The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-07-05
ROCKEFELLER MUST
COME, SAYS lands
FEDERAL JUDGE AT CHICAGO IN
sIsTS ON QUESTIONING
THE OIL KING.
Wealth and Age Ignored-Attorney
Miller Pleads in Vain to Have Sub
poena RecaIled-Jury Disagrees IN
Ohio Case Against Standard.

Chicago, June 29.-Efforts to thwart
the serving of 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
Miler's Appeal Useless.
He is an old man." said Mr.. Rookie
feller's attorney, speaking of his null
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 great many interests that would
be jeopardized were he forced to
leave them and come to Chicago
to appear before your honor person
ally"
MIR. Rockefeller's wealth and his
great interests make no difference to
this court" smiled Judge Lands.
"The subpoenas 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-
ton of fixing fine upon his COM
pany."
Additional subpoenas were issued
Friday for three more chiefs of the
Standard and it's subsidiary COM
panies. These are F. Q. 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.-Subpoenas re-
quiring 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 United States Mar
shall Henkel Friday. Marshal Henkel
Mr.. Rogers and w. H. Tilford, treas
urer of the company, as they are now
in Europe, and the subpoenas will be
returned with notice to that effect.
John D. Rockefeller, William Rookie
Teller and Charles M. Pratt were out
pected that a day or two would be re-
quired to find them. The marshal per-
sonally served the subpoenas on John
d. Archbold, William T. Howe, Charles
7. 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
INC OIduudlu VII COMPANY, Sudl ecu
with violating the antitrust laws, Fri
day reported to Judge Duncan that it
had been found impossible to agree
upon a verdict The court thereupon
ordered the jury discharged.
According to rumor, the jury when
it first retired stood six for conviction
and six for acauittal Subsequently
it is said, the jury stood eight to four
for acquittal, and when the disagree
stood seven to five for acquittal The
case was given to the jury on
Wednesday last.