The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-01-16
The State Of Missouri Begins to
Gather Evidence in New York City
HENRY il. ROGERS ON THE STAND

Director of the Big Oil Corporation Re-
fnses to Answer Questions Pit by
Attorney General HadIey, Of Missouri
--FlashIight 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. ca Wall Street, which was large
enough to hold comfortably all the
lawyers, witnesses and reporters. In
the new place was 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 Attorney General
HadIey, 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 on Saturday, and
he was proceeding to give the names Of
officers of the Standard Oil Company,
of Indiana, when his answer to ques-
ton was cut short by the fiashlight
which a camera man set off Every
body jumped, including Mr.. Rogers,
and before the room could be cleared
| of smoke the camera man had disap-
peared.
Commissioner Sanborn said that, on
account of the abuse of 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 Mr.. Hadley to explain a state
ment that he knew of no committee at
No. 26 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 | ask the Commission
/ err 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
director, where the general offices of
the Standard Oil Company of Indiana
are located? do not want your opin-
ion"
Il do not know as fact, but sup
! pose they are in Indiana, where the
company is incorporated, and / prefer
to trust to records, it being a matter Of
record, rather than to my memory"
said Mr. Rogers.
1T Is charged in this case that the
Standard Oil Company Of Indiana, the
Walters-Pierce Oil Company and the
Republic Oil Company are i'll confed-
GRAFTON and agreement in violation of
the trust laws of Missouri. DO you
not know that the Standard Oil Com
pany of New Jersey owns or controls
either through itself or other party, a
majority of the stock in all these COM
paniesg' Mr.. Hadley asked. by adj
vice of counsel, / decline to answer"
replied Mr.. Rogers.
Before adjourning the hearing Mr..
| Oh oa NTt. ff n
reason other than advice of counsel for
refusing to answer.
Il have not" replied Mr.. Rogers.