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Show SENSATION IN COURT. Federal Judge Rebukes Attorney for Attacking Corporations. COLT'MBT'S O., June 10. A sensation was created In tho United States court today by Judgo Wanty rebuking former Attorney-General Frank Monnett for his r. marks regarding the beef trust and corporations In general, while making an argument before tho Jury In tho ca.so of Wilfrid Walker, who sues tho Baltimore & Ohio lilir.'.wl for 150,000 damages for cutting off both hie lega. Monnett said he wished to call attention to -the rapacity rapaci-ty of corporations and said that tho testl-rnonv testl-rnonv offered by Walker ought to bo taken tak-en even In a beef trust investigation case. Judge Wanty. in his Instructions to the Jury, ' Id tl.om that the Jury was to de-dd; de-dd; th- case on Hie testimony offered and not by prejudice against corporations. corpora-tions. "I say this," said the Judge, "because of the remarks of the prosecution re-uurdlng re-uurdlng tho beef trust and corporations In general." Mr. Monnett lost the case." |