Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-13
ROGERS SECURES
A AP0STPONEMENT
COURT CASE PUT OFF UNTIL
THIS MORNING
Attorney General Resumes Taking
Testimony and Examines J. v.
Joekel, Former 6ookkeeper
Of the Standard
BY Associated Press.

OF Attorney , neral HadIcv of Mis-
sour to compel Henry II. Rogers. vice
president of the STANDARD oil company
of New Jersey to answer certain Uics-
IONS put so MIN during his CNlmiuu-
tloh before Commissioner Sauboru
came up before Justice Gildcrslccvc I'm
me supreme court today. Counsel for
Mr.. Rogers asked for brief adjourn
ment but 1T was not granted.
Mr.. Rogers counsel protested that
1t was impossible for them to proceed
immediately. and the hearing was adj
Journed until O'Clock this afternoon.
The hearing was later adjourned un-
til 1890 o'clock Saturday morning.
The hearing was postponed because
William J. Curtis, counsel for Mr..
Rogers, had a case in another court
which took him away from the eX-
animation.
Attorney General Hadley divided the
questions which he asked that MIR
Rogers be ordered to answer into five
sets. The first set OF questions refers
TO MIR. Rogers ownership Of stock i'm
the respondent companies: the second
to such ownership of stock i'm other
than respondent companies; the third
to the ownership of stock 10y other
parties i'm the respondent companies
the fourth as to such ownership in
ether than the respondent companies
and the fifth to the operations OF COM
panies, individuals and corporations
other than the respondent doing bust
ness both within and without Mis-
souri,.
Rogers Gives His Reasons
Mr.. Rogers i'm his answer sets forth
four reasons why he should not be
compelled to answer these questions,
as follows:
The first claim was that the qnes-
tions are immatcrial; second. that Il
contest regarding the administrative OF
The same questions is pending before
courts in Missouri: third. that the at
torney general Of Missouri has no legal
right to take depositons i'm New York
and that the questions are under con-
sderation in the courts of any other
states: fourth, that the attorney gem
eral Of Missouri is not asking the
questions al issue for purposes of pub
lie policy, but is bringing the proceed
ings in order to gain advertising and
persona notoriety as Il foe of the
Standard Oil company.
To support this last named claim the
answer set forth that the newspapers
have been fed with sensational stories
by Mr.. Hadley and his associates. hold
ing up Mr.. Rogers to contempt and
ridicule. 1t was further contended that
newspaper photographers and artists
have been given a free hand at the
hearing before Commissioner Sanborn.
causing Mr.. Rogers annoyance.
Attorney General Hadley late today
recommended the taking of testimony
in the suits by which the state of Mis-
souri, sues to oust the Standard Oil
company of Indiana and other COM
panies from the state of Missouri.
After spending the day up to 8
o'clock in the afternoon i'm an unsuc-
cessful attempt TO have the Rogers
hearing completed. Mr.. Hadley, who
intends to return to Missouri Sunday,
conferred with Frank Hagerman. at
torney for the Standard Oil company
and together they agreed to
reopen the hearing immediately.
Former Bookkeeper Recalled
j. V. Jockel. a former bookkeeper and
sub-station manager for the Standard
Oll company, was recalled to the wit
ness stand. He testified that on his way
to Oklahoma City to serve as book
keeper for the Waters Pierce company
he stopped at the Waters Pierce COM
pany's office in st. Louis and received
instructions from persons whom he
knew TO be connected with the Stand
ard Oil office at 26 Bradway, New
York.
Mr.. Jockel on ross-eXamination said
that the term of his employment in
Oklahoma as bookkeeper for the Wa
ters- Pierce company was ten weeks.
He had stopped in st. Louis to see
Mr.. Tinsley, according to instructions
given him by r.. H. McNaul at 26
Broadway. lie said that at 26 Broad
way Mr.. McNaul had instructed him
that he must not let it be known in
Oklahoma city that he had formerly
been a STANDARD Oil employe.
You were not paid a salary by the
standard OH company of New Jersey
while working in oklahoma City, were
you?" Mr.. Hagerman asked.
81 was not. My salary commenced
with the Waters-Pierce company when
l got to Oklahoma City in December"
The witness said he had never told
any one in Oklahoma that he had been
employed by the Standard Oil company,
other than former employees of the
Standard Oil who knew of the fact.
The witness said that when Manager
Ebie at Oklahoma City told him the
Standard Oil company hal secured con-
troll of the Waters-Pierce company
through a railway deal no other person
was present to hear the conversation.
Jockel said he got 1924 per year salary
with the STANDARD at Newark and $1,000
ih CfNioAiOlh" Nity Win lle w dltlS-
Pierce company.
Criminal Charge Against Jockel
Asked about a criminal charge made
against him, Mr., Jockel said it was
brought i'm June 1904, in police court
in this city. He said he had subse-
quently made an application for bond
to a surety company in this city.
And because of not getting the bond
you had to quit your position in Okla
horna City?" continued the lawyer.
THAT was one reason, and the other
was that / wanted to get back TO my
folks in civilized country"
The witness explained that the
National Conduit and Gable company
had accused him of taking 500 and
that he had been two days in jail as a
result. Mr. Jockel denied with en-
phasis, however that he had received
or taken the money.
The witness asserted again that the
major portion Of the barreled oil
handled by the Waters Pierce company
in Oklahoma City came from the
Standard properties.
Further testimony will be taken to-
morrow afternoon pending the hearing