New-York tribune., 1906-10-16
STANDARD OIL TRIAL.
END EXPECTED TO-DAY.
State EUidence Ruled Out-Im-
munity Baths for Witnesses.

Findlsv Ohio. Oct. 15-The end OF the trial Of
the Standard oil Company, OF Ohio Tor a!!eged
conspiracy against trade, came suddenly In slsh1
at the conclusion Of the court session to-day The
state was preclrded By the ruling Of Judge Banker
from Offering a line OF evidence intended to snow
that the STANDARD gave secret rebates TO retali
dealers in oil Mr.. Phelps, for the prosecution
admitted the state had no Of showing that
the STANDARD Oil Company authorized its agents
10 offer or give rebates. The court said that 1t
was fundamental rule Of evidence that the au-
thority of the agent must be established.
Then the state viii close its case in ten min
rtes tomorrow" remarked Mr.. Phelps, and me
iury. which had been excused for this argument
Of counsel was called in, and court adjourned
A few witnesses for the defence Will be Called
but it IS stated that the testimony VIII pe all IN
On both sides before the court adtourns tomorrow"
and that the argument of counsel TO the jury can
be completed on Wednesday. perhaps in time for
Judge Banker TO make his charge 70 the jury anu
place the IN its hands
An agreement vas reached between Prosecutor
David and the attorneys for the Standard Oh
r.orooor,. TODAY wherety the case against John
d Rockefeller will not be set for trial until after
the present case has been finally dlsposeo o.
whether this IS in tie Probate Court now con-
a,,orf7p The trial or before the Supreme Court
- tbH state after all appeals have been taken
Until to-davs agreement the Rockefeller case ilau
sir,rI,- been postponed until after the present
trial Of the company in the Probate our NJ
John O-Brien superintendent Of the BUCKEYE FlPe
fpe C0r1p h. II
- the Manhattan Oil Company. both took the
,.inor7unitv bath before testfyng in the case L.
dav With the exception Of the last "l'ile99
evidence nut in by the state was from ofhcers OF
the alleged constituent companies Of the o'apuiu u
iro1,d,rp .he Buckeye Pipe Line, the Mamma t''-
"a, C,o1nar, the Ohio Oil Company and the SOAR
Refining Company 1t was testified 70 0g o-c,5
~ the Buckeye Pipe Line and Ohio on company
,be+ tho Standard OIL Company OF New y 80 sIIiess
T1ed 1-scricallv all the stock Of these ds-
Tbe 1sSr witness Willis 3. Clsh. a Iocdl y rs,
vas proceeding to tell the jury tAat %le6I III sG
,-s-, into business several years ago ne pun
oii from the National Refining COMPANY. a 20 re
sn5anendenr concern but that two or IlIee yoat yss
80 he was visited by agent OF tIle ~
go. ,,tcJ time he had bought oil from tnat CON-
ra1v He had no means Of knowing JIlat Lhe 80 go
Ioges5 agent Of the Standard was such asehI, @ elG
1TEne Nj Phelps stated that ne Wlsheo 70 s'iUN s
~. +tIe al gent had offered and paid secret r.
baTe m the witness since his Visit ana ma 80 nv
It,Ass had bought all his oil Of the StandaIu sle
+bat time he said that the state could hot Siutv
.Eat tLs anIard had given the agent aQ!hoI,Iy
10 offer the rebate. and the evidence was I"e'eDS
short - 49, ,-.e,tion NJ
the prosecution place before the july II5eo
able testimony OF tho same nature w nen .IIs .ls
~ I FINLEY state Inspector OF refined OILS wouo
be their only other witness ana lhal tIls 'e7'4i'
would take only ten minutes tomorrow