Show Of GUILTY RENDERED L. L IN fAMOUS STANDARD OIL mt SUIT Greatest Greatest Monopoly in Worlds World's History Liable to Fine On f 1 1462 46 Counts in the United States District District Dis- Dis triet Court TOTAL FINES OF MAY iMY BE IMPOSED I Criminal Cases Grew Out of Garfield's Investigation of Dis Dis- j Railroad ad R Rates ts Paid uld foY OJ d T r r J 2 of Oil I i. i Chicago April I 1 The tf Oil it company III f tonight liL found guilty f- f In lit I t the of ur the United 11 l' l SIU Slates s of less e than the th cs- cs rates from its Whiting In Ind md lo to Si II upon I HI II I I 1 counts fur which the maximum lino Is 21 L Since Shier the grand Jur Jury had fixed the gull guilt of oL the thc Ii e Slumlord 0 Oil II coin company ia Ely It III is Incumbent upon Judge c LandH Landl lo tu I I I name tI the UH II line Tills 0 fine Unc IC Is confined lo to limits of uC J us Il tit the minimum and a a a- atho the tho maximum amount There are IC 14 1162 6 counts making a possible pos po- sible Ible fine tine of oC I 1 line minimum and maximum u of if 2 The amount of uC f the fin fine will nut not be he l ed II a against igal th tho defendant Hut until fi Jull Judge Land Is has d disposed 11 of tiC f the hint motions Ions forK for fUI l H K new HC trial lilal anI tint and I rJ fr a H consolidation lilal III of Jill dI offenses S 'S into one un n It muy take Lahe a at i week tu to n argue gj t Hint motion When lieu I J f they hey have lu concluded If OL overruled over lI I- I 4 ruled the court COULt will then a a tiiS A 11 line lino 11 e. e A jila plain Iii farmer C I IIII III sin fly and simple handed U up UI ttO verdict that made ft n j convicted criminal of ur Ih greatest t I trust 1 ever CI J known l I in III ii 1 Hie JI II history hl of t the lie world The verdict was tva simple and f direct hect I It JL t si 81 ild It Id Wo 1 Hit lie JUI Jury find tin tin- ll I tile 1 e Standard Oil IU company II I JJ II gull guilty ty In III manner and form as S charged d III in the thc I indictment upon 1162 1 counts I 1 Stem Stem- III In Court Tho verdict was vas le returned amid the lie ii must unusual I Jo t that ha t Jiu hu have huYO ye ever YO I attached to lo o u t ci criminal proceeding In Inthe Intile the tile Slate The ilic Jury JUI hind had Slit Slit- J JIt hIi l diviner and aid roth to tu tI J J jury rJ room Lt Ut i 7 1 11 o'clock to Co consider ine lIc J JAt At O J j n 1 KU sit oil th tie the door I lU 1 h t K 4 1 Ui Wh tM Ul 1 im n lh Hib 1 ri i AV 11 1 li Im I I cr UI t td L r Notify the tle court thai the the- Jury t I is to tu n l Had tl a a. ic Ure alarm ItI been turned In tu Int I the federal building the Uw effort t y I t 0 would nol nul have ha been hl marked Men l t summoned III II b. b tI mi- mi rame mi lilt Jp a run from flom ruin hotel boLk from flum alUli and i i from newspaper ollices Ju Judge sc K M. M 1 fI filling tug nl nt table lable at al' a dinner part was whirled in an auto aul b by his huis i ho hosl t lo to thur lIw court room II lie Ilci mounted tile llie bench clad Chill In hit faultless evening 1 4 Ires In Iii flOI of if him sal Pre PresIdent l J J. J A A. Mortal turral of Ih the Iho Standard Oil company com COlU- ri pany accompanied by lW I II tar Har Harry rif r- r if 1 ry 13 3 M. M t l of llio lIlI Union Tank line 1 John S. S Miller and atud the full f force rc of ur Standard Oil army Also AIo facIn facing fac hue In lug ing him were wOrl Untied United SLates District J Attorney and the lie members of I the hue staff that thai ha lund had made possible the tl success cc of the greatest trust IHo prosecution 1 tI thou tion n of the a age e. e ti I I Judge Lan ls smiled smelled at al the jury amIa and amI a ke Gentlemen of or Ih the thui Jury JULY have you yuu agreed upon a l t verdict