Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-16
NO DOUBT ABOUT
IT BEING A TRUST
IN THE YEAR 1882
Prosecutor David Takes Up
Case Against Standard Oil.
HEADS of THE COMPANIES
He Names Them and Attempts to
Place responsibilities.
ALLEGED TO OWN ALL STOCK
Other Companies Are Only Subsidiary
to the One Great Corporate Gen.
ter, It is Alleged. -
HEADS OF THE COMPANIES
He Names Them and Attempts to
Place responsibilities.
ALLEGED TO OWN ALL STOCK

The trial of the Standard Oil
Company for alleged conspiracy
against trade is drawing to close.
All the evidence is in and the ar
guments of the distinguished coun-
sci on both sides are now being
heard. Prosecutor David, for the
state, said that it was admitted that
the Standard Oil Company actually
existed in 1882. The contention
now was that the same trust exist
ed, but under different name. The
prosecutor named the heads of the
company which make up the trust,
which include John D. Rockefeller,
William Rockefeller, Archbold and
Rogers.
FINDLAY. Ohio. October 1e-Both the
| state and the defense rested their case in
the trial here against the Standard Oil
Company of Ohio for alleged conspiracy
against trade today. and the argument OF
| counsel followed.
w. L. Finley. state inspector of OIL was
the first witness today in the trial of the
| Standard Oil Company of Ohio for al
| legged conspiracy against trade. Attorney
General Ellis of Ohio was again present
| at the trial. having been absent yesterday.
| Mr.. Finley was questioned by Mr.. HART.
son OF the attorney generals office. Mr..
Finley described the location and number
of his deputies and method of inspection.
The fees for inspection at Cleveland he
said. were paid by the Standard Oil Com
pany of Ohio At Lima the Solar Refining
Company has a refinery. Ninety-nine per
cent of the fees for inspection at Lima are
also paid by the Standard OIL Company,
the Solar paying a very small part, or /
per cent, of the fees at Lima
In Union Tank Line ars.
From reports in his Office. Mr.. Finley
was refined at Lima. From the same
source of information 1t was learned
this oil is shipped in the cars OF
the Union Tank Line Company These
questions and answers were all put In over
the protest of the attorneys for the de-
Tense. The Standard of Ohio. he said, had
from $50 to 200 tank stations for the dis
trbution and sale of refined Oil, while the
Solar had such stations. Mr.. Finley
was not cross-examined.
NJ. c. Shafer, deputy local oil inspector at
Findlay, who testified last week, was re-
called. He said the Standard was seRing
oil at retail in Hancock county. and no
other company sold oil here except the Ma
tional Refining Company.
With this evidence the state rested Its
case. :IN
Mr.. Kline, for the defense. then put In
the first evidence. for the defense. He
first filed as evidence a certified copy OF
the journal entry. the Judgment of the
court in the case of the state of Ohio
against the Standard Oil Company, known
the contempt proceedings
With Poor Taste.
Attorney General Ellis made objection to
this evidence, saying the state in this case
had put in the responses Of Mr.. Rockefeller
to the interrogatories in that case which
represented the Standards case. The state
had also filed the issue and replies. Mr..
Kline held that to make that record COM
plete 1t was necessary to put in the con-
clusion of the court, which he said, dis
missed the case at the expense of the state.
Il think" said Mr.. Kline lit comes with
mighty poor grace for an ohicer of this
state to object to the introduction Of the
journal entry of the supreme court of the
state"
Mr. Ellis replied by saying that tnis en-
try had nothing to do with this case.
The court admitted the evidence. Mr..
Kline read this record and then announced
defendant resss.
Now let the oratory begin" remarked
Mr.. Phe ps.
In a five-rnfnute recess II was arranged
that five speeches would be made to the
jury. three by the states attorneys, and
twoby the defense.
Prosecutor David opened for the state,
and arguments will be made by Attorney
General Ellis and MIR. Phelps for the prose-
cution. Messrs Kline and Troup will pre-
sent the defense to the jury. 1t is esti-
mated this argument will consume the
baance of the day.
Mr. David's Address.
Reviewing the documentary evidence to
the jury, MI David said 1t was not dis
puted by any one that the STANDARD OIL
trust actually existed in 1882. The state
now contends that this same trust. only
under another name still exists He mem
toned the various local companies now
doing business in the state, saying they
were members of the original trust.
: ..The people in this case" said Mr.. David,
claim that the Standard OIL Company OF
New Jersey now owns the stock OF these
subsidiary companies. each one dependent
upon the other, and right now doing bu-
siness among We have shown that
these same gentlemen1John d. Rockefel-
bold, Rogers-are today the heads of these
companies. These men were of the nine
original trustees In the trust."