Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-02-14
ROCKEFELLER IS HIT
mAGNATE coLLAPSES TWELVE
MINUTES AFTER UNTERmYER
STARTS QUIZ.
FORCED TO ABANDON HEARING
Chairman Of Committee Issues ssase-
merit in Which He Declares Finar1-
cie.ss Condition Is Pitlabie-nao
10 Whisper Answers.

! Jekyl Island, Ca. Feb. S.-The
shadow of death came between VII
liam Rockefeller and the PuJo money
trust Investigators.
Face to face with the oil maghatei
brother of John ID. Rockefeller. aitet
a pursuit which lasted over a year
Chairman Pujo and Samuel Untermy-
err. counsel to the committee, were
compelled to abandon victory when
was in their grasp through the very
grave danger that the long sought VIII
ness might die under the pressure OF
cross-examination. j.
Submitting to the jurisdiction OF the
committee Mr.. Rockefeller received
Chairman Pujo and Mr.. untermyer
in the library of his apartments mere.
He was practically voiceless.. WIN
Doctor Chappell at his side. however
the examination was begun after the
man who Is declared to be richer even
than his famous brother had lifted a
palsied hand to subscribe TO the OATH
Rockefeller in Collapse.
But twelve minutes elapsed. Mr..
Untermyer had been able to ask but
single question germane to the inyes'
tigation when the witness was at
tackled by violent fit OF coughing
His whole frame trembIed; he became
absolutely speechless. The blood
rushed to his face. which turned pur'
~ - al tnnkQn
on 1t seemed evident that a crisis was
at hand. Doctor Chappell hastily ad
ministered an opiate, under which Mr.
Rockefeller partially revived but be
fore the examination could be re
sumed the doctor interposed:
81 strongly urge you not to prc'
ceed," he said, ''as in doing so you are
endangering his life at the present
moment"
Chairman Pujo and Mr.. Untermyer
exchanged hasty chances. BY this time
Mr. Rockefeller had fallen back into
his chair in state of almost com
plete collapse. Doctor Chappel was
sworn and amid deep silence, while
every eye was riveted upon the wit
ness patient, he sole-nnly swore that
a continuation of the examination
which had brought Mr.. Rockefeller to
verge OF spasm of the larynx might
choke him to death.
Examination is Terminated.
The patient was appealed to and
whispering feebly into the ear OF the
official stenographer he declared that
he felt In such condition that he
thought it unsafe to proceed further
It was the end. Chairman Pujo de-
clared the examination terminated.
Whatever information William Rock
efeller could have impaired will re-
copper deal will be buried in the I'M
savory past. 1t is not too much to say
that even William Rockefeller has
passed from the field of active life. He
is seventy-two years old.
in the circumstances Chairman Pujo
and Mr.. Untermyer do not believe that
they would be justified in pressing Mr.
Rockefeller any further. Mr.. Puio
said that the testimony which could
have been secured from the witness
was largely of cumulative character
and since the Jurisdiction and author.
ity of his committee and incidentally
of the congress Of the United States
had been recognized the chief end OF
the pursuit of Mr.. Rockefeller had
been achieved.
Pujo Issues Statement.
Following the dramatic termination
Of the examination, which also ends
the taking of testimony in the money
trust inquiry, Chairman Pujo issued
the following official statement:
"Mr. Rockefeller's condition Is sim.
ply pitiable. He not only shakes Ike
leaf all over his body. but after the
first question he began to cough con.
vulsively and it was evident he was
laboring under great excitement and
that he was on the verge of collapse.
He had to slowly whisper the few
words he spoke into the ear Of the
stenographer, who sat beside him
This he did with the greatest difficulty