Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-01-03
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/. TRUST AAMPERED.
PROBING COMMITTEE TRIES TO
EVOLVE PLAN TO GET
ROCKEFELLER
MILLIONAIRE missing YET
Scores of Assistant Sergeants ana
at Arms Are Looking for the
Wanted Witness.

WASHINGTON. Jan. "A series Of |
conferences and a vast amount or
reference work occupied members Of |
tho house connected with the money |
trust investigation today in their ef-
forts to evolve a plan to gain the |
testimony of William Rockefeller |
whom the sergeant at arms of the
house has sought In vain to |
serve with subpoena since last |
June. Meanwhile Sergeant at
Arms Riddell, and small |
army Of deputies and private detct-
ives camped about the New York |
home Of the oil magnate.
After talking with house leaders
and Jerry South, chief clerk of the !
house, Chairman Pujo Of the money
trust committee tonight issued a state |
ment reviewing the attempts to get
the testimony of Rockefeller. IN which
he expressed the hope that 1t would
not be necessary to exert the "full
legal power" of the house to serve
subpoenas. Mr.. Puajo said meeting
of the committee would be called |
either tomorrow or Saturday and the
matter would be taken up formally !
Looked up Rules.
Members of the committe who went
over the case with Mr.. Pujo, after
poring over the precedents under the |
rules, of the house and the constitu-
ton, were puzzled as to the exact !
method in which the house could en-
force service of the committees SUBJ
poena server.
Mr.. Pujo was inclined to believe |
that the fact that the committee mad |
received, through attorneys not acting
officially physicians certificate set
ting forth that Mr.. Rockefeller was
too Ill to testify. might be interpreted |
as an acknowledgement, that he knew |
the process had been issued for him. |
Mr.. Pujo was of the opinion that the |
facts in the case could be certified to |
the house and an attachment for Mr.. |
Rockefeller issued by resolution. This |
would allow the sergeant at arms to |
seize the witness forcibly.
A Female Detective.
While the house pondered the ques-
tlon at length, series of wild re-
ports as to proposed plans for getting
the elusive witness were circulated |
about the capitol. One scheme rumor-
ed was that the sergeant at arms was |
about to employ a woman detective |
to get the missing millionaire. An
other was that an attack in force was
to be made by the deputies stationed |
about the Rockefeller home Sill an |
other was that the military authori- |
ties would be called on for assistance. |
Members OF the committee laughed |
at the fantastic rumors and agreed |
to scan their law books The Sergeant |
at arms and his squad Of assistants |
will be kept on duty In New York, in |
the hope that Mr.. Rockefeller may
voluntarily accept service or that he |
can be reached by strategy,
Pujo's Statement.
with reference to the attempts to |
serve Mr.. William Rockefeller with |
subpoena to appear before the COM
mlttee," said Chairman Pujo in his |
statement tonight, 81 merely want to |
say that at my request Il subpoena In |
due form was issued under the sign
ture Of the speaker of the house OF |
representatives, Champ Clark. and !
by authority OF law, some time last
June. Notwithstanding efforts. the
sergeant at arms and his force have
been unable to make service. Not
long since a notice was sent to me,
stating in substance that Mr.. Roske-
feller's health was such az to pre-
vent him from coming to Washing
ton to testify as a witness or from
testifying at all. l took the position
that / could not consider the facts
stated in the case unless Mr.. Rookie |
feller was either served with a sub
poena or unless some one In authority
accepted service for him. Judge Ell
llott advised me in writing, and l
have filed the letter In the hearings.
That he was merely acting as a friend
for Mr.. Rockefeller and was without
authority to accept or waive service
for him.
There is no disposition on my part
or on that of the committee, but the
state of ones health Is a matter of
fact to be ascertained by the COM
mittee, and cannot be considered be-
fore service or acknowledgment of
service.
Need Him Bad
Mr.. Rockefeller's testimony Is Of
importance with relation to the SUBJ
ject matter under investigation by the
cnmmittea acting under tho inutrttp.
tions and authority Of the house OF
representatives
Further, counsel for the COM
mittee and l offered to go to New
York Mr. Rockefeller's home or
his office and there take his deposit
tons with his counsel present at his
convenience If his state Of health was
such as to dlscommode him from
testifying for only a few minutes at a