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THE FORT WORTH RECORD
V
AND REGISTER
NO. 213.
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San Antonio was elected alternate.
TOWN SPRINGS UP
Watuon, comilantoner of >mmt» h coul no
PARENTS ON TRIAL
1I ief
ON THE PRAIRIE
company for
control of the Illinoin Central and the
ail in viola
Hun Pedro railroads.
Witnesses
petty polltical advan ♦
here today mm a report of the attorney
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Comnrisstoners Harlan and
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Knapp of the Interstate commerce coin-
MORE TESTIMONY HEARD.
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case appe
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THE WEATHER.
I hope that Ican
the commisslon has agreed upon a re-
be one of integrri
Skwll nnd Jaw Frnctured.
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tect him to the full In his constitu-
tional right to a fair ana impartial
Ireton and the children were away from
home.
a new force will go on for another day. ;
Five newspaper plants are sald to be •
headed for the new town, and the first •
proceedings
prominent
mlaston
labor ag
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fainting as
ve M
res
ton
here
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con-
t me
1 shortage
that cotton
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his
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day’s
of a
the
wt im-
cotton
with
lsowe.
eturned fo mi
tions, an the
olitical
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hair. nl-
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aced
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cnaracterizing Indictment as an Out-
rage. Oil Magnate Says He Will
Soon Appear in Texas Court.
their tinine
urmory
Todas s si
I entirely to
iniel
n or
Whether Oil Company Will Secure
change of Venue Will Not Be
Known for Day or Two.
lie
could he found.
R. C. Burleson testified that the peo-
4.472.
ged the
rneys, th
onuent
on rented
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the
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TURNS PIERCE
OVER TO TEXAS
not yet made its report
The members of the commisnfon con-
ideale for halh
eoneit ions hu.
desired oniy
reparation s
Ler are the w
< i ARED to m- ron svPIEI -
slox OF « ourerOX.
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ALMOST AN ENTIRE PAY GIVEN
OVER TO EDrrORs AXP
EDITORIALS.
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id-
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TWO SHIFTS OF ARTISANS ARE
WIELDING SAW AND II AM-
MEI“AF RANDLETT.
Waxahachie, Texas, May 15—(Spe-
cial)—While testing the fire-fighting
. , . apparatus at the cotton mill this morn-
trial, no 1mpracticable or useless stand- ‘ ing. Bert McCorkle was struck on the
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poke at tod
Burke of
Ok/mbonan amd lad la a Territory
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Friday fair.
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cause of the alleged existence of preju-
dice in Travis county against the de-
fendant. again occupied the attention
of Judge Brooks in the Twenty -sixth
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lient. and that he
witheraw from the r
“This indictment against me
outrage and is the result of
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!•! great
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national association.
£ Prowanratosmneuudrotd"huy EXCITEMENT IN BYNUM
is A0
is al •
with
whom he had discussed the
red much prejudiced against
i
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t
April 6, last. Mrs. Brotherton was re-
leased on a bond of $5,000.
Brotherton was captured at Lawton,
O. T., May 10, and was placed in jail at
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"The labor nitnuti on is the
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the defendant
were summoned by both state and de-
fense and at the close of the day Judge
in connertion
cotton manufi
ail the branch
under eome
without being based upon the test-
that term is known to the law, were
within the meaning of the terms of
the affidavit, and that, as thus inter-
preted. the averments of the indict-
ment did not negative or impeach the
statement of the affidavit, and hence
did not tend to show the commission
of any offense.”
Mr. Pierce departed tonight for New
Chickasha, 1. T.. May 15.— (Special.)
an John Ireton, a wealthy pioneer citizen.
statement to anyone reuurdinst the
and do not imtene to '
then, accompanied by my attorneys,
will go to Austin.
wns the
had been
himneit
would be
a-e. Ruef
le to this
raor and
said it was about 400 copies weekly
He testified that there are about 15,000
(Continued from Tage Four » •
in the pending
change of venue be-
Judge Adams considered was whether
the indictment contained some evidence
of criminal charge which would Justify
the exercise of the jurisdiction of a
lower court.
