Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-07-07

On The STAND
Standard Oil President Causes Tremendous Jam
in U. S. Court Where Crowds Flock to
See Him Testimony Amounts to Nit
Saws He Has Little Idea What Business the
Standard Is Engaged In, But Thinks
Il Pays 40 Per Cent Profit

the floor. When the court room was
filled the crowd outside became so
heavy and so insistent that Marshal
Hoy was compelled to telephone to
police headquarters for further as
sistance. This was promptly sent
and from that time on the crowd
was held in control. Sd
Inside the court room perfect or
der prevailed at all times except at
the Immediate opening. when Judge
Lands threatened to clear the room
II absolute quiet was not preserved.
John D. Rockefeller and William
Rockefeller arrived at the Federal
building in the automobile of o. F..
Mccormick, son-in-law of Rookie
Teller, at $50 o'clock. The party
first crossed the street to the Of
| fees of the Standard Oil company
in the Commercial Bank building,
and after remaining there a short
time returned to the federal build
ing where a large crowd had gath
-a,- = r. 3 s.
cred. So curious were people to see
Rockefeller that it was necessary for
20 policemen to use force in push
ing back the crowd to make path
way for him. %#s -
On the steps of the federal build
ing the party was compelled to halt
while the police fought way
through. Five local detectives and
a number of secret service men
gathered closely around Rockefeller
to protect him from the crush or
from possible injury at the hands of
some crank. ~, '.. "
Rockefeller die not seem at all
disturbed by the sensation excited
and after a road had been cleared
he and William Rockefeller, closely
attended by officers, entered the
building and made their way to the
elevators on the north side. Here
a car, devoid of lights, was under a
special guard of police and, entering
it, Rockefeller was quickly taken to
the sixth floor Of the building and
to the court room. He was shown
to a seat to the left of the Judges
desk and was well up into the room
before his arrival was noticed.
There was considerable excite
ment among the crowd and some
confusion resulted from the efforts
made by all the spectators to obtain
a quick view of him. He looked
around with some curiosity for a
moment and then commenced a
whispered conversation with one of
his attorneys,
United States Marshal Hoy APP
preached and asked aAre you COM
Portable here Mr.. Rockefellers''
| Perfectly, thank you. am all
right he whispered.
William Rockefeller, who had been
sitting behind his brother, came for
ward in response to a signal and
sat by the side of John Rockefeller.
iJohn ID. Archibald sat beside VIII
liam Rockefeller, and grouped
around them were C. NJ. Pratt, sec
retary of the Standard Oil Company
Of New Jersey, William F. Pew and
r @, Barslow. assistant treasurers
| of the company. Charles T, White,
assistant secretary, 7. A. Mont. pres
ident Of the Standard Oh Company
Of Indiana, w F. Cowan, vice presi-
dent, and g. w. stahl, secretary
and treasurer Aof the same corpora
ltion. Other witnesses in the group
were II. 3. FELTON,, the president,
and Nv. M Hutchinson, secretary
and treasurer Of the Union Tank
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