The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-09-28
THE ALTON IMMUNE.
DECIDES ROAD SHALL NOT BE
PROSECUTED FOR REBATES
TO OIL TRUST.
VICTORY FOR B0NAPARTE
He Insisted That He Must Stand by
His Predecessors Promise-Will
Investigate Statement of
President Moffatt.

Chicago. Sept. 25.-It was decided
district court hat the Chicago & Alton
shall not be further prosecuted for its
connection with the granting OF re-
bates to the Standard Oil Co. on oil
shipments between Whiting, Ind, and
East st. Louis, Ill.
1t was claimed by Atty. Gen. Bona
parte. whose letter was read to the
court by District Attorney Sims, that
Mr.. Morrison, the predecessor of Mr..
Sims in office, had promised i'm
munity to the Alton road provided it
assisted in good faith in the prosecu-
ton of the Standard Oil Co. The at
tOrney general therefore held that 1t
was the duty of the government to see
that no further steps toward the pun
ishment of the railroad for its part in
the granting OF the rebates be taken.
He asked that the grand jury, which
had been summoned at the instance Of
Judge Lands to investigate the Alton
road, be discharged.
JuuSc LdlulS, III 81 Statement Which,
required fully 80 minutes for its deliv-
cry, declined 10 discharge the jury,
but instructed its members that they
had no further duty TO perform in con
nection with the Chicago & Alton
railroad.
The court then called attention to a
statement recently issued by PreSi-
dent Moffatt of the Standard Oil Co. of
if the Standard Oil Co. was guilty of
receiving rebates, no other manufact-
urer was innocent. The court directed
the jury to investigate the conduct of
other manufacturers and directed that
4 subpoena be issued for President Moi
fatt.
The letter of the attorney general
to District Attorney Sims, read in
court, directed Mr.. Sims to inform
the court that this department has
most carefully considered and again
recOnsidered all aspects of the case,
| and is unable TO find any sufficient rea-
son for other action on its part than
| was indicated in the letter dated Aug.
10 last from the attorney general to
Hon. X. NJ. Landis and TO which Judge
Lands referred in his remarks to the
grand jury on Aug. II.
Peculiar Circumstances in the Case.
You will assure the court thai the
department thoroughly appreciated
T. e~ a.l 80 81 $1,000
which caused its request that the rec
ord of testimony in the case against
he Standard Oil Co. of Indiana be
sCrutiniZed by this department; n
il fully recognizes the highly apprO-
pirate character of the said request
under the peculiar circumstances of
ills unusual case. You will further
assure the court of this departments
earnest wish to cooperate heartily and
effectively with the judiciary in the
as speedily as possible all offenders
against the statutes regulating inter
state commerce, which prompted and
was announced in the original order Of
the court summoning this special
grand jury.
Moreover, you will renew the tx
preston of regret contained in the
attorney generals letter of Aug. 10
that this department, by reason of its
ignorance of the material facts deter
mining its present action, could not
advise the court as to the said facts
prior to the above mentioned original
order.
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