New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-28

STRANGE REVELATIONS IN AN OIL SUIT.
MEANS USED BY THE STANDARD OIL COMPANY TO
CRUSH OUT oPPosITIoS-A WITNESS THAT WAS
BOUGHT.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 27.-1he Press Will
print tomorrow some interesting revelations in regard
to he attempt the Standard Oil Company to gain con-
troll Of the Tidewaser Pipe Line Company The latter
com oany Is the only one that offers any real opposition
20 the Standard its monopoly OF the Oil raoe nehco
the desire crush the ndewster Company. Inc man-
which the Standard proceeded to do this was too
by G. Patterson In his evidence In tine reeen'
litigation between the two companies at Meade' tne
testimony was In way suppressed ct the tme put
The Press now prints IL from the official record OF tne
court stenogrspher.
T. G. Patterson has for many years been light
ing the Standard Oil Company, asserting that
it had been the means OF running thousano'
OF oil producers of which he claimed TO be oue BE was
known 70 be I'm possepson Of many damaging facts In
regard to the Standard Company and the various othe
organizations which 1t controls Hence wnen tne o'aVe
brought suit against the Standard Oh Company last year
for 900 900 unpaid taxes, Acknowledgement rainier
employed Patterson at srpullted sum OF SLOW 10
furnish evidence in behalf OF the State to prove the
amount capital employed by the STANDARD the extent
of ia business In the state and other facts When the
case was brought trial Patterson did not produce the
evidence agreed upon. The oil company admitted nov"
ever that 1t employing an actual capitai OF over
$40 100000, all OF which. with the exception OF
49, 500 600 had accumulated out OF the profits OF the
business besides which 1t had distributed many millions
OF dollars in dividends within few years Nearly
ali this money was made in Pennsylvania yet the CON-
pauy had never paid dollar Of tax IN this State 1t
eseared the ground OF being Ohio corporation ana
investigation In tat state showed lna u du nor pay
tax either Its mead Office really IN New YORK.
but the Attorney General found on investigation mat
paid taxes that state. Toe Commonwealth, owing
t peculiar secured judgment Tor paltry
sum OF only few Thousand dollars. immeaia,ey aisr,
ward the Standard divided itself up int1 several a
branches aud Incorporated one In each state with COIN
blned capa OF $7O0O0OOO. Ii would De interesting 10
know where it now pays taxes -, 4. Aha .ooon.
witness for the STANDARD In the recent
suit all his testimony unfayorable TO that company
Buit Of this city. He refused to answer many CUES
tons but compelled ~ do 80 by the court he e1
Rsned tho reason that ne oa Ro' Iurn ass
great tax suit sa t1uan Una. psi %m an
equal amount OF money agreed upon by the Com
nonw eslth aud also entereL into other arrangements
with him tte %Gn bewsyrr was the
TO put the Tldewaler PIP. Line Company INTO n me
soriber Tor atty shares OF the Tidewater stock
| These he had not taken possession OF pee e9
pHny paid MIN $1,000 when he used to pay Tor the
Tidewater stock lie then unblish ngly MADE appnca-
comuany nj eging tnat its AHA rs grossly msman-
aged lie did this In the face OF an 'ner OF premium
ceyep WAS aensd and then followed tue working out
Of the scheme 20 gam control Oh the az @
I'm another tue result OF wnlch mas peen tue htsa
| ton now penang at Meddville A.. - q, ...
| who for Patterson In SUITS against tue
Standard and also counsel fof tine Producers Union
which had issued for the arrest OF the stand
of the 81 ndard and sad O. be Ia possession OF large
income attorney Tor that onpaly He was acuSe ia
| Drpgng about the arrangement pet"een f@'VisoN '
Franklin b. Gowen has endeavored to get Attorney.
General Cassidy ~ begin suits again e StadAsa, Ss
has faihed Cassidy long been att rLey Tor TIE
| Standard, and "as 50 employed IN tue tax suit