The Irish standard., 1906-10-20
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
Oil company, of Ohio, for alleged con.
spiracy against trade at 9:45 o'clock
Tuesday. In a fiye-minute recess it
was arranged that five speeches would
be made to the jury, three 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.
M. 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, were paid by the Standard
Oil company, of Ohio. At Lima the
Solar Refining company has a: refin-
cry. Ninety-nine per cent. of the fees
for inspection at Lima are also paid
by the Standard Oil company, the
Solar paying very small, or one per
cent. of the fees at Lima
From reports in his office Mr.. Fin
ley said one-half the oil refined in
Ohio was refined at Lima. From the
same source of information this oil is
shipped in the ears 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 cross-examined.
M. G. Shaffer, deputy local oil In
spector at FindIay, who testified last
week, was recalled. He said the
Standard was selling oil at retail in
Hancock county and no other CON-
pany sold oil here except the National
Refining company.
With this evidence the state rested
its case.
Defense Wins Point.
Mr.. Kline, for the defense, then put
in the first evidence for the defense.
He first filed as evidence certified
copy of the journal entry, the judy
ment of the court in the case of the
state of Ohio against the Standard Oil
company, known as the contempt pro-
ceedings.
Attorney General Ellis made objec-
tion 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.
.I think" said Mr.. Kline, ut comes
with mighty poor grace from an
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.