The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-07-04
UNEXPECTED RETURN VISIT

Pittsfield, Mass, July g. After a search lasting nearly two weeks. in which representatives of the United States marshals offices of Chicago. Cleveland, New York and Boston have been endeavoring to serve upon John D. Rockefeller, head of the Standard oil company, a subpoena issued by Judge Landis of the federal court of Chicago. MT. Rockefeller was located in this city to-day and personal ser vice made upon him by Deputy United States Marshal Charles L. Frink of North Adams. The circumstances of ths service are somewhat dramatic and followed visit earlier in the day to Taconto Farm, the summer estate of E, Parmelee Prentice, MT Rockefeller s son-in-law, when the officers were as- sured by MT. Prentice that MT. Rocke- feller was not in Pittsield.
 Had Not Tried to Dodge.
 After accepting service, according to the deputy marshal Mir. Rockefeller explained that he had not been en- deavoring to dodge service, but that he did not know exactly what was wanted af him.
 s-srxics was made upon Mir. Rockefel- ' Ter in person shortly after o'clock this afternoon. Earlier in the day Deputy Marshals Frink and James Ruhl, the latter of the Boston office, visited Ta- coi1io farm, but upon the assurance of MT. Prentice that his father-in-law was lot there, the officers professed to be satisfied with MT. Prentice's statement and departed, after remarking that they had no search warrant which would permit them to go through the house.
 First Visit a Failure.
 The two officers, who were accom- panied by a number of newspaper rep resentatives, were received by Mir. Prentice on the piazza of his house. After protesting to be satisfied that Mir. Rockefeller was not at Taconio farm the officers returned to Pittsfied. They paid their bill at the livery stable where they had hired carriage, and then proceeded to the Hotel Wendell, where they had spent the night. They took their luggage and departed, Depu- ty Ruhl boarding the train for Boston and Deputy Frink going to his home in North Adams about twenty-five n iles from this city.
 Told to 'T1eep on the Ground"
 In the meantime they had reported their inability to find MT. Rockefeller to United States Marshal Charles K Darling at Boston. Marshal Darling then sent a telegram to Deputy Brink telling him to keep on the ground"
 Deputy Brink said tonight that after reaching his home he reviewed the oc. currences of the forenoon as well as the conditions that have prevailed at Ia. conic farm for the past few days, ant he decided that if he should make z second trip to Mr Prentice's villa h. might gain little additional informa- tion concerning Mir Rockefeller whereabouts.
 Second Visit Success.
 Acting on this belief, Brink explain. ed, he returned to Pitts1eld and with out letting any one know of his pres, ence in the city, quietly hired car, riage and drove out to Taconic farm on his second call of the day
 As Deputy Brink drove out of thu wooded driveway into the open space in front of the house he saw a man whom he recognized as Mir Rockefel Ter from his published likenesses. Tht deputy drove up to the steps and pass ed the subpoena to the oil man, ex nlaining at the same time that he wa a representative of the United Statet department of justice and that Mir Rockefeller's presence in the fedora court in Chicago on July 6 was de manded
 Accepts Service With Smile.
 MT. Rockefeller accepted service witl 6 smile, shook hands with the deputy and expressed pleasure at meeting him He invited the officer to sit on tn, piazza and rest for a few moments ant MT. Brink accepted the invitation. Ht and MT. Rockefeller chatted for a few moments, the head of the Standard Oi company saying that he had not intend ed to evade the officers, but that h, did not know exactly what was desired of him.
 MT. Rockefeller referred to the news paper stories that have been printed about him during the past week or 'twt and ridiculed the idea that he had beer surrounded by armed guards or tha the Taconic farm estate had beer