New-York tribune., 1906-08-11
L. S. MY GET 81, 400, 900.
Federal Jury Indicts STANDARD.
Vocuum and the Pennsylvania.

jamestown, II. T., Aug. f0.-The federal grand
Jury for the Western District of New York to-
day reported indictments against the Standard
Oil Company of New York. the Pennsylvania
Railroad and the Vacuum Oil Company which
has rehneries at OIean and Rochester.
One Indictment is found against each Of the
defendants. and IN all there are twenty-five
counts. The Indictment against the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad charges that II granted rebates
on old shipments 20 the Standard OIL Company.
and the indictment against the standard charges
that II accepted rebates from the Pennsylvania.
The evidence showed that the Vacuum Oil
Company made shipments over the Pennsylvania
and that the Standard paid the freight bills.
The indictment against the Vacuum OIL Com
pany charges specifically that 1t shipped oil from
Olean 70 Rutland, VT. at a tariff rate lower than
any published by the Pennsylvania Railroad or
on file with the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion at Washington
One OF the counts in the indictments charges
that the Pennsylvania Railroad did not file with
the Interstate Commerce Commission tariff
showing its rates and charges for the transpor-
tatiOn OF OIL
Inc indictments were drawn under the direc-
ton OF Q. E. Pagin, who represented the Attor-
hey General OF the United States. Each of the
twenty-five counts constitutes a separate Of
all OF the counts the penalties the United States
would collect would amount TO 81 100000
The substance Of the charges is that in 1904
the Pennsylvania Railroad made TO the Stan
oard Oil Company a rate of 10 1-1O cents on
one hundred pounds Of oil from Olean to Rut-
land, Vt, when the published rate az that time
was 10 cents The testimony was that the
shipments were often made over other routes
than the ones in the published schedule
The specific charge against the Pennsylvania
is that on January 2. 1904, while the published
tariff on oil was still in force it transported for
the account Of the Standard Oil Company from
Olean TO Rutland 65,Os2 pounds Of refined oil
at the unlawful rate of Is 40 cents a hundred
pounds
Substantially the same charge is made against
the Standard OH Company the indictment read
ing that the Standard accepted the rebate. The
Indictment agains. the Vacuum Company is
substantially the same
The route mentioned in the indictments from
Oiean TO RUTLAND, w is: The Rochester division
OF the Pe'e sylvania; the West Shore Railroad
Operated as part OF the New York CentraD:
the FitchburG Division Of the Boston g. Maine
Aailroa1' and the Rutland Railroad (also oper-
ated as Iart os the New York CentraD. The
indictments specify that the shipments were
made under common agreement between the
pennsylvania, the New York Central and the
Rutland Railroad companies, with stop or inter-
ruption for the purpose of unloading or trans
shipping. and under which the refined oil was
accompanied by written shipping orders and
transfer slips, all OF which directed that the oil
was to be delivered to the Rutland Railroad
In presenting the indictments 10 the court
United States District Attorney Brown said the
grand jury desired more time 20 investigate at
greater length some os the subjects under its
consideration. and for that reason asked for a
recess That the court granted and fxed the
Gate OF August "A at o'clock in the afternoon as
the time when the court will reconvene, and the
investigation will continue
The indictments returned to-day were found
aTter an investigation which has lasted one
month exactly. The work OF the grand Jury was
prolonged from time TO time to get witnesses
and evidence.
Not only officials os the Pennsylvania Railroad
were called, but freight traffic of7cials of the
Sew York Central testified, did some former
freight traffic officials of the Rutland
BAH was dxed at 500 O0O for a. - 10 .La 10
PENDANTS. The District Attorney will probably
move trial Of the cases at the term OF court al
LockpOrt N Y. this fall