The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-05
ROCKEFELLER WAS
FOUND IN BED
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made to his Office by national banks.
Pujo committeeman admitted today I
that William Rockefeller might never
give one word of testimony, because
i of his physical condition Rockefel- |
ler's appearance here, according to
the subpoena issued, is scheduled
January 13.
1t was stated tonight that the COM
mittee will wait for Rockefeller to
present his proofs. by physicians at
/ fdavits, that he is too feeble to tes-
fifty and then some eminent specialist
to make an Independent examination
OF the millionaire. If the committees
specialist confirms the diagnosis of
Rockefeller's physician, the commit
| tee will endeavor to secure Rockefel-
ler's testimony in New York, either by
a journey there of the committee, or
4 deposition upon questions prepared by
the committees attorney, Samuel I'm
4 termyer.
4 Capitulation of Rockefeller to the
siege of Sergeant,at-arms Riddell and
4 his corps of forty deputies and detec-
Itives in New York is admitted by the
}, committee to solve nasty PROB
lem and difficult situation.
. I'VE were put in the position Of
. showing the country whether Rock
! efeller was a bigger man than the
government and we proposed to go
/ through with it," said one committee
man today.
} How William G. Rockefeller of the
: Standard Oil company has been saved
/. the "indignity' of being actually sery-
/ ed with the subpoena of the money
t trust investigators leaked out here to.
! night. Sergeant-at-arms Riddell ad
nitted that the official subpoena, the
precious slip of paper mathematical OF
the authority of the house, signed by
A Speaker Clark, is not in Rockefeller's
: hands. 1t is locked up In Riddell's
r safe and probably will never reach
J. the magnate.
/ Riddell declares that Rockefeller
l. through his attorney, Carver, has &C
a Ecepted service OF the subpoena. This
i lit is held, answers all purposes of thu
e committee, without actual receipt b.
d Rockefeller of the official document
r Riddell states that he will make re
n turn ON the subpoena. that, upon in
|. lorna ton from Chairman Pujo of tn
money trust probers, Rockefeller la
e. accepted service through his attorney
II The subpoena itself will then becom
e. part of the archives Of the house.
l. This situation. it is said leave
N Rockefeller in the position of havin
a. accepted the first invitation of tn
committee to testify and also expires!
,r ing willingness to receive the sui
Il roena, but without its actual. physics
C. service. Knowledge of the "accepte
he service through Attorney Carver
e. as near as Rockefeller will probabl
IN get to the actual subpoena. But til
Id capitalist it is held by the money tru'
.e. committee, is now in the position I
an actually having received its subpoen
IN 1t was also learned tonight that Ri
Id dell and his assistants were ignore
N completely in the capitulation
m Rockefeller Samuel Untermyer, q
Ia torney for the money trust prober
sn had complete charge of the negoti
10. lions with Rockefeller's attorney. Ri
ha dell was telegraphed by Chairms
, =. Puio from Washington to give up Il
n. siege, call off the besiegers OF Roc
as eleiiers nome anu ie.uih " a'
Iii ington. He obeyed orders.