The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-06
JOHN ROCKEFELLER
READY TO TESTIFY.
Slips Into Chicago Ahead
Of Time and Escapes
the Crowds.
HAD LONG TALK
WITH LAWYERS
Outline Plan for Federal Court
To-Day, When, He Will BE
Questioned Regarding Re
sources Of Standard
Oil-Rogers May
Testify.

CHICAGO, July 5,--John D. Rocke-
feller, president OF the Standard Oil
Company, and his brother William, a
director Of that corporation, arc in
Chicago tonight ready to be present
tomorrow in the United States Dis
:trict Court before Judge K. NJ. Lands
to- be questioned regarding the re-
sources Of the Standard Oil Company.
The Rockefeller brothers reached
Chicago at o'clock this afternoon
over the Michigan Central Railroad,
and their presence in Chicago for sew
1eral hours was known only to; their
attorneys, and a few relatives. It had
been thought that John D. Rockefeller
was travelling over the Lake Shore and
Michigan Southern Railroad, as he
was reported to have left Pittsfield,
Mass. at o'clock last night, and many
reporters awaited his appearance at 8
O'Clock tonight at the La Sale Street
Station The Rockefeller brothers left
the train without being recognized by
any one outside OF their attorneys
and relatives. An automobile was III
waiting for the brothers and they We're
driven direct to the office OF Alfred
ID. Eddy, one OF the Standard OIL at
torneys. Waiting with Mr.. Eddy were
the other two attorneys who will rep
resent the company in court to-inor-
row, John s. Miller and A10ritz, Rosen-
thai. i
Rogers Also to Appear.
The Rockefellers were with the at
storneys for two h ours. Then they en-
| tered an automobile and went to the
home of Harold F. Mccormick, No. 85
Bellevue Avenue, where they will stay
while in Chicago. Mr.. Mccormick Is
John D. Rockefeller's on-in-law. The
addition of William Rockefeller and
! the possible addition OF Mr.. Rogers II
the list OF representatives Of the Stand
ard Oil became known to District At
torney Sims Tonight when telegram
announcing that William Rockefellei
was ont G way to Chicago, and tha,
i FL III. Rogers had started also was re.
ceived by the district attorney from
i United States Marshal William Henkel
OF New York. Mr.. Rogers arrived a,
i New York from Europe to-day.
Full List of Witnesses.
Aside from William Rockefeller ant
4 Rogers. the following is a complete
4 list Of the witnesses who are expected
7 to be in court Tomorrow: sSs
John D. Rockefeller. president Of the
4 Standard Oil Company; John D. Arch
a bold, vice-president, Standard Compan,
i of New Jersey: G. H. Pratt, eecretar.
4 Standard Company; William P. Howe
& assistant treasurer of the STANDARD
!. Company; T. o. Barstow, assist
3 ant treasurer Standard Company
{. Charles T. White. OF Standard
4 Company; J. A. Moffett, presiden
4 Standard Company of Indiana; w. P
Cowan, vice president Indiana Com.
4 pany; G. w. Stahl, secretary and treas
urer Indiana Company; H. e. Felton
president Union Tank Line Company
s William NJ Hutchinson, secretary an,
treasurer Tank Line Company: Ere.
A. Wann, formerly general freigh
! agent Chicago and Alton Railway.
1t is from these witnesses that e
3 Landis hopes to obtain the ipformatlo,
that Will guide him in fixing tn
amount Of the fines to be imposed O,
!. the Standard OIL Company Of Indiana
: recently found guilty Of accepting con
: cesslons from the Chicago and Altol
f Railway on shipments OF oil from
!, Whiting, Ind. to East st. Louis Ill