The Cairo bulletin., 1907-09-18
\. 4. ROGERS IS
|. 4 TOTAL WRECK
PHYSICIAN SAYS HIS FACE IS
DISTORTED AND SPEECH is
AFFECTED.
LEFT SIDE IMPAIRED
Has Greatly Aged Since sunstroks IN
July--Worried About Big Fins
--is Mentally I'm
sound.

New York, Sept. 1.-THE reports
, that Henry II. Rogers. ftiie Standard
ION Company. had been striken with
grave Illness and was In d most dan
lgerous condition. received sworn anil
startling confirmation In Boston TO-
iday,
His face is distorted: his speech
affected; his left side il no ion-er
normal. Ia three months he has sign
ed but three papers. and ono of them
was power of attorney. He cannot
transact any business OF even discuss
Iordinary affairs tIe told me to take
lcharge OF his entire interests. ami
when ! asked the reason for this he
said: Because I'm about done m
This was the combined testimony
|of Mr.. Rogers son and his brother
Iin-law. Urban II. Broughtou II was
given under oath before Judge Ham
mond. of the Massachusetts, supreme
court yesterday when the witneRaes
came to prove That the oil magnate
is not physically On mentally able to
appear In person 10 defend the sni.
for s50,00100 that has been brought
against film by G. M Raymond of
Somerville for alleged conversion 0f
royalties In connection with petrol
cum production.
And when Justice Hammond hal
heard the evidence of Mr. Rogers
serious illness from the lips 81 bis
own family he declared 81 would be
cruel to compel his attendance Id
court, and dismissed the appeal far
Ian Immediate trial
Just how long Mr., Rogers III likely
to live, his physicians will not say.
But all the testimony gives proof posi-
tive to the statements that he is suf-
fering from paralysis aud that be will
never take up the. ''rea, presidency
.Qf.the great oil trust again.
twaE-un Juty - tfsuf tiw u1nxuat-s
heat stricken, was rushed 10 MS HunsNl
NOR home at Fairhaven in i tlesper-
ate effort to save his life All that
time. when his friends first became
alarmed 1t was announced that he bal
collapsed at his desk, and was IN a
most serious Illness. The reports
were denied. but since TINT day Mr.
Rogers has never been back to his
office at No. 26 Broadway. and has
been steadily growing worse The
strain Of the recent Standard on
troubles. added to the Lawson at
tacks and the litigation which was
then pending against the company had
worried him until. as Dir. Pratt test
fed. something became wrong with
his head"
Mr.. Rogers gave up all his business
affairs and abandoned himself 60 q
complete rest
Mentally Wrong.
Then came the Lands antitrust
decision fining the STANDARD t2s 000,-
BOO The Crimes proved against the
which engendered this decis-
ION. were committed while Mr.. Rog-
ers was its working head. The blame
for the action OF the court. fell upon
his shoulders His personal worry and :
troubles increased. he grew worse
because of the increasing "wrongness'
in bis head.
Yesterday the attorney appeared for
Elizabeth Greenough and G.. NJ. RAY.
mond. who wants Rogers 10 pay her
$50. 100000 for usurpations OF petrol
cum royalties. before Judge Ham
mond for the second time. demanding
that the magnate be brought into
court to give testimony Of his guilt
Or innocence in the case. First on
the stand was DIR. Pratt. the attending