Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-26
PERJURY IN BIG OIL DEAL
Dummy IncOrpora;Or of Republic Company
Induced to Swear Falsely.
STANDARD PAYS ALL tAptssE'
Puppet Board OF Directors Transncts
Business Upon order of n. NJ.
Tilford at ~ Broadway,
New York.


clusion of the afternoon session here today
/ of the investigation into the Standard Oifs
method of doing business. inaugurated by
| the state of Missouri. Attorney General
Hadley of the latter state who is con-
ducting the examination of witnesses, an
nounced that sufficient evidence had been
I produced today to warrant the bringing OF
criminal proceedings under the laws OF
New York. MIR. Hadley said:
Louis II. .Turrell, the accountant. Of De
troit. and for some fourteen years an en-
ploye of the standard OIL company. who
mas been ON the stand all day has given
us the hest exposure of standard OH COM
/ pany methods OF anything we have yet
| MIR Turrell has sworn here today that
he was induced by the standard Oil officials
! TO sign the name of Il. a. Turreli to the
| documents. when in reality mis- name is
| Louis II. TurrCil. His testimony 1urther
I shows that his signature was never sworn
/ to and the notary who took the afndaNit
esr,,ad eam ,1dep enr '9e Sws the rst degree II
| will be up to MIR. Jerome to say wnether
| the persons who induced Mr.. Iurrell TO
! sigT. his name falsely can be included IN
| AT the afternoon session of the hearing
the cross examination of Mr.. Turrel was
begun by Attorney Hagerman for the
Standard OIL company.
Organixat tion of Republic Company.
Mr. Turrell testified to the facts concern
\ ing the formation of the Republic Oil COM
| pany of Cleveland, of which MIR. Hadley
holds to be a Standard Oil subsidiary.
IIo stated in 1901, while in st. Louis, he
was called to the Standard Oil company's
office in New York and was asked to be-
come director and stockholder in new
oil company which afterwards proved to
be the Republic Oil company. de stated
that he was induced to sign articles Of
incorporation as f. A. Turrell instead of
| Louis IL. Turrel and was asked to say
| nothing about being a Standard OIL en-
ploye.
Mr.. Turrall then gave a complete history
| of all the transactions of the organization
of the Republic Oil company. He stated he
subscribed to 300 shares of stock for which
he did not pay a cent and that he was
made secretary and treasurer and di-
rector of the company and was given
charge of the accounting system. He tes-
tifed as to meetings OF the directors of the
Republic company at the Standard COM
pany's Offices at 26 Broadway, New York.
| on several occasions, and said that every
thing done was upon suggestion and order
of H. NJ. Tilford one OF the executive
heads of the Standard company. He. was
present he said. when the final settlement
for the property of Scofield. Shurmer
Teagle which was later transferred to the
Republic OIL company. He stated that the
settlement OF the scofleld. Shurmer & Tea
Il gle property took place in the office Of
j. Virgil +. Kline Standard OH attorney'
In Cleveland. and that the Arm of Scoheld
J Shurmer & Teagie received In payment q
check and notes signed by the officials OF
the Republic company. The witness said
he signed the check and notes in his capac-
a | Nr Turrpi
said he was instructed not to use any OF
the forms OF the Standard oil company ir
his accounting system. so that it would
not become known that the Standard had
! anything to do with the Republic company
He said that all his communications were
= directed to Is New street, New York, which
was the back entrance to the STANDARD
E building at % Broadway.
In October 1904. Turrell said. he wal
notified that his services were no longei
needed but for what reason he nevel
, knew. Turrell said he was somewhat dis
appointed at being discharged, but that IL
had no animosity against the company
Mr.. Turrell said his expenses to Cleve
land had been guaranteed by Mr. Hadley.
The hearing will be continued at 4
| o'clock tomorrow morning
Rockefeller Pleads Ignorance,
| A deputy sheriff served a subpoena upoi
Mr.. Rockefeller last evening. This morn
: ing the deputy reported that Mr.. Rockefel
| Ter had said: II won't appear / can't ap
: pear, and there is no use talking about IL
They may send me TO Jail II they want to-
No service was obtained on John TeaSle
w. E. Judd. w. F. Lowe or w. p. Mckee
q Lowe is OF the Navarro oil company an
N Judd and Mckee Of the Republic OIL com
a pany, which. according to evidence brough
. out at the recent hearing in New York,
|, a subsidiary Of the Standard Oil company
Frank Rockefeller gave out statemen
q this afternoon in which he denied that h
j had told the deputy sheriff who had serve
a him with subpoena to appear in the &C
II ton of the state OF Missouri against til
II Standard OIL company tnat he would re
IS fuse to appear. II have, however" h
N said explained to Attorney General Had
r. .ley that my connection with the oil bus
ness ceased six years prior TO the time
II which his suit applies. and think he
. satisfied that have no information ths
lc would be OF any service to this litigation