Show ROGERS WANTED I ANOTHER CHANCE Standard Oil Magnate Willing to An Answer Answer Answer One of the Questions He n Has Been Asked J I DENIED AN ALLEGED DEAL HEARING ADJOURNED UNTIL JANUARY JANUARY 30 CW Jan Tan 13 The taking of testimony for use in the L e Missouri courts in the attempt of the state to oust tho the Standard Oil on company of In Indiana Indiana Indiana diana the t e W Oil on company and the Republic Oil company from doing business In Missouri was re resumed today Attorney General Hadley of Missouri announced that L 1 Clay Pierce of the company had agreed to appear In the state of to have his deposition taken in the case at atan an anY time Mr Hadley wished Reed the First Witness D H D Reed was the first witness called He TIe is a farmer and said that at one time he lie was connected with the tho Standard Oil company ho he had been an accountant superintendent of a refinery refinery ery cry and md traveling auditor He TIe said he had been Iwen employed by Wade Hampton H Ho HOr Ud lid not know by which Standard Oil company Mr Hampton was em employed employed employed On three separate occasions h ho witness said Sald n d he audited Iu the books cf the Oil company In St Bt Louis on 01 order of o 0 Wade Vade He reported the t p result on the first audit to W V McKee McKoe cK e at 26 Broadway On the second seco d auditing he reported ported r to Mr Ir White mite also ul o at G 6 Broadway Did Mr McKee 1 af afterward erward become an officer of the Republic Oil com corn company company pany Mr Hadley asked aked a led He did dd replied re led Mr Reed Rogers Asked to Testify At this juncture It was announced that Mr Rogers Rog rs wished to come conie in and answer certain questions which he lie had previously refused to answer Mr Hadley asked if ii John D or William G Rockefeller were in the room and said that he wanted to ex cx examine examine amine them They were not present but their counsel said they would try to have them present Monday Mr Rogers RO rs then took the witness stand He Ho had been asked he said whether he had in 1004 1904 any business transactions with H Clay Pierce whereby he had secured for himself or orthe orthe orthe the Standard Oil company the stock of the company I refused on the advice of counsel solely said Mr Rogers and I am ani now Informed that this refusal may injure Mr lIr Pierce I wish to state that neither in 1904 or at any other time did didI I have such a transaction with Mr Pierce Pieree Mr Rogers was ordered to return at atthe atthe atthe the next meeting Francis D Carley the next witness testified to his purchase of the Mis Missouri MisourI Missouri ourI Kansas Texas Tank Line com corn company company pany Stenographers Story Albert A Smith who said he was a stenographer employed in the Hall Han of Records of New York City was a wit witness witness witness ness He said he had been employed at 26 Broadway from 1903 to 1905 1905 As a stenographer in the office of W E Be Bemis Bemis mis he received dictation of letters ad addressed addressed addressed dressed to both the com corn company company pany and the Republic le Oil on company concerning the usual general and or ordinary ordinary ordinary conduct of the business He never allowed the witness stated the names of either company to appear in inthe inthe Inthe the carbon copies of the letters This was accomplished he ho explained by covering up that portion of the letter where the name appeared by placing a separate piece of paper under the name nameOn nameOn nameOn On Mr Smith ad admitted admItted admitted that he had been discharged by the Standard Oil on company Why asked Attorney Hagerman I wont tell that to any one re replied replied plied the witness Then he added You get Bemis to tell you why He will tell you An adjournment then was taken un til W Jan Tan 30 SO at which time Attorney Gen General Genera General eral era Hadley and the th oil companies lawyers will wit return to New York I I |