The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-06-29
Says Some Letters Lost.

OF day and l have been able to find
two Of them"
Read them" said Mr. Hardwick.
"On oct. /, 1906" Mr.. Earle replies,
nothing having been done by the gov
ernment in this case. I wrote another
letter to Mr.. Roosevelt"
Here the witness began reading Il
COPY of that letter in which he said,
being an alumnus of Harvard, as was
Mr.. Roosevelt, that Il began to labor
under the horrible suspicion that tn S
might prove the first occasion upon
which 20 asked assistance of so and
, did not get it,
Remainder Of Letter.
The remainder of the letter follows:
Seriously, | mean still seriously,
the matter of the wrecking of the
Real Estate Trust company by the
sugar trust if justice should be done,
needs the promptest attention from
the attorney general ! have seen q
number of the conspirators who
wrecked this institution for the bene-
fit and at the instigation of the sugar
trust, and I am, in myself, a maya
zine of evidence against them. but
while we have been waiting and do
ing nothing, others have been intense
~ active. and these very persons who
were not to help us are now withhold
ing all documents and evidence at
their command If We could have
Jointly acted little earlier we might
have got some original papers which
we greatly need and may find it very
difficult to do so now. but | have
copies and can prove them, although
not all the facts that establish the
infamy of this. conspiracy 1t has
often happened that you have been
able to punish the oppressors of the
public, but there has really been no
occasion where there has been sub
stantal evidence against so many OF
the first rank, and I totally misjudge
your character if you have lost your
, preference for larger game
Discusses Trust Methods.
M Roosevelt had lost his prefer
cncc for large game and I was mis-
taken" declared Mr. Earle when he
concluded He tehn read another let
ter which he wro,e Mr.. Roosevelt I'M
der date of oct -, 1906. In this let
ter, after apologizing for his impor.
tunity, he said:
Il thought that the case that had
come to my attention in the perform
ance of an unsought trust. but might
enable the government to enforce a
most important statute hitherto un-
used and at the same time demon
strate that the oft-made assertion of
the trust that they We're but technical
IT, not morally, guilty of crime was
untrue. When men. for pecuniary
ends. violate one class of laws they
do not stop at infringing others. but
when they so charge that the govern
ment is prosecuting them for making
mere necessary business arrange
ments it is difficult to prove the uu-
truth of their assertions And so. when
found a case of first impression
where there was proof of what I con-
slider pure villiany. | thought it my
duty to lay it directly before you. And
have or had no other end to serve,
Follows Roosevelt's Suggestion.
Il have followed your suggestion
and visited the attorney general, who,
in turn. referred me to Mr.. Purdy. at
which | greatly rejoiced. For, unless
| have misread his character. he is
intelligent. fearless and devoted 10
the performance of his duty. I think
he now understands the importance
of the case and so | am content and
wish to thank you for whatever trou-
bile YOU may have been rut by my ap'
peal to YOU"
Mr.. Earle declared he had not talk
ed with Attorney General Moody be-
cause the latter had been appointed