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VOLUME 27.
RALEIGH, N. C, FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 1906.
PRICE
BAL
TIMES.
NORWAY ? NEW KING
AND QUEEN FORMALLY
CROWNED THIS MORNING
The Coronation Ceremony in
Cathedral at Trondiijem
Consumed One Hour
THE ROYAL PALACE
Interesting' Particulars of the Kvi'iit
White Robed Priests tlie Kishops
anil Oilier i Chureh Dignitaries nml
the Height Uniforms of Slate Olll
rials Contributed to the Imposing
Spectacle Representatives of the
United States Present Included
Special Knvoy, . Naval Officers "and
Sir. and Mrs. W. 3. Ilryan.
'i (tiv the Associated Press.)
t. kn,ihlr.m. June 22. King Haakon
and Queen Maud were today crownc
respectively king and queen of Norway
in the cathedral here. The royal party
left the palace at '11:05 a. m. and enter
al the cathedral six minutes later,
vha.mpminllnn ceremony began lm
...uiiv nfter their arrival. The
i...- ,.r t, L-itur w-ns cninnleted
liovwuiib i- .- .. -- - . ,
i i.ir. t. m The coronation of tht
iiuecii began at 12:20 and was complet
ed at 12:35 p. m.
Af i r,:. their majesties left the ea
tliodral and arrived at the palace Ave
minutes later.
v.vnn..itnn ,lnv nnened with a glow
ir.g but cold sunsliiniiig. In the early
morning splatters of rain fell and a
rl.lll wind came off the Fiord, making It
necessary 'to wear overcoats and winter
clothing. The normal temperature in
the cathedral previous to the ceremony
was under fifty, degrees and It was fear
ed that many of those present would
,1 om,1 InKtinir re-
carry iiwiij in,u. .. c
minder of the coronation of jKIng Haa
i.. nml nneeii Maud, although the
Vm-ivoirl.-in eimrt wisely relaxed the
rules governing dress.
Tn citv was alive at an early hour
and by 8 o'clock the avenues reaching
to the cathedral were filled wltn strag
gling lines of people making for the
choicest points, of vantage from which
t. ocwv tho moMlinra .of the royal family
mill tho distinguished guests enter the
cathedral The doors or tne laiiei
were opened at 10 a. m and soon af
terwards three bishops, robed in black
oi.,i whiti. iIiuvh . tin In a basket-like
phaeton... The crowd uncovered when
Ihe bishops entered the cathedral.
Tim cathedral filled rapidly. By
10:25 a. in. tho majority yf the specta
tors had arrived aim were bcull-u,
men in evening costumes and many
of the men In bright uniforms and
vwearing orders. The effect was impos
ing in spite of the half light in the in
t.., ini r,r tlm old cathedral. Long rows
of seatB extended along the entire both
sides of the building, rising tier upon
tier. The center of the nave was unoc
cupied .except by the throne seats and
a few chairs back of the columns. A
red carpet was st retched down the
aisles and the centro of both transeps.
The arrival of the bishops was follow
ed by the appearance of a number of
priests, nil robed in white. They en
tered the north sanctuary at 10:30 and
formed a semi-circle about tho altar,
and with, bent heads '.offered up pray
ers for the king and queen. Their en
trance silenced the crowd.
" In the meantime Ines of soldiers and
pallors from a specially constructed
landing place, past the palace to the
cuthedral entrance, formed a lane to
tho cathedral entrance.
The royal arid special embassies soon
afterwards began arriving. Among the
first was the special American envoy,
Charles II. Graves, minister to Sweden
and Mrs. Graves; Lieutenant Com
mander John H. Gibbons, the naval at
tache of the United States at London,
and Mrs. Gibbons; and Major William
W. Gibson, American military attache
at St. Petersburg, who was accompa
nied by Mr. and Mrs. 'William J. Bryan.
The crowd watched the , party with
great . interest. The- visiting princes
and princesses were cheered as they
'drove along tho lane of troops and a
band stationed opposite the canopied
portal of the cathedral played the .na
tional anthem respectively of each
country represented by the arriving
embassy and at the same time the
troops presented arms.
" The Prince and Princess of Wales
entered last at 10:65 a, m. and their
party was still fn the street when
peals of bells from tho city churches
announced that King. Haakon was pre-
,rn finer tn InavA thft TlRlaCA. ' BV this
time the dense crowds walled behind
the line of troops extended irom peiow
the palace into tho bisecting streets,
and to the cathedral where near the en
trance stood tho tribunes .which had
been erected for the more fortunate of
the public.
