Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-26
HEARST DRAWS
OUT SEVERAL men.
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Judge ]. P. EIkin Of Pennsylvania
Supreme Court Makes a
Statement.
49,.
HAD MONEY FROM ARCHB0LD.
HAD MONEY FROM ARCHBoLD.
But Never for Any Improper Purpose
-Ex-Gov. Stone Has some
thing 10 shy.

Pittsburg. Oct 25.-Justice John r..
Elkir of the Pennsylvania supreme
court. whose name was introduced by
Standard OIL correspondence read by
the editor at ameeting in New York
last night, denied today that he had
ever received money Tor Improper pur-
poses from John Archbold, or ever had
8 attempted to influence legislation IN
behalf Of the Standard Oil company
Justice 1link came here today fronlns.
home at Indiana, Pa. 10 resume his
work with the supreme court, which is
in session here.
The letters read by Editor Hearst
purporting to be from Mr. Archbold
refer To two remittances within six
weeks5to Mr.. Ellsin. then attorney-gen-5
eral of the state, during the carly part
of 1900, one for $4,000 and the other
s for& So 900.
Justice Elkn said that since reading
the correspondence he had not had OPP
pprtunity to go over his files and other
data to determine whether the facts
stated in the Afchhod correspondence
= Mere correct.
on may say for me, however" he
added, That ,letel. received from
4ircllbo!d, directly or indirectly, money
for any improper purposes. Neither
haNe5l ever made any attempt to In
& ttence legislation III the interest OF the
Standard Oil company
i8 Former Gov. William Stone, whom
Hearst charged With being influenced by
Standard Oil officials in the appoint
ment Of judges. made this statement
4 tonight
Mr. Hearst seems to think that be-
" Gause8a lawyer understands the oil and
4 gas laws OF Pennsylvania heis disqual-
ifitf1 m ho /, i1Ifl loo 1,tIi Iv01I1I
3 make only those eligible who did not
+ understand laws relating to oil and gas,
and as every IaWyerin Pennsylvania In
practise does understand the laws re-
3g1ating to oil and gas, MI. Hearst's rule
would compel us to go into some other
state for judges.
THE drafts to Nh. E.llin, ir sent to-
him, We're sent while he was either
chairman of the state Republican COM
6mitteeSort Il memberSof5t the finance CONS
mittee. 1t Wasi3not Improper for him
to receive contributions for campaign
expenses.
.'rhe judges of Pennsylvania have the
confidence of the people ThexNs have
never been charged viii, Partially to
The corporations, nor can they he so
charged justly. 81 III 7S
II have no recollection of receiving
the letters from Mr. Archbold. did
not appoint Henderson. ] did appoint
VI " NiiOMlSs
edge of his fitness for the BENCH 445
DENY KNOWLEDGE OF LETTERS.
Philadelphia, Oct 25--.Judge j. ]. 4
Henderson of Meadville and Judge T.
~. Morrison Of Sinithport. of the supe-
1ior court OF Pennsylvania. today. de-
2liiea any knowledge Of the letters pur-
porting! to have. been written by John
ID. Archbold Of the Standard Oil com.
pany to Gov Stone. bearing upon their
appointments. Judge Henderson said
S$'sI never spoke to John ID. Archbold
in my life. [ never had any business
relations with him and ! Know OF no
reason MhNsha5 should request my APP
spointment to the superior court bench
Tho first intimation had OF any. such
letter as that read by Mr.. Hearst was
when ] saw it5in{ "a newspaper. did
not know Mr.. Archhold had coinmuni-$
Gated with Gov. Stonc on the subject.
nor4do I know of.any nf,uencc having
been brought to bear upon Mr.. Arch
bold 10 cause him to make the COM
Glnunicatinn.''
# Judge Morrison said: ~ do not think
! have seen Mr. jsrchbnld or had any
comnunica ton with him in 40 wears,
and ] did not know that he had written
any such IctteH To Gov. Stone. knew
him in the early days Of the oil bust
ness III Crawford and Stenaso coun "
ties. but do not know what Influenced
him to write such letter as that read
by Mr. Hearst