The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-10-26
STANDARD GUILTY
An Ohio Jury Convicts the Oil
Company of Conspiracy
Against Trade.
OUT 81 CONSECUTIVE HOURS
The Penalty Has Not Been An
nOunced, But May he Heavy
File Motion for
New Trial.

Findlay, O., Oct 20.-By the ver-
dict of a jury the Standard Oil CON-
pany of Ohio is guilty OF conspiracy
against trade in violation of the Val
entine antitrust law of Ohio. The
penalty is fine of from $50 to $4,000
which may be repeated for each day
of the offense, or Imprisonment of
from six to IL months.
The Standard Oil company Of Ohio
has given notice that 1t will file a
motion for a 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
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 ultl-
mateiy be decided.
To the state, the suit, the verdict
md the ultimate appeal is important
because it initiates an entirely new
method of proceeding against alleged
trade monopoles-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 deliberation. When the
case went to the jury at $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 z 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 ver-
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 leyity
about this hymnal service. The jurors
mad 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 spirit of fraternalism
was gaining Roadway in the small
chamber in which the u 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 lin
tied pauses. 1t bore no tone OF de-
rision but of cordially. A few min
Gtes later came the announcement
that the jury had reached an agree
,nent and Judge Banker was hastily
summoned.
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 new trial in the
case. He was assured by the court
that the motion would be entertained,
whereupon he returned to his hotel.
The court at once adjourned.