The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-07
ROCKEFELLER ATTENDS COURT Case Was Concluded in
 Two Hours. z CROWDS JAM COURT ROOM Police Reserves Called to Restore
 Order. John D. Says He Has Not Put His Foot i'm Standard on of-
 Aces in over Eight
CROWDS JAM COURT ROOM

Chicago. July s.--rhe inquiry con- ducted by Judge Landis into the stand- ing and financial resources of the Standard oil Company commenced anS was finished today inside Of two hours
 The chief witness was John D. Rockes Teller, President of the Standard Ofi Company of New Jersey. Very little information was derived from him He declared that he had not been in act- i've business for twelve years and said that he had not been in the offices of the Standard oil Company for eight years. He declared that the capital stock of the Standard oil Company of New Jersey was about s1o0. .oo0. .ooo and that It's business was the refining of oil He said that he did not know that the company had any other bus-, mess beyond thel refining of oil and if the Standard Oil Company of New Jer- sey was interested in the ownership or operation of any refineries outside of the State of New Jersey, he knew noth- ing of it.
 From other witnesses Judge Landfa derived the informtion that the Stand ard oil Company of New Jersey is the owner of large proportion of the stock of the Standard Oil Company of Indiana. which was recently con- victed of relating in connection with the Chicago and Alton Railroad. 1t also owns large share of the Union Tank Lines.
 Big Crowd in Court. An hour before the usual hour of opening court, q crowd of people was gathered in the hallway outside the court room, packing the narrow hall- way to the point of sufrocation. A squad of deputy marshals and a detail of police officers were placed along the hall and before the doorway of tho court room. The police and deputies time and again were compelled to use strenuous measures to hold the crowd in check. The insistence of the would be spectators was so great, however. that the police were nearly swept from their feet by the constant surgtne ana pressure. The jam around the door when 1t was opened at $40 was tarrlnc. The majority Of the spectators were in and seated when Mir, Rockefeller made his appearances at the end of the hall sel. A passage way was opened for him by the police and he walked sipw~ ly down the hall tDWara the rHssAN room, the crowd closing behind
 to catch a glimpse Of the BO- richest man in shs world
 MT. Rockefeller was shown to- to the left of the judges seat presence in the court room wa most unnoticed by the spectato the room until he was well up tn, aisle. Then a buzz went up fror sweltering crowd packed in the of the room and rustic and ment as each tried to get 8 gIimr the oil magnate. There was nc monstration. however. Mir. Rocl Ter looked curiously around him moment as he settled in his seat and then commenced a whispered couyer- sation with one sf his attorneys.
 Are you comfortable here, Mr. Rockefeller asked Marshal Hoy.
 Perfectly. thank you answereS the oil magnate. .''.
 William Rockefeller. who had been sitting in the court. came forward moment later when beckoned by his brother. and took n seat at the lat- ter's side. They converted a moment, then quietly turned to watch the pro- eeedings that preceded the calling of the standard oil Company. The op- pressive heat of the court room made the crowd restless, but 1t quieted when Judge Landis threatened to have the, room cleared. william RookefelleR wielded his soft straw hat as e fan as the clerk droned through the call of some minor cases and attorneys for some minor criminals briefly pleaded for Ienience for their convicted clf- ents. but John D. Rockefeiler. appar- ently suffered no inconvenience. list- ened and watched Judge Landis cioBe- 1y, leaning forward the better to hear as the judge pronounced Lis sentence on a prisoner convicted for improper use of the mails.
 Fight in the Hallway.
 Immediately after the entrance of Mir. Rockefeller to the court room pandemonium broke loose in the haIi- mIf &ha men. Easpihg and perspiring, showed back in desperate fashion. From struggling with the police two mem- bers of the crowd soon turned on each other and a few spontaneous punching matches enlivened the already stranu- ous proceedings in the hall So serious did the proceedings become that uni- ted States Marshal Hoy was compelled to telephone to police headquarters for additional help. The parallel for such 6 situation was never before witnessed in or about a Federal Court room in Chicago. Inside the court room proper, the jam was nearly as bad as in the hall outside. The walls were lined with spectators unable to secure seats others alled the window seats. damned the doorways. sat upon chairs in couples and even squatted on the floor.
 Case is Called.
 The Standard oil case was called at 1O:2T by Judge Landis. District Att torney Sims briefly stated the facts as previously outlined Attorney John Miller, for the Standard Oil Company then announced that Mir. Rockefeller and other witnesses summoned by the court were present and prepared to an- swer the questions of the court
 MT. Miller then entered a motion in arrest of judgment in the case.
 "Overruled," said Judge Landis shortly.
 Fred A. Wann. former general freight agent of the Chicago and Al- ton road during the time covered by the indictment. was the first witness called to the stand.
 He was asked by Judge L.andis k he had given any instructions that the rate on oil between Chicago and Fact St. Louis should apply via Waiting, Ind. He declared that he had no per- sonal recollection of such instructions. The fudge asked several addftfOnaT