The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1894-11-30
Standard Oil Men Indictee.

The Grand Jury of McLennan Co. Texas
has returned an indictment against all the
officers of the Standard Oil Company from
President Rockefeller down.
The indictment charges them with vio-
lating the Trust law of Texas, by making
a conspiracy to control prices.
Applications will be made, however, to
Gov Hogg for a requisition on the Gov
ernor OF New York and other States, for
extradition of the indicted parties.
Some weeks ago changes were made in
circulars issued by the Populist propa-
ganda of McLennan County that the Wa
ters-Pierce Oil Company conducted busi-
ness in violation of the Texas Trust law
and was in o coal-oil trust organized to
drive out competitors and control the price
Of that staple.
The charge was also made that Gov Hogg
and Charles Culberson, Attorney-Geaera
of Texas, were cognizant of the illegal
methods of the corporation named and re-
fused to institute an investigation, not
withsiandiug that proofs had been sub
mitted.
The Grand jury summoned the parties
making these charges, and protracted in
vestigation followed.
Witnesses were brought from Marietta,
o., who testified that they manufactured
coal oil, but were driven out of the mar
ket by the Standard,Oil Trust, of which The
Waters Pierce Company was member.
Forty pages of legal cap are used in de-
scribing the methods by which the Coal
Oil Trust drove out competitors by selling
oil below cost of production and raising the
price when the competitor had been dis
lodged and driven OF.
The men charged with feloniously vio-
lating the Trust law by conspiring to con-
trcl the price of oil are John A Raekefell-
er, II NJ Flagler, Benjamin Brewster, Hen
ry H Rogers, William Rockefeller, John o
Archibald, Webster II Tilford. Henry Clay
Pierce. Arthur NJ Finley.C Wells, William
Grice, NJ Adams. J P Gruet, Hath
away, J A Austin and the Texas agents o
the wa,ers-Pierce Oil Company.
Gov Hogg, VINO is now In Waco. ha,
consented to issue his requisi,ion for th,
indicted parties ou'side of Texas. The
Texas law forbidding fruits provides {
term in the penitertiary for its violation
and heavy fne also.
One of the witnesses upon whose testi
mony the Grand Jury indicted Mr. Rock.
efelIer and The Others was Mrs C Butts
daughter of George Rice, President of th'
Ohio Coal Oil Company of Marietta, o
Mrs Butts is secretary Of the coal OIL CON-
pany, Of which her father is President.
Prominent Populists who were indicte,
as members of the Cotton Seed Crushers
Trust had hoped from Mrs Butts's testi
mony to incriminate the Governor and Al
torney-General of Texas, but it appear
that they are both exonerated from tn
, charge o: refusing 10 prosecute the Stand
ard Oil people, although proof Of guilt wa
placed in their hands.
) Z 1 Dodd, attorney Tor the kockeiei.
ers and the Standard Oil Company, ridi
cuied the whole proceeding last night.
The saute thing has been done before.
be said. land the indictment was dismiss
ed, as it will undoubtedly be in this case
The Standard Oil Company does no bust
ness in Texas, anyway. cut sells TO
!, Lo=is parties. who supply The trade in tn
, Southwest.