Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-07-04
ROCKEFELLER NUS
CONE, SAYS lands
FEDERAL JUDGE At CHICAGO IN
sIsTs ON q QUESTIONING
THE OIL KING. .
Wealth and Age ignored Attorney
Miller Pleads in Vain to Have Sub
poena Recalled jury Disagrees IN
Ohio Case Against Standard.

Chicago, June 29.-Eforts to thwart
the serving Of a subpoena on John D.
Rockefeller, president Of the STANDARD
Oil company, were halted Friday
when Judge Lands in the federal
court warned Attorney John s. Miller
for the oil trust that the head Of the
great combine would have to appear
personally and that no excuses would
be accepted.
Mr.. Miller appealed to Judge Lam
dis in conference held in the judges
chambers with United States District
Attorney Simms and Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Wilkerson to allow
others to appear in Mr.. Rockefeller's
stead. 4. SSH
MiIler's Appeal Useless.
He is an old man, said Mr.. Rookie.
feller's attorney, speaking Of his mul.
timillionaire client, the richest man
in the world. He has little to do
with the affairs of the company.
Besides he is very wealthy and
has a great many interests that would
be jeopardized were he forced to
leave them and come to Chicago
to appear before your honor person.
ally
Mr.. Rockefeller's wealth and his
great interests make no difference to
this court smiled Judge Lands.
.'The subpcenas will have to; be
served, Judge Lands continued,
/" and Mr. Rockefeller will have to
come into court and answer the ques-
tons which must be answered before
we can get at the bottom of this ques-
tion of fixing a fine upon his com.
pany."
Additional subpoenas were issued
Friday for three more chiefs Of the
Standard and its subsidiary com.
panies. These are F. @. Barstow, H.
R. Payne and w. M. Hutchinson of
New York, all officials of the Union
Tank line.
Subpoenas Reach New York.
New York, June 29-Subpoena re.
curing the presence of John d. Rookie
Teller, president of the Standard Oil
company; William Rockefeller, H
H. Rogers, John R., Archbold and a
number Of other officers Of the com.
pany, to testify as witnesses before
the federal court of Chicago on July 6,
were received by Emitted States Mar.
shall Henkel Friday. Marshal Henkel
was unable to seMe sUbpoenas upon
Mr.. Rogers end w. Il Milford, treas
urer of the company, 90 they are now
in Europe, and the stlbpoenas will be
returned with notice to that effect.
John D. Rockefeller, William Rookie
Teller and Charles M. Pratt were out
9 Of the city, and Marshal Henkel ex
pected that day or two would be re
CURED to find them The marshal per
sonally served the subpoenas on John
D. Archbold, William T: Howe, Charles
T. White, James A. Moffett, president
of the Standard Oil company of Indi
ana, and H. e. FELTON,, Of the Union
Tank line.
Jury Disagrees in Oil Case.
Findlay, O., June 29.-The jury In
the case Of the state of Ohio against
the Standard Oil company, charged
with violating the antitrust laws. Fri
day reported to Judge Duncan that ii
had been found impossible to agree
upon a verdict. Tie court thereupon
ordered the jury discharged
According to rumor, the jury when
it first retired stood six for conviction
and six for acouittal. Subsequently
it is said, the jury stood eight to four
for acquittal, and when the disagree
ment report was brought in the vote
stood seven to i've for acquittal3 The
case was given to the jury or
Wednesday last.
NAMED TO TEST MRS. EDDY.