Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-04
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Chicago, ILL.,, August 3.-Judge Ian
dis began reading his decision in the
Standard Oil case at 10 o'clock. 1t is
of great length and is in part as fol-
lows:
This is a prosecution Of the Stand
ard Oil Company, of Indiana, for al
legged violations of an act approved
February 19, 1903, known as the Elkins
law. The charge is, the defendants
property was transported by the Chi
cago and Alton Railroad Company at
rates less than those named in the
carriers tariff schedules, as published
and filed with the interstate commerce
commission, as required by law. The
offenses alleged have been commit
ted during a period from September 1,
1908, to March l, 1905. The indict-
ment contains 1903 counts, each
charging the movement of car of oil.
Certain transportation it is alleged
has been from Whiting, Ind, to East
st. Louis, ILL.,, the remaining counts
covering transportation from Chapel,
ILL.,, to st. Louis, Mo. A plea of mot
guilty. in the trial of forty-four counts
was withdrawn from consideration of
the jury on the grounds of not going to
the ultimate questions involved in the
case. On 1,462 counts, verdict of
guilty" Motions for new trial and
arrest judgment having been overruled
the matter is now before the court
for the imposition of the penalty au-
thorized by the law.
Judge Lands in the United States
district court today imposed a fine
upon the Standard Oil Company, of
Indiana, of $29,24O,000, the maximum
amount upon each occasion for the 1,
462 counts of the indictment on which
that company was recently convicted
of rebating
The judge also recommended that a
call be issued for special grand jury
which is to consider other parties to
the rebating operations of which the
Standard Oil Company is found gull
ty. 1t is therefore probable that with
in a short time proceedings will be
commenced against Chicago and Alton
Railroad Company for the alleged com.
mission of similar offenses.
The reading of the opinion by Judge
Landis aroused almost as much inter-
est as the presence of John D. Rookie
feller and other officials of the Stand
ard Oil Company upon. the witness
stand. The court room was crowded
to its utmost capacity and United
States deputy marshals were finally
compelled to refuse admission to all
late comers.
The government was represented in
the court room by United States Dis
trict Attorney Sims and by Assistant
District ATTORNEY Wilkerson. The
only attorneys Of she Standard Oil
Company present IN the court room
were Attorneys Hddy and Marlin,
neither of whom bore i prominent
part in the actual trial of the case.
Attorney Miller the leading counsel
for the Standard Oil Company is in
Europe and his chief assistant Nor
ritz Rosenthall, is in New York. Only
few lesser officials Of the standard
Oil Company were in the court room.
Judge Landis consumed approxi-
mately one hour in reading his deci-
sion before he announced the penalty.
| STANDARD WILL TAKE APPEAL.
New York, August g. The Standard
| oil Company will take An appeal to
the United States circ,iit court from
the sentence imposed by Judge Landis
today.
THE WEATHER.
For Hattiesburg and vicinity:
Showers today or toniehf