The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-01

ton about tliis trouble. s..
~ rldiculed tho notlon that there had
been any threats, said his father WIS
AFRAID OF neither murdsrersg nor blacks
tnailsrs,1 and maintained that tho entire
at,ti- Rockefeller agitation It brandon
VS. due to 4 petty local iawysr who had
been collecting motley III hfty.csnt anu
atMlii,a lnls 81 & E sssR sn 81 I. &c asst ttond y
dogs Sas his uncle Frank SisF fond OF bcarB,
and his kennel OF Sbeagies III one 81 tito
show features3o OF the Rockefeller place at
Greenwich. He shares his fondncsssf Tor
bengleB With Harry Payne %WhltnOy; who
has d fine kcnne1sof them on thiB Long
leland place, and the two young milllon-;
aires often exchange visits 10 examine
each others dogs and compare notes IN
1''beag GEOLOGY Both Rockefeller and
$sWhttney''s dogs have taken prizes ant
many bench shows.
AS a Grand Juror.
SO far as this writer knows, william
$G. Rockefeller u the only member 81
tho family who has ever taltenSany part
whatever the sconduc 8ok public AZ
fairs $5$%2 %3
Nor has he ever sought D flco Or been.
va factor III amy cam = local, State
Or national. But within the last few
years. his legal residence being In New
York City. he has served on the grand
fury. 4asS foreman Ii tho county Of New
York. several tines-oftener, perhaps.
than any other citizen Though &of that
Lam not sur c.Jl8sS8S&#S S55@ssS N@S
IA III ffrst appearance as grand jury fore-i
MAJ was seven or%eight years ago,Tand
tie newspapers, quite naturally sent To-
y. o~s - StHnf y him u nVArS and 3intefVlcW
him OF possible; also photographers 70
make snap shots sof him. The photo ftNo
fgraphers were never s,iccessful. but nc
5casionailyShe was Known TO talk q little
Once, when asked whether he had ever
tried to 8nVotd doing jury duty, he an
sswered rather sharply: NJ
ss3 Or course not, II isn't the pleasant
test thing In tho world to attend g. p 1
somiebody has to dot, and when 8ltF
comes my turn there IS no reason nioT. WY
should shirls. II the example #of those
WHO shirk were generally followed there.
would bes$no Jurors at all. The%lnaw y
supposed to treat everybody alike and
THERE'S no reason why q rich man, any
more nor than poor man. should $evaae
helping to carry on the work o. o. 5t me
courts. is8 sss 4IM.,sag...
There was some lifting q eyeproWs
WIEN his reference ito ~ y iaW 4. suP.
posed ..Jmpnrtially. was publlsh 60, s l'u$
ali the same William g. Rockefeller5shas
aixaV ! an admirable grand Juror.
As5 the presiding officer OF tho Crane
gt,,rv. he arrived on time-11&A. Nh
Evarinbly; he picked up the business IN
hand without unnecessary delay ana ho}
kept IT. moving steadily every 8 gay .illLss
the days work was completed solten nss
working from fifteen minute 70 8half an
hour overtime. sa5s 8$5$
At8nrst some of the grand 3urors oe.S
INJURED with regard 70 the overtime me- by
he explained that, inEhis VIZ.
}ayerS casa was under consideration Whcn5
the regular time for adjournment Is sc T me
round should be &nnishaa then and there
whilefSits point were freah In the minds
AZ the grand Jurors. He added ina t# tao
Grand Jurors were all busy men propa-
M al Re was himself, and that 8 ttEn
compilation OF nil the ca ses taken al up
daily #wouid materially lessen ne hummer M
55of days the fury would ave IS. s ,n,S even
~ II did use up g little more aelt, 9ilme es ~
day. .s8 4
From that time on there was no no op1ec-
lion ~ his p,ana, especially Us y was
seen8 early IN the sessionB that while
.s seen vas t~horoushncss itself IN tho !
animation OF witnesses. he WORKED Wilt
the greatest expedition.
Althoughsth district attorney Of tho
county is supposed to be prescnt@wnil
the grand jury Is in session to pass
uponsslaw points. II Is the duty foff 4 th le
grand jury foreman 70 examine every wit
moss himself, exactly as 9 lawyer eSs
Iam,nes q witness during Q trial After
the foreman has asked all the questions
ne cares TO-. the other Jurors are prlvi-
legged to question the witness and 9
foreman lacking In ~thoroughness would
leave many points uncovered that would
have To he taken up Nv HE fellows
But this foreman did his work with
such lawyerlike tthorouGhness that there
rarely remained any questions Tor any
one 70 ask Eor any suggestions for&the
District Attorney to make It should be