New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-20
WARRANTS NOT SERVED
! ON STANDARD OIL MEN
Attorney General Holds Up
Those Issued Against Arch
bold, FOIger and TeagIe.
TEXAS ATTORNEY OBJECTS
w. H. Gray Criticises Attitude
of Wickersham, who Says
Evidence Does Not Sus-
tain the Indictments.

Washington, Nov. 19.-Attorney General
Wickersham has directed that warrants
b, not served on John d. Archbold. II G.
F)lger, jr., and W. c. Taagle, OF the
s andard oil Company as q result o,
/ Il cir indictment in Dallas, Tex, last AuT.
ia t in connection with the case against
Il Magnolia Petroleum Company.
rhe Attorney General states that tire
| e idence IN possession Of the government
| is insufficient to sustain the indictment OF
q csc officials and justify removal PRO-
/ ccedtnss He has summoned the United
States attorney of Dallas 10 Washing ton
for a conference about the case
Charles G. Morrison, Of Chica 90. sho
was associated with Frank y. x nlgg ia
| tie prosecution that ended I'm the dis ou-
ton OF the Standard oil Comp ny has
been engaged by the Attorney G mel Il to
conduct the investigation Of the in
dustry to ascertain whether q ( cree
OF dissolution has been violated. b, stu
alton in Texas viii be consider6 Mr..
Morrison in his general invest in
Criticised by Attorne.
These facts developed to-day a call
on the Attorney General by w. Gray.
an attorney, Of Houston, Tex, VIII was a
witness before the grand jury lat re-
turned the indictments: Mr.. Grf issued
statement tonight crlticsing the At
Jorney General for not arresting Messrs.
Archbold, Folger and Teagle, pointing out
that the other men indicted al the same
time had been served with warrants.
Mr. Gray quoted the Attorney ticnerI
as expressing the belief that OH a hear
ing before a United States Commissioner
subsequent 20 arrest there would not be
sufficient evidence for the removal Of the
New York men to Dallas for trial, and
continued:
I stated to Mr.. Wickersham that did
not believe Il was within the province Of
the United States Commissioner at New
York 20 try the case on It's merits, 10 as
certain whether he, in bis judgment,
thought the evidence sufficient 10 convict
them of the crime charged ia the inJIct-
meut. but such was the province Of the
felCTal court at Dallas, and Tor mat rec
son ! thought the warrant az arrest ought
to be served. Were these ordinary men
that is the way the matter Would m
dOubtedly be disposed Of-and therein les
the core Of il: Are they ordinary iaent
Fortunate. indeed. is one who can have
his case after indictment and Before ar
rest tried In the Department Of Justice
and every detail Of ID examined with
view TO determining the extent OF guilt
before the trial This lis a privilege not
extended to ordinary men ard not m
vOked I'm ordinary cases and l say THIS
dispassiO-atcly and with al respecL 10
Nj Wickersham and the nigh ONCE
which he holds.
When shown the statement issued by
Mr.. Gray Attorney Generals Wickersham
said tonight:
told Mr. Gray that had Lrectnl mat
the warrants De not served ER0n toe non
resident defendants, because the evilgu-e
far as il had been disclosed 70 me, was
I'm my opinion, insufficient q sustain re-
nova! proceedings l told him that / had
sent Tor the United states Attorney aJ
Dallas 20 come 10 washington and confer
with the department about the case
Mr. Gray stated that hC was counsel
for the Waters Pierce oil. 4 ompany that
he had been q witness FIRE the grand
jury and that he knew Il facts wllcn
would sustain the charge. | then called
in Mr.. Fowler assistant { the Attorney
GeneraD, who has immed ate charge OF
the matter and made wit him and Mr..
Gray an appointment 10 the latter 20
confer with him tO-mOTr, ~, "Wednesday
morning at 1880 O'Clock This was urac-
tiCally an that passed he ween US.
Apparently he has repel led OF hi prom
Use 10 return and assist the department
and prefers TO rush int print with us
statements.