The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-03-21
DIRTY NAMES CALLED
In Mr. Monnett'S Standard Oil
Investigation.
ATTORNEY AND WITNESS
Have a Safeguarding Match
in Open Court.

/ New York, March 1S.-The hearing in
the case of the attorney general Of Ohio
against the Standard Oil company was
continued here today with John D. Arch
bold, Of the Standard Oil company, on the
stand Mr.. Archbold. replying TO Mr..
Monnett. stated that the Standard COM
pany of Ohio, is carrying out the order OF
the Ohio court 10 withdraw from the
STANDARD Oil trust as speedily as possible.
WAS not the entire interest Of the
liquidating trusts committed 10 one at
eorney?" asked Attorney F1agg, for the
complainant, and did he not vote for all
their interests in the stockholders meet
inGs?"
THE Iquidating trusts" he said. have
never voted since the dissolution Of the
trust. Before that they did vote for off
GERS Of the Standard Oil company"
A number of other questions were ask
ed a. to the duties of the liquidating trus-
tees, and then Mr.. Kline, for the Stand
ard Oil company objected to Mr.. FIagg
asking questions after the attorney gen.
eral had completed his examination.
Commissioner Brinsmade ruled that only
one lawyer should conduct the cross-eX-
animation
Did the officers of the company make
any reports of the board Of trustees of
the company, after the decree OF 1892"
asked Mr.. Monnett.
q object" said Mr.. Kline.
Commissioner Brinsmade told Mr.. Arch
bold to reply. and he answered: Il don't
know what he means, and l don't think
he does"
Did the defendant company know off,
cially of the meeting of March q, 1892,
when the trustees were dissoIved?" asked
Mr. Monnett.
Il don't know" replied Mr.. Archbold.
q suppose some Of US know about it
Individually"
Did the company oppose in any way
that resolution"
Whatever action was taken by the
company was in careful compliance with
the ruling of the court"
You evidently did not understand TIE
question" remarked Mr.. Monnett.
We'll, I'm not TO be blamed for that"
said Mr. Archbold and he requested his
answer TO stand when the question was
repeated.
WAS not the defendant company pres
ent at the meeting by some Of its stock
holders?"
Doubtless some Of the stock owners
were present. I don't see any sense in the
question"
Nearly every question asked was met
by an objection from counsel. Mr.. Mon
nett tried to show by the witness that the
Standard Oil company was as effectively
represented at the meeting of March d,
1852. as it was at the formation of the
trust in 1882, but he could not frame
question proof against the objections of
the counsel and the ruling Of the commits
sioner. At last he gave up the attempt
and asked:
ITO your knowledge has any act or eff
fort been made by the defendant company
to disentangle itself from the trust, except
to fall in with the resolution passed on
March q, 1S93?'
The company IS absolutely disentangled
from the trust, and it has done no act
not in accord with absolute diSentangle-
ment from the trust"
Attorney General Monnett persisted in
his endeavor to show that the defendant
company was still a part of the trust, and
that its stock was controlled by the trust,
but Mr.. Archbold as persistently denied
that such was the case, maintaining that
after the liquidation in accordance with
the order Of court, no stock of the corpo-
ration remained in the hands Of the trus-
tees or under their control. While Mr..
Flagg was suggesting something 10 Mr.
Monnett, Mr.. Archbold spoke to Mr.. Ell
lott. Mr.. F'lagg overheard part of the
talk and said hotly: ct am not accus-
toned to this treatment from witnesses"
Mr.. Archbod leaned his elbow on the
tables and retorted: 'Tu have something
TO say to you presently. Mr.. Flag"
You must have been drinking, Mr.
Archbold." said Mr.. FIagg.
mo, I have not been drinking. except
tea. I know what I'm about. Commits
sioner I apologize to you, but that man
Indicating Mr.. Flagg) is ridiculous"
AIr. Elliott asked the witness as 10 the
statement made to the reporters on Fri
day that the company had DESTROYED six
teen cases Of their books just after an
order was made to produce them before
the master.
The statement" said Mr. Archbold. sis
not true. 1T Is false and malicious. and
was made purposely and knowingly. 1t
was made to mislead public sentiment"
Mr.. Flagg interpolated something and
Mr.. Archbold shouted:
You keep still, or III expose you right
here"
You expose sneored Mr.. Flagg. you
can't expose anything"
You low-Iivcd ---." began Mr.
ArchbolG.
can any one he Iow-lived." asked Mr.
FlaEg, I'm comparison with a Standard
OIL magnate? A decent man would be
ashamed to walk up the street with Won
You talk of me, you -- you -
You are coward and a liar" shouted
Mr.. Archbold.
You are a liar" responded Mr.. Flagg.
promptly. You are a coward. and an
your millions can't help YOU. If you can
expose anyone. do II now
You are contemplate liar" retorted
Mr.. Archbold
some one Matchmaking You. I suppose.
You are always claiming that" sneerel
Nr. F-aEg
While Mr. Archho,5 and Mr.. Flag were
thus discourSins. Mr.. Elliott appealed -
Commissioner Briusmade. The commits
Sianer invoked Doth 10 be quiet Mr.
Flasg was the first 20 recover his cor7po-
sure. He lighted cigarette and walked
Up ana down The room. When order was
restored Mr. NluIe-t asked Mr.. Arch
bold.
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