The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1906-10-18
ARGUMENTS IN OIL
Case ARE HEARD
TRIAL OF STANDARD AT FIND
LAY NEARs ITS
CLOSE.
JURY TO DECIDE AS
TO GUILT OF ACCUSED
Standard OIL Attorneys Win . Point
by Securing Admission Of Court
Decision In Former Case Against
Company.

Findlay. o., Oct. 17.-Both the state
and the defense rested their case in
the trial here against the Standard
spiracy against trade at 9:45 o'clock
Tuesday In a fve-minute recess II
was arranged that five speeches would
be made to the Jury. threei by the
states attorneys and two by the de-
Tense.
Prosecutor David opened for the
state and arguments were made by
the attorney general and Mr.. Phelps
for the prosecution. Messrs. Kline
and Troup will present the defense TO
the jury.
Standard Paid the Fees.
NJ. l.. Finley. state inspector Of oil.
was the first witness Tuesday. Attor-
ney General Ellis. OF Ohio. was again
present at the trial. having been alb
sent Monday. Mr.. Finley was ques-
toned by Mr.. Harrison. OF the attor-
ney generals Office. Mr.. Finley de
scribed the location and number OF
his deputies and method OF inspection.
The fees for inspection at Cleveland.
he said. we're paid by the Standard
OIL company. OF Ohio. At Lima the
Solar Refining company has a REIN
cry. Ninety.nine per cent. Of the fees
for inspection at Lima are also paid
by the Standard OIL company. the
Solar paying a very small. or one per
cent OF the fees at Lima.
From reports in his once Mr.. Fin
ley said One-haif the oil refined In
Ohio was refined al Lima From the
same source OF information this oil is
shipped In the cars Of the Union Tank
Line company. These questions and
answers were all put in over the pro
tests OF the attorneys for the defense.
The Standard, OF Ohio. he said. had
from $50 TO 200 tank stations for the
distribution and sale Of refined oil,
while the Solar had no such stations.
Mr.. Finley was not crossexamined.
NJ. c. Shaffer. deputy local oil In
spectOr at Findlay. who testified last
week. was recalled. He said the
Standard was selling oil At retail In
Hancock county and no other com
pany sold oil here except the National
Refining company.
with this evidence the state rested
its case.
Defense Wins a Point.
Mr.. Kline, for the defense. then put
IN the first evidence for the defense.
He first filed as evidence a certified
copy OF the journal entry. the judg-
ment OF the court in the case OF the
state of Ohio against the Standard OIL
company, known as the contempt pro
ceedlngs.
Attorney General Ellis made objec-
tlon to this evidence. saying the state
in this case had put In the responses
OF Mr.. Rockefeller TO the interroga-
tories In that case. which represented
the Standards case. The state had
also filed the Issues and replies. Mr..
Kline held that to make that record
complete. It was necessary to put In
the conclusion OF the court. which. he
said. dismissed the case at the ex-
pense OF the state.
Il think" said Mr.. Kline. at comes
WIN mighty PCoi bieNc hSAA ~
officer OF this state to object to the
introduction OF the Journal entry Of
the supreme court of the state"
Mr.. Ellis replied by saying that this
entry had nothing to do with this
case.
The court admitted the evidence.
Mr. Kline read this record and then
announced, Defendant rests"
ST. Louis Hearing Postponed.
st. Louis, Oct. 1.-THE hearing OF
the states custer suit against the
Standard. Waters-Pierce and Republic
oil companies was resumed Tuesday
for the presentation OF testimony In
defense, but was continued until No
vember 8.