The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-10-12
Court Forces all Important Ad-
mission From One Of the :.
Leading Witnesses.
MANHATTAN DOES NOT
COMPETE WITH STANDARD.
Witness Produces Books Of
Company and Claims Jmmu-
nity From Prosecution.

FINDLAY, O., Oct. 1l.-Evidencel
was brought out by the State today
in the trial of the Standard Oil com
pany OF Ohio for conspiracy against
trade, showing the ownership of the
Manhattan Oil company of Ohio 10 bei
in the General Industrial Development
company, limited, OF London. England i
also that the Manhattan, which buys
and ships crude oil, does not compete
with the Standard, but does compete
with Independent companies.
These facts were brought out in the!
testimony of +. T. Cuthbcrt, president |
OF the Manhattan A similar criminal
suit to that on trial Is pending againstd
his company, and he testified under,
the order of the court, which renders
him immune from future criminal
prosecution. This course was takenl
at the suggestion of the prosecutions
upon the appeal of Mr.. Cuthbert TO
the court for protection.
Books Are Produced. "
The witness had been summoned and
ordered to bring the books Of his com
pany showing the record of stock-i
holders meetings. The books were
produced. The record of the last an
nual meeting showed that Mr.. Cutb,j
bert had been elected president BY
voting, under power of attorney. 14a5l
shares of stock owned by the English
holding company; that this comprised
the entire stock Of the company, witt
the exception of IL shares, Of which
one each is held by the president and!
directors of the company, who are all
residents of Lima, Ohio, the home OF
tho company Mr., Cuthbert said he.
had been prominent since 1903, and he
had held the same power OF attorney
since that time. He knew nothing
about the English company, had never
seen any ono connected with II. but
had correspondent with F. w. Francis,
its secretary, and ". w Johnston, it's
managing director, whose addresses
were London. He RENTS money TO
them, Mr.. Cuthbert said he had been
connected with the company about
eight years, and prior 10 mis- election
as president had been its controller.
Explaining the nature OF the busi-
ness done by the Manhattan, Mr.. Cuth-
bert said that before he became it's
president the company did general
on business, that il owned producing
properties, pipe lines and a refinery az
Galaten, Ohio. il had disposed of all
but Its pipe line TO the Ohio Oil com
pany, but he did not know who was
now operating the refinery at Galatea.
The Manhattan company now does ex.
cluslvelv pipe line business Ia do
ing it, It buys the oil of the producer,
transports 1t TO storage stations and
sells it TO S. ?. Trainor, purchasing
agent for the Standard, who also buys
OIL from Jos. Seep, treasurer of tho
Buckeye pipe line company.
Asked to explain why this was, Mr..
Cuthbert sand:
"To protect our lines from the en-
croachment of competitors.
"Who arc your competiJors' asked
States Attorney Phelps.
''The National Relining company. of
flndlay and the Paragon Oil company
of Toledo
Do You pay cents barrel mora
for oil in the North Lima field than Won
receive for it from the Trsinor pur-
chasing agency"
Eyes.
Mr.. Cuthbert then admitted that the
profits of his company in the North
Lima field were very small, if any.
Prosecutor David asked the witness
about the purchases in the Indiana ter
ritorY covered by the pipe lines OF the
company. He said the Sun Pine Line
company aud the Indiana Pine Line
company were competitors in the field.
but the price there was the regular
market price.
The witness said his company bought
OIL lOI NIdaA ibni tdl1pu dJ Tue "cllS OIL
the Ohio company. and in doing go
did tho business with +. S. Bates. it's
secretary at Oil City. Pa. Asked If
Mr.. Bates did not use the telegraph
wire OF the Buckeye Pipe Line com
pany in doing business with the Man
haitian, MIR. Cuthbert said he did not
know; thae the kilograms from Mr..
Bates wore ON the blanks OF the Buck
eve company
IN the preliminary skirmish regard
ING the Interpretation Of the immunity
clause Of the Dever law the court
ruled that the witness would have to
make specific objection 10 some ques-
tiou which ne held would tend to
criminate him if he answered. Tho
question 10 which witness objected
was. ,'Wherc does your company
keep its books showing the record of
proceedings of the last stockholders
mecting2'
The State had Frank c. Shank,
DEPUTY County Auditor of Bannock
county, sworn. He identified several
tax certificates on file In the Auditor s
Office. showing that Theodore NJ
Tolos OF 26 Broadway, New York, was
fax agent for .hc Standard Oil COM
pany of Ohio. the Buckeye Pipe Line
and the Ohio Oil company.
This testimony was objected to by
attorneys for the defense, but was adj
mitted by the court.