The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-28

Finley who in 1903 was Vice President of Waters-Pierce oil Company in which MT Finley wrote that 1t was inconven" tent for him to come to New York to see Mr. Tilford about the business of the Waters-Pierce oil Company. Neither could he recall to have written to President Druett of the Waters Pierce Company to come to Ne wYork on similar business.
 Mr. Tilford said that R. H. McNall was at first connected with the Pratt oil Company and then came to the wit nesss office to assist him.
 And he had desk in your office up to the commencement of this suit did he not. after he had been appointed the commercial agent of the Waters Pierce Company" was asked.
 Yes"
 Could Not Remember.
 MT. Tilford said he should not re- member a meeting attended by H. H. Rogers, John D. Archbold, H. Clay Pierce and himself. al which the reor- ganization of the Waters-Pierce Company was discussed. When that company was reorganibed, the witness said, he sold the one share of it sstock which she held for $900.
 The witness was shown number of letters, some signed and others un- signed, purporting to be written to or
  Waters-Pierce Company and the Stand ard oil Company. Some of the letters had to do with expenses of men em- ployed by the Standard Oil Company and others requested lists of employees of the Waters-Pierce Company and the salaries paid them. They were initiated by both witness and his brother, w. H. Tilford but Mir. Tilford disclaimed all knowledge of them. The witness said that W. H. Tilford is Treasurer of the Standard oil Company. New Jersey.
 Where is R. H. McNall?' asked MT. Hadley.
 T do not know"
 Didn't he leave for Greenfield, Mass about the time the suit commenced to warm up a little?"
 'I don't know"
 MT. Tilford said that MT. McNall left his employ when the Waters Pierce Company was reorganized, and that he does not know who is now commercial agent of that company. The witness said that part of MT. McNall's duties was to ship oil to Mexico for his com pany.
 Bought at 20 Broadway.
 But he bought 1t at 26 Broadway" asked Mir. Hadley
 He made arrangements there, sup pose" replied MT. Tilford.
 MT. Hadley then read letter tending to show that a list of the daily cash sales of the ters-Pierce Company was sent to MT. Tilford, but the wit ness said 1t was sent to MT. McNall.
 MT. Tilford said he is unable to say whether it IS true that the Waters Pierce Company sell oil only in DOT tion of the State of Missouri
 Has it been the custom of the Stand ard oil Company, when one sold oil Tn the territory of another, to transfer the sale to the company occupying that territory" asked MT. Hadley.
 'I don't know that 1t has," the wit ness replied
 MT Hadley then produced a letter written, ordering Q credit memo" transferred to the Standard oil Marine department to account for a transac- tion of the Waters Pierce Company down in Mexico. He then read a couple of letters dealing with sales and trans actions in wax and rosin used as fuel. The letters were signed by R. H. Me Nall but bore the initials of the wit ness.
 Next a letter signed by MT. McNall, addressed to Vice-President Druitt in St. Louis was read, instructing that all future letters from the Waters Pierce Company to the Standard oil Company be sent out without signatures or names only the dates and body of the letters. Copies, it was also suggested, he made in the usual way, but that carbon leave the signatures off
 Max Palmedo, who has served all tn eprocesses and subpoenas in the action, went on the stand and told of some of the difficulties he had cncoun- tered in his task. He had about fifty subpoenas in all, he said. and in only three cases did the men for whom they were issued accept service voluntarily.
 These were MT. Arcnipold. MT. Page