The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-07-12
OIL KING ASKS
FOR LEN|ENCY
ROCKEFELLER PROPOSES PLAN
TO ESCAPE APPEARANCE
IN COURT.
JUDGE Lands REFUSED IT
Is Not Expected to Definitely Answer
Any Of Courts Pertinent Cues
tions-Will Be First
on Stand.

Chicago, III. John d. Rookie
the Oil Trust If spared the embarrass-
ment of coming to Chicago as a wit
ness against his company. The oil
chief proposed to go before an Eastern
Master in Chancery and answer every
question that might be asked him.
a want Rockefeller to come into
my court" is the word Judge Lands
Is said to have sent. "If he wants to
tell all, he can tell it in my presence
from the witness stand. If he doesn't
want to tell everything, he cah tell 1t
anyway"
Under this order Rockefeller is ex.
pected to refuse to testify.
In Cleveland there was excitement
over a secret message that reached
United States Marshal Chandler from
District Attorney Sims. 1t was report
ed that as a result of the search for
pairing sensational moves. Sims ad-
mitted he was in communication with
Chandler over official matters, but
would say nothing more.
Mrs. Rockefeller, at her Forest Hill
home, Cleveland, Ohio, was reported
to be so feeble that she could not
stand alone.
Criticized by Council.
MoritZ Rosenthal, n of counsel
for Mr.. Rockefeller, said: Il can see
no reason why the court should insist
that all these officials be there. What
the judge purports to want is already
in possession of the government, hav-
ing come out in the other suits"
John S.. Miller went to Cleveland
this afternoon to- meet Virgil p.
Klien, Mr.. Rockefeller's personal coun-
sell. When Mr.. Rockefeller's special
car reaches the Ohio city Mr.. Miller
and Mr.. Klein will join him and come
to Chicago.
1t is not expected that Mr.. Rockefel-
Ter will answer definitely any of the
pertinent questions put to him by
Judge Lands. He said at Pittsfield
that he knew nothing of the affairs of
the Standard Oil Company, not hav-
ing had active part in the management
of that corporation for a number of
years.
Questions for the Oil King.
Here are some of the questions Mr..
Rockefeller will be asked:
What corporation owns the stock of
the Standard Oil Company in Indiana?
What were the earnings of the In
diana company in the years, 1908, 1904
and 1905?
Who owns the Union Tank Line?
What is the capital stock of the
Standard Oil Company of New Jer-
sey, and how much does the company
make in one year?
What payment did the Chicago G.
Alton make for the use of the cars
of the Union Tank Line during the
period covered by the 1892 indict-
ments on which the Standard Oil
Company of Indiana was convicted?
How many cars of oil were shipped
over all lines from Whiting to st.
Louis and East st. Louis during the
three years mentioned?
Why was a rate of 10 cents inserted
in the Atoms waybills when the
Standard Company paid only 6 cents?
Mr.. Rockefeller will probably 60 on
the stand promptly at 10 o'clock. He
will be the first witness to be exam.
ined, Judge Lands showing him that
courtesy. There will be no secret
mean of his going or coming. OF
course, there will be an added force
of marshals and policemen to protect
him from the inevitable crowd of Gu.
riosity seekers and photographers.