Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-02-08
ROGERS GETS TINE.
Standard Oil Magnate Need Not
Answer Questions Now.
REFERRED TO The MISSOURI COURT.
Mr.. Hmdley Must Get Decision IN
His own state First-May
Then Again Apply
i'm New York.

New York, Feb. LA decision tnat
Henry H. Rogers, vice president OF
the Standard Oil company OF New
Jersey, shall not be compelled 70
answer questions which he recently /
refused to answer in the taking OF tes-
timony here in the case Of the State Of
Missouri against the Standard OIL COM
pany Of Indiana, and other oil compan'
les. was handed down Wednesday by
Justice Gildersleeve in the supreme
court. The APPLICATION to compel Mr.
Rogers to answer the questions was
made by Attorney General Hadley OF
| Missouri. The companies affected In
this case are the Standard OIL COM
pany Of Indiana. the Waters-Pierce
Oil company, and the Republic OH
company. The state Of Missouri seeks
! to GUST them from doing business In
Missouri.
The application was denied for the
reason that in Justice Giidersleeve's
/ opinion the court Of original juris'
diction in Missouri should determine
the question raised by Mr.. Hadley,
4 Leave to. renew this application was
granted Mr.. Hadley.
In his decision, Justice Gildersleevc
said: "The principal questions to
which the witness refuses to answer,
relate to the ownership Of the stock OF
the respondent corporations. Due re-
gard for the court Of original juris-
dlction demands that this court should
await the decision Of the supreme
court Of Missouri, and not at this time
consider the propriety Of compelling
the witness, Rogers, to answer any
question relating to stock ownership
in the respondent companies"
In denying Attorney General Had
iey's application, the court declared
that this action Is taken without
prejudice to future application Of
the same nature,
Jefferson City, Mo-, Feb Ire
garding the decision handed down
wednesday in New York by Justice
Gildersleeve in the supreme cour'
that Henry Il. Rogers shall not b.
compelled to answer questions he re-
Gently refused to answer IN reference
to the Standard OIL company, Attor'
ney General Hadley wednesday nigh
made the following statement to thu
Associated Press:
From q telegram received from
Henry wollman, Of New York, an
advised that Judge Gildersleeve's de
cislon Is to the effect that he vii
not compel Mr.. Rogers to answe
, questions asked him pending the dc
cision by the supreme court Of MIS-
souri, concerning the questions cert
fed to It BY Judge Anthony. Thl
case war referred by the suprem
> court Of the state Of Missouri I
. Judge Anthony, and be has decide
: that similar questions TO those nske
7 Mr.. Rogers were material and Judg
/. Glldersleeve, at the conclusion Of II
arguments before him, also decide
that the questions asked Mr.. RogsI
!. were proper and material, and b
decision to-day indicates that be
/. stfll Of the same opinion. II the 81
Z preme court Of the state Of Missou
I, decides that this question has *
. been certified 70 By Judge Anthem
! OF Mt decides that the po1ition q
Ken By Judge Anthony and judi
Gndefslssve IN reiorencs 10 tie ~
y torisilty q thels Questiona 4 con,
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b Rogin 70 answer he qusstlor1 arA
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