The Washington herald., 1913-01-23
DOCTOR PEEVES
PUJO committee
Rockefeller Physicians APP
pearance Resented by Va
rious Members.
WILL EXAMINE FINANCIER
Probers Decide, However, to Take
Money Kings Testimony, De-
spite His Condition.

DIR. Walter F. ChappeIl. of New YORK,
William RockefelIer's physician, appeared
before the Pujo investigating committee
any attempt on the part OF the COM
mittee to examine Mr.. Rockefeller would
endanger his life. Notwithstanding this
the committee in executive session again
voted to take Mr.. Rocketellers testi-
mony.
1t is understood that the committee
vote was seven to one, Mr.. Pu1o, the
chairman, being the only member VINO
opposed the proposed examination. II
is the understanding now that the COM
mittee will make an effort to examine
Mr.. Rockefeller in New York, possibly
next week, but there have been sugges-
tions that Mr.. Rockefeller would carry
the matter into the courts before he will
submit.
Dr. Chappell appeared before the CON-
mittee to explain In greater detail Mr..
Rockefeller's condition. He said tina:
his patient had four conditions of the
larynX which made II very dangerous
for him to become excited or to undergo
a sustained effort to use his voice. These
conditions were laryngeal spasms, oedema
of the larynN, hemorrhage, and an arri-
tation following speech Dr. Cnappell
testified that all the muscles ana nerves
on the right side OF the larynN had been
removed and that the absence OF these
rendered Mr.. Rockefeller liable to suffo-
cation in the event of excitement. The
physician testified that he had had a
hemorrhage of the Iarynx while at
Nassau.
Narrow Margin for Life.
1T is now very narrow margin for
his life" said the New York specialist.
Everything has been done than can be
done in operations. He has no further
recourse left IL he has another severe
hemorrhagc. Dr. Chappell agreed with
the report which the committees physi-
clan. DIR. Charles W. Richardson, had
made in regard to Mr.. Rockefeller. DIR.
Chappell pointed out, however, that DR..
Richardson had not had an opportunity
to observe Mr.. Rockefeller when he was
suffering from a spasm of the larnyX.
1t was because he had not had such
an opportunity that DR.. Chappell be-
lieved 1t % be his duty to appear before
the committee and assure them of the
dangerous consequences that might re-
suit from an examination attended with
excitement.
1t was apparent that the appearance
OF DIR. Chappell before the committee
was resented by some members. Repre-,
sentative Neeiy or Kansas openly pro-
tested when he entered the committee
room and found that Mr.. Rockefeller's
physician had been permitted to go upon
the stand as a witness without his
knowledge. Representative Nicely and
one or two other members of the COM
mittee feared that it would be construed
as a reflection on the committees own
physician. Mr.. Untermyer and Chair
man Pujo had to soothe Mr.. Neely some
time to prevent a public protest.
The action of the committee in insisting
upon examining Mr. Rockefeller is
against the advice of Samuel Inter
myer. the committees counsel. In fact.
there seems TO be good reason to believe
that Mr.. Unternyer may refuse to as
sumo the responsibility of questioning
Mr. Rockefeller.