The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-14
MIR. HADLEY
 IS CHEERED Unusual Scene in New York Court Room. CASE OR ROGERS ARGUED Justice GHdersleeve Postpones His Decision Until Monday. H. Clay Pierce Promises to Appear In Missouri and Answer Questions of Attorney General Regard
 ing oil Monopoly.
 
CASE OR ROGERS ARGUED

New York, Jan. t3.--There was an unusual scene in the Supreme Court of the State of New York today when Attorney General Hadley of Missouri, arguing before Justice Gilersleeve on the rule to compel H. H. Rogers of the Standard oil Company to answer questions in the Missouri State inquiry into certain oil companies operating there was applauded and cheered by the crowd in the court room as he conciud- ed an arraignment of Mir Rogers Tor the position he has taken in the in- quiry. A decision in the matter was deferred until Monday.
 MT. Hadley referred to Mir. Rogers's s complaint that the proceedings in the oil inquiry were sensational and taken for the purpose of advertising the Att torney General. M If they have been any sensational reports of these proceedings" said Att torney General Hadley. they have been due to the witness. Rogers, to his flip- pancy, to his frivofity and the attempt he has made to show contempt for the highest court of Missouri. He com plains of a flashlight picture having been taken and yet 1t is a significant fact that the only man in the room not astonished was Rogers"
 He said MT. Rogers had acted in a
  sions of the common people and added; T am not to blame if he saw fit to SOW the wind and reaped the whirl- wind of disaster"
 Decision is Pat 06.
 At the conclusions of the arguments in the case. during which MT. Rogers atterneys reiterated that the relevancy of the questions asked their client as a matter pending before the Supreme Court of the State of Missouri and should not be dealt with here until a decision is rendered by that court Jus- tice Gsldersle we adjourned the matter until Monday, at which time 1t Is ex- pected proofs will be submitted as to fine status Of the oil inquiry in Mis- souri, of which the recent New fork hearing are a part. Attoorney General Hadley continued this afternoon the taking ot testimony bofore Commissioner Sanborn and al the end of the day an adjournment was ordered until January 30, when MT. HadIey and the other attorneys inter- ested in the matter will return to New York. The testimony taken relates to suits brought by the State of Missouri to oust the Stand oil Company of Indiana, the Waters-Plerce OiI Company. and the Re- public oil Company on the ground that they are a combination in restraint or IFA0G. ed to answer are those relating to the stock control of the companies in the proceedings.
 Attorney-General Hadley announced that H. Clay Pierce of the Waters Pierce. Company, had agreed to appear in the State of Missouri to have his deposition taken in the case at any time MT. HadIey wished. Francis ID. Carley, formerly of the Chess-Carley Company of Louisville, was present un- der subpoena.
 D Fl. D. Read was the first witness called today. He is a farmer, and said that at one time he was connected with the Standard oil Company. He was asked what this connection had been. :. Frank Hagerman of counsel for the oil comnanies objected. MT. Read an- swered that he had been an account ami. superintendent of a refinery, and a travelling auditor. He said he had been employed by Wade Hampton. He did not know by which Standard oil Company MT. Hampton was employed. On three separate occasions the wit ness said he audited the books or the Waters Pierce Company in st' Lotus at inc order of Wade Hampton. He re- norted the result of the first audit to w. T. Mckee at 26 Broadway. On the second auditing, he reported to MT. White. at No. 2S Broadway.
 Did MT. Mckee afterwards become an oficer of the Republic oil Com pany?" MT. Hadley asked.
 He did" replied MT. Read. At this juncture it was announced that MT. Rogers wished to come in and answer certain questions which ne hao previously refused to answer.
 Rogers Again TestitleB.
 MT, Rogers then took the stand. He had been asked he said, whether he had in 1904 any business transactions wlth il. Clay Pierce, whereby he had secured for himself or the Standard oil Com pany the stock of the Waters-Pierct Company.
 T refused on the advice of counsel solely" said Mir. Rogers. and I am now informed that this refusal may in1urt Mir. Pierce. I wish to state that neither in 1904 nor any time did I have sucf a transaction with Mir. Pierce"
 Mir Rogers was ordered to return al }the next meeting.
 Francis D. Carley was the next wit ness He said he had been connected with the firm of Chess -Carley Company of Louisville Ky. trading in oil throughout the Southern States. Ht purchased the M. K. and T. tank line taking stock in the old Waters-P Pierce oil Company in payment, and ht thought that the CueSo-NaA4ey SOTpo' ration had about 500 shares of stock ir the Waters-Pierce Company. He solc his interest in the Chess-Carley Com pany in 1887 to parties at 26 Broadway He said he talked with John D. Arch bold, but could not recall who wal the actual purchaser.
 MT Carley then said he had bough the M K. & T. tank lines after visiting John D. Rockefeller in Cleveland anC fnding that MT. Rockefeller would sel him oil.
 On cross examination he explained tbat the NJ. K. & T. tank line consis
 few tank line cars on tn,
 T. Railroad.
 A StenOgrapher's Story.
 A Smith, who said he was
 lpher employed in the hall O
 of New York City, was a wit
 He said he had been employe,
 roadway, from 1903 to 1905. A
 grapher in the office of W. E
 le received dictations of letter
 ed to both the Waters Pierre
 " and the Republic oil Compa
 cerning the usual general an,