The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-31
BURNS DETECTIVES
AID N HUNT FOR
WM. ROCKEFELLER
Gordon Thrown Around
Homes Of Oil King and
His Neighbors
COUNTRY ESTATE is
WATCHED CLOSELY
Governnl ent Orders Agents to
Serve Summons on Him
to Appear Before Pujo
Committee

NEW York, Dec. 3o.-Burns de-
tectives, backed by the authority OF
the United States government tonight
laid siege to tho residence Of Will
liam Rockefeller. No. 6S9 Fifth ave-
nue., to prevent him escaping sub
poena servers from the money trust
investigating committee.
About the Rockefeller mansion and
around the residences of MarcelIus
Hartley Dodge. adjoining at No. 6s1
Fifth avenue. and Of DIR. David Hun
ter McAlpine. No. 3 East Fifty-fourth
street. both of which homes OF hts
sons-in- law are known to be connect
ed with the Rockefeller establishment
by private passaEeways O Gordon was
thrown, and instructions were given
at the same time TO keep a sharp eye
IN well on the other mansions OIL Mr..
Rockefelier's friends in the immedi-
ate vicinity.
Similarly. another detail - Burns
men began picketing the William
Rockefeller estate ut Tarrytown. And
decision has been reached to guard
in like manner every place where
there 10 T. reasonable suspicion that
the brother OF the Standard on king
may be lurking.
Reinforccments on Way.
At midnight tonight reinforcenents
in the shape OF q dozen assistant ser
seants-at- arms OF the national house
OF representatives left Washington,
under charge OF Clerk Jerry South.
and will join forces tomorrow with
Charles r. Riddeii. the sergeanr-at
arms OF the house. and his assistant,
Richard White, who are already on
she Ground.
II mis- manner has issue been join
I'd between Mr.. Rockefeller and the
government of the United States. 1t
IL to be nation wide search, ii neces-
sary. and a war to the finish to de-
eide whether one man of great wealth
10 bigger than the government. and
can set at defiance It's plans and pur-
poses.
Mr.. Rockefeller is wanted TO give
the Pujo committee the benefit OF his
information and experiences in the op-
Grafton OF the present financial sys-
tenn. J. Pierpont Morgan and others
high in repute in the financial world
have responded willingly to the sum-
mons of the COMMITTEES. Mr.. Rookie
Teller, for reasons best known to him
self, has lodged.
Forty Two Days on Trail.
The committee began It's efforts to
secure him as a witness on June 10th,
last; but tomorrow will mark the for
ty-second consecutive day that Its
agents with a subpoena. bearing the
signature Of Champ Clark, speaker
OF the house, and carrying the seal
Of the body, have been iaboring to
secure his attendance.
1T now becomes a question" said
Sergeant af~Arns Rtdell today.
Whether MIR. Rockefeller is bigger
than the United States of America
and TO my mind that question can
only be settled in one way. II ought
not to be possible for one man to
set the government at defiance More
over. II Mr.. Rockefeller can success
fully avoid service OF this subpoena,
the power and authority of the house
of representatives will fall into disre-
pute. and 1t will be very difficult for
us to get service on anybody in the
serve Mr.. Rockefeller
Turned From House.
Having satisfied himself to a rea-
sonable certainty that Mr.. Rockefeller
is lodged in his Fifth avenue mansion,
Mr.. Riddeli first set about in gen.
tlemaply fashion TO serve his sub
poena in regular way. But he was
rebuffed and turned away from the
house.
Next he got into communication
with friends of Mr.. Rockefeller, and
an appointment was made for him to
meet the miilionaire's son. Percy
Rockefeller. this morning. But be-
cause young Mr., Rockefeller could
not De given assurances that he. too.
would not be served, he failed to
keep the appointment.
me serseant-at-arms OF the house
was also REQUIRED az number 70 Wall
ctTeet' wneFe M Einott, counsel
TOT tho standard oii interests. denied
any know.eoke 81 tne whereabouts OF
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