Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1907-10-14
VIM. ROCKEFELLER
HAS Been SERVED
He Will Probably be Only Member
OF Family to Testify In This
Hearing--Wlll Be Question
ed Concerning Finan-
Cldl Affairs

New York, Oct. 14.-Alfred H.
Brainard, comptroller of the Stand
ard oil company of New Jersey, and
many of its subsidiary companies,
was questioned today when called
as a witness in the governments suit
concerning large loans made to
James Mcdonald by the Anglo-Am-
erican Oil company.
The testimony was given last week
| that the Southern Pipe Line company
| had loaaed over twenty millions to
| Mcdonald, and the books of the
| company shows that il was never
paid back. Brainard says that he was
| the American secretary of the Anglo
American company and that McDon-
| aid was the managing director In
London. Asked concerning the loans
made by the Anglo-American COM
pany of $2,175,000 in 1905, and ST.
| 427, 900 in 1906, to Mcdonald, Brain
| ard said that the loans had been or
dered from London and that was all
he knew about them.
Knew Very Little.
Brainard was asked concerning the
loans made by the Southern Pipe
Line company of over twenty million
to p. S. Trainor, and he said that
Trainor had financial losses and re-
ported his losses TO the Standard o.
New York, and that the Southerl
Pipe Line company reimbursed TN
Standard and charged the amount
to the account Of Trainor. s-'
Brainard said that he thought tn
losses were incurred by Trainor II
the purchase of oil, He said he kney
, nothing of the loans ,heda by tn
Standard OIL company OF New Yorl
aggregating thirty-two million 4
1906 to Interests other than Stand
ard OIL" He said the account cam
from the treasurer's office. "Wm. G
Rockefeller might know something
of the loans, "the witness said.
VIM. Rockefeller Subpoenaed.
The announcement that William
Rockefeller, assistant treasurer o
the Standard oil company of New
Jersey had been notified by Franl
b. Kellogg special assistant attor
ney general, to be in readiness Il
testify before Examiner Ferris eithel
today or tomorrow in the govern
) ment's suit. mas been received will
Rockefeller as a witness will mark thu
initial appearance of any member o
! the Rockefeller family as a witness
] in this city since the taking of tn
, testimony began in the federal build
ing.
He will be asked to explain b!
whom more than $500, 100000 wa
I loaned by the Standard of New Yorl
: last year over and above the none!
. loaned or transferred to the STANDARD
J oil interests.
1t is likely that no other membe
, of the Rockefeller family will b.
J called as a witness by Kellogg, for h
decided a fortnight ago that he woul,
not subpoena individuals in the cas-
, unless absolutely obliged to do so.
Not a Good Witness.
Like John ID. Rockefeller, William
Rockefeller's memory concernin
important facts is bad and he is ais
l. generally admitted to be one of tn
most skillful dodgers when 1t come
to answering questions concernin
Standard Oil company affairs In tn
. entire aggregation of capitalists VIII
compose that trust. Kellogg, how
ever. believes he will be able to ge
/ all the facts he desires from William
Il Rockefeller, as no other man coul
we'll answer some of hts queries, ex
cept the treasurer or his assistant.
Interesting Facts Developed.
Since the examination began, tn
enormous earnings of the Standar
have been dug out of their record
by Prosecutor Kellogg and his as
sistants until the trusts business
practically an open book There ar
still some records which have no
been shown, but these will be pro
duced, IT is believed, during thi
, week. Experts have practically com
, bleted their work of searching tn
records Of the company and are read
with their complete report