New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-22
THE OIL HEARING CLOSED.
MIR. RICE TAKES THE STAND IN REfAi
To sfR ARCHBOLD's STATEMENTS.

M. haar,nr IN the case OF the State oil ONO
against the Buckeye Pipe Line Company Oh Lima
Ohio was resumed yesterday IN 'no OO
Charles Edgar Mills. sitting ms opeo'ai ,
s.oner at No. li5 Broadway. Attorney-nenoa a.
Nonett conducted his side OF the case M !
r,,ro,t and Virgil p. Kline appeared Tor the con-.
Many II was expected that the State OF ONO
would present three or four independent o." Io"
-, Ohio 10 give evidence as 10 the aroira'S men
"a. ~ tho n,pe-lIne company. Before the proceeo-
,,rs onened Mr. Monet announced tha' he H""
heen unable TO secure those witnesses anu "
49, . briof denomination OF George h'oe nc
would close his case for the time DeiE. MI
Monet explained that although ne was i"ioii"'u
that the local courts could compel the a''enuA"Vc
OF his witnesses they could not punish 'hein "
they refused 10 testify.
rho proceedings against the pipeline company
~ 20 secure an annulment ot It's charter. on the
grounds that the company has violated Inc Anu
Trust law OF Ohio. and that in oeiaAce OF 'Ho
courts Il IS still member Of the StanGafu vi
Trust The purpose OF calling Mr.. Rice was 20
allow him TO testify IN contradiction 10 the s"'o
ment made by John d. Archbold that ne nau AZ
,.mpted 10 backmail the Standard OIL company
bv demanding 500 900 for his oil properties whioh
>vere worth about S25 600 Mr. Rice, responding 10
the Attorney Generals invitation that he make
statement read from long manuscript.
TT is true" he said. that In lsS" on theH
solicitation. ] did submit proposition TO sell al
my oil properties not only my refinery but pro-
-ducton as we'll for the sum stated
Mr. Rice quoted from the letters Of Mr.. ArcAooid
ALREADY published TO show that the STANDARD vi
-company had his proposition under consideration
The STANDARD oil Company Mr.. Rice said by
xontrol Of the railroads had raised the 're'sn'
r.,ae 90 that Il was impossible for him TO carry
his business.
'In 1856" he said. the Baltimore and ONO anu
ITS Southwestern connections raised the neisht
rates on me from 80 TO l62 per cent and none on
oil HfNb
of my agencies out OF twenty-four in five months
and shut me out Of over half the towns WIS Oo's
Replying 10 a question by Mr.. Elliott. ny. Rice
gave the dates Of the occurrences ne was cS III
made him admit that the Buckeye Pipe Line Com
pany was not organized until 1855: =. .,,a
nrove That that the standard on Company had &c,
crety and criminally blackmaied the railtSaos %
'fhis country Of millions OF dollars on repa'e u
'freIght -, ou,u,o, oorn.., for iba pipeline
company asked him ~ the prepared statement ne
mad read from did not contain the same tesu l
ne had given IN columbus MI a sf cest uf in
peoPtgnftT FOR Contradiction Of the false and
Us IL not fact" asked Mr.. Kline, that In ,SO
Su sent TO the oT no ACCEPT sp for ali your
40 abate ntigauon?'
RePns another question TO of sG% mr. ~ se KR e.
refnery 10 ex-I'nited States Senator CanpbeiI lor
500 600 That offer did not include any OF ms -.
properties. When he offered 20 sell MS proper
later II Included 200 OF oil land PRODUCTION
OF 200 barrels Of oil a day. and quantity OF cN-
pensive machinery. .,.. -.
rsk Mr. Monet asked counsel II they objected 10
producing the officers OF the pipeline company 70
testify. and Mr. Kline replied that ne hSo noih'hG
10 saw on that subject. The Attorney Genera! i'e
said had power to compel the attendance o. WI
-esses MIR Monet replied that he knew he could
get the witnesses but ne could not compel them
70 testify in this State he had not Appealed 70
i5he courts With that statement Mr.. Monet de-
,clared The proceedings closed for the time being
Another visit this city may be made