The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-13
STANDARD Oil WILL
NOT SHOW BOOKS
TAKES REFUGE BEHIND LAW
THAT WITNESS NEED NOT
TESTIFY AGAINST HIMSELF.

~NnA'S<,S 49,, Haoy ouly 10 ne
hearing Of testimony in the States
case against the Standard OIL Com.
pany and affiliated organizations.
which adjourned at st. Louis two
weeks ago, was resumed Tuesday
morning before f. Anthony, of Fred.
erickpwn, special commissioner ap-
pointed by the Supreme Court.
Attorney General Herbert C. Had
ley was assisted by John KenniFh and
aush C. Lake and Frank Hagerman,
OF Kansas City, appeared for the
Standard Oil Company and the Repub.
lie company.
Judge H. s. Priest, J. v. Johnson and
Charles Nagel. of st. Louis, represent.
ed the Water-Pierce Oil Company. A.
D. Eddy, of Chicago. general counsel
for the Standard, was present for that
corporation and the Republic OIL Com.
pany.
MIR. Hadley opened for the State by
n.KinS for the production OF certain
papers and records in the possession
of the Waters.Pierce OIL Company
which he had asked for in st. Louis.
Judge Priest sid Informally that he
would make answer this afternoon to
the effect that the Attorney Generals
notith was not def lite, ind further
mnre that It asked for the production
OF hooks or papers in contravention
of constitutional provisitn which ex.
empts witness from testifying
against himself.
DO you mean the provision that a
witness need not testify II the testi.
mony would tend to incriminate him.
self?" inquired M. iIadley.
1.-The answer will explain ITSELF"
replied Judge Priest.
Mr.. Hadley then asked permission
to Introduce articles of incorporation
increasing the capital stock of the
Waters-Pierce Oil Company from
100000 10 100000 on January II,
1882.
Mr.. Haserman objected to this as
irrelevant, saying it was of no inter.
est in the case because 1t referred to
another Waters-Pierce Company than
that now a party to The hearing. The
objection was overruled temporarily.
A. Gardner, of Kansas City, was the
first witness. He came to Kansas
City for the National OIL Company in
1892. The continental Oh Company.
with which he had been connected in
Eenver, bought its oil, Mr.. Gardner
said fiom the Standard Oil Company.
ut Whiting, Ind, among others, but
Judge Priest said such testimony had
no bearing on the case and objected
TO 1t.
HaGley wanted to know to whom MIR.
Gardner made his reports, ard again
The defense objected, but Judge An.
thony instructed the witness to an.
s~er the question.
Il received ms instructions ana
made my reports" said Mr.. Gardner
ito T. w. Jordan, vice president, and
Mr.. Tilford, OF the Continental Oil
Company, at NO. 26 Broadway, New
York. When came to Kansas City,
in 1880, / was employed by the Nation
Al Oil Company"
Mr.. Gardner said that in 1892, when
ne was in Kansas City, schofield, Sher.
man & Teagle and the Consolidated
Oil Company became the Republic Oil
Company.
The National Company was then
an independent company. He de-
scribed how the Standard Oil Com.
pany had granted rebates to Gus.
toners to take business away from the
National, and how officials of the
Standard came from Cleveland and
New York to see him and fix up" the
troubles. Hardly any of the testimony
was brought out without objections
and long arguments. Mr.. Gardner de-
scribed how he ard Mr.. Mayer. of the
Standard, talked about rebates and
other things which they agreed, the
witness said must be kept under
cloak"