The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-07
JOHND. SHOOK HENKELS HAND
MARSHAL TELLS HOW HE SERVED
OIL CASE SUBPENA.

Got the Glad Hand From Mr.. Rockefeller
and Had a Chat On the Weather
20 start I'm wIth-AnOlher Handmade
when lie went Away-Nc Trouble.
Breezy Bill enkel, United States Marshal,
has grasped the tentacles Of the oil octopus
and rather likes the memory of the sensa-
ton. As Bill put IL himself he shook
hands with John d. Rockefeller, Henry
VI. Flagler and others while serving them
with subpenas 10 appear as witnesses in
the Standard Oil case in Missouri, and
never found a finer bunch Of gentlemen" in
his life. some Of his deputies served
papers on the lesser lights OF the Standard
OH corporation, but he himself made the
appointments with the subp9naed, chiefly
by telephone, and he personally visited
Mr.. Rockefeller at his home at 4:lO p. NJ.
on November ~.
Naturally. " said the Marshal. II Expected
10 have some trouble after reading about
the time they had trying to serve John ID.
last summer. But say, it was really a
cinch, the softest thing | ever struck in
my life, and l felt almost ashamed that l
hadn't a silver salver-say, that's a fine
combination Of words, almost as good as
truly rural-to put the subpoena on when
| went up 10 John DIS house in West Fifty
fourth street after l had called hin up
10y phone and told him that Uncle San
had a little business with him. He set
the hour and minute that he would see me
and told me 10 come up myself.
After a little ride in the subway | found
myself pressing John DIS electric bell.
Out comes a little man, the butler. | guess,
who asks me what / want. l told him that
was a United States Marshal and he looked
as II he didn't believe il. l guess he thought
| ought 70 have been logged out in a uni
form with a sword. He invites me to step
into the hall. and presently out comes John
u. himself with a smile as broad as a slice
of canteloupe. He grasps me by the hand
and says he's delighted to see me, pro-
nouncing the word just like the President
does, and asks me to sit down.
Il began TO think somebody surely had
been lying about the old gentleman. his
manners were 30 fine. In fact, l was a bit
embarrassed when he began talking about
the weather. | began to spar for an open
ing and he gave me a chance TO get in. l
had pulled out the subpoena, intending TO
shove il at him the moment | met him, but
] sneHked it back in an inside pocket, and
when he gave me the chance | got IL out
again. He was direct and to the point, but
all fired pleasant.
when he saw my hand going up TO the
pocket he said, ! believe you have a sub
Iena for me7' OF course he knew l had,
as | had told him over the phone all about it.
But II was a damneu RenJlemanly way 10
put Il, and it relieved me a good deal to
have him say IL.
He took the paper and said he was very
much obliged TO me and regretted that he
had given me the trouble of coming all
the way up town. Then he shook my
hand again with the grasp Of a mar that
has a pretty long lease Of Ife on this planet
and went TO the door with me. He bowed
to me and 1 bowed back. He also smiled
a few more times nj then l left him with
the paper in his hand. He didn't look at
IL before me. II wasn't necessary, how
ever, as he knew what was in IT,"
The service OF the other defendants was
at the Offices OF their companies. H. II.
Rogers received his paper at the Standard
Oil Building, 20 Broadway, as did also
j. d. Archbold, Charles M. Pratt, w. A.
Harris and William Rockefeller. Mr.. Flag
Ter got his paper at the Hotel Manhattan,
s. A. Drew was served at his Office, II State
street; Oliver II. Payne at his home in
Fifth avenue. and J. {. Peabody at his Office.
1876 Maiden Lane.
Marshal Henkel took our days to serve
all the papers, not because Of reluctance
of the Standard officials to receive them,
but because OF the difficulty Of making
appointments. AL the deputies who as
sisted the Marshal said they had been
received with politeness.