“The contention of Mr. Pierce with
respect to the indictment was that the
character of the contract and the con-
tractions as stated in his affidavit, were
to be interpreted in the light of the
anti-trust laws of Texas, of which the
form of affidavits were a part, and only
such contracts and contractions as by
the common law and laws of Texas
meaning of the extradition
Ach thereupon left the C
Enmuel Mhortridge arose
to me is r
• »n A he
Opening Dn> of Convention
te the Inbor l’robless,
Phlindelpi Li -May 15 I be
that the commisnion has
mission say
dred men are working tonight on the , :
recommendations to the commiswton
erection of the buldings, and the clank I . ..... , J
. . . . and not representative of the commie- ‛
of the hammer will be making musleaon itself
without Interruption till dawn, when ’
Entire Kite Will Be Disposed of in a
Few Days at Record-Break-
ing Prices.
him, so as to enable him tn make his
defense and plead the judgmem which
may be rendered in the case for his
protection against another charge for
the same offense. and thereby pro-
following statement to the Associated MeAlester. Last night Marshal Stacy
Press: | brought him to this city for trial this
“It is necessary for me togo at once | afternoon. The trial will consume this
to New York to look after a number . afternoon and possibly tomorrow
of business matters that have been ! ----------------------
mony of Captain James K. Lucy that ■ government sale of lots on the town-
he was unable to remember the name
of any person with whom he had die
eussed the issues Involved In the case
and acknowledged that the prejudice
might not be such as would prevent a
fair and Inpartlal trial in the court
the commission said today that the es-
timates the entire site will sell In less
than the allotted ten days, and that it
will bring 1150,006 Two thousand peo-
afforded oppos
oftirlain at thn
organizationa to
1
y with
ronent
tion the
hitting
had reached a point
in the
Swedish citizens of Travis county gen-
erally took little interest in the Bailey-
Waters-Pierre matter and the test-
reservation, 400 lots had been disposed
of and the Indian tribes are 115.000
■piracy. It was returned against
.h .
paper published in Austin, was
called by the defense and asked rela- l Hecommendation ""e
tive to the circulation of his paper. He
his attorney.
from New York outlin
Among the
Illi MLINI NO ST'THYNN'T.
A. Zizik
Lawton, O. T. May 15.— (Speclal )-
At the close of the third day of the
I Ruet L hta
uuers aidre
efforts made in perfect vood faith
MARRIMIAX coRroI ATIONS DE-]...... ot the cotton manur eturer
manager of the Daviw Lumber company,
and K. H Bickley, an attorney.
met a horrible death today by crema-
tion at his home at Alex, fifteen miles
east of this city. Ireton left here about
held in abeyanee during my prince CREMATED IN HIS HOME
here, and I am leaving tonight. I ex- __
poet to return withn a short time, and
richer. This record of both number and
price is unequaled in the history of
the disposition of government town-
sites at,public auction. A member of
•Mi of technicality or refnement, I head an his skull and lower jaw frac-
Awhich tends to deteat su-tice omem-ltren..Hnwaxrendered.unconnctous
darress ats administration, shoula be Juries 2 "ing"ante eHou. * “
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the United States.”
statute of LAmitations Doesn't Apply.
“It is alleged that beonuse the in-
dictment was not found within three
years after the comm' ssion of the of-
fense. prosecution for It is barred by
the statute of limitation, which is three
years That argument is without merit.
It may be turn out to be true (hat
the petitioner has been absent from the
state of Texas during a part of the
time since 1900. If so, the duration of
such absence would not be included
in the period of limitation.
"After careful consideration of the
arguments of counsel for both sides,
the conclusion is irresistible that Juris-
diction rests alone with the courts of |
the demanding state to pass upon any I
question which may arise in its con- '
sideration and trial. The prisoner must
be remanded and it is so ordered."’’
York. Prior to leaveing he made the
of South Curolln .. said
hie had been informed by Attorneys'
About a week ! preejudiced that it wquld be difficult to
Whittaker wan campea in Hui. secure a fair and Ihpartial jury, but
1 he would not deny that Eucl a jury
eompetition has been suppresseel in an
area equal to one third of the United 1 ratlon
at the
Swedish editor that
'divert the flow of immikranta frbm t
{cities where they are not wanted,
I the South, where they are needed
Charged with the murder of their
3-year-old daughter three years ago
near thia city. Andy Brotherton and i dist rict court all day today
were in restraint of trade in Texas, as I wife are on trial before Commissioner
"IL I. true that in orde r to .
got her th* politieai machine *
bad built up. I did lower the p
of bls
opted a prominent posl-
Among others who -
semsfon were Junes W
N itional Export An*o .
can Manufacturers, I ir
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the cotton
of Mr
m unahle
' Johnson and Priest, that the company
is not connected with any trust.
