Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-05-11
NAMES MADEKNOWN.
Attorney General Says Charles B,
6quires offered a Bribe.
ATTEMPTED TO DEFEAT JUSTICE,
The Attorney General Of Ohio Files n
Reply 10 the Motion Of tho
Standard OIL Company
squIres' Deuinl.

Columbus, o., May 9.--Attorney
General Monelt Monday filed In
The supreme court his answer to the
motion Of the Standard OH company
requesting that he designate the per
sons alluded to In his statement that
he had been approached with offers
OF brides TO dismiss the suits against
the company, the names Charles b
Squlres, formerly Of Cleveland, and
now OF New York, las the party
through whom the alleged proposition
was made. The attorney general in
his answer says;
'"rhe motion having been made Ia
be heard May IS, the attorney gen
eral valves the length OF time and
asks for an immediate hearing, lie
concurs IN the request OF the defend
ant that the court appoint commits
sloner to take the legal testimony
which bears upon the truth Of such
charges as are set forth In the com.
plant, or that such testimony may
be taken In any other mode that this
court may deem eXpedlent,
"rhe plaintiff had no means OF
bringing the defendant into court in
contempt without an order from this
court, but the same having been waiy.
ed by the entry Of appearance by this
motion and to avoid delay, plaintiff
complies with the demands Of the mo-
ton 80 far as II Is able. The attorney
general can not comply with the first
request requiring the plaintiff to
name the person who requested Dan
lei j. Ryan, but the same can be had
through legal process under the or
ders OF this court from witnesses who
have the knowledge thereof. The
plaintiff can not comply with the sec.
ond request OF the Standards attor.
neys compelling d. X. Watson to fur
nlsh the names OF parties who made
the offers and presentations In said
complaint set forth, but the same can
be obtained under an order from this
court from witnesses who have such
information.
"As to the third request In the mo-
ton addressed TO the attorney general
to name the party who had the con-
versations with him, and to name par.
ties connected Herewith representing
the Standard Oil company, the atter-
ney general says that the party call
ing him up from Cleveland and the
party making the proposition set
forth in the complaint was Charles h.
Squlres, formerly of Cleveland now
of New York city; and the stockhold,
er and the officer representing the
Standard Oil company that Charles
b. Squlres claimed were the parties,
and through whom the proposition
had in some way come to him was
Frank Rockefeller OF Cleveland, a
stakeholder of the Standard Oil COM
pany, II. d. Squres, secretary of the
Standard Oil company, and Charles
n. Haskell late Of New York city"
The attorney general says that to
ascertain in what way Charles b.
Squires received his communications
from the above parties the state will
be compelled to take testimony under
an order Of this court
THE only agent or employee OF the
Standard Oil company" the attorney
general says, shat plaintiff can fur
nish the court under that motion that
paid the expenses of Dewitt c. Jones
and heard at least part of the CONVEX
sation referred to in the paragraph
OF the original complaint and the only
name that plaintiff can furnish to this
court without legal process is the
name furnished plaintiff by Dewitt C.
Jones, namely that of Virgil p. Kline,
one of the attorneys in this case, then
representing the Standard Oil com.
pany, The true relationship existing
between the Standard Oil company
and Virgil p, Kline and Dewitt c.
Jones In this behalf can only be OBJ
tanned by the court authorizing the
testimony to be taken of such parties
having the information thereof"