The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-23
ROCKEFELLER IS
CLEVERLY TRAPPED
Kellogg Leads Oil Magnate to
Contradict ArchboId
Statement.
STIR CREATED IN COURT.
PRINCE OF THE OIL INDUSTRY
HAS BEEN ON THE STAND FOR
MANY HOURS BUT SHOWS NO
SIGNS OF FATIGUE.

New York, Nov. 23.-John d. Rookie
ing at cross examination in the pro-
ceedings brought about by the gov
ernment to dissolve the Standard Oil
company, when he fatty contradicted
the testimony which his right hand
man, John d. Archbold, gave before
the Hepburn commission many years
ago. Kellogg led John d. into saying
that the Acme Oil company was con-
trolled by the Standard. Then Kellogg
read to him the testimony given by
Archbold in 1879 which stated the
Acme company never was affiliated
with the Standard.
This created stir in the court
room and Rockefeller's lawyers made
vigorous objections.
Kellogg endeavored to get an admis-
sion from Rockefeller that the Stand
ard company bought the Acme com.
pany. but the best he could do was to
get statement from him that the
Acme was bought by Standard inter
ests."
pCIiCNlhS hS huu tidppCu INoShSlCl-
Ter and widening scope of the inves.
tigation, Kellogg was today prepared
to take the Oil magnate beyond 1882,
because he had declared the oil bust.
ness is hazardous even at the present
time, as well as the immunity ques-
ton.
Rockefeller claimed he felt all right
hi ,fv,0 1,,% he
cheerful
Memory Failed.
Rockefeller's memory failed him on
most questions regarding companies
that had been bought. but admitted in
general way to most of them. Kel
logg brought out the fact that the At
lantic Refining company, after being
purchased by the Standard continued
operations as an independent but the
profits went to the Standard.
So far, Mr.. Rockefeller has been on
the witness stand in cross-examina.
ton for little more than eight hours,
about two hours at a time, and includ.
ing his direct examination has con-
sumed about fourteen hours in telling
his story of Standard Oil from its in.
ception down to 1882. Despite his
advanced age Mr.. Rockefeller ex
pressed himself at the close of Fri.
days session as not having felt any i'll
effects or fatigue from the question.
ing to which he has been subjected.
1t is the present plan to have John
d. Archbold, vice president Of the
company, follow Mr.. Rockefeller. II
is the contention Of the defense that
Mr.. Rockefeller's connection with the
company's active affairs has not been
sufficiently close since 1882 to enable
him to know details.
"Mr. Rockefeller has had little to
do with the management of the com
pany for more than twenty-five years,
said Moritz Rosenhal Of counsel for
the defense, ''and it would be useless
to try to obtain detailed information
from him for that reason"
Mr.. Archbold and James A. Moffett
who were subpoenaed with Mr. Rookie
feller, will be depended on to bring the
story of Standard Oil from 1882 down
to the present day None of the law
yers connected with the case on either
side is willing to express an opinion as
to when final decision determining
the fate of the Standard as to its
| present entity will be reached by the
| courts.
|. Study immunity Question.
Lawyers for the government are
making an exhaustive investigation ol
| legal authorities to determine wheth
er when Mr.. Rockefeller was sub
poenaed as witness by the defense
they laid the foundation for immunity
for Rockefeller from criminal prose
cution in the event the government
wins it's present suit
When the present proceedings were
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