Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-03-19

New York. March 1S.-The hearing
of the Attorney General of Ohio against
the Standard Oil Company was contin-
ued here to-day with John D. Arch
bold, of the Standard Oil Company, on
the stand.
Mr.. Archbold, replying to Mr.. Mon
nett, said the Standard Oil Company,
Of Ohio, is carrying out the order of
the Ohio court, to withdraw from the
Standard oil trust as speedily as pos
sible.
"Was not the entire interest of the
liquidating trustees committed to one
Attorney" asked Attorney Flag, for
the complainant, "and did he not vote
for all their interests in the stock
holders meetings?"
1.-The liquidating trustees was the
answer, have never voted since the
dissolution of the trust. Before that
they did vote for officers of the Stand
ard Oil Company"
A number of other questions were
| asked as to the duties of the liquidat-
ing trustees, and then Mr.. Cline, for
the Standard Oil Company, objected to
Mr.. Flagg asking questions after the
Attorney General had completed his
| examination. Commissioner Brins-
made ruled that only n lawyer could
| conduct the cross-eXamination.
Mr.. Monnett tried to show by the
witness that the Standard Oil Com
pany was represented at the meeting
of March 81, 1882, as it vas at the for
nation of the trust in 1882, but he
could not frame a question proof
against the objections of the counsel
and the ruling of the commissioner.
Mr.. Monnett took up Mr.. Archbold's
statement Yesterday that the effect OF
| the selling at once of the trust certifi-
Gates by the liquidating trustees would
| have been disastrous generally to the
business and to the shareholders who
could not have protected themselves.
Mr.. Archbold said: ANY disturb
ances in the trade and any Interrupt
ton in the production of oil such as
must have followed a sale of the stock
and property would have been disas-
| trous."
After recess Mr.. Elliott announced
that Mr.. Archbold would like TO an
swer a question that he had declined
to answer in the morning session. This
was the question:
rs it not a result of this plan that
you have narrated, of what you called
in your answer a liquidation, that
about t~hree-sevenths of the defendants
stock is still subject to the disposal of
your board of trustees?"
1T is not" replied Mr.. Archbold.
after the liquidation there was no
stock of the corporation remaining in
the hands of the trustees, either in
their hands or under their control"
While Mr.. Flagg was suggesting
something to Mr.. Monnett, Mr.. Arch
bold spoke to Mr.. Elliott. Mr.. Flagg
overheard part of the talk and said
hotly:
Il am not in the habit Of receiving
such treatment from witnesses"
Mr.. Archbold leaned his elbows on
the table and retorted:
I'll have something to say TO o
presently, Mr.. Flagg."
You must have been drinking, Mr..
Archbold," said Mr.. Flagg.
mo, l haven't been drinking, except
tea | know what I'm about. Mr..
Commissioner, l apologize to YOU, but
that man Indicating Mr.. Flagg) is
ridiculous.
Mr.. Elliott asked the witnesses as to
the statement made to the reporters on
Friday that the company had DESTROY
ed sixteen cases of their books inst
after an order was made to produce
them before the master.
The statement" said Mr.. Archibald.
lis not true. 1t is false and malicious.
and was made purposely and knowing
ly. 1t was made to mislead public
sentiment"
Mr.. Flagg interpolated something
and Mr.. Archbold shouted: "You keep
still, or I'll expose you right here"
You %expose," sneered Mr.. Flagg.
"You can't expose anything"
You low-liyed--" began Mr..
Archbold.
Can any one be low lived in COM
parison with a Standard magnate?"
asked Mr.. Flagg. "A decent man would
be ashamed to walk up street with you.
You talk of met You-, you"
you are a coward and a liar,"
shouted Mr.. Archbold.
You are a liar" responded Mr..
Flagg promptly. You are a coward
and all your millions can't help you.
If you car expose any one, do il now"
you are a contemplate liar" re-
torted Mr.. Archbold.
Some n blackmailing you, / sup
pose. You are always claiming that"
sneered Mr.. Flag.
While Mr.. Archbold and Mr.. Flagg
were thus d~iscoursing. Mr.. Elliott ap-
pealed to Commissioner Brinsmade.
The commissioner invoked both to be
quiet Mr.. FIagg was the first to re-
cover his composure. He Lit a cigar
cite and walked I'D and down the
room. When order was restored, AIr.
Monnett asked Mr.. Archbold:
did not your employe. McNierney,
testify that he burned sixteen cases
of books, and did not the drayman
corroborate his testimony"
Il don't know"
did he not burn sixteen cases of
books?"
ANY testimony that he gays referred