The king and queen after a brief do-
lay In arranging the carrlagy-s and cav
alry escort started for the cathedral,
preceded by their suites. A great cheer
announced the departure of the royal
party. Tho king and queen, who rode
in a closed state coach, .both wore er
mine robes, and were bareheaded. They
seemed grave as they drove toward tho
cathedral. Tho king, however, smiled
and saluted In reply to the salutation
of the people.
: When approaching the cathedral their
majesties faced half a dozen photo
graphic machines, and scores ot cam
eras. The procession . moved slowly.
Handkerchiefs and flags wore waved
hut the crowd seemingly was Impress
ed by the "coming religious ceremony
mid the people generally wore silent.
Occasionally, however, there was an
outbreak of cheers..-.
The royal coach, drawn by four hand
some bays, led by footmcni cached the
cathedral at 11:10 a. m., where the king
and queen were received by the clergy.
When the royal party entered all
present ill the cathedral arose and the
ceremonial began immediately.--.
The coronation ceremonies which
were very elaborate wero conducted
by (lie bishop of Trondiijem, assisted
by the leading cabinet ministers and
chief justice of the supreme court. Af
ter tho anointing of the king by tho
bishop; the latter and Prime Minister
Micholscn conjointly , placed the
crown on his head, after which For
eign Minister Loevland and tho bish
op conjointly handed him the scepter.
After a prayer by tho bishop the lat
ter and Interior Minister Arct.v.ulor
conjointly handed the king thq orb
and later Minister Olsson and tho
bishop handed the sword of state to
his majesty. These ceremonies wero
followed by tho benediction.
The king having taken hir. seat on
tho throne tho queen was" crowned by
the same high personages and in a
similar manner. The ceremony
(Continued on Pago Two.)
RICHARD 1VENS
HANGED TODAY
; (fiy tho Associated Press.)
Chicago, Juno 22. Richard Ivens was
hung hero today for the murder of
Mrs. Bessie Hollister.
The condemned man until ho stood
upon tho drop, faced death In tho same
stolid manner in which he has con
ducted himself since his arrest. When
he stepped on the scaffold however,
much of his courage fulled him. Just
before the cop was drawn over his
face,, he 'attempted to utter a prayer
but although his lips moved convul
sively his voice would not respond, and
ho was not able to utter a sound. It
was, evident that he was on the verge
of a complete collapse and the sheriff
therefore hastened the last details as
much as possible.
Just prior to the execution the aged
father of Ivens called at the jail and
asked to see his son for tho last time.
His request was refused by tho guards.
and the father made a scene as he
begged with tears to be allowed to see
the young man once more. It was
finally found necessary to lead him
from the building. An aged woman
who made her appearance . at about
the same time as the father of Ivens
insisted that the condemned man was
ibout to hang unjustly, as her own
son had- confessed to her that he, and
not Ivens was the actual criminal.
She was detained, ponding an inquiry
into her sanity.
LONGWORTHS LEAVE
LONDON FOR KIEL.
(By the Associated Press.)
London, June 22. Congressman and
Mrs. Longworth left London for Kiel
today. Ambassador Reiil, Mrs. Reld
and Miss Held, the full staff of the
American embassy and many other
friends gathered at the station to bid
them farewell.
George Raker Stevens Dead.
(Hy the Associated Press.)
New Haven, Conn., June 22. Pev.
George Barker Stevens, Dwight profes
sor of systematic theology in the Yale
divinity school, died today after a short
illness. He was fifty-two years old.
Prof. Stevens has been a prolific writer
on theological subjects, his written vol
umes, besides magazine articles include
ing "The Pauline Theological" and
"Life of Peter Parker."
CABINET TALKS
STANDARD OIL
Considers Proposed Action
Against the Trust
GOVI'T TO PROSECUTE
Statement ' From Attorney General
Will He Given Out Tonight. De
partment of - Justice Has Heen
Making Preparations for Several
Weeks for the Investigation.
(r.y the Associated Tress.)
Washington, June 22. P radically
the entire session of the cabinet today
was devoted to a consideration of
proceeding!! likely o be lieytiii by the
department of justice against the
Standard Oil Company. II. is under
stood that these ' proceedings have
been under consideration lor some
time, hill, the precise nature of them
will not hn known until .Attorney
fjenernl Moody makes a siulofuont,
which he lias promised lo do some
time tonight.
