The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-04
Sc arch for Millionaire
Ends With Action
of Attorney.
HIS WHEREABOUTS
STILL UN KNOWN
Health Said to Be Very Precari-
Gus, and He Will Not Be Able
to Appear as Witness in
Washington or Submit
to Examination at
Home.

New York. January 3-Wilham
Rockefeller has agreed. through his
counsel. Jonn A. Carver. to accept
service Of A subpoena 10 appear on
January 10 before the Pujo commit
tee of the House OF Representatives
1T Washington investigating the
money trust" according to announce
ment made tonight al the Offices OF
Samuel Cntermyer. counsel for the
committee.
Nj Untermyer. in behalf OF the COM
mittee. 1t was stated. has, b. the di-
rection Of Chairman Pujo. accepted the
offer.
30 intimation % the whereabou OF
Mr.. Rockefeller was contained in the
statement Sergeantat-Arms Riddell.
OF the House OF Representatives. made
formed demand Al the house OF WI
liam Rockefeller this afternoon for a
lefinite answer as TO whether Mr..
Rockefeller was there
Accompenie b. two deputies. the
sergeant-at-arms rode up to the house
in a taxicab and rang the front door
bell several times. Getting no answer.
he rang the bell at the side door. A
maid opened the door and Mr.. RiddeII
said:
Il want to see Mr.. William Rookie
Teller"
The maid replied. Mr.. Rockefeller
is not here
In the name OF 1ae House of Rep
resentatives OF the United States. "
said Mr.. Riddell. Il ask that 7 be per-
mitted TO see Mr.. Rockefeller"
- am sorry but he is not here.
answered the maid.
The sergeant-at-arms then asked 70
see the housekeeper. but was told that
she could not be found.
As result Of the agreement. the
sergeant-at-arms of the House has
been instructed TO discontinue his ef-
forts TO effect service on William
Rockefeller.
The statement AYERS that Mr.. Carve,
advised Mr.. Untermyer that Mr..
Rockefeller's condition OF health is
very precarious. and that il will BE-
impossible for him to appear as wit
ness at Washington or even TO submit
TO examination at his home
Mr. Rockefeller has been informed
that now, having submitted TO the ju-
risdiction Of the House. he must pre-
sent his excuses 10 the committee in
due form for such action as u may
deem proper. II II Is tSldDilSueu ~
the satisfaction Of the committee that
il will be impossible to obtain the tes-
timony of Mr.. Rockefeller without i'm
periling his l'fe, the statement says,
the committee would. of course. not
feel justified in taking any such ex-
IRENE action. II may. however. con
clude to secure another opinion Mr.
Carver. at his home. confirmed the an
nouncement that he had accepted serv-
ice in behalf Of Mr. Rockefeller. He
did rot care to state. he said. where
Nj Rockefeller was at present
The watchers thrown around Mr..
Rockefener's Fifth venue mansion.
his home IN TarrytoVn and the home
Of relatives in Greenwich. Conn. were
withdrawn tonight. ending the search
II processes eIvers. begun last June.
Charles r Riddell. eTgeant-at-arms
Of the House of Representatives. COM
municated with menbert of the Puto
committee in Washington upon being
informed that Mr.. Carver had accepted
service and was authorized to discon-
tinue the search. lie left for Wash
.nGton tonight