The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-06-05
LEGAL-CRIMINAL
Oil Trust Begins Defense.

Oil Trust Begins Defense.
Before Special Referee Ferris in the
new custom house at New York, May
20. the hearing of the governments
suit to dissolve the Standard Oil COM
pany was resumed, with Lawyer KEEL
logg representing the government and
Moritz Rosenthal Of Chicago appearing
to open the defense. The examination
of @. G. Steinbrenner of the Galena
Oil company brought out the fact that
the lubricating oil sold to the railroads
was quoted to the Pennsylvania ut
much lower rate than to other lines.
In fact, the Standard admitted that in
some cases it sold the lubricant at
loss, but Kellogg found this was coun-
terbalanced by the higher rates
charged to other roads. The witness
had vague idea that the losing con-
tracts were in return for the advertis-
ing advantage Of having the lubricant
in use, but he denied that there was
collision.
Hearst Gains In Recount.
Justice Lambert in the New York
city supreme court having overruled
all the objections Of Mayor Mcclellan
to the recount Of the last mayoralty
votes, several of the ballot boxes were
produced in court and the counting of
the ballots was begun. Each ballot
was passed upon by the opposing coun-
sci, and If they could not agree on the
marking 1t was at once referred to the
judge. This resulted in gains for Hearst
in the first two boxes.
Papers In the New Haven Suit.
President futile of the Boston and
Maine accepted service of the govern
ment's officer in the suit brought by
Attorney General Bonaparte to prevent
the merging of his company with that
of the New York, New Haven and
Hartford. This action of the federal
authorities came as a surprise to those
who had counted on the known per-
sonal relations between President
Roosevelt and the New Haven head,
Mellen, to prevent interference. The
report circulated at Washington to the
effect that Bonaparte had acted with
that the latter had countermanded the
order at irst, but had given in only
when the news had leaked out, was en-
phatically denied by the president. BY
all friends of the administration the
suit is regarded as a complete refuta-
ton of the criticisms rejecting upon
the good faith of the president in let
ting the law take its course.
Evelyn Thaw Provided For.
Judge Morschauser at Poughkeepsie,
N. Y, dismissed the writ of habeas
corpus obtained by Harry X. Thaw
and announced that he regarded him
as still insane and therefore could not
authorize his release from the Mattea-
wan Asylum FOR the Criminal Insane.
In view of this decision and the deci-
sion arrived at by Thaw's mother to
allow his wife $1,000 a month the
wife withdrew her suit for annulment
Of marriage. Counsel for Evelyn init
mated that the suit was brought under
pressure from the relatives, but this
was denied. She said that she felt it
to be her duty to interpose no obstacles
that might delay the ultimate freedom
of her husband.
Ray Lamphere Indicted.
The grand jury at Laporte. Ind. has
brought three indictments charging
Ray Lamphere with having set fire to
the home Of Mrs Guinness on the
morning of April % after having MUIR
dered her and her three children. also
with having been an accessory to the
fact of the killing of Andrew Hedge
lein, whose body was dug up on the
murder farm.