Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-07-05
DRASTIC MEASURES
MAY BE EMPLOYED
lands WILL ISSUE WARRANT
FOR ARREST IF OIL KING DOES
NOT APPEAR IN COURT.
LAST WARNING is
SENT TO ROCKEFELLER
Time Limit on Patience Fixed-Jurist
Prepared to Foil Attempt to Shield
Trust Head from Ordeal as Wit
ness.

Chicago, July John ID. ROckefel-
Ter must be in Chicago July 6, next
Saturday, or suffer serious conse-
quences. This ultimatum was issued
Tuesday by the United States district
attorneys office
Ordinary methods in the service Of
subpoenas will be employed until the
date set for the hearing" said an at
tache of District Attorney Sims office.
After that drastic measures will be
employed. No attempt will be made
to force a way to the oil king until
July 6, but if it is necessary for Judge
Lands to set another date for the
hearing the government will consider
that the gage of battle has been
thrown"
From this expression of the position
of the government in the Standard Oil
case it is evident that Judge Landis
will permit of no trifiing. 1t is the be-
lief Of District Attorney Sims that
Rockefeller intends remaining in hid
ing until after the date set for the
hearing, next Saturday, in hope that
Judge Lands will get all NEEDED in
formation through the testimony of
John =. Archbold and other Standard
Oil officials who have already been
served, and will not insist on the at
tendance in court of the head of the
trust
1t is believed Attorney John S. Mil
Ter, after Archbold ard the others
have testified, will make plea for re-
call of the Rockefeller subpoena.
Judge Landis' Temper firm.
From the temper shown by Judge
Lands in answer to the first plea
made by Attorney Miller, however, it
is believed any repetition of it will be
met with another rebuff, and that the
United States marshal's office will be
instructed to go to the limit of its
power if necessary to insure the at
tendance in court of the richest man
in the world.
After July 6, John D. Rockefeller,
oil king, will be no more awe-inspiring
than If his name were John Smith.
The subpoena servers will employ the
same methods in securing service on
him that they would employ in secur-
ing service on any of the laborers in
his employ.
Rumors that the Standard Oil head
has made an agreement with the fed
eral officials were met with denials
Tuesday, and it was declared with
considerable vigor that the govern
ment will enter into no compact with
Rockefeller, but that ne will have to
submit to being served by the federal
officers just like an ordinary citizen.
Marshal Watches Forest Hill.
Cleveland, O., July 3.-U. S. Marshal
Frank M. Chandler, accompanied by
Deputy Frank Schwentner, again Wis
tied Forest Hill Tuesday morning
The two officials were admitted to the
grounds and at once proceeded to the
Rockefeller residence. Chandler, after
remaining around the house for an
hour, started down town, leaving his
deputy on guard with a subpoena for
Mr. Rockefeller. 1t was inferred that
Marshal Chandler had reached the
conclusion that Mr.. Rockefeller was at
Forest Hill, statements to the con-
trary notwithstanding.
"Basing my opinion upon private
information and indications at Forest
Hill, l would say that Mr.. Rockefeller
now is at his Cleveland house." Mar
shall Chandler said, on reaching his
Office. Just how or when he arrived
l do not know" the marshal continued,
but it looks as though he reached
Cleveland Monday morning and en-
tered his estate by way of the rear
entrance on Eddy road. The only an
swer l have obtained to any of my
questions at his house was from the
front gate-keeper who repeatedly said:
He has not passed through this gate
When l attempted to interview
Miss Howard, Mr.. Rockefelier's secre-
tary, she said: You need not ask me
any questions as | will not answer
you
In serving a subpoena We are at
disadvantage, as we cannot force an
entrance to the house and make a
search as would be possible with
warrant for arrest.
Deputy Schwentner was stationed
upon the front porch of the Rockefel
Ter home with instructions to remain
there indefinitely and occasionally to
walk about the grounds"