Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1905-1906, 1906-03-09
! Will. ANSWER
SAYS MR.. ROGERS
AGREES TO REPLY TO CUES
TONS OF ATTORNEY GEN
ERAL OF MISSOURI.
IF NO CHANGE OCCURS
Master of Standard Oil to Be Re-
called as a Witness Here on
March %.
IF NO CHANGE OCCURS

new 1OTk, Marcn o.-(opeclal.) -
Henry H. Fogers, "mater of Stand
ard Oil,' has agreed by his counsel,
to answer the questions to which
refused to reply when they were put
to him by the Attorney General of
Missouri, provided there is no chage
in the situation between now and
March %. The hearing in Missouri's
case against the Standard Oil Com
pany has been adjourned to that date
and in view of the admission by Mr..
Rogers attorney Judge Gildersleeve
yesterday put over until March 26,
the hearing on the application to
have him sign an order compelling
Mr.. Rogers to testify.
William V. Rowe, of Sullivan &
Cromwell, for Mr.. Rogers, declared
order from Judge Gildersleeve I'M
necessary.
"The taking Of testimony by a
stipulation between the Attorney
General and counsel in Missouri
said Mr.. Rowe, "has been adjourned
until the 18th, ad the taking of tes-
timony of Mr.. Rogers and Mr.. Arch
bold has been adjourned until the
23d. Under the rules Of the Su-
preme court of Missouri, ten days are
allowed within which to move for
L
our own rule. Such an application
! will be made in this case, and not
until its final determination will the
matter have been determined, and
that determination will involve either
complete reveral Of the decision
heretofore made or a confirmation of
that opinion by that court. When
that time has expired or when the de-
termination on that application has
been made, Your Honor will for the
first time have the final determina-
ton Of that court.
81 am here to suggest that until
each final determination of the Su-
preme Court of Missouri, everything
here be set over at any rate until aft
err the 23rd. If the final determi-
alton of the Missouri court shall be
that these quotations Of stock own
ership, which have been under dis
cussion before Your Honor, are ma
terial and proper questions then the
witness Rogers and the other wit
nesses will be no longer recalcitrant;
they will answer
I am here to say for Mr.. Rogers,
as his mouthpece-a statement which
may be repeated in the form of an
affidavit by him-that Mr.. Rogers
proposes to abide absolutely by the
final decisio of that court, and an
ever questions as to stock ownership,
if they hall determine that necessary.
If that be the case, this question will
be only a moot question. I there
fore ask that this matter be set over
until some time after the 23d, and
until Mr.. Rogers shall have had an
opportunity to answer questions aft
ter that court shall determine them
to be material.
Henry Wollman counsel for Attor-
ney General Hadley of Missouri,
fought hard for immediate action by
the court, asserting that the proposal
by Mr.. Rogers counsel was only an
other move to delay the proceedings,
and finally Judge Gildersleeve agreed
to issue the order compelling Mr..
Rogers to answer questions as to
stock controlled by the Standard of
other companies operating in Mis-
souri, if the situation remains I'M
changed on March &c. The taking
of tetimony will be resumed here on
March Is, when Mr.. Hadley will re-
turn to New York.