The Globe-republican., 1906-10-25
An iCHio aJutya Conyicfs the on
.aa ''''s Company If Conspiracy
Against Trade.
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The Penalty Has Not Been AM
nounced, But May BE Heayy-
VI. "A Il File Moti6ii foSNt
New Trial.

n Find1ay, o., Oct. 20. BY the YER
diet of a jury the Standard oil COM
pany, of Ohio is, guilty OF conspiracy
against trade in violation Of the Val
entine antitrust law of Ohio. The
Iipehalty'iis a. fine of from $50 to $1,000
which may be repeated for each day
of the effense, or Imprisonment o.
from SIG ITO ia months.
The Standard OIL company Of Ohio
has given notice that 1t will file a.
molten for 2 new trial. Under the
practice Of the court the defendant
has three days to put this motion in
form. The next step will be for the
courtete impose the penalty. The de-
Tense. whittier take their bill Of ex-
ceptions gtp, such rulings of Judge
Banker as they have objected, to the
circuit court Of the state The APP
zeal from this court is to the supreme
court. of the state by which tribunal
therenis no doubt the issue will ulti-
mately be decided.
To the state, the suit, the verdict
ana the ultimate appeal is important
because it initiates an entirely new,
method of proceeding against alleged
trade ImonDpolies-Fthat 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 trialla occupiedaseven days pre-
ceding this deliberation. 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 acqutttal. AS the re-
SUIT Of continuous deliberations to 4
o'clock Thursday morning, one of the
three Dr 3acquittal Joined the major
ity. Atze,elock Thursday night one
Off the1 ltworreempaaaining for acquittal
went over to the other side and at
4 O'clock Friday 'mornfng the last of
the threeen gave his 'assent<to the ver-
1tftstf of 't.gdilty.enu 's'adpE'
J! A. totich' or the I. dramatic marked
-tlfeE two' closing hours soft the jury's
deliberations. Hymns were sung dur
ing. alb abubtsl minntes9sf this time.
This ten q minutes cameaat the end
and was occupied by the remaining
juror who had stood out in explain
ing his position and surrender to the
majority. -..-.-.'..' F.
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 Q O'Clock in the morn
Ing Eby ABOUT three Voices echoed at
first feebly through the. spacious
county court house AS one familiar
hymn after another was Sting it was
evident that a spirit of 'fraternalism
was gaining Roadway in the small
chamber In which the - Lien were
locked. The number Of voices in
creased; the hymns gained in volume
and enthusiasm Then, SHome, Sweet
Home" was sung, the national an
them followed, then more hymns.
Laughter was heard between the linn
tied 'hahses. III bore nol tone of de-
risionsbat Of cordialitHlsA few min
utes later came the aanouncement
that the jury had reached an agree
11ient and Judge Bankers was hastily
summoned d.
= After the lyetdiet. had been read,
Attorney Troup stepped up to the bar
of 1theu courtyas 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,
whereupdnt he returned . tU7his hotel.
The court at once adjouriied.
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.cremated Leper in Hiroshnnty.
,Clarksburg, Wv. Va, Oct, 23.-The
body of George ,Raschidqathe Syrian
ieper, was cremated, in shocking
at Pickens. The shanty in
which he had been staying was set
On fire and his body was riconsumed
with to- IT. is now declared that his
death was sthe result ofatfoul play.
Many people at, Pickens say the leper
was given poison in his food. Pick