The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-01-31
STANDARD OIL INQUIRY
The State Of Missouri Begins to
Gather Evidence in New York City.
HENRY H. ROGERS ON THE STAND
Director OF tho Big Oil Corporation Re-
fuses to Answer Questions Put by
Acknowledgement Hadley. of Missouri
-FIashlight Photograph Ends Session
of tho Inquiry.

-%Flashlight Photograph Ends Session
of the Inquiry.
New York City.-The hearing before
Commissioner Sanborn in this city,
in the quo WarrantO proceedings
brought by the State of Missouri
against the Standard OIL Company and
certain of Its subsidiary companies
was transferred from the small law
library. Of Henry Wollman to the room
of, the Law. Reporting Company, at
No. CT Wall Street, which was large
enough to hold comfortably all the
lawyers, witnesses and reporters. In
the new place was a lightning operator
on the typewriter, who took down all
the testimony as fast as given, thus
saving the exertions of Mr.. Sanborn
and fastening the taking of testimony
without violating the rule against the
employment of stenographers.
Henry H. Rogers was twice in the
witness chair, and both times he was
a disappointment to Acknowledgement
Hadley, Of Missouri, who conducted
the examinations. A short time before
the adjournment for luncheon Mr..
Rogers gave some testimony he had
been asked to give OIL Saturday, and
he was proceeding to give the names of
officers OF the Standard Oil Company,
of Indiana, when his answer to a ques-
ton was cut short bv the fashlight
which a camera man set off. Every
body, jumped, including Mr.. Rogers,
and before the room could be cleared
Of smoke the Gamers mar had disap-
peared.
Commissioner Sanborn said that, on
account Of the abuse of a privilege, all
newspaper men with cameras would
be excluded from the room. Mr.. Rogers
complained of the effect of the smoke
in the room, and an adjournment for
luncheon was taken without COM
polling him to answer more questions
then.
Mr.. Rogers was in the witness chair
again late in the afternoon, and was
asked by MI. Hadley to explain a state
ment that he knew of no committee at
No. 2G Broadway having charge of the
operations Of the Standard Oil Com
pany of Indiana.
TO all questions along this line he
replied that he did not know.
Mr.. Hadley repeated the question.
do you want it for personal infor-
mation?" asked Mr.. Rogers.
"You understand my question. with
out evasion, and I ask the Commission.
er TO direct the witness to answer"
said Mr.. HaGley. At the Commission
er's suggestion Mr.. Hadley changed the
question to: "Do you not know, as a
the Standard Oil Company Of Indiana
are located? I do not want your opin-
ion."
II do not know as 4 fact. but I sup
pose they are in Indiana, where tie
company is incorporated, and I prefer
to trust to records, it being a matter of
record, rather than to my memory"
said Mr.. Rogers.
'It is charged in this case that the
Standard Oil Company of Indiana, the
Walters Pierce Oil Company and the
Republic Oil Company are in a confed-
Grafton and agreement in violation of
the trust laws of Missouri. Do you,
not know that the Standard Oh Com
pany Of New ,Jersey4owns or controls
either through itself or other party, a
majority of the stock in all these CON
panies" Mr.. Hadley asked. "By ad-
vice Of counsel, I decline to answer"
replied Mr.. Rogers.
Before adiourning the hearing Mr..
Hadley asked Mr.. Rogers if he had any
reason other than advice of counsel for
refusing to answer
II have not" replied Mr.. Rogers.