The San Francisco call., 1899-05-09
MONNETT NOW
GIVES NAMES
Answers Standard Oils
Motion.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

COLUMBUS, O.. May S-Attorney
General Monnett this afternoon filed
in the Supreme Court his answer TO
the motion of the Standard Oil Com
pany requesting that he designate the
persons alluded to in his statement
that he had been approached with Of
fers Of bribes TO dismiss the suits
aSinst the company. and names
Charles B. Squires formerly of Cleve-
land, Ohio. and now of New York. as
the party through whom the alleged
proposition was made. The Attorney
General in his answer says:
The motion having been made to be
heard May IS the Attorney General
valves the length Of time and asks for
an Immediate hearing. He Concurs in the
request OF the defendan. that the court
appoint commission to take the legal
testimony which bears upon the truth of
sqch charges as are set forth in the COM
plant, or that such testimony may be
taken in any other mode that this court
may deem eXpedlent
The plaintiff had no means OF bringing
lue defendant into court in contempt
without an order from this court, but the
same having been waived by the entry OF
appearance by this motion and TO avoid
delay, plaintiff complies with the demands
OF the motion SO far as il is able. The
Attorney General cannot comply with the
Hrst request, requiring the plaintiff to
name the person who requested the Hon.
Daniel j. Ryan, but the same can be had
through legal process under the orders OF
the court from witnesses who have the
knowledge thereof The plaintiff cannot
comply with the second request of the
Standard attorneys, compelling Hon. D.
J. Watson 10 furnish the names OF the
parties who made the offers and repre-
sentatiOns in said complaint set forth, but
the same can be obtained under an order
from this court from witnesses who have
such information.
addressed 10 the Attorney General to
name the party who had the cOnversa-
uons with him and TO name parties con-
nected herewith representing the stan
dard Oil Company, the Attorney General
says that the party calling him up from
cleveland and the party making the prop
ysition set forth in the complaint was
Charles B SQuires. formerly of Cleveland
now of New York City, and the stock
holder and the officer representing the
standard OIL Company that Charles b.
SQures claimed We're the parties and
through whom the proposition had in
some way come to him was Frank Rookie
Standard oil Company; +. 3. Squires,
secretary of the Standard Oil Company,
and Charles y. Haskell, late Of New York
The Attorney General says that to as
certain in what way Charles B. Squires
received his communications from the
t'ift li- t-EH t-4t 'tdNt W llt bt NoliltItlltNi
To take testimony under an order of this
court.
The only agent or employe Of the Stand
ard Oil Company that plaintiff can fur
uLsh the court under that motion that
paid the expenses Of Dewitt c. Jones and
heard at least part OF the conversation
referred 10 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 representing
the Standard oil Company. The true re-
lati0nship existing between the Standard
OH Company and Virgil p. Kline and
Dewitt c. Jones in this behalf can only
be obtained by the court authorizing the
testimony to be taken OF such parties
having the information thereof