Just' prior, to' the cabinet meeting
(lie attorney general said that, he
would have a statement, on the sub
ject some time during today. At the
conclusion of the meeting, which last
ed from 11 o'clock until 2, and was
one of tho longest sessions held for
several months, the attorney general
said that it would probably lie late
thisi evening beforo ho would be able
to promulgate his statement. He
said that it had not been fully pre
pared and that ho would give no inti
mation ot its contents until ho was
ready to make public tho entire state
ment. . ''.'..
It is known that tho .department
of juslieo for several weeks lias been
making an investigation into the
transaction of the Standard Oil Com
pany with a view to prosecution if it.
were found that the law in any way
had been violated. It is quits certain
that a decision finally has been
reached to enter noon proceedings
against tlio oil combine, nut. now ana
when the government will proceed
will not bo disclosed until the at'or
ney general shall have . mado his
statement.
The Operation Successful.
Oly' the. 'Associated 'Press.) ...
Rochester, Minn., Juno : 22. The
operation for cancer of the intestines
performed yesterday on Dr. J. Wil
liam White, the noted .Philadelphia
surgeon,-: was' successful and his con
dition today is good.
WORKMEN DODGE
TEN-INCH SHELLS.
( r.y the Associated Press )
Norfolk, Va., June 22. Ten inch
shells supposed to have been fired
from Fort Monroe today by mistake
Handed on this side of Hampton Itoads
and.numerous cottages at. Willoughby
Beach narrowly escaped being struck.
Colored workmen on a freight train
report that they had to jump off and
seek refuge behind a sand hill. One
of tho shells struck and turned com
pletely around a sailing craft off
Wilioughbly Beach.: Several of the
shells have boon found. The incident
caused great fright among the wo
men cottagers at-Willoughby.
LANCASTER'S SLAYER
CAUGHT THIS MORNING
(Special to Tho Evening Times.)
New Bern, N. C June 22 Henry
Builoy, the negro who shot and killed
John M. Lancaster, the Vanceboro
Merchant, yesterday, was caught early
this morning at a place known as
Palmetto Hridge, between Vanceboro i
and Washington. , I
Jake and Jim Lancaster; cousins ofjno reason why Mr. Roosevelt should
the dead man, and George Hill wore
his " captors. Bailey had put some
preparation on his feet to destroy,
scent. The men were after the mur-
derer all night. The cjptnrs delivered
Policy to a constable, who brought
him to New Bern. He is now In jail
safely guarded. There was no demon
stration on the parti of the people to
get tho murderer, nnd the passage
from Vanceboro to this city was
j quietly and easily made.
VILE LANGUAGE
A Reprobate at Wilmington
Gels His Dues
HE INSULTED LADIES
Outrageous Conduct Towards Sum
mer Visitors On The Reach At
Wiighfsville Meets Willi Prompt
Prosecution And Punishment
Some Details Of Tie" Affair.
fS'iiccial lo Th'.' -levelling
Wilmington, N. C, June 2:
ed today at noon for usin
gunge towards two ladies.
Times.)
;, I'oiiv let
S Vile lau
nssa lilting
and resisting 'a special i.l'.ieer in Ihe
discharge of his duty at Wrightsvllle.
ach on Wednesday afternoon, John
'lolar, a young ..'reprobate was scii
li need hy Magistrate Furlong to ninety
days on the county-roads.- An appeal
was taken and the defendant' placed
under a. seven hundred and fifty dol
lar bond.
The .Recur of the disorder was on the
beach in front of -the l.uinina I'aviiion.
Tolar, somewhat under ihe inlluenoe of
liquor, approached the' v. onn n, both
strangers here, and leaped upon them
insult alter insult.
Special Ofllcor Phi'lips was attracted
lo the spot and when be remonstrated
with Ihe man was struck down, l'liil-
lips then secured his police badge re- j
turned and pl-.-cod Tolar under arrest.
On learning tho particulars -of the
outrage, tlie ConsoliduP-d Car Com
pany employed Bellamy & ISellamy in
addition to their regular attorneys and
ordered that no mercy be shown the de
fendant. Tolar was not represented by counsel.
