The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-12-22

CLEVELAND, Dec. 21.-Deyelop-
ments OF most sensational nature in
the Standard OIL investigation came to
light to-day, when Attorney General
Monnett began taking depOsltIons for
the purpose Of proving that the stnnd-
ard OIL Company, Just previous 70 the
issuance OF the order by the supreme
court that the books OF the company be
produced in evidence, had destroyed n
large number Of its books.
The taking Of depositions to prove
Attorney General Monnett'B allegations
was commenced before Harry c. Ma
son, to-day. The most important Wit
mes produced was John Darmstetter, or
No. l3 Center court, u rabbi OF a Boz
hemian church.
Rabbi DarEnstetter testified that one
evening three or four weeks ago he
went into the saloon OF q. II. Pollock
ut 1S1 CrOton street, TO see Pollock. who
is an official Of his church. He said
that at the time Pollock was waiting
upon several Bohemian laborers. who
were employees OF the Standard OIL com-
pany, and he sat down till the saloon
keeper got through with his customers
HtAAA IlAtAS Vic Va NAAS AAAN.e
in the saloon was quite hilarious and
was asked: "Why are you fellows do
ing so much treAtlng?" Two Of the
men then engaged In a conversation
and flashlug a roll OF bills said that
they had got some good stun working
over time. One OF them, who was
teamster, said that he and another
teamster had loaded up a lot OF books
Mt the Euclid avenue office OF the
Standard Oil company and had taken
them to the compRnys furnaces, where
they were burned.
Attorney General Monnett secured
the residence and name OF one OF thc
drivers and when a constable went to
subpoena him to-day the man ex-
claimed: "My fob Is gone Il / have to
Another Of the teamsters Of the
Standard when informed that he would
probably be called upon to testify, IS
reported to have said: "They can't
catch me. What we took were boxes,
and can't tell what they contained.
Rabbi Durnstetter, when placed
upon the witness stand, was very un.
willing to testify, saying that II he did
so, 1t would injure the members OF his
congregation, many Of whom were ems
ployes of the STANDARD.
The deposittons OF FIVE other Wit
nessea were taken to-day, but nothing
important was brought out.
Edward O'EIearn! n teamster IN the
employ OF the Standard oil company,
was found and placed on the witness
stand. He testified that on the Satur-
day before Thanksgiving day he was
ordered 10 70 to the office Of the COM
pany on Euclid avenue and carry some
boxes from there to the company's
warehouse on Independence street. He
said he got the boxes, sixteen In NUM-
ber and delivered them as ordered. He
said he did not know the names Of the
employees who turned the boxes over to
him, nor those who received them Ht
the warehouse. In Dimensions they
were about two feet long and eighteen
inches broad. He declared that he did
not know what was In them, and de-
MED having made the declaration In q
saloon that they contained account
books.
His brother, Cornelius O'Hearn, was
the next witness. He has had charge
Of horses for the Standard company,
The witness was very much agitated
and his testimony did not add anything
to the information already obtained.
Attorney General Monnett Is very de-
sIrons OF placing on the stand Frank
Rockefeller. brother OF John d. Rookie
Teller, and president Of the Ohio Stand-
ard Oil Company. and L. H. Severance.
late treasurer Of the Ohio company.
Constable George Arnold was given the
suSpoenaS to serve to-day, bur was
unable to ilnd these two gentlemen. He
is satisfied that they are in the city and
viii endeavor to Nnd them tonight.