The Mena weekly star., 1906-10-25
STANDARD IS CONVICTED
Findlay, O., Jury Brings in Yer, dict of Guilty After 32 Hours
 Deliberation.
VIOLATED TIE STATE ANTITRUST LAW
The Penalty is n Fine of From S5o 10 S5,OOO for Eaci, day of the OHense, or Imprisonment of From six to Iweiye Months-Defense to Move for new Irini The Jury Sang Hymns.

Findlay. O., Oct. 20.-By the yer dict 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 penalty is a fine of from $50 to $5.000 which may be repeated for each day of the offense, or imprisonment of from six to 12 months.
 The Standard Oil company of Ohio has given notice that it will file notion for a new trial. Under the ractice of the court the defendant las three days to put this motion in orm. The next step will be for the .ourt to impose the penalty. The de- ense will then take their bill of ex- options to such rulings of Judge tanker as they have objected, to the ircuit court of the state. The ap cal from this court is to the supreme ourt of the state by which tribunal here is no doubt the issue will ulti- nately be decided.
 To the state, the suit, the verdict nd the ultimate appeal is important because it initiates an entirely new method of proceeding against alleged trade monopolies- Is, by in- formation and affidavit instead of by srand jury indictment.
 The verdict was rendered at 4:35 o'clock Friday morning and resulted rom continuous deliberation by the jury during g consecutive hours. The trial occupied seven days pre- ceding this deliberation. When the case went to the jury at S:30 o'clock Wednesday night. the first ballot of | the jurors stood nine for conviction and three for acquittal, As the re- l suit of continuous deliberations to o'clock Thursday morning, one of the three for acquittal joined the major ity. At ' o'clock Thursday night one l ,f the two remaining for acquittal vent over to the other side and at l { o'clock Friday morning the last of I he three gave his assent to the yer dict of guilty"
 A touch of the dramatic marked he two closing hours of the jurys | deliberations. Hymns were sung dur ing all but ten minutes of this time. This ten minutes came at the end md 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 levity about this hymnal service The jurors had then been many hours without sleep. The songs. which were started shortly after 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 it was was gaining headway in the small chamber in which the 12 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 Him. tied pauses. It bore no tone of de- rision but of cordiaIity. A few min- rtes later came the announcement that the jury had reached an agree ment and Judge Banker was hastily summoned.
 After the verdict had been read, Attorney Troup stepped mp to the bar of the court as 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, whereupon he returned to his hotel. The court at once adjourned.