The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-07-06
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CHICAGO TO TALK
Willy Oil Man Will Answer
Questions Asked by
Judge Lands.
OTHER WITNESSES ON WAY
LIST OF THOSE WHO ARE TO
TESTIFY.

Chicago, July 5--John d. Rockefel-
Ter, president OF the Standard Oil COM
pany, and his brother, William, one Of
the directors of that corporation, are
in Chicago tonight ready to appear to-
morrow at 10 o'clock in the United
States district court before Judge Ian
dis and be questioned regarding the
management of the corporation.
The two ROckefellers reac ned Chica-
go at 4 O'Clock this afternoon over the
Michigan Central railroad, and their
arrival i'm the city was knC VII to but
few outside of their their att )rneys and
relatives for several hours afterward.
1t had been thought that Mr.. Rookie
Teller was travelling over the Lake
Shore road and would reach here at
O'Clock tonight. No one, except thoss
who knew what road he was travelling
on, paid any attention to the arrival Of
the Michigan Central trains, and the
two brothers left the train without be-
ing recognized by anyone outside Of
their attorneys and relatives.
Talked to Attorneys.
An automobile was in waiting for
the two oil magnates, and they lost 10
time in getting away from the depot
They were driven direct to the office
of Alfred d. Eddy, one Of the Standard
Oil attorneys. Waiting with Mr.. Eddy
were the other two attorneys who will
represent the company in court tomOr-
rOw-JUhn +. Miller and MOritz ROsen-
thai
The two men remained in conference
with the attorneys for over two hours.
when they jumped into an automobile
and went to the home of Harold Nc
Cornick, IS Bellevue avenue. Mr.. Nc
COrnick is a sOn-in-law Of John d.
Rockefeller. and he, together with his
brother, Will make the Mccormick resi-
dence their home while here.
Accompanied by his brother, VIII
liam Rockefeller. John d. Rocke-
Teller. president of the Standard oil
company, Will appear before Judge X NJ
Lands in the United States district court
at Io clock tomorrow morning. II is
supposed that H. H. Rogers also will be
in court The addition of William Pockt-
teller and the possible addition of II. IL
Rogers to the list of representa- tive sof the
Standard OH company that will be qUes-
TONED as to the supposed secrets of the
corporation became known to District At
torney Sims and the other local agents
Of the department Of Justice. tonight. A
telegram announcing that William
Rockefeller was on his way to Chicago.
and that II. II. Rogers had returned from
Europe and had heeu notified that he
was wanted i'm Judge Lands court was
United States Marshal HenkeI of New
York. Following the receipt of the telp-
gram by the district attorney il was re-
ported that not only was William Rookie
Teller on his way to Chicago but that
Mr.. Rogers had started also when h.
learned that his presence in court was
desired.
Rogers Also Coming,
The telegram received by Mr. Sims fol-
lows:
Have just been Informed bv MIR. FL
lott. one of the Standard Oil attorneys,
that William Rockefeller will be I'm Chi
cago July without q subpoena. He is
now en- route Have also learned that H
H. Rogers has just arrived on the steam
CT Baltic and Will start west at once
Rogers did not 90 to his Broadway office.
and there is some doubt about his being
in Chicago tomorrow morning
If both Rogers and William Rockefeller
reach Chicago in time to appear in court,
all but two of the witnesses for whom
sUbpOenas We're issued Will be present
before Judge Lands. The two exceptions
among the sixteen witnesses sought are
II. r. Payne. vice president of the Union
Tank Line company. and w. II. TilfOrd.
treasurer of. the Standard Oil company Of
New Jersey. Payne, according to d re
port made by United States Marshal Hen
kel TO District Attorney Sims. is at the
bedside of q sick son. but the New York
marshal said he was unable to learn
where the sick son and his attending
father are. TilfOrd is in Europe, where
he is expected to remain all summer
List of Witnesses.
Aside from William Rockefeller and
possibly H. H Rogers. following is a
complete list of the witnesses who will
either have to be in court tomorrow morn
ing or lay themselves liable to charges OF
contempt of court:
John D. Rockefeller. president of the
Standard Oil company.
John d. ATchbOld. vice president of the
Standard Oil company Of New Jersey.
C. II. Pratt. secretary Of the same COM
pany-
William p Howe assistant treasurer
of the company.
F. Q. Barstow. assistant treasurer Of
the company
Charles 7 White. assistant secretary Of
the company.
J. A Moffatt. president of the Stand
ard Oil company of Indiana. with offices
al New York.
W. P. Cowan, vice president of the
same company.
G. W. Stahl secretary-treasurer Of the
same company.
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