Foreman A. A L. L Parker u a plain ii funnel farmer of Stockton IlL clad in he dall dali daily attire aUlle of his hlll work worl minus white collar arose in Iii his place wilh dl hg- hg nit th t seemed lo Lii Ia yay ay that he lie knew lie he hea a was about to exact u a kings king's ran ransom om front from tho tI greatest l oc- oc butts of the lie age all and amid replied have ha honor We c your Then helm came caine the reading of the 1 Ul li verdict the lie verdict that thaL mud made hue tho trust lUil a criminal violator of ur the tile law athe a the verdict that hunt ii attached lo to I Its finding the hue greatest line In Iii tile the hj history lolY of or tin tin- world the verdict lint ended ed the firs 1 round rotund III in the lie miLlie battle the government gov and the thc great captains of or the lie country Counsel cL I b ill G 1 As I c words fell there lucre canto si si- among tiie tue trust t people assembled assem t. t looked tiled bled In lii the court room rho and amid II did hI not seem scout lo tu tur lr a at space llac r IT know what had lund happened hal U It meant money mOiler which I Is so dear deal lo to lothe luthe the hue tru truL l. l 1 Ifor ful the lie first Urn Urn- the thur defense broke o th tho that that- hun hung over Is lis group John Juhn S. S Miller 1 a ad- ad the lie court molion fur for fora outers a I Tiie Fite d. a new trial rIal If the lie court please he tSal laconically IC re- made the tile tho congratulated hue he court court- FitcH 07 v ucio thanked forlie for fur Tf rhe jury JULY c hind had fu for tIey the lie foi the thc patience tile dl du- du Jilch hind l and at- at lc for CIJI flU cw tO t h caSe cuso had theY lc that their I were told 10 at al told tull them tu to I ct c- c auth amI the o his hh hupe with their t tUtu to their thell families k hat thaL lh they arral bu l r wd velh amid 1 J porous t Ml 11 III ii I hr lie Ihu I ba Lags t 4 Idu idas tile 1111 11 lint IC I f cr jury jur thIs I. I Lh ha- ha verdiCt venUel of JUn m moro ro indiCt indiCt- 1111 It a imi court All It yet l tJ luCiuS In thuc which will run rUI tl the grand giand tried and amid than more of with orren e up 12 i. i to of or P pOt pOt- are arO based cd upon upun An Ahi or of the these e cas caseS All o of or of ho same ac acoB investigation or of oB f them hera grew out ot of the e J I till oil II 11 made l ado h by James James- It II I and made public I ic the yen year lI They affect n flee I caS eases cases pending in N York at Jackson and at nt St. St l. l I Louis where I of or Oil Iho ime kind an- an pending Th They ihie affect af- af prosecutions ions ci at ut St. St Paul Patti that lint arc arcI I to 10 o be he brought t under CL SI similar IIiI huir condi Jnell t Jo i More lIou Iulo than limit three times h he lie entire r capital I tock i-tock of th or-th lie tho Standard rd Oil company com com- pany pally I Is involved III In the p possible hues fine of if f all t I these 1 The jH sum Num summay may yet Ct reach If IC all sufis now f flIed filed ni l in il ff nr I fl Ill Ill-i- orr 01 I.- I. JIt t to 0 a n head luau more than J Hit 1 Il H ol Ut thi Hi lh jury does doLS not mit i mean Ilan th that tt the end ellul of If if the tho Ull fl fight fight- ht I is In lii 11 sight i hl Monday morning it il will wi be lie re- re Th hl n II I I def 0 wil I three motions Thc They will wi be to 10 give I lie trust a I new uie vial trial tp ti have o ha all ail al oC of or lii lI 4 except In iii I one hut CU cue ut t n-t I Ia a on eli In I lie tl ground I hat thal hUt t y tui I Into 11 hut hiI iino rIIS and I d to lu set ocL a aside l all af of the lie iclon convictions II Alii lui rne John S. S Miller dI do- do I I d Ii to II I discuss l itt l' l fit future t uuie stops tiis ii of ur I II I t the lie