Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-09
H. H. ROGERS ON STAND
First Witness at Today's Ses-
sion in New York.
DEMURS TO QUESTIONS
Futile Efforts of Prosecution to Get
Admissions
OF INTEREST IN OIL COMPANIES
Quesies of Attorney Hadley to Reveal
Union of Organizations Met by
Destinations to Answer.
DEMURS TO QUESTIONS
Futile Efforts of Prosecution to Get
IF INTEREST IN OIL COMPANIES

NEW YORK, January 9.--Henry IT. Rog-
ers, vice president of the Standard oil COM
pany Of New Jersey, whose testimony was
interrupted by adjournment yesterday was
the first witness at todays session of the
hearing in connection with the state OF
Missouris suit against the alleged oil trust.
The Interrogation of Mr.. Rogers was taken
up today at the point where it was inter-
rupted yesterday.
How long have you been connected with
the Standard Oil Company OF Indiana?'
asked Mr.. Hadley the attorney general of
Missouri, who is conducting the inquiry be-
fore Commissioner Sanboru.
II don't know
Since its organization
Il don't think it is worth while to ans
wer that" said Mr. Rogers.
You will permit me to he the Judge of
that responded the attorney general
Mr. Hadley then asked Mr.. Rogers f he
was connected with the Standard OIL Conn
pany OF Indiana when 1t succeeded To the
business of the Standard Oil Company of
Kentucky.
Counsel for the Standard Oil Company OBJ
jected and the witness declined to answer.
Connection With Consolidated
Were you connected in any way with
the Consolidated Tank Line Company,
which did business in Missouri and was sue
ceeded by the Standard oil Company OF
Kentucky2'
Il decline to answer"
Did you ever by yourself or others. as
trustees, own or hold any stock in the
Waters-Perce Oil Company of Missouri
Il decline to answer on advice of coun-
sell replied Mr. Rogers.
Were you trustee of the original Stand
ard Oil trust?" asked Mr.. Hadley.
Mr. Rogers attorney objected and the
witness did not answer. ---
rs it not fact that you ana eight other
persons in the Standard oil trust held POO
shares of the Waters-Pierce OIL Company
June 20, 1882 now appears in the offices
of the secretary OF state of Missouri
Objected to by Mr. Hagerman because it
relates to a. period prior to the orgdniza ton
of the three oil companies which are de-
PENDANTS In the case.
L decline to answer" said Mr.. Rogers.
Stock in Waters-Pierce Company
How long time has the Standard OIL
Company of New Jersey, either through
itself or some other person. held or con-
trolled majority of the stock of the Wa
tersPierce Oil Company"
II decline to answer"
That is, you decline to tell for how long
a time?" asked Mr.. Hadley.
Il decline to answer on advice of coun-
sel?' replied Mr.. Rogers
For how long has the Standard Oil Conn
pany of New Jersey owned or controlled a.
majority of the stock of the Standard Oil
Company of Indiana
Il decline 10 answer
Mr.. Hadley asked the same question as
applied to the Republic Oil Company ana
again Mr.. Rogers declined to answer
Is 1t not a fact that a ma Iority of the
stock In each OF these corporations has been
transferred or Is owned or controlled by
the same person persons; and by per-
son mean corporation"
Mr.. Hageman objected and Mr.. Rogers
asked what companies Mr.. HadIey meant.
Mr.. Hadley said he means the defendants
in this case.
Mr.. Rogers declined TO answer
Direct Evidence Ended.
This ended the direct evidence, and MIR.
Hadley asked that all the questions TO
which Mr.. Rogers declined 10 answer be
certified to by the supreme court. Mr.
Hadley said he might want to call MIR.
Rogers later and he was excused.
Mr.. Rogers. however. returned 70 the
stand and said:
"On Saturday afternoon when l was
asked Do you know Walter G. Teagley
L want to say now that the man L supposed
was means was John Teagle, whom 1
know" Mr. Hadley brought out from Mr..
Rogers that John TeagIe member or
Scotield, Schumar & Teagle, and is in tha
oil business.
Did you find out that Walter c. Teage
is a member of the foreign committee OF
the Standard Oil Company
Mr.. Rogers started TO answer, but the OBJ
lection of his council stopped him.
'Is it not funny that you do not
know"
Mr.. Rogers made an answer so low
as to be unheard.
Il want you to treat this matter with
the seriousness which your position war;
rants" said Mr.. Hadley.
Saw Nothing of Oil Business.
In reply to questions. Mr. Rogers said:
II understand Walter C. TeagIe is con-
nected with some foreign business. I
have met him at 90 Broadway and else
where" He declined to say whether he
saw him about the oil business.
Mr.. Rogers said he knows Horace A.
Hutchins of Cleveland, Ohio
Mr. Rogers declined to say what are
fiutchinS' relations of the Consolidated
Tank Line Company to the STANDARD lard t. OIL
Company of Indiana. He knew William
F. Thompson of Parkersburg. w. Va,
but declined to say II Mr.. Hufchlns was
at the same time a director OF the Wa
ters- Pierce Oil Company and of the Con-
soiidated Tank Line Company.
Did you know Frank D. Carley, who
with Hutchins, William H. Waters and
II. Clay Pierce were the incorporators
of the Waters-Pierce oil Company"
Counsel objected. MIR. Hadley offered
In evidence a certificate of the secretary
of state of Missouri that these men were
the incorporators of the company.
Asked for Purpose of Notoriety.
Counsel said the question was asked only
for purposes of notoriety. Mr.. Rogers said
he knew Francis Carley of the Chess-Car-
ley Company of Louisville. He did not re-
call George f. Chester, but recalls George
H. Villas and NJ. r. Keefe.
HAS he an Office at % Broadway"
II de line to answer
do Sau know C. M. Adams. secretary of
the Waters-Pierce Oil Company"
hon Of .
s'Dld he go to st. Louis in 1882 in con-
nection with an oil company in which you
were interested and OF which you were a
mambery'
II decline to answer
Mr.. Rogers was then excused. and as he
passed Mr. Hadley he said Goodbye" to
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