The Portland daily press., 1899-03-20
COWARD AND LIAR.
standard on Msgnste 20 ohio Attorney
General.

New York, March ls.-The hearing In
the case of Attorney General Monett Of
Ohio, against the Standard Oil company
was continued here today with John ID.
Archbold Of the Standard OIL company
on the stand. Mr.. Archbold replying Il
MIR. Monett, said the Standard OIL com
pany of Ohio was carrying out the order
of the Ohio court to withdraw from the
Standard Oil trust as speedily as possible
Many questions put to Mr.. Archbolt
were objected to by his counsel. To q
number of other questions the witness
repiied:
al don't know what you mean. dom
see any sense In the question.
While Attorney Flsgg, who was assisting
Mr. Monett, was suggesting SO ethinl
to MIR. Monet, Mr.. Arohbold spoke to hi
attorney, MIR. Elliott. Mr.. Flagg over
heard part of the talk and said hotly: II
am not in the habit of receiving sucf
treatment from witnesses.
Mr.. Archbold retorted: ''I'll have
something to say to you presently Mr.
Fiagg."
"You must have been drinking, Mr..
Archhold," said Mr.. Flagg.
"No. | haven't been drinking. l know
what | am about. Mr.. Commissioner
l apologize to you, but that man," indi-
eating Flagg. sis ridiculous. "
Mr.. Elliott asked the wit ness as to the
statement made to the reporters Friday
that the company had destroyed is case.
of their books just after an order was
made to producs them Lefore the master.
1.-The statement" said Mr.. Archbold,
ais 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" sneerei MIR. Flagg,
you can't EXPOSE anything"
"You low lived ----," said MIR.
Arch old.
"Can an yone be low lived" asked
Mr. Flagg Sin comparison with stand
ard Oil magnateS A decent man would
be ashamed to walk up the street with
you. You talk of me. You - you.
You coward and liar shouted Mr..
Archhold.
you are liar" responded Mr.. Flags
promptly, ''you are coward and all your
millions can't help you. If you can expose
anyone do it row."
You are dirty, sinking liar" re.
torted Mr.. Archbold.
''Some one blackmailing you l sup
p Csc; you're always claiming that,
sneered Mr. Flagg.
While MIR. Arohbuld and MIR. Flagg
We're thus discoursing, Mr.. Elliott APP
peaied to Commissioner Brinsmaid. The
commissioner requested both to tie squiet.
When order was restored MIR. Monet
asked MIR. Archbold, "Did not your en-
ployee, Mr.. MoInerny, testify that he
burned IL cases of books and did not the
drayman corroborate his testimony
Il don't know. "
Odd be not burn l6 cases OF booksg'
Amy testimony that he gave referred
to the accumulation OF old matter and to
nothing material TO this issue.
lis it not true that McInerny was
discharged n few days later"
~ don't know. know he did not
deserve to work moment longer for the
company"
At this point, despite the protest of Ar.
Brinsmaid, Mr.. Archbold uttered a
TRADE against the attorney general.
This man," he said. "g yes out false
and malicious statements to such papers
as will publish them. He got ~ lot of
fellows of low station and semi-anarchists
to furnish the testimony he wanted. "
"Ihose low fellows were your own
empIoyesf" asked MIR. Monett.
MIR Archbold said: II know one was
an anarchist"
Mr. Monett gave the mems names one
by one. asking the character of each,
and MI Archbold, as the list was fin
ished, said:
"You know ell about them. Ii WAS
you who hired them.
That aroused the attorney general.
do you mean to say that l hired "a
single man to give colored testimony"
Two or three times he repeated this
question, but Mr.. Archhold did not
reply. Finally MIR. Archbold said:
"Your whole conduct has been evidence
of malignity. You brought in testimony
that was untrue and kept out the testi-
mony You know could prove 1t untrue. -
Mr. Archbold," interrupted the com :
missioner, you really must -
Eyes l know" answered the witness,
"bu5 can't stand it. This man has mis-
represented the state of Ohio long enough
and 1t Is time he was Tebuked."
Mr.. Minott got ON the record an answer
from Mr. Archbold that all no know OF
the burning of the IL cases of books and
of MIR. McInerney's testimony was by
hearsay.
An adjournment was then taken until