The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-25
VOL. LXXIII. NO. 2O6.
ROGERS DECIDES TO ANSWER.
ADMITS STANDARD OIL OWNER
SHIP or WESTERN STOCK.

Al or HepuDllC VII, WAJOFlt9 ~ ~ u. NOH"
pany OF Indiana and Part OF waters
Pierce Belong 10 Trust-Winiam G..
Rockefeller the Only Other witness.
The Standard Oil trust, through Henry
H. Rogers, capitulated yesterday to Attor-
ney-General Hadley Of Missouri after a
long fight aud consented to answer questions
about the trusts ownership of the stock OF
the Standard Oil Company Of Indiana, the
Waters-Pieroe Oil Company Of st. Louis
and the Republic Oil Company of New
York.
Mr.. Rogers admitted in a long and care
fully worded answer, prepared by the
awyers for the respondents, that the ma
jority Of the stock of the Standard Oil
Company OF Indiana and all OF the stock
Of the Republic Oil Company are held for
the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey,
He also admitted that all the shares Of
stock of the Waters-Pierce company stand
ing in the name of NJ. NJ. Van Beuren, SON
n-law Of John D. Archbold Of the trust,
are held for the Standard Oil Company.
Mr.. Hadley has been trying to prove for
months that the trust not only controlled
these three companies, but that they had
been violating for years the antitrust
laws Of Missouri by entering into a monopo-
listic agreement by which the State was
divided into territories for the purpose OF
regulating and controlling trade and for
..z.a- oan,rat;t;op Tho Standard oil
lawyers put up a strong fight, and it was by
their advice that Mr.. Rogers and other cor
~poration officers, both here and in Missouri,
refused to answer questions about stock
ownership or, in fact, about any Of the inside
workings Of the business Of the trust,
Now that the stock control has been adj
mitted it is Mr.. Hadley's purpose to show
that the affairs Of the companies who are
respondents in the action are managed
from 20 Broadway. II he succeeds in this
he feels that his case will be complete and
that the Standard Oil trust will be put
out Of business in Missouri.
He gave notice at the close Of the hearing
Yesterday that he had directed the Standard
officials to produce certain letter books
and reports that were sent to 20 Broadway
from the Offices Of the respondent COM
panies in Missouri. These are the papers
on which he is relying mainly to prove
that the affairs Of the three corporations
were directed from the headquarters Of
the trust in this city.
Suppose they refuss to produce these
doc uments?' Mr.. Hadley was asked.
The Attorney General smiled. 1T hap
pens said he, that l nave copies Of these
reports and other correspondence. II the
Standard Oil officials refuse to produce
the originals that will leave the way clear
for me to introduce the copies In evidence
In the absence Of the originals they must
be received
Mr.. Rogers was again In q cheerful and
amiable mood. AS at his last appearance
before Commissioner Sanborn, who is
taking the testimony at OF Wall street,
Mr., Rogers got a crowd OF reporters around
him between times and laughed and joked
with them but he refused to tell any more
stories about Mark Twain orany Of his other
friends.
NO, sir, not muoh,' said he in response
to the request for another yarn. You
90 and print my stories and in that way
/ reputation as a humorist is forced on
me that is hard to keep up. But IL l was
IN politics I could tell you a few stories
that would be worth WHILE
A hock Of hashlighters were waiting
I osnap the Standard Oil man but he eluded
them by leaving the building through q
back entrance where his carriage was
waiting for him.. The photographer who
caught him when he was on the stand at
one OF the early sessions nearly tainted
when he found out that Mr.. Rogers had
fooled him. He had planned to snap him
q he came into the street from a window
% the first floor Of the building.
The only other witness called yesterday
vas William G.. Rockefeller, oldest son OF
William Rockefeller. The young man
proved to be an affable and a ready witness,
although Mr.. Hadley succeeded in ex-
tracing little. or no information from him
regarding the case at issue.
Frank Hegeman, one OF the large array
Of attorneys representing the respondents,
announced at the opening OF the hearing
that the order Of the court both here and
in Missouri had been in favor Of Attorney
General Hadley and that there was nothing
10 do but answer the questions about stock
ownership that had been certified to the
courts.
III the A~ttorney-G General will indicate
! which one Of the witnesses under subpoena
ne wants we Will produce MIN mere, con
tinued Mr.. Hegeman. Mr.. Hadley called
for Mr.. Rogers and he promptly took the
stand.
III Are you a stakeholder in the Standard
Oil Company Of %Indiana3" was the frs
question.
! am " was the reply.
M Q. Do YOU own any OF the stock OF thu
W~a'ers-Pierce company of Missouri? A.
do not.
Q. Do you own any of 1t indirectly? A,
do not.
Q. Are you familiar with the conditions
existing in the state of Missouri with refer
ence to the sale Of oil there? A. Not IL
detail.
Q. Do you know whether there is any di
VISION of trade territory with regard to tn,
sale Of oil in Missouri? A. | do not.
y. Did YOU learn last spring when yol
were in Oklahoma and Indian Territory tina
mere were certain sections in which Tn
Htandard Oil Company of Indiana sold Of
ana the Waters-Pierce Company did not? A
did not.
G. Do YOU know NJ. NJ, Van Beuren? A.
Know of him,
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