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diana7" asked Mr.. Hadley, the attor-
ney general Of Missouri, who is con.
Quoting the inquiry before Commission
er Sanborn.
'fSince it's organization
Il don't think it is worth while to |
answer that said Mr.. Rogers
"You will permit me to be the Judge
of that, responded the attorney gen
eral.
Mr.. Hadley then asked Mr.. Rogers if
he was connected with the Standard Oil
company of Indiana when it succeeded
to the business Of the Standard Oil COM
pany Of Kentucky.
Declined to Answer,
Counsel for the Standard Oil com
pany objected and the witness declined
to answer.
"Were you connected in any way
with the Consolidated Tank Line COM
pany, which did business in Missouri
and was succeeded by the Standard Oil
company Of Kentucky?''
/ decline to answer
Hs.Did you ever by yourself or others
as trustees own or hold any stock in the
souri?' =
81 decline to answer. on advice of
counsel replied Mr. Rogers.
We're you trustee Of the original
Standard Oil trustq' asked Hadley.
Mr.. Rogers attorney objected and
the witness did not answer. e. =
lis it not a: fact that you and eight
other persons in the Standard Oil trust
held 1900 shares Of the Waters Pierce
Oil company June 20, 1882, as now ap-
pears in the Offices Of the secretary Of
state Of Missouri9''
Objected to by Mr.. Hagerman be-
| cause it relates to a period prior to the
organization Of the three oil companies
| which are defendants in the case.
81 decline to answers said MI.
Declined to Answer.
! Elbow long a time has the Standard
Oil company of New Jersey, either thru
itself or some other persons, held or
controlled a majority Of stock Of the
Waters-Pierce Oil company7'
| ~ decline to answer
| "That is, you decline to tell for how
long time9' asked Mr.. Hadley.
| 81 decline to answer on advice Of
counsel replied Mr.. Rogers.
"For how long has the Standard Oil
company of New Jersey owned or con-
trolled q majority Of the stock of the
st saT sl, Oil company Of Indiana4"
as applied to the Republic oil com
pany, and again Mr.. Rogers declined to
answer.
els it not fact that majority of
the stock in each of these corporations
had been transferred or is owned or
controlled by the same person or per-
sonsi and by person, mean corpora
M: Hagerman objected and Mr..
i ley meant: Mr.. Hadley said he means
4 the defendants in this case.
i Certified to Court.
T. Mr.. Rogers declined to answer.
i This ended the direct evidence and
j Mr.. Hadley asked that all the questions
4 to which Mr.. Rogers had declined to
= answer be certified to the supreme
court. Mr.. Hadley said he light want
! to call Mr.. Rogers later and he was
excused, Mr.. Rogers, however, returned
! to- the stand and said: = -. 80 -
j On Saturday afternoon, when was
asked do you know Walter G. ,Toagle.
L want to say now that the man I sup,
posed vas meant was John Teag1e
=, whom I KNOW -
! MIR. Hadley brought out from Mr.
IIoEeiS t1aI JouH IedSle was member
Of Scofeld, ,Schurmer and Teagle, an6
is in the oil business.
/ "Did you find out that Walter G
Teagle is a member of the foreign com
mittee of the Standard Oil companyq'
Mr.. Rogers started to answer, but the
objection Of his counsel stopped him.
els it not funny that you do not
Mr.. Rogers made an answer so low az
, to be unheard.
Rebuked by Hadley.
~ want you to treat this matter
with the seriousness which your posi-
ton warrants said Mr.. HadIey,
In reply to questions Mr.. Roger!
said: 81 understand Walter G.. Teaglt
is connected with some foreign bust
ness. L have met him at 26 Broadwa,
and elsewhere. He declined to SAY
,, ness.
Mr.: Rogers said he knows Horace A
: Hutchins of Cleveland, Ohio. Mr.
Rogers declined to say what are Hutch
, ms relations to the Consolidated TanI
Line company to the Standard Oil com
Rany of Indiana. He knew William P
: Thompson Of Petersburg, W. Va, bu
declined to say if Mr.. Hutchins was a
the same time director of the Waters
- I'll SoHpdIy duu Ol Inc COnSOll
dated Tank Line company.
:. 'Did you know Frank D. earle,
who, with Hutchins, William H. Water
and II. Clay Pierce, were the incorDo1
: ators OF the Waters-Pierce Oil com
4 panys" - ~
'Just for Notorlety.''
Counsel objected. Mr.. Hadlev offere
y in evidence certificate of the secre
tary of state Of Missouri that thes
, men were the incorporators of TIL
i company. Counsel said the ouestio
was asked only for purposes of motor
lety. Mr.. Rogers said he knew F'rancj
Carley of the Chess-C arley company q
: Louisville. He did not recall George
9 Chester, but recalls George H. Villa
8 and M. R. Keefe. = -,
y tm<Has he an office at 20 Broadways
3 81 decline to answer
q Do you know G. M. Adams, seer,
tary Of the Waters-Pierce Oil con
q panya" 49,
Did he go to St. Louis in 1882 j
connection with an oil company i
o which you were interested and {
= which you were member?' -
If Il decline to answer
J Mr.. Rogers was then excused and {
he passed Mr.. Hadley he said 5000,
bye to which Mr.. Hadley RESPONDED
n, Eugene Carney was the next witnes
re He said he is police officer at 8
j. Broadway "to look after peddlers an
1t beggars:
" Mr.. Carney said he had no counst
III but William Y. Rowe sat beside hi
% and they conferred. Mr.. Hadley sa