The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-06
FRYING INTO STANDARD OIL. Methods of Trust Are Laid Bare. WITNESSES ARE RELUCTANT Missouri Sreks to Gust the Great
 Company. Secretary A. V. JockeI shows How Competition Was Crushed, But
 Director A. T. Bedford
 Refuses to Testify. 

timony In two suits brought by the State of Missouri to oust the Standard oil Company of Indiana, the Waters Pierce oil Company and the Republic oil Company from Missouri and to pre- vent the carrying out pf an alleged pooling agreement among the conn panfes mentioned. was begun here to- day before Frederick W. Sanborn, a special commissioner appointed by Gov ernor Folk.
 Herbert s, Hadiey. Attorney-General of Missouri conducted the States case and attempted to show by the witnesses introduced that the Waters Pierce and Republic Companies were in reality but subsidiary companies of the Stand ard oil Company. the Indiana branch of which conducts the Standards busi- ness in the West.
 During today's hearing there were a number of lively tilts between oppos- ing lawyers. one resulting in a de- n1and by the attorneys for the defend ant companies that the testimony be taken down verbatim in iong-hand by the commissioner.
 Attorney General Hadley agreed to this, saying he could remain at the hearing as long as any one else.
 This tedious method of recording the testimony permitted of the examina- ton of but two witnesses today. One was A. T. Bedford. director of the Standard oil Company, who refused absolutely to answer any questions in volving the Standard oil Company's affairs. He said he took the attitude upon the advice of co..nsel, and had no other reason for doing so.
 The other witness was A. V. Jockel, formerly a bookkeeper for the Stand ard Oil Company. who said he was transferred to the Waters-Pierce Com pany's office at Oklahoma City without resigning his place with the Standard. He said he had been instructed to say that the Waters Pierce Company was an independent concern. but declared Waters Pierce barrels were fiiled with oil from Standard barrels.
 ]. r Rttorney General Hadley gaAd he would report recaIcitrant witnesses to tho Supreme Court and allow that trtb- 1nal to deal with them. Tho hearing will proceed tomorrow. t~
 JoeIxeI on the stand.
 Secretary. Jockel. who said he was formerly bookkeeper for the Standard oil Company, took the witness stand He testified that he was employed dur ing part of 1904 at the Afhce of the company in Newark, N. J.. and that he knew w R King, general sales agent, and R.. P Tfnsley. Vice Presi- dent of the Waters Pierce OH Com pany
 What connection did Mir. TinsIey have with the Standard oil Company asked MT. Hadley.
 Counsel for the Standard oil Com, pany objected to the question. when MT. Hadley. insisted on answer. the witness said:
 'T do not know what hts exact title with. the Standard oil was, but un derstood he received all reports be- tween New York and the Newark branch of the Standard oil Company
 Mir. Jockel testified that other oil companies besides the Standard oil had offices at 26 Broadway. New York MT. Tinsiey of the waters-Pierce oil Company had his office there The ! Pratt Oil Works also was located at 26 Broadway. He said tnat Mir. Tinsley ! was employed by the Standard oil Company as an agent of subsidiary companies. The bookkeeper sad he | knew R. B. Bakus. who was with Mir Tinsley and that these two went to St. Louis. He also knew R. A. McNell. who he said was first with the Pratt oil Works and afterwards with the Waters | Pierce oil Company. He said that W R. King had charge of the domes- tic department of the Standard oil Com l pany at 26 Broadway in 1904 and that at New York there was formerly a ! CnlSI CtGEk Oy lile HdHlc uA <A. N>s EDfS. l ''Tell about his transfer to the Wat rs-Pierce oil Company" said MT. Had l ley.
 T know he asked for u transfer but whether tho name of the Waters Pierce | oil Company was simulated cannot say. The transfer was made immedi- ateIy through c. C. Young. Mir. King and Mir McNaIl He went to Oklahoma | City as special agent for the Waters Pierce oil Company. ! was afterward l transferred to that territory. l ''Counsel for the companies objected l but were overruled. when Mir. Had ley demanded the details. Mir. Jockel continued T was summoned into the office of C. c. Young on November Is 1904. and informed that request had been made for my trans-er to western 1 agency. MT Young asked if I would consent to go. I told him I would pro- vided proper terms could be made. He then told me the matter would have to rest for a few days until he had receiv- | ed further information. A few days later I was again called by Mir. Young and the next day at 10 o'clock. He 1 gave me q letter of introduction to Mir | King"
 Was to Shield Standard. ] The witness offered to give contents of the letter and it was objected by the lawyers of the respondents.
 "Give the contents of the letter 1 said MT. Hadiey.
 AS far as I rememoer the letter said; This will introduce to you MT | Jockel. of whom we spoke over the telephone presented the letter to Mir. King and after he had read 1t he took me to the upper floor and intro duced me to MT McNaiI and we came to terms after short conversation. ] was to go to Oklahoma, stopping on the way at St Louis. I was instructed by C. C. Young and McNall never to men | tion the fact that l had known of and had been employed by the Standard oil Company.
 "To what company were you 5eing | transferred in Oklahomar
 gro the waters-Pierce oil Compa- "If YOU stopped at St. Louis and re- ceived any instructions from Mr. Tins ley. state what the instructit ns were | ''Mr. Tiuselev instructed me to ht very closa-mouthed and be very care | fuI of what l said. He informed ms of the condition of the offlce aftairl I existinG in Oklahoma City and Sait