Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-07-06

pated that NV. Rockefeller would ever
be called as witness in the case.
After hard fought legal battle be-
fore jury in Judge Lands court
verdict was returned finding the oil
company guilty OF violating the anti
rebate laws. and it was then incumbent
upon the Judge TO assess fine against
the corporation, being within his dis
erection to place the penalty as high AS
S2S. 100000.
Judge Lands after reading over the
entire testimony covering thousands OF
typewritien pages concluded he could
reach no satisfactory decision as Ia the
amount Of the fine unless he knew posi-
lively how large were the resources of
the defendant company and whether 1t
is owned by the Standard Oil company
of New Jersey. Judge Lands found
there was no alternative hut to call
upon the officers OF both concerns.
Judge Lands Is empowered Go iiN the
fine at any sum between $1,000 and
10000 for each count. of which there
were i,462 In the indictment.
Thus the maximum fine is S92,24OO00
but as the capital stock of the Indiana
company IS hut 81 10000 the supreme
court might deem the maximum fine
as falling in the class of cruel and I'M
usual punishment prohibited by the
that the Indiana company is merely
subsidiary TO the New Jersey concern,
with a capital of 100000 600, no such
appeal could be made,
An hour before the usual time OF
opening court crowd of people was
gathered ia The hallway outside the
court room. packing the narrow hall-
way to the point of suffocation. de-
tail of deputy marshals ana police Of
ficers were placed along the hall and
before the doorway of the court room.
The police and deputy marshals time
and again were compelled TO use siren
uous measures to hold the crowd in
check The insistence of the would-be
spectators was so great however, that
the police were nearly swept from their
feet by the surging and pressure. The
Jam around the door when II was open
ed at $40 was terrific The majority
of spectators were In and seated when
Mr.. Rockefeller made his appearance
at the end of the hall attended by Il
few frienf and his counsel \ pas
sage way was opened for him by the
police and he walked slowly down the
hall toward the courtroom, the crowd
closing behind him. eager to catch n
glimpse of the so-called richest man
in the world.
Mr.. Rockefeller was shown 10 a seat
to the left OF the Judges desk. His
unnoticed by the spectators until he
WAS well up the side aisle. Then a
| buzz went up from the swelterlng
| crowd hacked I'm the rear OF the room
and n rustic and movement ms each
one tried TO got glimpse OF the oil
magnate. There was no demonstration
however. Mr. Rockefeller looked curl
ously around him for a moment as he
| settled In his scat and then com
| menced n whispered conversation with
| ono OF his attorneys,
Are you comfortable here, Mr..
| Rockefeller" asked Marshal Hoy
perfectly thank you answered the
| OIL maGnate.
William Rockefeller, who had been
| sitting in the rear OF the party. came
! forward n moment later when beckoned
to by his brother and took seat At the
| latter's side They conversed n moment
then quietly turned TO watch the PRO
ceedings that preceded the calling 81
| the Standard OIL case The oppressive
| heat Of the courtroom made the crowd
uneasy but II quieted when Judge Ian
| dis threatened TO have the courtroom
| cleared.
| William Rockefeller welded his soft
| straw hat as n fan as the clerk drOned
| through the call OF some minor eases
| and attorneys for some minor criminals
| pleaded briefly for leniency for their
| clients. but John D. Rockefeller, ap-
| parently suffering no Inconvenience, lis
tened and watched Judge lands close
| ly. leaning forward the better to hea,
as the Judge pronounced his scntenc.
on a prisoner convicted OF improper use
OF the mails,
Immediately after the enhance OF
! Rockefeller to the courtroom, pandemo-
MUM broke loose I'm the halls. The
crowd pushed at the policemen and tho
! policemen gaspng ANA perspirlng
choyed them back IN desperate fash
ion. From struggling with the police
two members OF the crowd soon turned
upon each other and n few spontaneous
| punching matches enliveued the al
ready strenuous proceedings IN the hall
So serious did the situation become thai
United States Marshal Hoy was COM
PEELED 10 telephone 10 police headquar
ierR for additional help, The parable
for such a situation was never before
| witnessed IN or about a federal cour
building I'm Chicago. Inside the court
room the Jam was nearly as bad as n
the hall outside. The walls were llnec
with spectators, Others fllled the win
dow seats, jammed the doorways, sa
upon chairs IN couples, and ever
suuaticd on the iioOr
The Standard oil case was called n
1927 by Judge Lands. Dist, Atty, Sim
briefly stated the facts I'm the case 10
previously outlined.
Atty. John $ Miller for the Standart
on company Then announced that Mr.
Rockefeller and other witnesses sum
moned by The court were present an'
prepared 10 answer the questions %
4 the court
MIR. Miller then entered motion II
arrest OF Judgment In the case.
"Overruled" said Judge Lands short
Nv.
Fred a, Wann former general freigh
agent OF the Chicago q Alton railroai
during the time covered by The indiet
ment. was the first witness called II
was asked by Judge Lands II he hal
given any instructions that the rate OF
oil between Chicago and East 81, LOU
+ should apply via Whiting, Ind, lie de-