The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-02-10
FORGERY As MD
TO STANDARD OIL
False Signature to Incorpora-
ton Papers Of Republic
Company.
FORMER EMPLOYE ONTHESTAND
Attorney General HadIey Of Missouri
brinss Out Secrets Of Big Monopoly
Through Evidence Of Louis X. Tur-
reIl OF Detroit.

Cleveland. Ohio, dispatch: Forgery
and fraud In the inception OF the Re-
public OIL company is charged against
the Standard Oil company by Attor-
ney General Hadley OF Missouri.
Testimony TO support these charges
was given by Louis III. Turrell, for
mer secretary and treasurer OF the Re
public OIL company. He was the only
witness examined on the first day OF
the Cleveland investigation OF the oil
trusts affairs. but he ripped wide
open the secrets OF John ID. Rookie
Teller and some Of his associates.
Further. Turrell supplied the evil
dence for which Attorney General Had
ley worked In vain to extract from
Henry ii. Rogers and others In New
York. Turrell swore that the Republic
OIL company was organized by the
Standard oil company; that all its
stock was owned by the Standard Oil:
that the officers and directors were
Standard OIL employees; and that they
were instructed to pose az officers OF
an independent company engaged In
fighting Standard OIL
Attorney General Hadley said that
Turrell's evidence warrants criminal
proceedings under the laws OF New
York. He continued:
Signs Wrong Initials.
Louis II. Turrell, the accountant,
OF Detroit. and for fourteen years an
employe OF the Standard oil company,
has given us the best exposure OF
Standard OIL methods OF anything
which we have yet obtained. shall
send copy OF his testimony TO Dis
trict Attorney Jerome OF New York,
with the request that II be thoroughly
examined, and that criminal proceed.
ings be brought against the parties
guilty OF causing n false signature to
be attached TO articles OF incorpora-
"Mr. Turrell has sworn here that
he was induced by Standard OIL OFF,
clals TO sign the name OF f. A. Turrell
TO the documents, when in reality his
name is Louis III. Turrell. His testi-
mony further shows that his sigma
ture was never sworn 20. and the no
tary who took his affidavit can, under
the laws OF New York, be prosecuted
for forgery in the first degree. II will
be up to Mr.. Jerome TO say whether
the persons who induced Turrell 60
sign his name falsely can be included
In the prosecution"
Original incorporation.
Turrell's evidence came as sur
prise to the Standard oil attorneys.
lie was discharged from the Standard
oil company's employ two years ago.
For more than year Attorney Gen
eral Hadley has been searching for
him. for Turrell was one or the three
original incorporators OF the Republic
OH company. But Mr.. Hadley was
looking for him under the name OF "F.
A. Turrell." which appeared In and
was signed TO the articles OF incorpor.
alton OF the Republic oil company. AS
Mr.. Hadley was leaving New York at
the conclusion OF his investigation
there he received n letter from Mr..
Turrell. who offered 10 reveal all the
knowledge and information on the
ownership OF the Republic oil com
pany by the Sstandard that he had. ON
Attorney General Hadley's solIcita.
ton Mr.. Turrell came to Clevelend.
met the Missouri attorney general and
told the story OF the secret workings
OF the oil trust as regards tho Repub-
lie oil company
A. T. Doremus. notary public and
statistician In the Standard oil COM
pany's New York ONCE. Is named by
Attorney General Hadley as the per
petrator OF the alleged forgery.