The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-27
STANDARD HAS
 NO MASTER MIND
fcontinued from First Paae)

and Lakewood all the time" said Mr. Archbold. Then, after a moments pause he continued If l may be permitted to so state, MT. Rockefeller knows nothing, absolutely nothing, of the matter con cerned in this suit. MT. Rockefeller health is such that 1t imposes quite a care upon him. He has no desire to evade any questions, General Hadley, but he very much dislikes the notoriety and the cartoonng If you want to go and question him, I am sure you will find him willing to answer any questions and
 There is only one way to examine witnesses here" broke in Mir. Hadley. We have only one way
 MT Roekefeller's health is such as to impose quite a care upon him" repeated the witness.
 "Is MT. Rockefeller confined to his bed?' asked MT. Hadley.
 By no means" replied MT. Archbold, 'but his general health is not good nor has it been for several years.
 Wade Hampton Takes Stand.
 Wade Hampton followed Mr. Archbold. He stated that as general managing audi- tor for the Standard Oil company, he sent men from his office to St. Louis to audit the accounts of the Waters-Pierce oil company. During the time this audit was being made, he said. the men were on the pay roll of the Waters-pierce com pany.
 Mir. Hampton said that when he de- elined to answer questions at the hearing last January he presumed mat he was being asked concerning the auditing of the Waters-Pierce company as former president to 1890.
 And don't you think your answers were calculated to mislead?'' asked the Missouri attorney general.
 T don't think so'
 Mir Hampton said he sent a man to audit books of the Standard oil Co. of Indiana, and the auditor was placed on the payrolls of Wade Hampton. He got the money for this payroll from the Standard Oil Go. of Indiana. The wit ness said he had never audited the books of the Republic oil Co.,, but the other subsidiary companies of the Standard Co. were directly audited under his di- rection.
 HadIey Produces Letters.
 MT. Hadley then produced d letter written by MT. Hampton to H. C. Pierce at St Louis as president of the ducing "our" John D. l.. Hornberger, who went, the letter read, at the writer s request to audit the books of that com pany.
 Mr. Hampton said he wrote the letter. A second letter was offered addressed to J. P. Bruitt in St. Louis introducing Mr. Conroy, who the letter said went to St. Louis to audit the Waters Pierce Co.'S books. and ordering him to be placed on the payrolls of that company as an employe for reasons, the letter read, (Which you will doubtless appre- ciate.'
 The witness said he also wrote that let ter. Asked why he used the term you will doubtless appreciate the witness thought it probably referred to some conversation he might have had with MT. Smith
 Was it not because the state of Texas had refused license to the Waters Pierce Go. and you dic not consider it wise to have the fact known that this auditor was a Standard Oil man?" asked the attorney general.
 Not at all," said MT. Hampton.
 MT. Hadley then read MT. Hampton s testimony at the last hearing when he testified that he had not directed R. B. Backus to go to St. Louis and audit the books of the Waters-Pferce Co. Then Mir. Hadley read a number of letters which stated to MT. Druitt that MT. Backus was coming to St. Louis to audit the books and ordering him placed on the pay roll as an eniploye.
 Other letters written by MT. Hampton to MT. Druitt in St. Louis introducing other men who came from other points to assist MT. Backus in auditing the books" and ordering them likewise placed on the payrols while at work in St. Louis, were read. All of the men according to the letters of the witness had their expenses paid by the Waters Pierce Co.
 The witness declared that he did not order the Waters Pierce Co.'s books au- dlted, but the men were sent to St. Louis and paid by the Waters Pierce Co while there, but it was not done under his di rection.
 Transferred Their Allegiance.
 Mir. Hampton said MT. Backus and k. P Tinsley resigned as auditors for the Standard Oil, and Mr. Bacllus became the secretary and MT. Tinsley the vice president of the Waters-Pierce oil Co. Mr. Tinsley at one time held the posi- ton designated as agent at 26 Broadway, and that designation is still in force to- day, the witness said. II. c. Arnold lie said is the agent now. C. H. Nichols is a member of the Domestic Trades cem- mittee The witness said he owns mo stock in the Waters-Pierce. the Repn tlic oil Co., or the Standard Oil Co of ln- diana Hearry l.. Platt, the next witness, said he had been employed at 26 Broadway for a vAar and half His work had been