The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-01-24

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faint coming from
both the fathers and the mothers
side. In recounting the story of Thaw's
life he brought into the foreground nu-
merous incidents from his birth tend
Ing to show the existence of physical
weakness and mental intirmity. In the
subsequent testimony submitted for
mer teachers, friends and associates Of
Thaw were called upon to tell of the
peculiar actions and looks of the de-
PENDANT long before he had known the
woman who was to become his wife.
William S. Thaw, a second cousin, told
of relatives who had died in insane
asylums. During the taking of this
testimony Evelyn Nesbit Thaw and
other relatives and witnesses were
excluded from the courtroom.
Ruef Obtains Immunity.
1t is now certain that Abe Ruef, the
former boss of the San Francisco Labor
patry machine, whose confession of
grating was used to bring about the
conviction of former Mayor Schmitz,
will go free. District Attorney Lang
a conference with Ruef, admitted that
facts in the possession of the former
boss were necessary to convict the big
men who debauched the board of super
visors and others by offering brides for
franchises. The refusal of Ruef to tes-
tify in the trial of General Counsel
Ford of the United Railroads resulted
in the acquittal of Ford, as Heney was
unable to connect him with the pay
ment of $4,000 to supervisors. In re-
turn for his testimony Ruef is to get an
immunity bond which will protect him
from all danger of prosecution on any
of the eleven indictments that now
stand against him.
Numerous Theater indictments.
The grand jury at Kansas City, Mo,
has returned 100 indictments against
persons engaged in theatrical work,
charged with violating the old Sunday
closing law many of those indicted be-
ing nonresident actors, who will have
to return for trial or forfeit bonds.
Each manager was indicted as many
times as he had actors and employees
Sunday on the theory that the en-
ployer violates the law as much by
forcing his employees to work as does
the employee by consenting to work.
Standard Oil Quiz Resumed.
Hearings before Special Examiner
Ferris, appointed by the federal circuit
court of Missouri, were resumed at
New York, Special Counsel Kellogg
representing the government. The con-
nection between the Security Oil Com
pany of Texas and the Standard was
brought out through the testimony OF
Assistant Secretary Balm of the for
mer company. Next day the Standard
appeared to score a point in the adj
mission Of William w. Tarbell, treas
urer Of the Pure Oil Company of Phil
ldelphia, that he had been member
Of the Producers Protective associa-
ton, formed to raise the price Of crude
oil. He said his company had got con-
troll Of other oil companies and that
Ills business had doubled since 1896 In
direct competition with the Standard.
Mr.. Tarbell is the brother of Ida Tar
bell, the noted assailant of the Stand
ard OIL company.
Sailors Union Case Fails.
An important legal victory for CAPT
tai in its use Of injunctions against
strikes was scored when the supreme
court at Washington denied the petit
ton of the Sailors Union Of the Pa.
cific and the Pacific Coast Marine
Firemen's union for q writ of certio-
rari, Involving the review Of the de-
cisions Of two circuit courts enjoining
these two unions from interfering with.
Tie business Of the Hammond Lumber