Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-01-26
PUTS STANDARD
IN BAD LIGHT
HADLEY SECURES DAMNING
EVIDENCE
Says He Has Obtained Sufficient
Facts to Warrant institution of
Criminal Proceedings in
New York
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, o., Jan. 25.--At the
conclusion Of the afternoon session here
today the Investigation into the Stand
ard OIL company's methods of doing
business, inaugurated by the state Of
Missouri, Attorney General Hadley Of
that state, who is conducting the exam
ination of witnesses. announced that
sufficient evidence had been produced
during the day to warrant the bring
ing of criminal proceedings under the
laws of New York. Mr.. Hadley said:
Louis II. Turrell, the accountant Of
Detroit and for some years an employe
of the Standard Oil company who has
been on the stand all day, has given us
the best exposition of Standard Oil
methods of anything which we have yet
obtained.
''Mr. Turrell has sworn here today
that he was induced by Standard Oil
officials to sign the name of Il. A..
Turrell to the documents, when in
reality his name is Louis II. Turrell.
His testimony further shows that his
signature was never sworn to, and the
notary who took his affidavit can, un-
der the laws of New York, be prose-
cuted for forgery in the first degree.
1t will be up to Mr.. Jerome to say
whether the persons who induced Tur-
rell to sign his name falsely can be
included in the prosecutions"
The taking of the dispositions of
Cleveland independent oil men in the
case of the state of Missouri against
the STANDARD Oil company was begun
before Notary w. Schwentner here to-
day. Attorney General Hadcy of Mis-
souri, was present to conduct the ex-
animation of the witnesses, three of
whom had put in an appearance when
the first session was called to order.
Louis H. Turrell of Detroit. former
accountant of the STANDARD Oil COM
pany in st. Joseph, Mo-, and other
cities, was called as the first witness.
Signed Bogus Name
Mr.. Turrell testified to facts concern
ing the formation of the Republic Oil
company of Cleveland, which Mr.. Had
ley holds to be Standard Oil concern.
Mr.. Turrell stated that in 1901, while
in st. Joseph, he was called to the
Standard Oil company's offices in New
Yor'2'and was asked to become di-
rector and stakeholder in a new oil
company which afterward proved to be
the Republic Oil company. He stated
that he was induced to sign articles
of incorporation as F. A. Turrell, in
stead of Louis Fl, Turrell, and was
asked to say nothing about being Il
Standard Oil employe.
Mr. Turrell then gave q complete
history of all the transactions in con-
nection with the Standard Oil company.
He stated that he subscribed 300 shares
of stock, for which he did not pay u
cent, and that he was made secretary
and treasurer and a director of the
company, and was given charge of the
accounting system in the Cleveland
field.
He testified as to meetings of the
directors of the Republic company at
the Standard Oil company's offices at
26 Broadway, New York, on several
occasions, and said that everything
done was upon suggestion and order
of II. NJ Tiford, one of the executive
heads of the Standard Oil company.
Frank Rockefeller gave out a state
ment this afternoon in which he de-
MED that he told the deputy sheriff who
served him with u subpoena to appear
as witness in connection with the
case of the state of Montana against
the Standard oil company, that he
would refuse to testify.
Frank Rockefeller Will Testify
81 have" he said. "explained to At
torney General Hadley that my con-
nectlon with the oil business ceased six
years before the time to which his suit
refers, and / think he is satisfied thai
] have no information that would be
of any use to this litigation, bu
should he ask me to appear as a wit
ness l will of course respond"
A deputy sheriff served a subpoena
upon Mr.. Rockefeller last evening
This morning the deputy reported tina
Rockefeller had replied: ~ won't ap.
pear. / cannot appear, and there i!
no use talking about it, They MAJ
send me to jail if they want to-"
No service was obtained upon JohI
Teagle, w. Il. Judd, w. f. Lowe ol
w. p. McCue. Lowe is of the Navarro
Oil company and Judd and McCue O
the Republic Oil company which, ac
cording to evidence brought out at thu
recent hearing in New York. is a sub
sidiary of the Standard Oil company.
II have no doubt of my authority Il
commit to Jail Mr. Rockefeller or an!
body else" said Notary Schwentner
when told that Frank Rockefeller haC
refused to attend the hearing. "Tha
question will come up when a witness
fails to respond when called, and will
not be decided until then"
Mr.. Hadley said:
"Mr. Rockefeller and I had a con
ference last evening and reached al
understanding. ! am sure he mus
have been misunderstood. / can onl,
say that he will testify il needed.
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