He was a railroad man, and had been taken into the combination for his value as such; but when he was asked if he could tell any of the rates of freight his company had paid, he said:
"I cannot."[710]
"What is your business and where do you reside?" another of the trustees was asked by the State of New York.
"I decline to answer any question until I can consult counsel."[711]
"What is the capital stock?" was asked of another.
"I do not know."
"How much has the capital been increased since?"
"I don't know."
"Where are the meetings of the Standard Oil Company held?"
"I don't know."