The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-07-28
JUDGE CROSSCUP ASKS AND
ACCEPTS RAILROAD PASSES
Man Who Saved Millions
to Standard Oil Doesn't
Like to Pay Fare on the
Railways.

k@t&f @Feetaf oefNtcni(
CHICAGO. Jnlv a. What Waa
eaiied an improperly charge laia
AGAINST United states Circuit 1ndee
pelsf = VFuaecnp recently figured
IA the nawNpapers
Gfreacupa euFfeepondence a.
made pnhiic indicated that in spite
of his $50 600 SALARY and refau'sitsa.
hr had Tor years solicited and acs
cepsed railroad passes ior himself
relatives. friends and friends
nica0s
The Judge accepted 3 rallread II.
sots since 1898 that arr known of
Including trip and annual pasAea
ard special cars Dab once VAS his
fsqa.sst tuf a pass turned aoWu.
Gneacup eaw no impfupfiety In
haiaihg a publle office aud accept
inx fayors ~ large private corpora.
tinuw One letter shows he referred
70 : railroad case pending IN the
E Tailed States court a. leverage 70
secnfe fkEarN
0sosseup ls one ~ the older
/ i,adNfa GA the federal bench Msny
/ failsena cases eame before him lie
Il a ulemher 81 The court ~ apps ais.
and HE vote was important ID the
+ 40 .s-es 1n0 OF fine case
TIE notorious Chlraro traction
raRaa with their costly receiver.
siipa. worc dfagvei through Cross.
Guns coais Tor years Once young
I frlsssd ~ tl* judge toured the eoun.
/ ffY A traction expert u be
gained any know ledEe on the trip "
did uot rusoiatioaise Chlcawos tfac
ilaa nseshofs.
A few years ngo Gfosecip him
seif toared the country extensively
aad ever where he went word was
rsxen unt that he was presidential
timber.
THcfe things are especially sig
niFlcsnf IL xiev 81 the fact that poll
tieiAaa say Brosacup IL soon 70 re-
Nlgn lie has rAid that be Intends
10 taka NJ private practice 81 Law
IudKe Il. ~ lands is one u hose
Who have been mentioned a. likely
tp iaSe hia place
lIrte are a few ~ the letters be-
tween Gfusscup. his secretary. 6 "
piekafd. aud railroad officials
Here's a note 20 Pickard from the
n. 40. date Aug -. iSsS
gs~.r sir fnsts.sd herewith seHd
smm AMI Al rA~~ otrF the iiars ~ thu
l,aisimssr 4 1hie s.ilsssa " i@sss p
~ hini rifh fh@ compliments ~ The Hen.
. D. C~~ea. ree~is~s. sad utsseit.
: an requested e say thai sad~f eur
..af To- ,u,,f s.nsMeaat uss that Nuuld
sate ses uhes~ sen probably si.h 10 a..
huf that transportation wni he presumed
ssry ssal,. n IL. oARf. casnasi
Grosseup often appealed for
paaaea through the railroad law.
ycrs This letter shows how the
PENNSYLVANIA turned down Gross
cup through lie own attorney.
D. Isesrh. ChleaEa. Iu--DcaF sir.
The affirrra - aur eonapany rs meet.
las asia asees ~ dap go. ssasf s,,s
sIoty ~ iie nahitr sud the steekhnitirrs
is s~nnrd o. issaing fr~r transportation
:" Hisa Ia public NE seafflr,es,. an.ns,1-
tlshan that u H. not Wise Of rspper for
lhr afTisess 10 issue rassee to men Va
pnhilr siafien wha can BE- regarded In ae
ether iiEhi Than - servants " IN
III rule .ssapsi. aae faant . time "a
saerlfisv ms personal Inclination. and
DE- confederation. Ter judge 0ra.-rup
stands hiHh In ms rrKRrd. and " Hdai'
tlaa tsaa oase feiiaw fitifen - ohto.
Thr evils lnrldent ts such state ~ af-
fairs sud fheir extent have he~a huavu
60 ~ a iosn tinc. aad Ne therefore affirm
and assnrr SOS ~ anr differentiation 20
stand b. auf pasitlsa. ifnstiaE g sites -
xaua nfuae. and especially 10 she pruplr
a large. - ia.iifs ~ W. our effafts ts
uain lain wholly lapartiai aiiitudr 20
ss.ra al usntsefs - the public in thr
disrharae - one paddle dniir@ cemufau
esrrlsrs. ienrs respectfully.
Here's a brief one. but Il got
the goods
soaid tell ssme one connected with tls
NsrthwestTrn q. u. that ms diaghtrs
llnihr,n Intends HpinE fe Dlsen. ~
neat farsdnSi :" be gene 20 dsys An
we'll. ONO *sttf.
And here's how the Judge got
long trip free on the u a O.;
Dear sir I take pieasase In sendips
Yea herewith transportation desired hF
yes 10 faNer - Yourself. wife and
4 uuiaer fram Chicago to baltimore and
rrtuff raud far 40 dntH Kindly
ssss s ,.,, ''''i aJ e." esus sss'
This one WIS over the Northern
Pacific.
Ilrar sir I have yours Of the 9th re-
uu~~fiua transportation for Judge and
Nrs r. = GroeHcup and daughter I
hand yau herewith transportation 80 re-.
qurstrd ln thclF faNer, ~. raul ~ Gas.
seitas aud return, good until Nov. IS.
Noafa srrs truly,
q. W Ht'NN. Genrrnf COUNSEL.
And there were many others OF
the same kind