The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-13
Task Equal to That of the
Devlin Receivers.
WILL KEEP RECEIVER
Judge Pollock Refuses to Dis
charge the Officer.
Exciting Scene in Court Be-
tween Judge and Attorneys.

| the dIIdlrS OF the uncle sam OH COM
pany are badly tangled and that to
bring out order from the chaos of ac-
counts and property is going to be on a
par with the task that has met the
receivers of the Deylin estate and al
| lied companies ---~.-..
| J. c. o. Morse. receiver was in the
| city last week and stated that he was
still unable to make a report upon the
| assets and liabilities of the company
and could give no definite time when
such would De returned. An attorney
for the receiver has been appointed in
| the person of Charles Williams of
! Hutchinson In reply to a query, Mr..
Williams stated that it was impossible
| for him to give out an interview at
this time as to the complexity of the
| business of the oil company as he had
| not gone far enough into 1t.
Wouldn't Discharge Receiver.
Though they We're met with refusal
| to their filed motion for the dismissal
| of the receiver of the Uncle Sam Oil
company by Judge J.. C. Pollock in the
evening the attorneys for H. H Tuck
er, Jr, expect to go before a jury at
the session of the court at Leavenworth
on June 3 and prove the charges of
conspiracy that they make against the
Standard Oil company, duplicating with
that company D. R. Hite, H. j. Bone,
United States district attorney, Karnes.
New and KrauthOf of Kansas City, w.
S. McClintock of Topeka, w. F. Right
mire of Topeka, John Jones of Chanute
and j. B. Tomlinson of Independence,
Kan.
The claim was made by ]. G. Waters
and Albert Wilson, attorneys for Tuck
er. that they had not expected that
the court would consider anything but
evidence with regard to the dismissal
of the receiver and that they came pre-
pared with this in view and that in
stead considerable time of the court was
taken up with the conspiracy charges
soI, fI@xr oil n on
into.
The claim was made that evidence
which had not been disclosed in the
present hearing would be furnished adj
ditionaNy.
John Jones and ]. B. Tomlinson, both
former attorneys of Tucker and for the
Uncle Sam Oil company, denied on the
witness stand that they had heard any
thing which intimated that the Stand
ard Oil company was back of move
ment to wreck the Uncle Sam Oil COM
pany.
ed with the present bankruptcy petition
and the other suits filed against the
present management and the Standard
Oil company.
There is no connection whatever"
said Jones.
But there are officers of this court
charged with conspiracy" replied Judge
Pollock. Some i'll advised person has
caused this to be printed all over the
country. No honest man wants such
charges to stand against him. The men
so charged occupy honorable positions |
and there is nothing in this testimony |
to substantiate the charge. 1 thought |
you would admit that there was nothing |
to subStantiate the charge in the testi- |
mony and would withdraw the charge" |
IT do admit it," replied Waters. But |
we were not expecting that this would |
be the matter before the court at this |
time
Judge Pollock replied: IT wanted this
matter investigated now so the world |
would know there is nothing against |
these men,"
Judge Pollock intimated that he had |
experienced a change of heart towards |
Tucker and believed now Tucker had |
expended great energy and time in at |
tempting to build up the company but |
that Tucker had proceeded along wrong /
lines in trying to wage battle with the |
oil trust He considered that the ap- |
pointment of q receiver was for the !
best interests of the stockholders ana |
that it would result in conserving what
ever of value might exist. He stated |
that he thought Tomlinson and Jones
had advised Tucker to the best interests |
of the stockholders and that it would !
result in conserving wha tever of value |
might exist. He stated that he thought |
Tomlinson and Jones had advised Tuck
er to the best interests of the company.
An application for restraining order on
to keep him from taking money on the
promise to issue bonds was held for the
time being.
]. B. Tomlinson said: II don't think
that Tucker has acted dishonesty and
I don't believe he took cent of the
money wrongfully. He took
some for living expenses and for COM
missions due him.
garding the Standard Oil company
said:
'sThe first time I heard anything
mentioned of that kind was at the
stockholders meeting in Kansas City,
Kan. following the Indictment" re-
piled Tomlinson.
Both men denied that they had con-
spired in any manner against Tucker
in being party to the filing of either
the equity suit or any other suits or
petitions which might tend to harass
and annoy the Uncle Sam Oil COM
pany. They denied any connection
that they had not acted as the agents
of the Standard Oil company or acted
for them in any capacity towards
furthering the interests of that COM
pany.
E A. Krauthoff. a member of a Kan
sas City law firm by the name of
I<arnes. New & Krauthoff, was placed
On the witness stand and cross ex-
amined as to the charges that the firm
acted attorneys for the Standard
Oil company.
He stated that the firm had acted as
collection agents for the company. but
hat the total amount collected did not
exceed 500, an average, per
and that at the 10 per cent
rate of collection charges the firms
ices amounted to probably SIS a month.
Il never saw any officer of the
Standard Oil company, never talked to !
0ne, never had any dealings with one
IN the office nor do l remember ever
having seen any officers" said Krauth- s
off.
He explained w. S. McCIintock's
with the case by stating that
the latter was the Topeka correspond !