Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-06-05
AL-CRIMINAL
Oil Trust Begins Defense.

VII Trust begins OerchSos
Before. Special Referee Ferris in the
new custom house at New York, May
25. the hearing of the governments
suit to dissolve the Standard Oil COM
pany was resumed. with Lawyer Kel
logg representing the government and
Moritz Rosenthal of Chicago appearing
to open the defense. The examination
of G. G. Steinbrenner of the Galena
OIL company brought out the fact that
the lubricating oil sold to the railroads
was quoted to the Pennsylvania at
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 ut 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 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.
out the approval of the president and
that the latter had countermanded the
order at first, 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 complete refuta
ton of the criticisms rejecting upor
the good faith of the president In let
ting the law take It's course.
Evelyn Thaw Provided For.
Judge Morsehauser at Poughkeepsie
N. Y, dismissed the writ Of habeas
corpus obtained by Harry K. ThaN
and announced that he regarded hin
as still insane and therefore could no
authorize his release from the Mattea
wan Asylum For the Criminal Insane
In view Of this decision and the decl
sion arrived at by Thaw's mother t
allow his wife $1,000 month tn
wife withdrew her suit for annulmen
of marriage. Counsel for Evelyn init
mated that the suit was brought unde
pressure from the relatives, but thi
was denied. She said that she felt
to be her duty to interpose no obstacle
that might delay the ultimate freedom
, Of her husband.
Ray Lamphere Indicted.
: The grand jury at Laporta. Ind, ha
: brought three indictments chargin
Ray Lamphere with having set fire
: the home of Mrs. Guinness on til
E morning of April % after having mu
! dered her and her three children, ais
with having been an accessory to I'll
fact of the killing of Andrew Helg
lein, whose body was dug up on I'll
murder farm.