The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-07-07


feller, president Of the Standard Oil
company of New Jersey, occupied the
witness stand in the United States Dis.
trict court today while Judge Landis
Piled him with questions regarding the
financial strength and the business
methods Of the corporation of which
he is the head
Mr.. Rockefeller was a very willing
and an equally unsatisfactory witness,
! He was ready to tell all that he knew,
but he said that he knew practically
| nothing. The net result Of his examina-
! tion was that he believed during the
| years 1908, 1904 and 1905, the period
covered by the indictments on which
the Standard Oil company of Indiana
was recently convicted, the net profits
of the Standard Oil company of New
Jersey were approximately 40 per cent
of an outstanding capitalization of
800, 900
Purpose of Investigation,
The investigation held today 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 really
owned by the Standard Oil company Of
New Jersey, whether the Union Tank
line whose cars were used for the ship
ments made in violation of the law was
similarly uwnod, and also 10 obtain an
idea of the financial resources of the
convicted corporation In order to inhict
fine nTnTnYi IDn9ip IN Tho off nd
the assets of the convicted company.
1t was stated by officers of the Stand
ard Oil company of New Jersey that
II owned the greater part of the stock
Of both the Union Tank line and the
STANDARD Oil company of Indiana. Spe-
ciic figures as to the earnings of the
parent corporation were given by
Charles NJ, Pratt, its secretary, and
they were close TO the estimate given
by Mr., Rockefeller.
The prospective appearance IN court
of the man reputed TO be the richest
man in the world brought about a spec
tacle the like of which has never been
witnessed in the vicinity of 4 Chicago
courtroom
Great Throng III Attendance.
The hour set for the appearance of
Mr.. Rockefeller was 10 o clock, and an
hour before that time the hall outside
Iut courtroom upDT NHS uSuSSlN ndChPu
by crowd, all of whom were anxious
to obtain seats and hear the testimony.
A large squad Of United States deputy
marshals under the direction of United
States Marshal Hoy and a numerous
detail Of police we're on hand, but even
they were unable at times TO control
the crowd, The people pushed and at
times by sheer weight actually bore
the police down the hall. The crowd
was so dense that frequent cries for
assistance were heard and people who
were Iammed against the wall frantic
ally begged for relief against the press
ure to. which they were subjected. Ad-
mission to the courtroom was by card
only, but many people. succeeded in
Landis took his seat upon the bench |
the courtroom was packed to the last |
inch. Lines of people were around the |
walls dozens of chairs held two occu-
pants; every inch of standing room
was occupied, and men sat upon the
steps of 1.-THE jury box and squatted
upon the floor
Police Reserves Called.
Even after the courtroom was filled
the crowd became so heavy and so in.
sistent that Marshal Hoy was compelled :
to telephone to police headquarters for
further assistance. This was promptly !
sent and from that time on the crowd
was held in check. Inside the court
room perfect order prevailed at all
times except at the immediate opening,
when Judge Landis threatened to clear
5he room If absolute quiet was not pre-.
served. John d. Rockefeller and
William Rockefeller arrived at the
Federal building in the automobile of
Harold F., Mccormick, the son-in-law
IF Mr.. Rockefeller. at $3.50 O'Clock.
The party first crossed the street TO
he Offices of the Standard Oil com
,any in the Commercial National Bank
building and after remaining here
hort time returned to the Federal
where large crowd had
So curious were the people
o see Mr. Rockefeller that it was nee
ssary for twenty policemen to use
orce III pushing back tho crowd to
make pathway for him. On the steps
f the Federal building the party was
ompelled to halt while the police
ought with the crowd. Five local de- I
ectives and number of secret service
nen gathered closely around Mr. Rookie. {
eller, saving him from tho crush or
rom possible INJURY at the hands Of
ONE crank,
Uses Dark Elevator.
Mr.. Rockefeller, closely attended by !
he officers, entered the building and
lade his way to the elevators on the
orth side. Here d car, devoid of
ghts, was under the special guard of
olicc and entering il Mr., Rockefeller
'as quickly taken To the sixth floor of S