Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-15
INDICTED OIL men
FLEE FROM SHERIFF
No Service Yet on Villas, Robert
son or Mcintosh.
WANTED TO EvADE ARREST
Prosecuting Attorney Demands Their
Personal Appearance.
LAWYERS FENCE BY PHONE
There Will Be No Further Action in
the Case of Attempted
Jury Fixing.
WANTED TO EvADE ARREST
LAWYERS FENCE BY PHONE


service on John D. Rockefeller
after the grand jury had returned
indictments against him and other
Standard Oil officials in Ohio yes
terday. The sheriff did try to get
Messrs. Villas, Mcintosh and Rob-
ertson, and they knew what was
coming and decamped. Later their
lawyers called up by telephone and
asked the district attorney to ac-
cept appearance by deputy, but he
refused. The Standard declared its
regular quarterly dividend today.
CLEVELAND, Ohio. November 15.-Dep-
uty Sheriff Johns of Hancock county and
Deputy Sheriff Ambrose of this county re-
sumed their search early today for the
Standard Oil officials against whom indict-
ments were found by the grand jury at
Findlay yesterday. The deputies visited. In
turn the residences of ]. M. Robertson,
NJ G. Villas and H. p. Mcintosh. They
failed, however, to find any one of the
men wanted. The officers did not visit
Forest Hill. the Cleveland home of John
D. Rockefeller, as they said it was known
that the latter was not there. When the
deputies made inquiries at the offices of
Messrs. Villas, Mcintosh and Robertson to-
day they were told that those gentlemen
were out of the city.
Deputy Sheriff Johns, who reached this
city from Findlay last night, declared that
the failure to obtain service on the Stand
ard officials here resulted from breach
OF confidence by newspaper correspond
ent. This he said had given the men in
dicted ample time to get out of the courts
jurisdiction.
Must Come Themselves.
Attorney 8. H. Tolles of Klines. Tolles
& Golf, attorneys for the Standard Oil
Company, today called Prosecutor David
of Hancock county by long-distance tele-
phone and asked If Malcolm G. Villas. ].
NJ Robertson and Harry P. Mcintosh, in
dicted officers Of the Standard Oil Company
of Ohio, would be permitted to answer the
warrants for their arrest through their
attorneys.
Prosecutor David replied that appearance
by attorney would not be eountenanced,
that he was determined to have the three
indicted men arrested and brought to Find
lay Ohio, to plead and enter bail.
Il am not inclined to be lenient in these
cases." said the prosecutor, because your
clients are not behaving with dignity and
respect to the court by attempting to
eyade service"
Attorney Tolles then stated to the prose-
cutor that II personal appearance was in
sisted on he would bring the three indicted
men to Findlay himself.
'If you will promise to do that / will
wire Deputy Sheriff Johns to return here"
answered the prosecutor.
Mr.. David today said that there would
be further action before the present
grand jury relative to the investigation
into the charge by c. o. Myers. one of the
jury which convicted the Standard Oil
Company at the Findlay trial, that he had
twice been offered bribe to hang" the
jury.
No New York Statement.
NEW YORK, November 15-Concerning
other representatives of the Standard Oil
Company at Findlay. Ohio, NJ. F. Elliott.
the general solicitor of the company, said:
81 can make no statement until see cop
les of the Indictment The company will
then make proper response. Mr.. Rookie
feller is hardly likely to appear in person,
but all the requirements Of the law will be
promptly met.
Missouri Custer Suit.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, November 15.-The hear
ing of dispositions of the defense in the
the Standard, Waters-Pierce and Republic
oil companies were resumed today Special
Commissioner Anthony. before whom the
hearing is conducted, said that it is likely
the hearing will continue for the balance of