Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1907-09-24
JURY ORDERED NOT TO
CONSIDER ALTON
AFFAIR
Judge Lands Today Instruct
ed InqulSitorial Body to
Take UP Other
Matters.
BONAPARTE WANTED
JURORS DISCHARGED
Promise of Immunity Made to
Railroad Company in Standard
Oil Rebating Cases viii be
Rigidly Observed by
Government.

Chicago, Sept. 24.-Attorney Gem
eral Bonaparte has made a motion
in the United States district court
that the special grand jury, called to
consider the connection of the Chi
cago & Alton railroad with the
granting of rebates to the Standard
oil company of Indiana, be dis
charged.
VIII Not Consider Alton Case.
Judge Lands refused to discharge
the grand jury as requested by Bon
aparte but instructed the jury that
il has no further duties in connection
with the Chicago & Alton case. He
called the attention of the jurors to
the statement recently made by
James Moffet president of the
Standard Oil company of Indiana, in
which Moffett was reported as saying
that If the Standard oil Co. is guilty
of rebating every other manufacturer
is guilty. The judge instructed the
jury to Investigate the conduct of
| other manufacturers and ordered the
issuance of subpoena for Moffett.
Resume of Case.
| After fining the Standard OIL COM
pany of Indiana S29, 100000, Judge
h. NJ. Lands ordered special grand
Jury. empannelled to hear evidence
concerning the connection of the g,
& A. with the rebating cases, as that
road had carried the oil IN question
from Whi'I tad. To East st. Iopis,
Ill. On the date Of the empanenng
that promise of immunity had been
made to the C. & A. in return for Its
having given facts concerning the re-
batirg charges to the federal attor-
neys. He adjourned the jury until
Sept. 3. and at that time. District At
totney Edwin s. Sims, having re-
ceived letter from Attorney Gem
era Charles ]. Bonaparte In relation
| TO the matter, the jury and it's work
was again adjourned until today.
Bonaparte's Letter.
There has been much speculation
az TO the contents of Bonaparte's
letter but until this time, little has
| been known of it. 1t instructed At
torney Sims to read the letter to the
jury. but he stated that he had OBJ
tained some evidence concerning the
case and for that reason the letter
was withheld.
There was considerable CORES
! ?ondence between the department of
Justice and Attorney Sims concerning
| MS action and today the government
| took up the matter by asking FOR the
discharge of the jury.
Promise to be Observed.
The letter from Bonaparte is un-
! uerstood to contain the information
that immunity was promised to the
Alton for its action IN giving facts
70 the, gorernment's attorney in 1906,
whereby the indictments were OBJ
! taincd against the Standard for re-
! hating and which later resulted in
1 the big fine being imposed. Neither
| Attorney General Bonaparte or Dis
! trict Attorney Sims was aware of this
/ promise at the time, but It will be
rightly adhered to as the government
recognizes the fact that some evil
dence must be obtained in such
cases by promises Of immunity from
| prosecution.
Action Settles Question.
The action of Judge Lands today
IL notifying the jury that ii Is not
TO consider the Alton case is regard
cd as conclusive evidence that the
promise of immunity from prosecu-
tlOn will be respected