Four attorneys were solicited, but each
one declined to defend him. The ver
dict o the court meets witli the appro
bation of every-, one and the-Consolidated
Company . 'managers are being
commended for their vigorous prosecu
tion of Tolar, whose reputation has for
yea in been a stencil in the nostrils of
decent people.
PRESIDENT'S EXPENSES
Hiest in Senate
Senators Uvprcss the View Thai
President Kixisevelt Has Not In
spired Pending Lcgi.slalioii On
Subject of Traveling Kxprnses.
(Hy the Associated Press.)
'Washington, June 22. The senate
was prompt today in resuming con
sideration of the "amendment: to the.
sundry civil bill, 'appropriating $-.",000
for the payment of the traveling ex
penses ot tlio president. Kem:Wr
Mei jimi.tr was the first speaker but
he conii iited Iiimselt with a brier rel
erenee to the: record of President
Roosevelt; ill adyaeaey of equal privi
leges lo all. lie -reached the c. inclusion
that the president could not be held
responsible for tlio pending proposi
tion. ;
Senator McLnurin also explained that
he did not '.desire: to be understood as
criticising the president's- use ot
horses, carriages and yachts, which
ure the property, of the government.
He wanted it understood that he had
no objection lo that practice. If in
dulged in lior did lie believe the public
objects to the use ol these conveniences
by either the president or bis family,
llis opposition was, he added, due en
tirely to the fact that such legisla
tion tends to build up class distinc
tions, -which he maintained should be
reprobated, by all.
He announced his confidence, that the
present chief executive has not sought
this legislation and knowing him well.
he had confidence that if the proposi
tion should be presented to him Inde
pendently he was satisfied that he
would veto it. lie also dissented from
the view that the president should
undertake to mould public sentiment
for if allowed to do so Unit the cotin-
trv c,u,, never b;.ve but one view on
any subject. There was to his mind
m, a))out Ul0 PonnlrVi nor wouM thore
i)c any reason for such a course when
jr. Uryan, who lie announced In con-
ndonce woutd bo the next, president.
takes the office.
The senate has agreed to vote on the
house bill appropriating $25,000 for the
president's traveling expenses as a
separate' measure at R o'clock and
Senator Hale withdrew the amendment
to the sundry civil bill for the same
purpose. '
GROSSCUP ON
CORPORATIONS
Striking Address Today by
Prominent Jurist
NOT SINFUL PER SE
Senseless Denunciation of Corpora
tions Criticised The Thing To Io
Is To liaise I'p Compel it ion Tin'
Rightful Plane Of The Individual
Man Defined.
(Hy the Associated
Ollawa, Kansas. June
Peter H. Crossup of
Pre?s.)
22. ludgo
the United
Slates court of apc'ils made an ad
dress here today in which he. dealt
with Hi question of corporations.
.Judge Orosscup spoke' of the' great
growth of corporations since the Civil
War, declared that ownership' of the
coiinlry's industrial properties should
be restored to the people and us a st. p
ill this direction favored state as well
as congressional net Ion. lb- said that,
out of recent revelations of the. man
ner of conducting certain corporations
there had come a spiril of Indiscrimi
nate distrust, a spirit of .criticism, "in
ton many places a blind fury, that
continues:. still lo envelop our jud'-r-nieiil,
as a frog blinds the eyes to in
telligent study of some great build
ing." :
The first thing to do, he said, in tlio
move to restore to the people their
rights, was to dispel this fog,- to see
things in their right place -and pro
portions. "A constant duly, of course," sr. id
he, "is to see to it that the particular
corporations that are breaking the law
be. made to obey the law. To the full
extent, that the national administra
tion sincerely nnd intelligently, is pur
suing this duty, public opinion wl'l re
main behind it. Hut if the adminis
tration and the republican leaders
think that the disease will be reached
and eradicated solely 'through contin
uous campaigns against -this or that
incorporated enterprise, as if the cor
poration in itself as the cmbodi'niint
of moderate enterprise, were some
alien enemy I entirely dissent from
them. When Mr. Hrynii denounces
the particular corporations that by
discrimination and favoritism, succeed
in suppressing competition, or that, un
justly oppress the public,-. T agree with
him. Kvery species of device that puts
it within tin? power of an outside parly j
to choose which of two or more com
petitors shall succeed and which shall
fail is a, crime against that first prin
ciple of American business lifi equal
ity ot opportunity. T!ut" when Mr.
