Show SOULLESS CORPORATION CAN COMMIT CRIME NEW YORK Dec 31 The 31 The ar argument that a corporation having no soul could commit no crime has been set aside by bythe bythe bythe the appellate division of or the supreme court which upheld the action of th the lower court In Imposing a 2000 flue fin against tho the Star company compan publishers o othe or of orthe the New York American for tor libeling John D D. Rockefeller Jr In defending the suit Clarence D D. Shearn had argued that a corporation having neither soul conscience mind nor feeling Is Incapable of entertaining a mischievous and malicious Intent which Is an essential clement In criminal criminal crimi- crimi libel nal The Tho court held that It was one once thought that thata a corporation could no not commit a a. crime but by slow degrees and following upon the extension of ot the practice tico tice of or organizing corporations for th the purpose ot of avoiding the penalties o or of alleged acts the tho courts ha have reached different dlf dif dif- I ferent conclusion I Th Tho libel reaffirmed yesterday was published published pub pub- In December 1908 1508 and stated that tha Mr Rockefeller had originated a system of or peonage In a n stockade at the plant plan of or the Corn Coni Products Refining company at Summit III Ill |