The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-09
SQUIRES THE MAN
Attorney General MOnnett, of
Ohio, Accepts the Challenge
OF the Standard Oil Company
to Say
WHO OFFERED BRIDES
As to His Authority to Make
the Offer
That is Left For the Court to
Find Out.
WHO OFFERED BRIDES

Columbus, o., May 9.-Attorney Cen
eral Monnett has filed in the supreme
court, his answer to the motion of the
Standard Oil company requesting that
he designate the persons alluded to in
his statement that he had been APP
preached with offers of brides to dis
miss the suits against the company
and names Charles B. Squires, former
ly of Cleveland, and now of New York
as the party through whom the alleged
proposition was made. The attorney
general in his answer says:
1.-The motion having been made to be
heard May 18th, the attorney general
valves the length of time and asks for
an immediate hearing. He concurs in
the request of the defendant that the
court appoint a commissioner to take
the legal testimony which bears upon
the truth of such charges as are set
forth in the complaint, or that such
testimony may be taken in any other
mode that this court may deem expedi-
ent.
The plaintiff had no means of bring
ing the defendant into court in con-
tempt without an order from this court
but the same having been waived by
the entry of appearance by this mo-
ton and to avoid delay, plaintiff COM
plies with the demands of the motion
so far as he is able The attorney gem
eral can not comply with the first re-
quest requiring the plaintiff to name
the person who requested Daniel ].
Ryan, but the same can be had through
legal process under the orders of this
court from witnesses who have the
knowledge there of. The plaintiff can
not comply with the second request of
the Standards attorney compelling D.
K. Watson to furnish the names of par
ties who made the offers and represent
tatiOns in said complaint set forth, but
the same can be obtained under an or
der from this court from witnesses who
have such information
LAS to the third request in the mo-
ton addressed to the attorney general
to name the party who had the CONVEX
sations with him and to name parties
connected Herewith representing the
Standard Oil company, the attorney
general says that the party calling him
up from Cleveland and the party max
ing the proposition set forth in the
complaint was Charles B. Squires, for
merry of Cleveland, now of New York
city; and the stockholders and the Off
GERS representing the tandard Oil COM
pany that Charles B. Squires claimed
were the parties and through whom the
proposition had in some way come to
him were Frank Rockefeller of Cleve-
land, a stakeholder of the Standard Oil
company, F. b. Squires, secretary of
the Standard Oil company and Charles
N. Haskell late of New York city"
The attorney general says that to as
certain in what way Charles B. SQures
received his communications from the
above parties the state will be COM
PEELED to take testimony under an or
der of this court.
1.-The only agent or employee of the
Standard Oil company" the attorney
general says, that plaintiff can furn-
ish the court under that motion that
paid the expenses of Dewitt Q. 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 repre-
senting the Standard Oil company. The
true relationship existing between the
Standard Oil company and Virgil P.
Kline and Dewitt c. Jones in this be-
half can only be obtained by the court
authorizing the testimony to be taken
of such parties having the information
thereof