Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-07-20
JURY ENDS Rail
AND OIL INQUIRY
CLEVELAND BODY EXCUSES WIT
NEssEs AND BEGINS coNsID-
ERATIoN OF TESTIMONY.
IMMUNITY ADMITTED
FOR ROAD OFFICIALS
President and Attorney General De-
ternlined to Press Proceedings
Against Standard Company-Probe
Likely in New York.


Cleveland, O., July 18.-The gov
eminent sprung a surprise in the
grand jury investigation of the re-
lations OF the Lake Shore & Michigan
Southern Railroad company and the
Standard Oil company shortly before
noon Tuesday. At that time the ses.
sion OF the jury was adjourned to
three o'clock. and all the witnesses
who were to appear were excused
permanently.
This action Is taken to mean that
the investigation is ended, and that
the grand jury will at once begin the
consideration OF the testimony sub.
mitted.
The witnesses who appeared be-
fore the jury Tuesday prior to its ad-
journment were Capt C. ]. Grammer.
vice president and general traffic
manager Of the Lake Shore road; w.
e. Wall. of the Fred g. Clark COM
pany, and c. =. Slausson, freight
agent Of the Lake Shore at Chicago.
United States Attorney Sullivan,
when asked for the meaning Of the
adjournment Of the jury, said:
I'VE suspend the inquiry because
we are through with our witnesses.
The Jury has been adjourned until
three o'clock in the afternoon. We
may call other witnesses, and the
jury may again be adjourned until
Wednesday" Further than that Mr..
Sullivan would not discuss the mat.
ter.
United States District Attorney
Sullivan returned Tuesday from New
York, where he conferred with At
torney General Moody and other fed
eral oficials concerning the devel-
opments OF the pending inyestiga
ton.
To Push Suit Against Standard.
Mr.. Sullivan said that he could not
discuss what had transpired at the
New York conference further than to
say that 1t was the purpose of Pres
ident Roosevelt and Attorney Gen.
eral Moody to press proceedings
against the Standard OIL company
all along the line.
Federal officials practically admit
ted that there will be no further at
tempt to indict omcials or employees
Of the Lake Shore road. and that
every effort from now on will be d.
rectsd against the Standard OIL COM
pany. This was practically con-
drmed when Capt G. J. Grammer.
vice president of the New York Cen
trail lines. was called before the grand
jury. It had been previously an
nounced that Capt. Grammer would
not be permitted to testify. because
by 90 doing he would become i'm.
mune from prosecution. Mr.. Gram.
mer took with him into the grand
Jury room numerous documents and
records.
Probe Likely In New York.
New York, July 1S.--As result OF
the conference held here by United
States District Attorney Henry L.
stinson with Attorney General Moody
and former United States District At.
tornsy Charles B. Morrison. Of Chi
cago, now special counsel to the gov.
ernment in the prosecution OF the
Standard OIL company for rebating,
It is understood an investigation will
be Instituted here.
The conferences are direct results
Of the hearing now going on before
the grand jury at Cleveland. It is
known the federal authorities have
practically given up hope OF securing
indictments against the Standard at
Cleveland. the alleged violation OF
the Elkins law having taken place, II
ut all. not In Ohio. but in New York
city.
1t has been expected from the first
ut Washington that the Standard Oil
inquiry would have to finish in New
York But as Commissioner Garfield g
chief instances Of discrimination in
freight rates were from western New
York and the middle west. grand jury
Investigations were begun at Cleve-
land and Jamestown. Mr.. Morrison
has been put in general charge of the
prosecutions.
Better Justice for Persians.
Teheran, Persia, July 1s.-An i'm.
perial order for the formation Of Q
new ministry OF Justice, with full de-