trust Mr 11 r. r Miller d II let wild il he lie Coti could coull iii thu thus not s say t M u Ihl he lit rout roul route e of or J appeal ti ivon would lii b I bo to III I lie h United States Ht Supreme c court direct or iii 1 ii lo III the lie court COlt l of or appeals that lint r stands In III bel wren n until ii Ills his is motion of Monday 1111 himi had ii been I ed and t I IS- IS 1 t if Ir Thru he lit he hc would determine de de- termine the next slop step I Huu 1110 Sc of tC f t p I ln IJ A Hornoy S. S Miller Ilke Slier do- do Il IlliciT neil I. I lo Iu discus Hs cu he the lie future steps of oC I 11 lie I Ir tr r t that flint In lie Il roil could Id any e the lie IC roii 1011 I i of If j jJ J lit Ir I u ii I iii illicit Ii I I I I i el r I lo tl I I lie Hie court of Is j t that fiat Jn Jui II b I 1 lIpI ll II j ilo-j tun Ir mH ltV i fI c uI i. i in- in I i ioui I t of ii toi M l tl SUites I District M. M Slins and andI I idI field lil James 11 sun ohu 1 I Tho rho Til go o o ul i-ul until S 'S i at t t III luul hll a aSI aS a'S I i il the tho u li ii la l nf Ir f mii- mii ph I tug aunt and pl I lug El tin tin- U. U Kic alf a I est l It mass massof S Sur of ur If Unit limit lund hud l MT I-MT gone lulo Inlo a t I coil court r t. t ving Follo his fight In Iii II lie Iho courts haul hud come onH tl most charge that from oni tie the bench handl had eve vet c come OI tinee the lie corporations bl begat began al to Lii LI u power flOWN and Influence For Kor the first Kl sluice since Lie American ll a dominating force Conc and all a n lre Fed Federal oral Judge hUll hud hulled d the Ito theaRt vast ast aRt capitalistic capitalist he array lt In hi their frenzied care career told them that they lucy must obey ubey the law IJ U it 1 was JU Judge I nw M. M I formerly a n w h Gc for Jor tho Iho Trunk RaIlway Hallway company who delivered huts crushing lo tl ii the tw trusts With Ih I ono one of the six men miten before him that gather al nl number 26 c Uloa wo he lie sent SculL III this IK mt message I c You Yuu nl must L OhL obey the lie law You Yon YOl must 1 hr r recited Just a ax as ulIC other oIlier people are In Iii II lie Iho III courts coUrts' For JOI than ian n an nu 1 hour Judge landis held the lie crowle crowded court room spellbound The people hung on hl his words with wilt wih rare tenacity and each word Heem to n add d for force e and ant to what whaL ho- ho II had hu had said salO at II In his court U Uio tue Jury and anti judge even CI contention of or the gov- gov In It i 1111 Judge told cor- cor 1 llon they lie coul could not hide behind be hi- hi hind each other In Iii It I he hu told old corporation corpora corpora- ion tion witnesses es that the they icy were not nol ex expected x- x ton to come com court as 5 witnesses an and confess misdeed In which they lucy had part hart and thai list therefore ho lie woula would woul a advise the Jury jur to take their a with wih a grain In of salt M ln hi I Point oh uit Upheld Tin Tin- tl big points upon which the lie court COll L hold held were The Tho rato rail of oC IS cents that Hint the government govern govern- ment charge i was vas violated was tas the truo rile and lawful rate rate- The rue ra rate ralo I pretended Ii by the lie oil 01 must trual lust Lobe to Lo tobe be legal was vas a bo bogus uJ rate I shipment by the lie Chicano Chicago o and Allon Alan iton aril Hit thi terminal companies at ot ench leh end ri I ll of or the Uric WhIting line Ind md anti and anI SI St oulx I made Interstate commerce up ill ITI It Is not nol nl for or a rale rate lo to be I wall In two places In or order er 1 l ld lt d on 01 a Wit for It IL loi be effective The shipper r must take paint pains to timid find out oui If the lie ate alo he lie gets Is tM a lawful rate |