New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-13
OIL HEARING DELAYED
HEAR ARGUMENTS TO-DAY
Former Employe of Standard OIL
Company ON the Stand.

compel Henry H. Rogers. the vice-president Oh
the Standard Oil Company, to answer certain
questions put to him during his examination po-
fore Commissioner Sanborn and me testimony
of a. Y. Jookei, a former bookkeeper ano suo-
station manager for the Standard OIL COMPANY
were the features of the hearing by the missouri
Investigators yesterday. Mr. Jockei tesuiieo
that ell the oil received at Oklahoma CITY came
from, the STANDARD Oil rehneries at Whiting anq
Philadelphia
The argument TO compel Mr.. Rogers to answer
the questions was resumed before Justice Gll-
dersleeve in the Supreme Court w j. GURUS
who with w V. Rowe, appeared for Mr.. Rogers
told Justice Gildersleeve. when the motion was
called up that he had an important case on IN
the Appellate Division which would require MS
presence some time during the afternoon ffe
urged that the Rogers case would take eoihe
time to argue and he did not want to interrupt
the proceedings, but would be forced u uo o0
to keep his other engagement.
Justice Csildersleeve then told Henry wolman.
counsel for Mr. Hadley. that he did not see NO"
the hearing could proceed. there were three
~,ot,ons n he argued prior to his application
He said he thought the motion should go over
until Monday.
Mr.. Wollman protested against the UeieS ~
the introduction of new counsel
..yy. hnve counsel here from long distance
and their return to Missouri IS absolutely neces-
xar+-" he argued Let US go on at 3 O'CLOCK
There is no reason why new counsel shouId Dc
brought In here to-day. we have duty 10 per-
form and would like to SO ahead"
"Mr. Curtis has been continually asSocla'eo
with me in this matter replied Mr. Rowe an
grily.
Mr. woIlman suggested that his side OF the
case might be presented before Mr. Gurus ap-
peared but Mr.. Curtis claimed his right 70 %
present during the whole argument
.'weu. we make as respectful a protest as we
can against delay" said Mr.. Wollman.
'.r think It is a most disrespeCtful protest. re-
torted Mr.. Curtis, "to try to prevent counsel
filing engagement
Attorney General Hadley thanked Justice Gill
darsIeeve for the consideration shown by him
and added that he should leave New-forK To-
morrow night, as he had a motion in the United
States Court Missouri, with reference to the
New-York Life Insurance Company doing busi-
ness in that State
POITRS OH, ON TROUBLED WATERS.
After some further discussion Mr.. Curtis said
he would return to the court as soon as MS mo-
ton in the Appellate Division had been disposed
of and the matter went until o'clock
LAWYERS present were Attorney General Hadley
and Henry wooman, his counsel Mr. Hager-
man, one of the personal counsel for Mr. Rogers
came in a few minutes later.
Justice Cildersleeve then informed counsel
that he had learned that Mr.. Curtis was still
engaged in the argument OF the case, and that
he would be unable to get to the Supreme Court
He said that ordinarily the case would go over
until Monday, but, out of courtesy 10 the gen
tlemen from Missouri he would hear the case
at 1870 this morning.
The answer interposed by the attorneys to the
order to show cause why Mr.. Rogers should not
reply to the questions he refused to answer con-
tans four cardinal points, as follows:
That the questions which Mr.. Rogers declined to
That similar questions had been asked in Mis-
souri the hearing there and were st sup 9tt 9uoce
to take dispositions in the case.
That the the new taken Of Mr. Rogers
all of which proved of very embarrassing nature
to him.
In regard to the last point the answer says:
In the room were twenty-seven newspaper rep
resentatiyes and sketch artists and cameras
had placed in the room to take plc1uFeS +6 So
sd Rps pTgeparsd and crcnsted among the
newspaper REPRESENTATIVES. and so crowded was
trouble and delay that seats could be provided for
tho attorneys IN the case AllcI ~ W. W "a No -
hearing hS ri was adjourned 70 iaFSef rom = - :
~ Iyitbstanding that the commissioner had or
dered that camePas be not used. some enterpris-
ing person caused fashlight picture to be taken
and the smoke filed the ss r0eI 0enessary SO
Sensational newspaper arucIes na'e 4i'ISo,sI12 soe
circulated throughout the country, ana h. ~ sbsed
mitted that the process OF me Ia" IS 'iiuS
under these existing conditions.
After the argument has been heard before
1us+ica GiIdersleeve to-day, the taking of fur
thor testimony before Commissioner Sanborn
win he resumed at o'clock, and it is proba-
bile that the hearing will be concluded pe1ore
an adjournment is taken tonight
In,r,adiateIv after the conclusion of the after
noon hearing before Justice Gildersleeve yes
terdav Attorney General Hadley and the Stand
ard OH LAWYER Frank Hagerman, decided to
continue the examination Of witnesses at the
Law Reporting Companys office CommssioneC
Sanborn was sent for, and John u Johf1Soh' OF
St Louis Joined Mr.. Hagerman
FORMER EMPLoYE TEsTIFIEs.
A Y. Jockel former bookkeeper and sub
station manager for the Standard Oil Company.
was recalled TO the stand. The witness told of
having gone to the office of the Waters-P1ercS
OIL Company, in St. Louis, and having seen MT;
Tnsley Mr.. Ackert, Mr.. King MI Mckee ana
several other men there. He said ne knew that
Mr. TinsIev had connections with the Standard
oil Company interests at No. 20 Broadway
M IA GERMAN then began his cross -examlna-
4,1 M of the witness, who gave his business and
his residence but refused to say where he was
employed. -, -, ,, ry.
ON the advice of counsel?" asked Mr. Hager-
ON the advice of counsel" repeated the wit
ness; I've got the habit -.
II was brought out that the term or the VIII
ness's euployTnent in Oklahoma as bookkeeper
for the Waters Pierce Company extended over
a neriod of only ten weeks. That was his only
employment he said with tnaI 1;p y, Judge
Johnson said that all the oil received al Okla