Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-10-16
OIL FIGHT warm
At f|NLAY TRIAL
THE PROSECUTION WINS VIC.
TORIES ON LAW POINTS IN
SEVERAL INsTANcEs.
JERSEY CERTIFICATE
TAKEN AS EVIDENCE
Attorneys for the Defense Made a
Hard Fight to Prevent Presenta-
ton Of Transcript-court Rulings
Have Been Against Oil Company.

Findlay, O., Oct. 12.-Another day
Of argument as to the admissability of
evidence in the trial of the Standard
OIL company of Ohio for conspiracy
against trade, resulted in victory for
the prosecution in every way. The
evidence submitted under this ruling
was documentary, consisting Of rec
ords from the Office of the secretary
of state of New Jersey, showing the
enlargement of the Standard Oil CON-
pany of that state in 1899, and its sub
sequent seven annual reports. The
organisation of the New Jersey COM
pany showed the same directors, head
ed by John D. Rockefeller, as pre-.
viously governed the Standard Oil
trust of Ohio.
The defense resumed their fight
against the admission Of the certifi-
cate showing the character of the
STANDARD Oil company's organization
In New Jersey.
The certificate which the prosecu.
ton sought to place before the jury
is transcript Of the record in the
secretary of states once Of New Jer-
sey, and shows that in 1892 the com.
pany increased its board OF directors
from three to nine members. This, it
was declared by the prosecution, was
done that Mr.. Rockefeller and his
nine colleagues on the board of direc-
tors in the Standard Oil trust might
be elected on the New Jersey board.
Mr.. Kline's objection was that to
make the certificate competent evil
dence it should bear the great seal of
the state and an official Endorsement
of New Jersey court Of record.
Obtained Amendment Themselves.
In replying Attorney General Ellis
said that no one would have assumed
that the attorneys for the Standard
oil company who themselves had pro-
cured the amendments to the New
Jersey charter of the company would
stand here and deny their authenticity.
The prosecution, he said. would place
in evidence the laws of New Jersey
showing authority to make the change
and the certificate from the state Of
.ficers proving 1t had been made. He
maintained the seal Of the secretary
of state, which the certificate bears,
was sufficient attestation.
After an hour and half Of argu-
ment Judge Banker overruled the OBJ
lection Of attorneys for the defense
and admitted as evidence the New
Jersey certificate, showing the increase
in the number of directors.
The prosecution next offered in evil
dence amendments to the charter OF
the New Jersey company made June
16. 1899, whereby its capital was in.
creased to 3f1o,00o,o0o and authority
was given It to purchase the stock OF
other corporations, thus making It q
holding company.
When the annual reports OF the New
Jersey company had all been read. the
annual report Of the Union Tank Line
company Of New Jersey. for 1905 was
onered. Mr.. Kline expressed the opin'
ION to the court that to admit this 70
port was about the most remote evi.
dence that could be given. He wanted
the court to remember that the Stand
ard OIL company Of Ohio was being
tried criminally and was entitled to
msst the witnesses against 1t face to
face.