Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-02
ROCKEFELLER ELUSIVE.
United States Marshal Unable to
Serve Summons on Noted Marna+.

serve summons on Noted Maenate.
NEW YORK, July '2-Althoueh 1rn,,ea
States Marshal Henkel has had in his nos-
session since Saturday last a subpoena call
ing upon John d. Rockefeller. president of
Inc standard Oil Company, to appear as n
witness before the federal court in Chica 90
on July 8, the marshal was today still I'M
aple TO md Mr.. Rockefeller or to serve the
summons 1t has been reported that Mr..
Rockefeller is at the home of his son-in-
law, Z. Parmelee Prentice, near Pittsfeld
Mass; that he has been staying at his own
home in Tarrytown, NJ Y, and that he was
on his way to his Cleveland home. but
neither the marshal nor any of his deputies
have been able to determine where Mr.
Rockefeller is to be found
Inquiries at Mr.. Rockefeller's home at
Iarrytown have elected only the response
from his secretary that the whereabouts of
Mr. Rockefeller are unknown
A report reached Marshal Henkel's office
today that Mr.. Rockefeler's counsel will
accept service of the summons in Chicago
and will produce the desired witness on
the date fixed, but the marshal has received
no official notice to that effect and he is
still endeavoring to serve the summons of
the Chicago court.
While Marshal Henkel and his deputies
are seeking everywhere for John D. Rookie
Teller today, they are equally jealous in
their efforts to serve William Rockefeller a
| brother of John D. Rockefeller, with sub
poena requiring his presence before Judge
Lands. in Chicago, July 6. Marshal Hen
KEEL declares that William Rockefeller is as
difficult to serve his brother. A report
today has it that William Rockefeller is in
Rome; another report has him sojourning in
the south of France, while another states
he is in the Adrondacks
Marshal Henkel says he is convinced that
John d. Rockefeller is not in the jurisdc-
ton of the district, but he is not SO Ger
tain about William Rockefeller
New York Has Seen Him.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
POCANTICO HILLS. N Y, July 2-It
became known today on good authority
that John d. Rockefeller is evading the
subpoena servers and deputy sheriffs who
have been trying for a week to serve him
with a summons to appear before Judge
Lands in Chicago, by continually travelling
about Westchester county and Connecticut
in his big inclosed touring car In this
manner he has been enabled to cleverly
evade the marshals and other sleuths who
have been watching around his 5,G0O-acre
domain at Pocantico Hills 1t was stated
today on the part of one of the Rockefeller
employees that he will never be served.
Today it is said that he is on his way to
his New Jersey home, where he spent many
days in keeping out of the way Of other
| marshals who desired him to testify in an
OtneT uTouShl against lHt
Oil.
All the entrances to the Rockefeller estate
have been closed, and guards are pa
trolling the grounds to prevent any stran-
ger from reaching the Rockefeller man.
sion On some of the drives are signs
bearing this notice: DO not pass the
house" Whenever a big automobile is seen
approaching the Rockefeller gates the
sleuths get busy and stand in the roadway
to try to stop the machine, but they gener-
ally have to scamper to the roadside or they
would be lying in the gutter or perhaps on
the lawn. Inquiries at the Rockefeller house
butler: MIR. Rockefeller is not at home.
No one knows where he is. / think he is
out automobiling.
No Warrant for Rockefeller.
CHICAGO, July 2-The government has
! succeeded in serving with subpoenas all OF
the men wanted here in connection with the
inquiry into the finances of the Standard
Oil Company. with the exception of VII
liam Rockefeller and John D. Rockefeller
District Attorney Sims said today that
every effort was being made to locate these
two men, and he believed that it would be
done before Saturday, on which day the
subpoenas are made returnable.
John s. Miller, attorney for the Standard
Oil Company, today denied the reportema.
mating in the east that John d. Rockefeller
would be advised to accept service of the
subpoena sent out from the federal court.
A report that a warrant would be issued
for Mr.. Rockefeller was denied at the Office
of the district attorney. 1t said that
every possible effort would be made to
serve the subpoena before the issuance of a
warrant would be considered at all.