The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1906-12-07
OF the EiKins law.
Jsrome's Report on Mutual.

District Attorney jerome Of New
York in his report to the governor con-
corning his investigation of the charges
against the Mutual Life Insurance
company explains why it was impos-
sible for him to charge officials of the
company with crime. Except for the
indictments against two former OIL
GERS, Vice President Gillette and Gran
nice, on which they must stand trial
for perjury and forgery, Jerome an
nounces that there is no provision of
the criminal law on which to base in
dictments against McCurdy or any 9th
er official. jerome says that he be-
lieves McCurdy committed perjury in
testifying that he knew nothing of the
contracts with Raymond & Co., which
his son-in-law, Louis A. Thebaud, was
a member, but insists that there Is no
way under the law Of reaching Nc
Curdy. He also says there is no doubt
in his mind that money was used to
bride legislators, but that there is no
way of proving it, as only the evil
dence Of an accomplice Is available.
Sugar Trust Guilty.
The jury in the United States circuit
court Of New York found the Ameri-
can Sugar Refining company guilty of
receiving a rebate from the New York
Central railroad. Twelve more indict-
ments against the sugar trust and va
rious railroads await trial. The defense
% presented by Joseph 81. Choate was
that the sugar trust 40 a shipper was
not prohibited from taking a rebate
prior to the passage Of the .Elkins law
and also that the railroad was not pun
ishabls for giving it. He contended
sthat4ths language Of the law .'shall Be
transported" could not be made to re-
IL: to transportation prior to the pas
sage Of the law.
For Creator Pittsburs.
The opinion of the superior court Of
Pennsylvania ON an appeal taken by
the opponents Of the Greater Pittsburg
confirms the decision Of the lower
court UNFOLDING the act which author
hes the annexation Of Allegheny City
to Pittsburg. The opponents say they
will appeal the case to the state su-
preme court and If necessary to the
United States supreme court, but in the
absence Of a reverse Pittsburg will
thus take her place as the eleventh
city in the country. with a population
Of $4,000.
9vbtrsasury Teller Indicted.
The federal grand Jury at st. Louis
has indicted David p. Dyer. Jr.. the
suspended receiving teller Of the Unit
I'd States subtreasury, on the charge Of
embezzling t61.b00. Young Dyer was
released on bond. His father, Colonel
b. 2. Dyer. 10 uatted States district,
attorney.
pitAsburs Dsstns oraft Hunt
william a. Martin, Z member Of the
common council Of Pittsburg, was ar
rested and held In $4,000 bail and
warrants for other members Of the
council were being prepared az the re-
sult Of disclosures made regarding an
alleged corruption fund Of $4,000 to
be used in getting a franchise for the
Pittsburg and Tube City railroad.
President Cameron Of the railway com.
pany was sought by detectives.
II. Clay Pieree Indicted.
The grand jury Of the district court
ut Austin. Tex, returned an indictment
against II. Clay Pierce Of st. Louis
end New York, president of the Wa
ters-Pierce Oil company, on. the charge
that he swore falsely when he made
affidavit in 1900 that none of the Wa
ters-Pierce stock was owned or con-
trolled by the Standard Oil company.
An effort will be made to have him Ell
traditcd from Missouri.
Ice Trust Men Fined.
For the first time penalties were in
nicted under the common law at Phila-
sdelphia upon persons who had con-
spired to corner an article Of public
necessity. The trial was that Of the
fourteen members Of the 90 called Ice
trust. Five Of them who pleaded guilty