Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-08-04

July 9Th, and the crush was so great
that a-large force of deputies had
much difficulty in controlling the
crowd that was anxious to force it's
way into the courtroom. 49,
The government was represented in
the courtroom by United States Dis
trict Attorney Sims, and Assistant
District Attorney Wilkerson. The at
torneys who tried TIT case for the
Standard Oil company, John s.. Miller,
Moritz Rosenthal and Alfred D. Eddy,
were not present, the company being
represented by Merritt Stark, part
ner of Mr.. Miller, and Chauncey Mar
tyn. from the Office of Mr.. Eddy.
When Judge Lands took his seat on
the bench he said, quietly: 4 s&s Z,
sThe United States versus the
Standard Oil Company Is the de-
PENDANT represented?" r.
eff the court please said Mr.. Starr,
ION behalf of the defendant, and in
the absence of the regular counsel,
but with their, authority, desire to
make suggestion or two pertaining
to the final order in, the case. Be
fore" H. 49, ~ 3
doesn't it strike YOU broke in
Judge Lands, that it would be well
to wait until 1 have finished with this
document, then + will hear what you
have to say" n 49,. x
The Judge shook his manuscript as
he spoke, and Mr.. Starr sat down.
During the reading of the opinion,
when the court said something espe-
cially singing against the company
or its methods, the spectators would
laugh loudly, and the bailiffs were
compelled repeatedly to rap for order.
The court had not proceeded far in
his opinion when he was interrupted
by some attorenys who were trying to
transact business with the clerk of
the court. Leaning over the railing
in front of him the Judge inquired,
with quiet sarcasm:
Il am not interrupting you, gentle
men, am I?'' -. 4 ~. .sss'
The attorneys fled and the reading
was resumed. -
Loud hand-eIapping broke out when
the court said: .-.&. a
80.
8 when, after all the circum- :
!: stances of the trial and the de- :.
: PENDANT persistently maintains !:
= that the constitution of the I.
s:United States guarantees to it the ;
: right to make a private contract :
:. for a railroad rate, this court is ::
:. obliged to confess that he is I'M !:
:. able to indulge in the presump- I:
:: ton that in this case the defend :.
= ant is convicted of its virgin :
. offense." :.
& 8 !: & **3:*$*$@$ .
When the reading had been con.
cIuded, Judge Lands turned to attor.
4 ney Starr and declared that he was
! ready to hear what he had to say
Mr.. Starr said that it had been prom
4 ised that there would be a delay In
1 the execution of Judgment, but the
court denied this positively.
After some debate between the cour
i and the attorneys for the government
and the company, it was agreed tina
the attorneys fer the defense be giveI
8 sixty days in which to file bill of ex
4 ceptions.
J 'The court is as anxious to hav
I this case taken to the court OF an
: peals as any body" said Judge Lar
dis, "and / am willing that suficien
time be given. 1t must go to th
! higher court through the regular char
\ neis. The execution will not issu
until the certificate has been pr
scented to the court and fully e,
/ amined" 4
i It is expected that the case will b
d heard during the January term OF th
United States court OF appeals.
8 Under the seven indictments stil
5 pending aginst the Standard Oil con
j. Dany an additional fine, amounting /
j sss 10000. may be levied should iii
company be found guilty. There ar
!, IN the seven indictments total q
j. 4,A22 counts. and the maximum tin
i'll IN each count Is $4,000.
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