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Show TRYING TO ESCAPE PCNALTY. Great Northern Trying to Beat the Fine In Rebate Case. Washington Attorney A II llrownn nf this city on Monday protnnlod a pe llllnn to thn supremo ronrt of thn United Htale for a writ of certiorari bringing tn that court for review Uncase Un-case nf the Croat Northern Hallway company v the United State. Thla co so I a prosecution against the rail road company on tho charge of granting grant-ing rebates, on which charge It wa found guilty In lha federal court of Minnesota nnd the verdict was approved ap-proved by Iho United Statea circuit tourt of nppeat The case present many Interesting phase, the most Important nf which la the company's insertion that the Klklns law, under which a tlno waa Imposed, wns repealed by tho Hepburn railroad rate law which Imposed a penalty nf Imprisonment fot tho offense. of-fense. If the court grants thu motion to bring the case before It for consideration, consid-eration, thla question wilt bo developed devel-oped at length. |