The Washington herald., 1909-05-16
Legal and Criminal.

Fred G. Warren. managing editor OF
the Appeal 10 Reason, was found guilty
at Fort Scott. Kans, on the charge Of
having misused the mails in connection
with his offer Of a reward OF 81 900 to anv
person who would kidnap former Gov.
Taylor. OF kentucky, and return him 70
that state This offer, which was circu-
lated two years ago, was designed 70
oraw attention to the alleged kidnapping
OF the accused miners leaders from Colo
rado by the officials OF Idaho. Former
Gov Taylor was present at the trial as
witness for the State, but was oues-
toned only briefly by the State and not
al all by the defense Warren's defense
was that he had as much right as q prI-
Vate citizen as an public Official had 10
oiIer reward for the capture OF any
fugitive he charges that the fury was
composed Of men openly hostile 10 him
and TO his party The case will be a;-
pealed 20 a higher court.
The employees OF the sugar trust in The
Brooklyn refineries who were indicted By
a Federal grand jury last week for cor
nection with the weighing frauds have
been dismissed by the high officials of
the trust Not only this, but these Of
lcials have offered 10 help the govern
nent convict the men. Some time ago
they dismissed Supt. Splitter. whom they
accuse OF having given the order TO oper-
ate the secret spring that effected the
false weighing Splitter was on intimate
terms with the former head Of the sugar
trust. Il o Havemeyer.
At savannah, Monday. the FIVE defend
ants IN the tuTpentine trust case-Nash.
Shotter. Myers. Boardman and Miller
were found guilty OF conspiracy in re-
straint Of trade.
Al New York. Tuesday. the trial Of
Capt. Peter c. Hams. for the murder OF
W 2 AnRis. in August last. ended
IN the verdict Of manslaughter in the first
degree. this having been a compri9ise
as the jury had stood for four ballots six
for acquittal and six for murder in the
frst degree. It was reported that the IN
written law had been invoked in the Jury
room by these for aCquittal. although the
defense ostensibiy kept away from that
claim and rested the case entirely on the
plea Of insanity A week was asked 10
prepare motions for a new trial. Halns
Vii now have % face court-ma-tiaI at
the hands Of the army
Chief IsSse Cullen, Of the New York
Court OS&ppeals. has rendered an i'm
pOrtant decision bearing on the right OF
a corporation or an individual 10 control
staple article Of trade. The complaint
was that OF John a. Locker against the
American Tobacco Company, or the to-
baccO trust. and its agents. 1t was held
that the latter owned or controlled so
large part Of the staple tobacco articles
that no dealer or jobber could do busi-
ness without handling the goods of the
trust. and that the trust had appointed
an exclusive selling agent in New York.
refusing 20 sell any goods TO the com
Dlainant. The Judge held that unless II
could be shown that several persons or
companies had combined or conSpired
IN this particular case to refuse to sell
10 or 10 deal with the complainant. il
could not be maintained In law that the
refusal was Illegal He did not think
that the extent OF the business can af-
feet the rights OF the parties" IN con-
clusion. however. he says: IF the aggre-
cation Of enormous industries under a
single control is ecocomic evil. as 10
which I express no opinion the evil can
be easily cured by the legislature"
z A Heinze the copper king. was in
dicted At New York Friday on the charge
Of diverting s2225. 900 from the Mercantile
Bank before the panic