The evening world., 1909-02-17

said United States by the said act o
Congress, approved on the twenty
eighth day " June, In tie year OF GU
ord, one thousand nine hundred anC
two, Tor the purchase az the said Pan
anna Cauul, was paid and delivered +,
,Ho veudO" ol the said canal Us proper
leg and possession. according Z, III,
directions OF the said vendor
The respective suns OF money pait
as aforesaid by the United state.
through its special discussing agent. J
f. Morgan Il Co. 20 the said Compagni,
Nolvelle Du Canal De Panama In l0u
dation for aud IN hauaf OF tine com
pagnIe Nouyelle Du Canal De Panama
and 10 tie account Of the said Gautron
ltquidatOr OF the said 'ompagnie Unit
vs'selle du Canal lnteroceani1ue Dc
Panama were thererpon taken mp to he
applied, allotted and distributed to the
claimants In interest.
,he stockholders Of the said Com
paSn.e tnIyerselle du Canal Inter.
oceanic de Panama were paid nothing
by the liqudator aforesaid out Of the
said money received rs MIN as afOre-
said. bu, the same was distributed IN
partial payment To the holders Of said
bonds, the said holders being Of very
large number to wit OF the number OF
two hundred and twenty-siS thousand
The Office OF the liquidator of the
said Cnmpagnie universelle du Cana
lnteroceanIqIe de Panama is In the
city OF Paris France, which said ui-
flee contains the records OF the differ
ent bondholders and the amounts paid
20 each, according TO his ir;eves. The
said Campagnie Nouvelle pu Canal de
Panama never Issued any bonds. and
being distributed TO the owners OF its
stock. The records OF this said Com
pagnie Nouvelle Du Canal dc Panama
are deposited with the Credit Lyon
mails. banking establishment having
a place Of business and Offices in the
city Of Paris, France. and the money
50 received as aforesaid by the said
the said compagnie Nouvelle dn Canal
de Panama under the distribution and
allotment aforesaid, has been paid To
the stockholders in interest In both
cases the liquidation Of the two COM
openly and publicly, and the, records at
the aforesaid offices show the indivd-
ual distribution to the individual claim
ants. the amounts Of said distributions.
the dates thereof and the residences OF
the persons to whom paid
And the Grand Jurors aforesaid. upon
their oath aforesaid. do therefore say:
the means aforesaid. the United states
Of America acquired title and posses
sion from the said Compagnie Nouvelle
du Canal de Panama OF all Of its prop
erty, rights, privileges and interests In
and to the canal being constructed
through and across the said isthmus
Of Panama, which II offered to sell as
aforesaid and also acquired the said
property. free and acquitted OF all
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du Canal Interoceanique de
Panama in the premises, and paid the
purchase price Of forty million dollars
authorized by the said act OF Congress
approved on the twenty-eighth day Of
June, In the year of our Lord one
thousand nine hundred and TWO. To
The vendor OF the said canal and OF the
properties thereof and procured the
proper receipts for said payments md
iled the said receipts among the rec.
1rds OF the Treasury OF the United
states at Washington, in the District
aforesaid, where the said receipts since
rave been and now are. And by way
,f a further statement OF facts ante
,edent to the commission on each OF
he several otfenses set out In the sew
,ral counts Of this indictment, and
bearing upon and necessary to proper
thereof, the Grand Ju-
.ors aforesaid, upon their oath afore-
said, do further present:
Had No Interest.
That during the time and times So.
orih In each OF the several counts ~
his indictment one Charles =. Tat
vas A resident OF the city of "!nt'1-
All. State OF Ohio, and was half
,rother OF one william Fl. TAFT, herein
.fter mentioned and the said Charles
}. Taft did not own any OF the stocks
# bonds or have any int rest In any OF
he properties OF the aforesaid com
,anies, and did not receive directly or
Indirectly any money from the sale Of
he said Panama Canal 10 the said
United States; that one Douglas Robin
o. was a resident Of the Clty Of New
FORK, State OF New York, and was a
OF one Theodore Roose-
,elt, who during the time and times
foresa!d was the President OF the
-rlted States, and the said Douglas
robinson did not own any Of the stocks
II bonds, or have any Interest In any
,an!es, and did not receive either direct
V or indirectly any money from the
ale OF the said Panama Canal to the
sid United States. that enc william
Nelson Cromwell was q LAWYER, practs-
rg 4. the City OF New YORK. State OF
lcw York, and residing in the sams
lace. and was general counsel IN tAn
'nlted States ~ America or -, rors
aid Compasnie Nouvele IN canal ~
Panama. and had no Interest In the sale
i said Panama Canal except rs counsel
or said company; that one Elihu Rot.
luirg the time and times nj tna ~.
mission % each Of the offenses set forth
n each Of the several counts OF tn
Indictment. was Secretary Of State, and
rior thersto-that IL TO say. from the
rst day Of August, In the year OF our
ord one thousand eight hundred and
continuously % the thirty
rst day OF January, In tho year Of our
.oTd one thousand nine hundred and
our. was the Secretary OF War Of the
aid United States; that one !. Pierpont
torgan was resident OF the CIty ~
tew York state OF New York, and uas
member Of the firm OF ]. p. Morgan {.
Company aforesaid, carrying on a bank.
ng business In the said city and else
where that one William II Taft on tho
ourth day Of July In the year NJ our
ord one thousand nine hundred and
ne. became the Civil Governor % the
philippine Islands, and continued as
UGH until the first day OF February. in
he year OF our Lord one thousand nine
hundred and four when he became the
ecretary OF War OF the said United
'tates, and continued 10 be and was
he said Secretary OF War until the
h!rtieth day Of June, in the year ~ our
.ord one thousand nine hundred and
!ght; that on to wit, the fourteenth dav
L September, In the year Of our Lord
ne thousand nine hundred and one ard
continuously since. one Theodore Rooya,
,elt hecame. and nas boon President; OF
he United states.
Grand Jury Presents.
And the Grand Jurors aforesaid. anon
'ath aforesaid. do further present.
That the Press Publishing COMPANY
Iforesaid the said Joseph Pulitzer, the
aid Caleb NJ Van Hamm. and the said
Robert II. Lyman, unlawfully and
nallcIously cortrivIng and intending To
'ilify and defame the said Charles p
Taft. the said Douglas Robinson and
he said William Nelson Cromwell. and
o bring them and each Of them into
public scandal. contempt, rdicule. in.
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