Hryan, us the already chosen leader
of the democratic -parly,, sees no fur
ther than this when lie confuses what,
under ft just corporate policy corporate
enterprise could become, with particu
lar corporations' that have rjiused
their opportunities, I dissent, again."
Judge (Irosseup said that the incor
poration of enterprise is not itself a
sin. The competition in many cases
had been unjustly' suppressed and ill
many lines ..almost, destroyed, but the
chief -cause' was In tho fact that, under j
our present corporation policy the peo
ple at .large, "though tliey have abun
dant means, have no reasonably secure
corporate way offered to them to raise
iqi competition. The thing to do, to
raise up competitors," he said, "is not
indiscriminately to denounce tho cor
poration. The thing to do to raise
up competition, is to rehabilitate tha
corporation, to purify it, to restore tot
if .character " and responsibility, ihac
tin- people, may come back Into the
ownership of Hie country's Industrial
properties. For until thht is donel
all opportunity for new or competitive
enterprise will lie in the hands of
(Continued on Page Two.)
HOUSE EXPRESSES
SYMPATHY FOR JEWS
(By the Associated Press.)
Washington, June 22 The senate
today adopted- the following Joint res
old ions:
'"That the people of the United
States are horrified by- the reports of
the massacre of Hebrews in Russia
on account of their race and religion
and that those bereaved thereby have
the hearty sympathy of the people of
this country."
The resolution was introduced by
Senator McLnurin of Mississippi who
asked Immediate consideration. Sen
ator Lodge asked for time to examine
the document and after doing so an
nounced his approval. The resolut
ion was then adopted without debate.
As it. Is as joint resolution It will bo
necessary for it to bo acted upon by
the house and signed by the president
to be a complete legislative act.
It does not now seem likely that the
oniHTn rnmifTc
SENTENCED TO THE
PENITENTIARY TODAY
I jilted Slates government will be able
to take any steps which will afford re
lief in peiseeulei! .lews ill Russia. Since
Ihe recent mas.-aric the administration
lias been considering .requests that this
M.vornnicnl do sonic-thing to relieve tile
ci edit ions of the unfortunate Jews, but
the president has not been aide to de-
iso any plan whereby he call render
assistance and tin- same is true of state
department officials.
cLosio ok !!i:.i:ix(i i
COAL AMI OIL THAI-TIC.
fi'y the Assorli-.ted. Press.)
'' Washington, June 22. The last
of Ihe hearings lor the present by the
inlefslale commerce commission in
connection with its investigation into
the relations of the railroads with
coal and oil (radio, was held here to
day, and marked the .practical com
pletion of the inquiry as regards the
eastern' bituminous fields.
The hearings will be resumed in
the fall, the commission in the mean
time preparing its report on the facts
developed for the consideration of
congress. '
iro,ii:sr !- .skv's trial for
ALLFtiFO COWAKIHt'K.
(l!y the Associated Press.)
St. Petersburg, Juno 22. Several
Japanese seamen and two surgeons
have been summoned as witnesses in
the trial by court martial of Admiral
Kojeslvensky on the charge of cow
ardice on surrendering to the enemy.
They are expected to give evidence as
to the admiral's condition at f lie time
of the surrender.
IH'd At Sea.
(lly the Associated Press.)
Now York, Juno 22. Dr. Karl
Edward l!"!ni, surgeon of the steam
er Craf Waldersee, which arrived
here today from. Hamburg, died of
heart disens; on June Hi and was
buried at sea.
PULLMAN CARS
'(l'j the Associated Press.)
Washington, June 22. What is 're
garded as only a temporary halt has
overt:. lien 'the. railroad rale confer
ence, agreement... At the. meeting this
morning two of tin- three points left
open for further discussion from last
night: Were settled. This, leaves the
agreement complete with the excep
tion of a dispute over the question of
Whether pipe lines shall be declared
"common carriers" and as such, for
bidden to own the commodity they
transport. - -
It Is expected that another meeting
will be b;-ld before the close of the
day and at the conference report will
be signed with an agreement on this
line disputed point.
As slated last .night the disputed
points for discussion today included
the sleeping Oar question. It was
agreed today lhat sleeping cars should
hi- included in the bill as common car
riers and subject to regulation as such.
The second disputed point was as to
the live days notice to be given before
issuing an injuneiioii enforcing an or
der of the commission.' The senate
amendment requiring this notice was
accepted by the conferreos. It also
was agreed that no exception should
be made for lumber, in the 'commodity
amendment.
