The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-28
TiIfOrd Also Troubled With
 Failing Memory
RECORD GOES ID MISSOURI
Witnesses and Letters Are Introduced to Show How 1t Has Been lmpos-
 sihe to Secure John D.
 RockefeIIer's Presence.

New York, March 27.-The taking of tes- timony in this city in the proceedings brought by the state of Missouri to oust from that commonwealth the Standard oil company on the ground that they con- stitute combination in restraint of trade, was ended today Attorney General Had ley of Missouri who has been present dur ing most of the time since the local in- quest began, announced that with today's adjustment the New York proceedings were ended.
 He instructed Commissioner Sanborne before whom the witnesses testlhed to send certified copy of the testimony to the supreme court of Missouri where 1t will become a part of the record in the states case.
 Practically the last move MT. Hadley made in the case was to introduce testi- mony showing the difficulties under which most of the witnesses who were in any way connected with the Standard Oil com pany, were served. He put in the record the fact that every effort had been made to secure the testimony of John D. Rock efeller, but none had succeeded. He in troduced copies of letters written to at torneys of the Standard oil requesting that officers of the company accept ser vice. The request applied to John D. Rockefeller along with several others.
 Many Letters Introduced.
 When the proceedings were resumed to- day. counsel for the Standard Oil com pany delivered a number of letters which had been requested by MT. Hadley. Many of those requested were missing but the Standard oil company's counsel said MT. Hadley could use the copies he had as the originals could not be found.
 H. M Tilford of New York was the first witness today. He said he is the presi- dent of the Continental oil company, which does business in Colorado and the west and is also connected with a seeens company engaged in the oil business i'll the Pacific states, corporation incorpor- ated in Iowa. He said that he had an office at 26 Broadway.
 Upon being asked if he was a member of the Domestic Trades committee of Stand ard Oil, MT Tilford said he did not know what was meant by the term commit tee" He had heard it used however, he said.
 q mean experts who handle the affairs of Standard On," suggested MT. Hadley. 'I do not know any thing about the do- mestic trades committed" said MT. Til- ford He said the Continental oil com pany does not do business in Missouri.
 Has Escaped His Memory.
 MT Hadley then showed Mr. Tiford letter written by the witness to T. H. Hochs in which a suggestion of the do- raestic trades committee was quoted, and Mir. Hadley asked the witness to explain it. Mir Tiford said it had escaped h1s memory The witness said he could not recall a letter from A. M. Finley, who in 1903 was vice president of the Waters Pierce oil company in which MT. Finley wrote that 1t was inconvenient for him to come to New York to see MT. Tilford about the business of the Waters-Pierce Oil company. Neither could he recall to have written to President Druett of the Waters-P Pierce company to come to New York on similar business
 Mr Tilford said that R. H. McNal was at first connected with the Pratt Oil com pany and then came to the witness office to assist him.
 And he had a desk in your office up to the commencement of this suit did he not, after he had been appointed the com mercial agent of the Waters-Pierce com pany?" was asked.
 "Yes."
 Mr. Tilford said he could not remember meeting attended by H. H. Rogers. John D. Archbold H. Clay Pierce and himself, at which the organization of the Waters Pierce company was discussed. When that company was reorganized the wit ness said he sold the one share of its stock which he held for 800.
 The witness was shown number of let ters, some signed and others unsigned, purporting to be written to Or by the witness in connection with the Waters Pierce company and the Standard oil company Some of the letters had to do with expenses of men employed by the Standard oil and others requested lists of employees of the Waters-Pierce com pany and the salaries paid them. They were initiated by both witness and his brother. w. H. Tilford, but Mir. Tilford disclairned any knowledge of them. The witness said that w. H. Tilford is treas urer of the Standard oil company of New Jersey.
 where is R. H. McNall?" asked MT. Hadley.
 .I do not know"
 "Did not he leave for Greenfield Mass, about the time the suit commenced to warm up little?"
 "I do not know"
 Explains McNaIps Duties.
 MT. Tilford said that Mr. McNall left his employ when the WaterS-Pierc com pany was reorganized, and that he does not know who is now commercial agent of that company. The witness said that part of MT. McNalrs duty was to ship oil to Mexico for his company
 But ne bought IL at 70 bTodu"ay asked MT Hadley
 'He made arrangements there I sup pose" replied MT. Tilford.
 MT. Hadley then read letter tending to show that list of the daily cash sales Of the Waters-Pierce company was sent to Mr. Tilford, but the witness said it was sent to MT. McNall
 Mir. Tilford said he is unable to say whether 1t is true that the Waters-Pierce company sell oil in portion of the state of Missouri.
 Has it been the custom of the Stand ard oil company when the oil of one is sold in the territory of the other. to transfer the sale to the company occu- pying that territory?' asked MT. Had ley.
 'T don't know that It has," the witness replied.
 MT Hadley then produced letter
 
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