The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-10
WITNESS ROGERS
 FUNNY AS EVER
Bids MT. HadIey "Goodbye' as
 He Leaves the Stand
STILL REFUSES TO ANSWER
Case Will Be Taken to Supreme Court Today in an Effort to Make Him Answer Cues
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 (contnued from First Page) ~~.~@-~e-@~~~-eS~e~~ ton of the three oil companies which are defendants in the case.
 q decline to answer" said MT Rogers, How long time has the Standard oil company of New Jersey. either through itself or some other person, held or con trolled a majority of the stock ot the Waters-Pierce oil company
 "I decline to answer.
 That is, you decline to tell for how long a timer" asked MT. Hadley
 q decline to answer on advice of eoun- sel," replied Mr. Rogers.
 For how long has the Standard Oii company of New Jersey owned or con trolled a majority of the stock of the Standard oil company of lndianaY "I decline to answer"
 Same as Applied to Republic. Mr Hadley asked the same question as applied to the Republic oil company, and again Mir. Rogers declined to answer. 'Is 1t not a fact that a majority of the stock in each of these corporations has been transferred or is owned or controlled by the same person or persons, and by
  person I mean corporation?"
 MT. Rogers asked what companies MT. Hadley meant. and then declined to an swer This ended the direct evidence and MT. Hadley asked that all the questions to which Mir Rogers had declined to an- swer be certified to the supreme court. MT Rogers, however, returned to the stand and said:
 "On Saturday afternoon when l was ! asked, do you know Walter c. Teagle, 1 want to say now that the man 1 supposed was meant was John Teagle whom knew"
 MT. Hadley brought out from MT, Rog CTS that John Teagle was memoer of Schofield, Schummer & Teagle and is in the oil business.
 Did you find out that Walter C. Teagle is a member of the foreign committee of the Standard oil company"
 Mir Rogers started to answer, but the objection of his counsel stopped him. In reply to questions. MT. Rogers said: "I understand Walter c. Teagle is con- nected with some foreign business. have not met him at 26 Broadway and else where" He declined to say whether he saw him about the oil business.
 Did you know Frank D. Carley, who was with Hutchins, William H. Waters and H. Clay Pierce were the incorporators of the Waters Pierce oil company" Counsc ieeted,
 onC Secretary's Certificate. Mr. Hadley offered in evidence a certih- cate of the secretary of state of Missouri that these men were the incorporators of the company. Counsel said the ques- tion was asked only for purpose of noto- riety. MT. Rogers said he knew Francis Carley of the Chess-C -Carley company of Louisville. He did not recollect George F. Chester but recalls George H. Villas and M. R. Keife.
 Has he an office at 26 BroadHay?" T decline to answer.'
 Do you know C. M Adams, secretary of the Waters-Pierce oil company" ''I have heard of hlm?"
 Did he go to St. Louis 1882 in connec- tion with an oil company in which you were interested and of which you were a member?"
 "I decline to answer.'
 Mr. Rogers was then excused and as he passed MT. Hadley he said: Good bye, D to which MT. Hadley responded.
 Elevator Man Called.
 Eugene Carney was the next witness. He said he is police officer at 26 Broadway ito look after peddlers and beggars." MT Carney Said he had no counsel, but William V. Rowe sat beside him and they conferred. MT. Hadley said he would ob-
 
 moment of two Carney was advised by MT Rowe and declined to answer on advice of counsel
 He said afterwards that his principal business is to start an elevator at one of the entrances to 26 Broadway
 Do you know James Moffett?'
 Yes"
 Has he any office in that building?" ssEnow C I, NichoIs9D
 ''Yes."
 Has he any office there?''
 q don't know"
 Witness said he might know there is such man as J. D. Carrell at 2s Broad way. He refused to say who employed him.
 Ask the witness if he has been told not to answer questions,' said the commis- sioner. This looks like a preconcerted action"
 Mir Hadley asked witness if he con suited his attorneys Sullivan &s Cromwell but counsel objected and he refused to answer as he did also to questions as to what salary he got whether he was told not to answer questions when he got on the stand regarding the Standard oil company, when he first met his counsel what questions he was told to answer and what not to answer and whether this Is the first time he has been a witness in a case in which the Standard oil company is interested
 "If there is any question which you will answer or any information which you will give, please offer it. said MT. Eadley.
 q decline to answer on advice of coun- sell said Carney.
 Have you been told you would get a raise in salary if you did not know very much when you got on the witness stand?"
 Carney declined to answer and also to say whether he is afraid his employ ment will tend to incriminate him.
 Howard Page Is Called. who 1t is said, is connected with the for eign department of the Standard oil com pany, was called. He was questioned as to whether certain persons had offices at 26 Broadway. but declined to answer al- most every question by direction of the Standard oil company attorney He said he never knew of two oil companies sel- ling in the same territory He refused 10 say whether he was or is connected with the Union Tank Line company or whether that company supplies cars to haul oil for companies in the Standard Oil company. He said the Union Tank line rents tank cars. He would not say who owns the stock of the Union Tank Line company because he does not know he said. He finally said he was vice president of the company and said it has offices at 26 Broadway.
 During the first four years that witnass