Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1906-07-28
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st. Louis Sues Ice Trust.

St. Louis Sues Ice Trust.
After an extended investigation the
city of st. Louis, through Circuit At
torney Sager, begun suit against the
Polar Wave Ice and Fuel company
and the Merchants Ice and Coal com
pany, alleging that they are in COM
bination to restrain trade and to fix
the price CT ice. Judgment was asked
for ST 400 against each as fines for
the III days during which the agree
me1t is alleged to have been in effect.
Dead Officials Shortage.
In the accounts of the late Major
George A Bartlett, who for twenty
five years was the chief disbursing
officer of the United States treasury
a shortage of $4,000 has been discov-
cred, which his bondsmen, the Fidelity
and Deposit company of Baltimore,
will have to make good. The shortage
includes $1,000 which Bartlett paid
on fraudulent acquisitions presented
by James W. Boyd, marine hospital
clerk, who was arrested last Septem-
Der and now awaits trial.
Standard Inquiry at Chicago.
The government transferred the in
curry into the operations of the oil
trust from Cleveland to Chicago. 1t
was understood that the grand jury
at Cleveland was not satisfactory to
the government on account Of the per-
sonal or business relations Of some of
the jurors to interested parties.
n. n. Rogers Loses Suit.
At least half of $4,5OO,0OO profit made
in the New England Gas and Bay State
Gas deal nearly ten years ago must be
refunded to the receiver Of the Bay
State Gas company by Henry FL. Rog-
ers, vice president of the Standard Oil
company, according to decision rem
dered by Judge Putnam in the federal
Harsis and Callahan Free.
The jury at Beattyville, KY, brought
in verdict of "Not guilty in the case
Of Hargis and Callahan, the men
charged with the murder of J. B. Mar
cum. For this murder Curtis Jett and
Tom White were convicted and SEN
fenced to life terms. Jett confessed
that he shot Marcum and that his act
was inspired by Hargis and Callahan,
but later contradicted himself.
Newspapers Part of Government.
Judge Sulzberger Of the Philadelphia
court of common pleas, in resisting the
desire Of the grand jury to indlct
street cleaning contractor, announced
the doctrine that the newspapers are
a fundamental part of the govern
ment. IF a member Of grand jury
has any criticisms to make OF admins
trative Matters" he said, "he should
go to a newspaper with them ana not
endeavor to transform the grand jury
into a machine for investigations on
its own account" He says that the
constitution recognizes the press as
critical agent and that it is it's duty
to find out evils and bring them to the
attention of the proper authorities.
lawyer Held In Murder Case.
The mystery concerning the murder
of Mrs. Alice Kinnan In the veranda OF
her home, June 8, was not cleared up
by the coroner's inquiry, but Lawyer
Burton N. Gibson, formerly counsel for
the murdered woman and ner aged
mother, Mrs. Stenton, was held TOT Iur-
Their examination under $25,OOO ball.
Gibson admitted that he owned a large
interest in the Kinnan property, but
he brought several witnesses to sustain
his alibi on the night the crime was
committed Two days later he was
discharged on a habeas corpus writ.