The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-26
FORGERY BY The
OIL TRUST Barred
Hadley of Missouri Says He Has
Evidence to Imprison
Standard Men.
Journal Special Service.

Cleveland, Jan. 26.-Attorney General
Hadley Of Missouri declares that he
has uncovered fraud and forgery in
connection with the formation of the
Republic Oil company by the Standard
and that he will report the result Of
yesterdays testimony on those points
In the oil hearing to District Attorney
Jerome Of New York. He says he be-
lieves Mr.. Jerome will have sufficient
the Standard and send them to the
penitentiary.
Yesterday IS testimony shows that the
Standard owns absolutely the Republic
concern. L. II. Turrell Of Detroit, q
former secretary and treasurer of the
Republic company, was the sole wit
ness, and he exposed the business Of the
Rockefeller octopus. Mr.. Hadley says:
|-afss Louis Il. Turrel, foza foarteen years
pany.; has given us the best exposure
Of Standard Oil methods than anything
which we have. yet, obtained.
:" Mr.. Turrell has sworn here said
/ induced by STANDARD Oil officials to
sign the name Of F. A. Turrell to the
documents, when in reality his name is
Louis H. Turrell. His testimony fur
Their shows that his signature was never
sworn to and the notary who took his
affdavits can, under the laws Of New
York, be prosecuted for forgery in the
first degree. It will be up to Mr..
Jerome to say whether the persons who
induced Turrell to sign his name false
ly can be included in the prosecution. -
Second Days Hearing.
The second day $ session Of the inves.
tigation by Attorney General Hadley of
Missouri into the Standard Oil com
pany's methods Of doing business be.
Schwenter here today with B. W
Browne, president and treasurer Of the
Great Western Oil company of Cleve
I land as the first witness. Mr.. Browne
said:
1 II have been in the oil business TO,
twenty-three years, and for eighteen
years was connected with the old OF
firm of Scofeld, Schurmer & Teagle
which sold out to the Republic Oh
est competitor Of the Standard Oil com
central west. The firm ceased to dc
business in June, 1901. I was manager
Of the company at that time. Joh1
Teagle conducted the negotiations fol
the sale Of the properties and what in
formation I gained Of the sale, I OBJ
tanned from him. I have no documen
tary evidence Of the negotiations which
was contaminated. Mr.. Teagle asked
: me early in the year of 1901 to assis
in the preparation of schedules Of tn,
properties of the company, which h
: said he wanted to submit to j. A. Moi
fatt and H. M. Tilford Of the Stand
ard Oil company Of New York city
Mr.. Teagle made several trips to New
York to confer with the Standard Oh
!: company's officials, and a number O
statements were prepared
Trusts Man Objected.
Attorney Hagerman had been object
) ing to all of the questions Of Mr.. HaG
ley and at this point asked Commits
5 sioner Schwenter to rule on the relt
: vancy of the questions, saying that, a
: the witness knew of the transaction
!: being obtained from Mr.. Teagle, TIL
]: evidence was merely hearsay and there
Z fore illegal. Commissioner Schwentne
!. ruled that the evidence should go j
!: under objection and that the prope
3 court must pass upon it's legality. M
s Browne then continued his statement
: as follows: {.
!. 1.-THE Republic Oil company appeare
!. upon the scene Immediately after til
s deal was contaminated, Louis III. Turrel
s ! who testified yesterday, coming in hel
5 and taking charge of affairs tempo
: arily. Mr.. Turreil told me when I W;
8 first introduced to him that he was
/. representative of the Standard Oil con
f.. pany. ] am somewhat familiar with I'll
8 methods of the Republic Oil compan
|. since it took charge of the property (
f. Scofeld, Schurmur & Teagle. The Stan,
!. ard Oil company has always had VIII;
!. is called dissatisfied trade, whie
!. business was easy for the independel
!. companies to obtain.
/. tThe Republic company went aft,
. this trade under the guise of being q
!. independent concern