The court continues to listen patient-
ly to the evidence, which has a great
nt a stanatill compared
It is in Enwland "
sameness to it, and nothing has yet
developed to indicate when tih hear-
ing on the motion is likely to end
Judge Penn read yesterday edttorlals
and articles appearing mostly in one
paper. and he had several large batches
of other papers at hand with numer-
ous editorials and storles- rdlating to
the defendant in the case, sufelent to
• keep him busy for some time to come
if he expects to read all of them to
the court.
His health
. . 1 o’clock, after spending the forenoon
place, axainst me is wholly wrong. | in tewn Later parties near
There never was the slightest found.- ! heara shots and saw ireton’a residence
Mon for the charee of perjury or false n rames When locked doors were
sweat ing in, thearridavit whieh I made I foreed nis remains were founa ""
n V hi ay, ’ ° * y arridavit/the wail. some suppose he nroa the
was truthful in every serse. and I ... . ...
.... . , 3 1 । house and committed suit ide. Others
w.uld make it asainand again, every declare that he robbed ana „
ironece n VT absolutely dared. Officer, .re investigattne Mr.
true and the facts will be demonstrated «
before this matter is finished.”
Judge Adams' Decision.
In his decision today Judge Adams
Frank B Kellogg and Charles bever-
anci, to the interstate commerce com-
misslon, regarding the Harriman in-
vestigation
According to the published story, reo
ommenda t ion is made that the attorney
general start pro erdings io annul the
agreements; that there should be new
and effective laws to prevent the in
fintion of gecuritiea, and declares that I
neys Kellogg and Soverun
uully or together, had made
the Commission on the cas
longer represent
and with tuefs
REPORT OF ATTORNEYS ‘,7,r;
I prouecuta. the
Arthur li
elation. in
was to be
t take some a- lion. “
w » uh &
t . fter a । a . on-
features of the
as the evidence
r illowu by lue who
Commerce « omaimpion
caution must be taken to fairly and phur bottom with a hunting partrand,
fully apprise the accused of the nature the reptile crawled on his tace during I
and cause of the accusation against the night. The polnon permeated his I '
neck and stomach, though physllans P'e
have attended him constantly. He will
be buried at Cooper tomorrow.
Austin, May 15. — (Special) — The
hearing on the Motion by the defend-
ant in the anti-trust ouster and penal-
ty suit against the Waters-Pierce Oil
WsBowl Hadly Frightrpes
articles published in the public press
during the latter part of, 1906 and
early in 1907 which he claimed tended
to prejudice the minds of the people
against the defendant.
Inst, instead of building more roads
for th* development of the West, an
should be done.
John Ireton. Near Chiekasha, Me
Horrible Denth. 1
: CENTIPEDE BITE '
and cited a number of supreme court e1tu -eun1Y Fnrmner ne tnrE Whlle
, I o.e Eronti-, I heard of Bailey a conne tion with the
expressions concerning the framlni of! Ou Hsstisx 1
. ’ prie re, ,g Mnv 11 , Waters-Pjerce Oil companay very gen -
indictments. The decision continues!! Hdr15, 1exa, Mas 13- (Special i— I ... , ...
"Such are th. mor. rcent expres -J.G. wmimker. . neim coumy farmer, erally diecussed and he belleved th.
■Ion. of the supreme court of the labout 53 year old. died this morning
— 2 Mate, on this question. TheyTrom a centipede bite.
amount to this, that while every pre- : ag° Mr
miembers
the conve
ere uro e
he would withdraw,
end Fhortridge left
arosn and made a
Ho dectared, howeve
ideal that I had hitherto
(night I received the Infer
One ° ’ • i there might still be seme
for iderxuft- ’ . ,, ,
to make an effort to
I in the publle favor and be a power for
gool Twill do all that still Hee In
my power to help overthrow the sys-
tem which has made possiblo the ter-
known that Mr Kellogg has submitted
to the comnmission an epitome of the |
tacts adduced at the several hearings !
and perhaps some sug xestionu as to
what the commisston, in hta opinion.
tion of the Sherman act, is published । to other interest than
rendinx pupera on
asl self (
s aboring
1 strain
pie attended the sale today l ive hun-
FORT WORTH, TEXAS, THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 16, 1907.—FOURTEEN PAGES.
portent problem i
manufaeturera todn
। Elting this afternoon. The child died
under mystifying circumstances, and
suspicion was directed toward the par-
ents as being the cause of her death.
