The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-01-15
Received DictatiOn of Letters to
the Various Companies
Concerned.
NAMES DIDN'T APPEAR
ON THE CARBON COPIES
Former Travelling Auditor Tells
of Inspecting Alleged
Branch Concern.

NEW YORK, Jan. 1.-THE taking OF
testimony for use I'm the Missouri courts
In the attempt OF that State TO GUST the
Standard on company OF Indiana. tho
Waters Pierce oil company and the Re
public OH company from doing business
in Missouri was resumed today.
Attorncy-G Hadley OF Missouri
announced that II. Clay Pierce OF tho
Waters-Pi Pierce company had agreed TO
appear In the State of Missouri to have
his deposition taken in the case at any
time MIR Hadley wished.
Hired by Wade Hampton.
d II. D. Read was the first witness
called He is q farmer and said that at
one time he was connected with the
Standard oil company: he had been an
accountant, superintendent OF Tennery
and travelling auditor. He said he had
been employed by Wade Hampton. He
did not know by which Standard oil
company Mr Hamilton was employed
on three separate occasions. the witness
said he audited the books of the Waters
Pierce oil company In st. Louis. on order
of Wade Hampton He reported the re-
2s Broadway on the second auditing
he reported to Mr.. White, also at 26
Broadway
"Did Mr. Mckee attcrward become an
oflccr OF the Republic oil company" Mr.
Hndlcy asked.
Gle did" replied Mr.. Read.
n
Mr. Rogers wished TO come in and an
swer certain questions which he had pre-
Viously refused 10 answer. Mr.. Hadley
asked II John n. Archbold or William c.
Rockefeller were I'm the room and said
that he wanted TO examine them. They
were not present, but their counsel said
they would try 10 have them present
Monday
Rogers Takes the Stand.
Mr., Rogers then took the witness
whether he had in 1904, any business
transactions with Fl. Clay Pierce whereby
he had secured for himself or the Stand
ard OH company the stock Of the Waters
Pierce company.
II refused on the advice Of counsel
solely" said MIR. Rogers 'and am now
Informed that this refusal may inture Mr.
Pierce | wish to state that neither in
1901 nor at any other time did I have
such a transaction with Mr.. Pierce
Mr. Rogers was ordered TO return at
Francis ID, Carley the next witness
testified to his purchase of the Missouri,
Kansas & Texas Tank Line company.
Albert A. Smith. who said he was
records OF Now York city was a witness
He said he had been employed at 26
Broadway from 1893 TO 1905. As a steno-
Eraphcr In the office OF w r. Bemis lie
received dlCtation OF letters addressed 10
both the Watcrs-Picrc company and the
Republic oil company concerning the
Usual general and ordinary conduct of tho
business. He never allowed the witness
stated the names OF either company to
appear in the carbon copies Of the letters
This was accomplished he explained by
covering up that portion OF the letter
where the name appeared by placing n
separate piece OF paper under the name
Admits His Discharge.
on cross-examination Mr.. Smith ad-
mitted that he had been discharged by
the Standard Oil company.
Why asked Mr. Hagerman.
Il won't tell that to any one" replied
the witness Then he added.
you get Bemis TO tell you why. He
will tell you"
An adjournment then was taken until
January 80. at which time Attorney Cen
eral Hadley and the oil companies law
SerS Will return to New York.