The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-07-11

IN UNITED STATES DISTRICT
COURT IN CHICAGO.
VERY LITTLE INFORMATION
4 Gained From the Oil Magnate
Who Proves to be an Unsatisfac-
tory Witness. Great Crowds Throng
The Courthouse.

tory Witness. Great Crowds Throng
The Courthouse.
Chicago, John D. Rockefeller, pres
ident Of the Standard Oil company Of
New Jersey, occupied the United
States district court while Judge Lam
dis piled him with questions on the fin
ancial strength and methods Of the
company of which he is the head.
Mr.. Rockefeller was a very willing
and an equally unsatisfactory witness
He was ready to tell that he knew,
but he said that he knew practically
nothing. The result Of his examina-
ton was that he believed that the
years 1903-4-5, the period covered By
the indictments on which the Stand
ard Oil company of New Jersey were
approximately 40 per cent of the cap.
ital stock of $1OO,OO0,OOO.
The investigation held by Judge
Lands was instituted by him for the
express purpose of determining
whether or not the Standard Oil COM
pany Of Indiana, which was convicted
Of violation Of the law, was owned
by the Standard Oil company Of New
Jersey, whether the Union Tank line,
whose cars were used for the ship.
ments made in various parts of the
country was similar owned company
compony and to obtain facts in regard
to the financial condition Of these
companies.
The facts developed that the greater
part Of the stock of the Standard
Oil company Of Indiana was owned ny
the Standard Oil company Of New
Jersey.
The prospective appearance in the
city Of the man reputed to be the
richest in the world, brought about
a spectacle, the like Of which has
never been witnessed in the vicinity
of a Chicago court room.
The hour set for the appearance Of
Mr.. Rockefeller was 10 o'clock, and
an hour before that time the low
ceiled hallway in the court was den
sely packed. A large squad of police
men were stationed in and about the
court room to preserve order, but
they were unable at times to control
the crowd. The people pushed and
showed and at times by sheer weight
actually bore the police and deputies
down the hall. The crowd was 50
dense that cries for assistance were
heard and people were jammed about
the walls and begged for release from
the pressure to which they were sub
jected.
Admission to the court room was By
card, but many succeeded in evading
the routine and when Judge Lands
took his seat, the court room was
packed to the last inch.
Even after the court room was fill
ed the crowd became so savage that
Marshal Hoy was compelled to tele-
phone to the police headquarters for
further assistance. This was prompt
" sent and from that time on the
crowd was held in control. Inside the
court room perfect order prevailed at
all times, except at the opening when
the judge ordered the room cleared
unless quiet was preserved.
John D. Rockefeller and William
arrived at the federas
building in the automobile of Herold
F. Mccormick, the son-in-law of Mr..
Rockefeller, So curious were the peo-
pie to see the notables that it was
necessary for twenty policemen to
use force in pushing back the crowd
to make pathway. Five local Diet
cctives and number of outsiders
gathered closely around Mr.. Rockefell
sr to protect him from the crush or
from possible injury at the hands OF
The mass.
Mr.. Rockefeller did not seem dis
turbed by the sensation he excited and
after the road had been cleared, he
and William Rockefeller closely at
sended by the officers, entered the
building and made their way to the
elevators on the north side. Mr.. Rookie
Teller was quickely taken to the sixth
aoor Of the building and to the COURT
room.
Mr.. Rockefeller was shown to +
.eat to the left Of the judges desk.
His presence in the court room was
Almost unnoticed by the spectators
d the room until he was well up the
,ide aisle. Then q buzz went up from
he sWeltering crowd packed in the
ear Of The room and rustic and
as each tried to get a
glimpse Of the oil magnate. There
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