The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-03
TERMS FOR MIR. ROCKEFELLER?
CONFERENCE or LAWYERS ~ CHI
CAGO so INTERPRETED.

Rockefeller From TestifS1nk Doubt
That Any Arrangement Was Mad
CHICAGO, July 2.-John D.. Rockefeller.
who is at his home at Cleveland, pleaded
through his attorneys to-day 10 be shielded
from the publicity Of an appearance in
court.
The final plea was made in the office Of
District Attorney Sims late to-day when
n secret conferences was held between the
Government lawyers and the counsel for
MIR. Rockefeller.
Every precaution Was taken TO prevent
the conference from becoming public. II
was held behind locked doors at an hour
when the District Attorney has usually
gone to Dime
At the conference were District Attorney
Sims. Assistant District Attorney Wilker-
son, Attorney John S. Miller, who repre-
sented the Standard Oil Company in the
recent case before Judge lands; Attorne?
Rosenthal, his colleague III the case, ard
Albert ID. Eddy, Western representative
OF the oil interests
The conference wa soIgh. by the Stand
ard Oil re pre- IA ives They hal talked
the matter over, snpposedlv in the onice Of
Attorney Eddy, in the Commercial National
Bank building. Then in a bolv the I a l.
ard Oil counsel went over TO the ofic,
Of District Attorney Sims.
Word wa left at Mr.. Eddv's Office that
they had gone to see Judge Lands. Tn,
Judge is in Wisconsin.
The only statement the Standard Oil
attorneys would make was
We called on the District Attorney to
talk over the procedure for Saturday"
Will Mr.. Rockefeller appear in court
Saturday, Mr.. Miller was asked.
Il do not know"
will he accept the service of a sub
puna?"
Il cannot say. | am not his attorney.
l hsve nothing TO do with any case EXCEPT
that Of the Standard Oil Company Of In
diana"
In the District Attorneys Office the only
information TO be had was that the confer
ence was over the matter of procedure.
The only matter of procedure which
could now occasion q secret conference II
the appearance OF John d. and William
Rockefeller.
All the other witnesses have been sum-
moned. The matter of how the questions
shall be put TO the witnesses il largely in
the hands of the Court. The question of tn,
appearance OF the president of the stand
ard Oil Company of New Jersey could be
put in two forms. One would be this:
IF the Government will Withdraw -
deputies Mr.. Rockefeller will appear before
Judge Lands Saturday and accept servi.e
Of the subp "na.'
The other would he: e
-rf the Government, will Withdraw ire
deputies and not insis, on the appearance
of Rockefeller other witnesses will give the
desired evidence
" ia said that District ATTORNEY sims will
refuse 10 enter into such a compromise
CLEVELAND. July 2-The United States is
besieging Forest Hill. the summer home OF
John d. Rockefeller. Deputy Marshais
are guarding the exits lest Mr.. Rockefeller.
who is believed to be concealed on the estate,
escapes.
Supt. Jones Of Forest Hill this afternoon
instructed Pat Lynch. the lodge keeper. 70
lock the big iron gates at the main en-.
trance and TO admit no one. The force OF
guards was doubled at all entrances Sew.
eral newspaper reporters were pitched out
bodily.
Seated in a big armchair on the lawn
near the Rockefeller house is Frank
Sohwenter, United States Deputy Marshal.
He has been on guard since this morning
and he has orders 10 remain all night
Frank II. Chandler. United States Mar
shall, went With Schwenter when he was
put on guard. Chandler left and when he
returned this afternoon admission was de-
MED. Later B. A. Fish. another deputy,
tried to get past the gate, but failed. Fish
walked around to the side, vaultsd a fence,
forded a stream and gave Schwenter his
supper. After a few minutes he retreated
from the grounds.
TRENTON, y. j., July limited States
Marshal Thomas J.. Olcott returned to
Trenton tonight, after making an unsuc-
cessful attempt to serve a subpoena on
John p. Rockefeller at his Lakewood home.
There was apparently no eason for believ-
ing that Mr.. Rockefeller was at Lakewood,
but when the marshal received the ummons
from Chicago he vent straight to Lake.
wood. He found the Rockefeller residence
barred and locked. From the csretaker
he learned that all OF MIR. Rockefeller's
mail coming to Lakewood was forwarded
to Is Broadway, and from there was sent
to Mr.. Rockefeller.
T~ARRYTowN, N. Y, July six men,
strangers here, were seen about the Rookie
Teller estate to-day. They walked about
the grounds and even went close 10 the
house. When JOIN ID. Rockefeller, Jr.,
came home this evening he said they proloa-
bly, were process servers looking for his
father.
PITTsFIELD. Mass. July deputy
United States Marshal Charles l.. Frink az
North Adams arrived here tonight on the
lO:15 o'clock trolley. He is supposed TO
have come to serve a subprna on John d.
Rockefeller. who is still thought 10 he az
Taconic Farm. the home OF his daughter.
Mrs. T.. Parmalee Prentice. II is said ths:
an officer from Boston will arrive early Ia
the morning with the papers and that an
understanding has been reached for service
at Taconic Farm tomorrow.