Mrs. Brotherton was arrested and
placed in jail. Brotherton escaped.
MUCH MORE TO COME
i wa > Ie
’ looked
thongh h« wis
{terrible mental
' firat to speak
known negro to enter the hoine
Attorneya Not Yer Accepted and Mra J heph Wortord, Mrw
ommer cummt--lom bnins alone th. Um. znoru
Washingt..... May 15 -Th. 'rmw had «"r” Mra Workora. t
mendattons of Memara Kellogu ang • nolse on uh oba » poreh. took
severance In r-gard to th. Itarriman and went ou tuinveKte
raltronde nre not yet aecepted and con- j reached th. back door "he wa
geste4 thut Aesirable mnmigrantn
brought directiy into th* Nouth thre
a southern port of
ardec to Wash-
I have made no
director of the Phiiadeiphla
s> hooi and E w Roberts on of
bin, W C,
Y
Nexro Nurxlar,
Insboro. Texas, May 15 (Kpeclal »
At Bynum iast night great exeitei icht
waa caused by the attempt of do i -
lug Supposed recem mendat ions
b) nit to (he interstate commerce
Money Plentlful la MarshaIL
Marshali, Texas, War IS.— (8peclat)
Today IS pay day with the Texas South-
ern railway, Marshall Car Wheel A
Foundry company and the cUy. Ths
amount exyended is over $50,000.
threaten-
sth mental
o benr the
n on those
undermin-
i verge ot
n the bal-
tained by which it was possible to find
the guilty negro.
iluefs Alururys wibdraw.
ore f, tirf arose his at for
Wnshingtom, May I5-Forecast:
by the commission Judge Knapp, the
chairman, frankly said that he could
add nothing to the statement that the
commission had not re»< hed any con-
clusion respecting the Harriman lines
FUNERAL DIRECTORS
Lively Times at Convention Oser Com-
mittee. Report.
San Antonio, May 15.— (Special)—
Considerable life was injected into the
qlosing session of the twenty-first an-
nual convention of the Texas Funeral
Directors and Embalmers’ association
at Beethoven hall this afternoon. The
report of the resolutions committee was
torn to pieces after a warm discussion,
only one section of the report being
adopted. New officers were elected for
the con.hg year, two Han Antonin men
being honored in the selection. There
was a warm time over selection of the
next meetiog place, Houston necuring
the prise with Marlin the second choice.
The convention adjourned sine die.
The officers are: President, L. H.
McCollum. Smithville: first vice presi-
dent, Joseph Shelley, San Antonio; sec-
ond vice president, J Ramsey, Colum-
bus; third vice president, H. G. Rush,
Marlin; fourth vice president, J. L Me-
Cartey, Houston; secretary, Colby
Smith, Dallas.
M. M. Raines, Marshall, was re-elect-
ed treasurer, and J W. Wright of Tem-
ple delegate to the convention of the
site of Randlett. In the Kiowa, Co-
manche and Apache Indian pasture
"s"
I
H. F. Murray, a stockman in the
county, said that although the defend-
anat was generally discussed as a trust
oclutjon opene 1
veral thousan •
Hamuel Shortridge and
i - „ one by one. arose and
wing to a grave difterence
with their client, each of
withdr iw from the case,
addrssn spoke With emo-
MRRFI.Y HK< OMMINI t TIONS.
rase, and probably would not for some
time. Judge Knapp decllned to indi-
cate what in his opinion might be the
action of the commisston. Hle said it
was entirely too soon yet to consider
that phase, as the ommsxion thus far
nomie diragrcerent betwert
:■ l the Amen tn labore
rerard to se tion, to ju
<1 eliminate the politieal dem
States; that the contraets between the i time has ■ ume for the American mapu
Thnrseny; Friday furir.
Famt Texam— Fair Thursdny,
wnrier is fhe hmterlor; Fvidny
fair, light to freak moufh winds.
SU’ enth
nat cot.
On eross-examinatlon
still aecompllsh some good.
