Morris tribune., 1907-06-29
LEGAL-CRIMINAL
Test For Two Cent Fare Law.

Test For Two Cent Fare Law.
The clash Of state and federal courts
In Missouri over the execution Of the
by the legislature of that state resolved
itself into an agreement announced by
Judge Mcpherson that beginning June
10 this and the maximum freight laws
would be in effect for ninety days for
a practical test, after which he would
hear arguments from both sides based
on actual figures Of the business done
Notwithstanding that Attorney General
Hadley had got an order from Circuit
Judge Reynolds prohibiting the eight
cen protesting trunk lines from resist
Ing the laws, Judge Mcpherson ruled
that the federal court had and would
maintain Jurisdiction. The three
months trial was satisfactory to Had
ley and to the roads.
Jersey Railroad Tax Valid.
By sustaining the constitutionality of
the Duffield act taxing second class
railroad property at the local tax rate,
the New Jersey court Of errors and ap-
peals saves millions Of dollars to the
state which must come from the COT
fers Of the railroads. The same prin-
ciple is involved in the Perkins law
taxing the main stems at the average
tax rate, a law still before the state
supreme court.
Says Holmes Sold Reports.
The chief witness against Assistant
Statistician Edwin s. Holmes, on trial
at Washington for conspiring with F.
A. Perkins and Moses Haas Of New
York to profit from advance knowledge
Of government crop reports, was Louis
G. Van Ripper, New York mining
stock operator. Van Ripper told how
he had been introduced to Holmes at
Washington by Peckham and how
Holmes then explained his ability to
let out the crop statistics in advance
and how he had already made $4,000
by selling such information to Theo-
dore H. Price, the we'll known cotton
operator. The witness told further
how he had subsequently paid Holmes
about $4,000 as his share of deals
UoSCO upOA luIulSuGu Dy
him. After this a regular brokerage
business w"s organized known as
Peckham & Mercer financed by the
cOnspirators, for one of whom. Peck
ham. seat on the stock exchange was
bought, Witness told where and when
profits were divided, Holmes getting
his share
State Against Haywood Rests.
Contrary to general expectation, the
counsel for the state of Idaho against
W. D. Haywood. charged with plotting
the murder of former Governor Sreu-
nenberg, brought it's case to a close
without. calling a large number Of Pin
kertons and other witnesses who were
on hand, and the defense, asserting
that no evidence had been brought di-
rectly connecting Haywood with the
murder of Steunenberg. has asked for
were brought forward by the state,
however, to corroborate statements
made by Orchard in connection with
his alleged crimes. Several came from
San Francisco to tell of having seen
Orchard In the neighborhood Of the
Bradley home. All of this sort Of
corroboration was admitted over the
protest Of the defense, which content
ed itself with bringing out the fact
that these witnesses had been brought
to court In the pay Of Pinkerton de-
tectives. The identical bomb with
which Orchard claimed to have at
tempted the assassination of Peabody
was shown In court. 1t having been !
dug up from the river where Orchard
had said 1t was thrown
In cross examining Major Naylor Of
the Colorado national guard the de-
Tense tried to show that the explosion
at Independence was brought about
through the agents of the mine owners