WEEK'S RECORD
SHOWS UP WELL.
(By the Associated Press.)
New York, June 22 Dispatches
to Dun's Review indicates that tlio
general tone of business this week is
improved by. better crop conditions.
Bank exchanges reflect a remarkably
large- volume of payments through
the banks for the third week in
June, total exchanges this week at
leading ciiics in the United States be
ing $2.t;"i-!,:i 1(,02.", an increase of
25.1 per cent, over tho corresponding
week last, year and more than 60 per
cent greater than in 1004.
SI LTAX SIGXK1) ALOEC1RAS
PROTOCOL ON JUNK 18.
(By the Associated Press.) .
Tangier, Morocco, June 22. The Sul
tan signed, the Algcciras protocol at
Fez June IS.
WLLINCLUDE
Taggart and Thomas Must
Go to Prison and Pay Fines
Amounting to $10,000
SWIFT, ARMOUR ET AL
ARE HEAVILY FINED
Seven Defendants in the Noted Re
bate Cases, Recently Convicted,
Were Brought Into Court Today
and Sentenced for Accepting Re
bates and Making Concessions and
Conspiring to Accept Rebates
Some of the Cases Continued to
tho Fall Term of Court.
:' . ;:-
(By the Associated Press.)
Kansas City, Mo., June 22. In
I tre United States district court here
'this morning Judge Smith McPlwr-
son of Red Oak, la., passed sentenca
upon seven defendants recently con
victed in this court of making con
cessions and accepting and conspir
ing to accept rebates on shipments.
Judgments in the nature of lines
were assessed as follows:
Swift & Company, $15,000; Cu
dahy Packing Company, 15,000;
Armour Packing Company, $15,000;
Nelson Morris tic Company, $15,000;
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Rail
way, $15,000.
(leorge L. Thomas of New York waa
lined $8,000 and sentenced to tour
months in the penitentiary.
L. B. Taggart of New York' was fined
$1,000 and sentenced to three months
in the penitentiary.
A fine of $15,000 assessed against the
Burlington covered all four counts,
the aggregate amount of the fines in
the seven cases totalling $85,000.
Appeals were filed in each case ami
a stay of execution was granted until
June 29 until they could be perfected.
The bonds in the case of Thomas and
Taggart were fixed at $6,000 each.
These two men appeared in court per
sonally and upon being sentenced,
promptly furnished the required bonds.
The bonds in the case of the packing
companies and the Burlington ; were
fixed at $15,000 each. Motions for new
trials for the packers, the Burlington
Railroad and Thomas and Taggart
were all overruled.
Kansas City, Mo., June 22. The ap
pearance in the federal court here to
day for sentence of the representatives
of four meat packing companies, one
railway and two individual defend
ants, recently convicted of Violating:
the Elkins law marked the end of the
rebate cases to be tried at this term
of court. One other ease, that of the
Chicago & Alton and two of Its officials,
has teen reset for trial in September.
The indictments upon which the var
ious defendants were tried were re
turned In Kansas City by the grand
jury on December 13, 1905. The cases
have been handled for the government
-by A. S. Van Vulkenburgh, the district
attorney and his assistants, Leslie
Lyons, while the defendants have been,
represented by some of the ablest coun
sel in the west. Of the eleven cases
brought up at this term, the govern
ment has secured seven convictions, one
defendant was acquitted and three
cases were dismissed. ,
George L. Thomas of New York city,
a freight broker, and his chief clerk,
L. B. Taggart, whose case was the
Hist to be tried, were convicted of se
curing rebates from railways on ship
ments from New York to St. Louis and
Kansas City dry goods concerns. . At
their trial several prominent merchafits
who admitted having signed contracts
with Thomas, testified to receiving: at
Various times sums of money, from
mysterious sources. Many thousands
of dollars were thus received and soma
ot the witnesses admitted the liklihbod
of it having come from Thomas. The
penalty provided Is a fine of not less
than $1,000 nor more than $10,000 or Im
prisonment in the penitentiary for not
more than two years, or both fine and
Imprisonment. s
George H. Crosby, former assistant
freight traffic manager of the Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy Railroad, who
was charged with conspiring: with,
Thomas and Taggart to pay concession,
was discharged by Judge McPherson.
The court sustained a demurrer, pre
sented by Judge O. M. Spencer of St.
Joseph, general solicitor of the railway,
who contended that no evidence hadj
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