"I am making the greatest sat ririce
that could befall a human being of my
disposition, gamely, to a- knowledge
my faults and mistakes to restre my-
seit in publlo favor Duty calls fhe
whorever the path may lead, but 1
want the whole worla to know that I
74(
annual nddre as aaid
retted .that thu hone
York, May 15 That railroad
which had secured fraudulent readmis-
sion to the state, he believed that a
jury could be aecured in the county
which would render a fair and impartinl
verdict, mm there were few men in the
county so prejudiced that they could
not try the case fairly and honestly
on the facts.
C. E Gilbert, editor of the Austin
Tribune, testified that the circulation
of that paper was under 2,000 copies
daily. He believe*! he could qualify as
a juror In the ease and render an irn-
partial verdict on the facts.
William Knapp, editor and publisher
of the Texas Posten, a Swedish weekly
rupervinors was elected there
act of mine that cotld be Ju*
sured. Nevertheless, owig t
saults of the press, I have bee
in a wrong lght and huve V
A‘”" 4 |ju.u. 1
ed te trim
Harriman Hn
tonight
"That stor
A
:233
that nuntter. Members of the cotnmis
skin would not even admit that At for
to Interstate '
of my adere sn wus
the customary corn
rected eopy was t
ington a week agi
। port."
| No further Information than in con-
tained in the statement was authorised
A"/_.
statement
while the
where he
Man and Wife Charged WIth Murder
of Their Child.
Durant. 1 T., May 15.— (Special )-
firmed by the interstate commerce eom - 1 Fronts*! by a negro, who a • * "tat
mission, so that they stand as merely on the eutulde of the nereen door Mra
recommendations to th. commtnmton i Wotfora »•«»>• reamainu and : pu Vi
Sherif Wajter Gray lynuin andi
Constable Tom Delton of this plare, f
who was at the former,a home a short i
dintance awny. hurried to the house, ’
but before their arrival the negro had
; marle his escape, elmbinK over a fence ;
number of . datly paper mill he onuod | rerrea ror an hour today over mhe re- In the rrar lot
th. lauter part of th. week th. hizh From New York that rcommena. | Mrs wortord "tated that she be:
.« Price pald or a lot today was 1724 Eon, of Frank R Renogg ana chari-ueved he eould idenuify the neuroi
A railroad compan! with a eapital s-veronce nna been maria pubsle, and she could him again and the "tn'
atock of *100.000 l,tbelas orxanized atlmen athorized tha folowine .tat- cern. alded vetienw l, ewn • 1 ent
Randlett ton i grit for the purpose of in ant. "earslt Three negroes Were taken bet
projecting a line to Iawton. Home or 11 . ,, . tore her at different ttmeg, but she
Th* commiasjon has not prepared a 1
the promoters are H. A. Gardner, pres . y,.. Er,,,,",, {faileet *° Identify either
... .. ... .. . report in the Bo-callee Harriman case,
dent of tha Bank of Handl.tt. II C Je- ha, „ decipa uny of the quen-inezroew teken before he
rome: pr.aM.ntofth. Farmersand Mer-uon. involved. nse mattr la .till un-icuon ••• very badiy Eriehtened and
ehant bank of Rundlett: J. C Aduma,.......nnlderadton an.....me phanes ot the -f«-« nt "«* thouwht he wa.
It ar. wuing rurther inventizated n probably tha tolltv on., but Mra Wof-
may ba that th. briet. or memotanda tora atated that hn was not. Several
_ . . . . .... others were interviewed, but all sud-
isubmitted by counsel have become .
.. ,L. mi. ceeded in establishing their innoeence
known in some quarters and the mis- i .
i , . ..... ..____ ... .... Mr Dalten did not leave the town until
' taken inference drawn therefrom that
| between 1 and 4 0 clock this morains.
•nd at that time no clew had been ob-
n Rurf and his attorneya.
in consultation, relur gpd
mm ienry Ach 1**1 the
Union Pacinie and the Ro* k island rail • Tn turer
roais fur the control of the Alton rail- i withnut
way, as well as the contracts betwcen ! handa at
the Union and Southern Pacific and the gogue *
be lo »t
could no longer continue as an attorney
for the defendant, he woule neverthe-
rtufn evils relattv
’ ought to do No me mher of the com
miasion, however, would admit that tne
publication purporting to e a report to
the cc mmission wus hr accurate renume
of the report prepared by Mr Kelloxs
it is likely that as poon as th*' eom
mission shall have determined on a line
of prcedure, provided the decsion ts
for institutin proreengs against Mt
Harriman and others, all the facta in
the case will be submitted to the de-
purl me nt of fustice for such action as
it may consider proper
tion in this city. I hops to re
and this will be the ptace of 1
*l.*p Heretofore I have
, who is in Chie
: labor, "should ha
Attorne» lrilosg Sidrstep- liesponsi-
blity fur Pubiteution.
