Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-10-25
STANDARD GUILTY.
An Ohio Jury COnyicts the Oil
Company of Conspiracy
Against Trade.
OUT % CONSECUTIVE HOURS
The Penalty Has Not Bees An
nOunced, But May he HeavS-
File Motion for
New Trial.

Findlay, O.. Oct. 2O.--By the YER
dict OF a Jury the Standard on com
pany Of Ohio is guilty Of conspiracy
against trade in violation Of the Val
| entine antitrust law Of Ohio, The
penalty is a fine OF from S5O TO S5,,CU
which may be repeated for each day
OF the offense, or Imprisonment Of
from six to IL months.
The Standard Oil company OF Chic
has given notice that 1t viii h.e a
motion for a new trial. Under the
practice of the court the Ce.endant
has three days to put this motion in
form. The next step will be for the
court to impose the penalty. The de-
Tense will then take their bill of ,ex-
ceptions to such rulings of Judge
Banker as they have objected, to the
circuit court of the state. The APP
peal from this court is to the supreme
court of the state by which tribunal
there is no doubt the issue will ulti-
mately be decided.
To the state, the suit, the verdict
and the ultimate appeal is important
because it initiates On entirely new
method of proceeding against alleged
trade monopolies-that is, by in
formation and affidavit instead Of by
grand jury indictment.
The verdict was rendered at 4;35
o'clock Friday morning and resulted
from a continuous deliberation by the
Jury during 80 consecutive hours.
The trial occupied seven days pre-
ceding this elaboration. When the
case went to the jury at $3.50 o'clock
Wednesday night, the first ballot OF
the Jurors stood nine for conviction
and three for acquittal. AS the re-
suit of continuous deliberations to 4
o'clock Thursday morning, one Of the
three for acquittal Joined the major
ity. At o'clock Thursday night one
of the two remaining for acquittal
went over to the other side and at
4 o'clock Friday morning the last Of
the three gave his assent to the YER
dict Of guilty"
A touch of the dramatic marked
the two closing hours of the jury's
deliberations. Hymns were sung dur
ing all but ten minutes Of this time.
This ten minutes came at the end
and was occupied by the remaining
juror who had stood out in explain
ing his position and surrender to the
majority.
There was not the slightest levity
about this hymnal service. The jurors
had then been many hours without
sleep. The songs, which were started
shortly after 2 o'clock in the morn
ing by about three voices echoed at
first feebly through the spacious;
county court house. As one familiar
hymn after another was sung 1t was
evident that a spirit of fraternalism
was gaining Roadway in the small
chamber in which the IL men were
locked. The number Of voices In
creased; the hymns gained in volume
and enthusiasm. Then, Home, Sweet
Home" was sung, the national an
them followed, then more hymns.
Laughter was heard between the linn
tied pauses. 1t bore no tone of de-
rision but Of cordiality. A few min
utes later came the announcement
that the jury had reached an. agree
ment and Judge Banker was hastily
After the verdict had been read,
Attorney Troup stepped up to the bar
Of the court as the jury was leaving
the box and said he wished to make
the motion for a new trial in the
case. He was assured by the court
that the motion would be entertained,
he returned to his hotel.
The court at once adjourned.
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