the evidence Q
tie head Of the Navy D Department ha
been found 10 be:
Secretary Morton also had an hour
talk With President Roosevelt. Whe
be vas leaving the White House NJ
Norton made 1t point to say to tn
newspaper men there is no frictio
between himself dand the Presiden
and that he has not rendered his re
ignation. He said he had told tn
President long ago he intended to r
y Sign, but that no time had been fixe
by him. u was understood betwee
him and the President he should gu
the Cabinet next fall.
Moody Shows the Evidence.
Attorney General Moody broug
up the quest ton Of how far the Pre-
dent IS TO 60, at a conference. he hi
With the President, and at the Pre-
8 deRFs ssugg estions he spent a night c
ings oyH and making extracts fro
the evidence to show Just what n
Morton did in the Colorado fuel
bate matter, which 1t is charged cal
ed The bankruptcy Of a rival CO
pany. 1T was suit resulting frt
mat bankruptcy that drew public
tentionSt to Mr.. Morton's alleged viz
ton the law.
IL III claimed, in defense OF the
bate In the Colorado Fuel & Iron ca
ffatit was not in reality arebate
merely arefund Of the cost of c
which had been collected from
consignee by the railroad compa
The essential fact is that the r
road company exacted from the c.
RADIO compa rival, which has b
put out Of business, identically
sauie rate but made no refund.
iiYal company had to do its own
lecting from consignees. The c
rato cpmpaRy's customers got
delivered free Of all charges for
actlS the same rate per ton that
sriyalg company's customers had TO