Uhbngo May H ^ITank H Keltosu
rpecial attorney for the governm nt iu
the investization by the interstate eom i
merce « ommis • ion of the affnira of tke
ndina R uef first ar
rk done by his vari
sing them tar their
an J guidance T
fa* ms. and the tutu Be
fie endurance o those
wet and dear SSI to him.
Ft. Louis, May 15.—The application
of H Clay Pierce, chairman of the
board of directors of the Waters-Pierce
Oil company, for a writ of habeas
corpus in connection with his arrest
under an indictment returned by a
Texas grand jury charging that he
made false statements in an affidavit
made in May, 1900, to the effect that
the Waters-Pierce Oil company was not
a party to any trust, confederation or
commission in restraint of trade, was
today denied by Judge Adams in the
United States circuit court. latter
counsel for Pierce announced that two
appeals would be taken from the deci-
sion of Judge Adams, one to the United
States circuit court of appeals and an-
other to the United States supreme
court. The court then admitted Pierce
to bond in the sum of >20,000 on each
appeal.
Will Voluntarily Come to Texas.
The following telegram was sent by
Mr. Pierce this afternoon to Attorney
J. D. Johnson of St. Louis, who is now
in Austin:
Please announce through-the press,
that, although I have appealed from
Judge Adams' decision, I will, as soon
as I can arrange my business affairs
in New York, go to Texas to have the
indictment against me and the ques-
tions involved tested by the Texas
courts. H. C. PIERCE.
Former Judge H. S. Priest, counsel
for Mr. Pierce, tonight gave out the
following statement concerning today's
court proceedings:
“The decision of Judge Adams had
not the slightest relation to the merits
of the trial of Mr. Pierce under the
Texas Indictment The only question
adopted. Such is also the statutory ‛
law of Texas. An indictment for any
offense against the penal laws of this J
state shall be deemed sumcient which.’
charges the commission of the ofensej
in orderly and concise language in i
such a manner as to enable a person ,
of common understanding to know
what is meant. (Article 445. penal
code of Texas )
'In the light o the foregoing con- ,'
trolling and reasonable rules. It |,
would seem that if a president of a
corporation whose duty it was as its ;,
chier executive officer to know whatl
kind of agreements his company lad,
made should, pursuant to a law requir-
ing him to do so, make an affidavit
that his company waa not on a given,
day a party to an agreement with any
other company to fix the price or limit |
the production of an article of manu- I
facturer or commerce, the affiant could
hardly say, when charged with false |
swearing In that particular, that he (
could not understand the nature of .
the charges; that its meaning was not |
apparent to common understanding;
that it was only the expression of an
opinion without knowledge of its
meaning, when taken In connection
with the law governing the same.
"The indictment in the particulars
ust discussed, in my opinion, states
t lie substance of an offense within the
tesa remnain in th* courtru
him the benefit of what
conid
Drniuntie Keene la <
Ituef Arose, trembling un
emotinal stran Me spok:
sirrteulty By thim time th
in I'run* isco l’olitical 4 orruptlonist
Declare- That lie wili ihr Differ-
ent l ie in tin- Future.
rtble corruption of public official*. To
do thia I will work even as the hum-
blekt eitizen My future career wilt
neo May 15 Abraham
s and pullid, today in
ourt, pieaded guilty to
extortion, th* telony for
> to have been tried by
ity si b ■ tod in pleading
lo an impreesive address
stating that he had com-
• । in politi s with bitch
suit and far the . ity. but
broken I • I own and he
.n opportunity ta make
a restore h<* character
t Id Am he concludes his
honorable name in my professional
ft- There ha* been no stain on my
nonor, and until the present boari of
Number of Newspnper Men Tell e
d:tions la Trusla Conuty.
misaion sounda like a rehash
closing arg ments in the cuse
in my closing adress I surges
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