New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-11
MISSOURI SCORES POINT
yo DEL.4Y FOR ROGERS.
fiction to Make Oil Nan Talk To
BE Argued TO-morro5C.

-so efforts Of the State of Missouri to compel
r7oqers. the viee-president of the Stand
ben company TO answer questions put TO
S- =. Attorney General Hadley In the quo
hll proceedings Of the Stats OF Missouri
-. +be Standard Oil Company and sub
So. concerns were transferred to Part Oh
c,,,reroe Court yesterday for the argument
" - norton 10 show cause why Mr. Rogers
should not answer Ia
a-+iciration Of an interesting argument pc
the LAWYERS Of the Standard Oil Company
30 officials Of the State of Missouri dig
~ ro+bered in the small courtroom. Al
c. General HadIey was present. but was
VII ls.or,a5 nv Henry wollman. as counsel w.
.onrssented the interests of the defend
ord Frank Hagerman was on hand TO help
A .,o,z-e sought long adjournment OF inc
- b,,t Justice Gildersleeve finally decloeu
-. he would postpone it only until to-llofIo"
U-- a. 1870 O'Clock. The Adjournment was
si.,s1 ~, the suspension of the hearing pe-
eO-.-'| commissioner Sanborn TO give MessrS
~ 11agarrnan and associates time 10 prepare
he answer ...o., r,ir,,tes after
convened at 1890 O'Clock. Mr. Rowe was
,Ee first 10 address the court S;S na9 receive
of the adjournment until o cloCA -
no1ef .ernoon and had no opportunity 70 coi,le
with his associates. Inc "a he sai6. and de-
Nele serious and sober consideraI n,lo an
Ia that he could not posslply T. - iess than
sala INC he req DIV 10 argue the case IN less IiS'i
Two PoT-e said that there was no occasion not
70 &c the original case in missouri 49, ~ tee
AaS 80 for several months Inc tdhIlIs :. ~
De IT, - he said was only an incident III NC
n.-e proceedings, and he do nor Va Va -
s15;ee his clients by kurrylng thS nc 80 ought
~ q. he Granted any pOstponnent' Al 10; nc
~. sought he said. was delay as me l,ii
r-ol,,ed were simple and by no lltdII9 5io,,Tr
80 ne declared that any IehsluS 1ee5i,,gs
80 ,-o,,d break up the present nIoCeeullt7
nsll. NSToI7,njssioner Sanborn. The oolecloLs.
h. said we're only trivial ana ~
S,orrn771ent further than to-day ,I
aoouI 14ii-1l introduced Attorney General
1-a5lev who while not a membeT " +La
here received the privilege OF aooI Ia "a
~, Mr. Hadley said that MI Rose!S -
Es N answer the questions put TO MN on or, a.
80 NJ counsel which was the OH! NJ
", he claimed In refusing 10 answer. lns
nsstion vas he said. whether witness 49,
U.s. n answer questions by simply pulILls
IL he nriTilege that ne his counsel dla nor
tffnk they should be answered. nj +bat yyoIIid
rera proceedings pending IN AlssoLL. 80 80
h bairful in determining the present cdSe
a. pa5jey said that he hoped there WoulG
10 as speedy determination as eouiu -
,,rser the rEles Of the court.
Mr. Eagerman had his say at this point, ne
5acla~ed that the whole proceedings
he said we're seeking TO find out the oMhe1 Sil,p
of the stock in three companies and the feuer-
stien If any between them t5
Nv EsdIev addressing the court again, sald
-ha ~ al The questions involved had been ad-
rnitfed in testimony in the State OF missouri.
VIA he objected TO was that the witness
should set I'D his own Judgment on Whal ne
sbould or should not answer without giving any
further reason for declining 10 so answer.
Nr Rowe made still another appeal Tor oelaE,
saving thai he had had time TO confer with
as or L
always gave the fullest opportunity TO prepare
defence. he said and in this instance ne sshea
adequate judicial protection against the Office u
Justice CTdersleeve said that counsel for the
respondents ought 10 be familiar with the facts.
He said that the respondents were emitted 70 d
reaSonab bic delay. but thought the question
ought TO be disposed Of He then set the argu-
ment for Tomorrow morning. Mr.. Rowe wanted
more time but this date was finally fixed The
adjournment Of the hearing before Commissioner
sanborn until tomorrow afternoon was agreed
upon bv counsel.
Il was said late last night that the hearing
before Commissioner Sanborn would be resumed
this morning in spite of the agreement TO Sus-
pend il until after the case before Justice Fitz-
gerald regarding Mr. Rogers was settled.
IL the examination of Mr.. Rogers by Attorney
General Hadley Tuesday he latter asked Mr..
Rogers if he knew Francis D. Carley, whom he
sac nae been associated with Horace A. Hutch
ms Of Cleveland. William II. Waters and H.
Gay PIERCE. as incOrpOratuTs of the Waters
Pierce on Company. Mr.. Rogers said he knew
Francis CAREY. of Louisville
II was yesterday admitted by Attorney Cen
efal Hadley that his question promised
upon the faet that The records in the office of
ne Secretary Of state Of Missouri bear the name
O. Francis D. Carley. among others, as the
1clder Of stock ii the original Standard Oil
trust NJ. Hadley said that WIEN he asked the
question, NJ had no knowledge of the present
Whereabouts Of Nj Carley
Il now develops. however. that Francis D. Car
!F whom III. Rogers knew III Louisville. has
Ieel resident Of this city for over ten years
having removed from Kentucky in 1895. Fol
t9"ing MS merger Of his interests in the firm Of
mess CdTley Co. oil operators and dealers,
NO me standard 81, trust. he embarked in
iafoad building enterprise. which resulted dis
astTously
ne lnen came % NeW-Y Ork. and his present
business address is No 900 5th-ave where he
: tentatively the manager Of the uptown branch
VI hartman q Co. bankers and brokers, with
principal Offices ii the Trinity Building, No. III
nj Carleys daughter is the wife of Oliver
pnaFTlinan the head tot he house in question
francis c carley, the son of Mr.. Carley, is a
ISlaper OF the Stock Exchange. He was form
eI1y manager Of the 5th-ave. branch of Harri-
eA d co. Francis L. Carley could not be
Auha al his club last night.