The Sentinel=record., 1913-01-04
SERVICE TO APPEAR BEFORE PU. Jo COMMITTEE IS ACCEPTED
 BY HIS COUNSEL.
HIS WHEREABOUTS UNKNOWN
Officers That Have Been Watching the ail Magnate's Homes Since Last June to Serve Summons
 Have Been Withdrawn.

N6W 1UTk, Jan. o.-TW liildIn INOCke- 'eller has agreed through his coun- sel, John A. Carver, to accept service of a subpoena to appear on January 13 before the Pujo committed of the house of representatives at Washing ton investigating the fmoney trust" according to announcement made to- night at the offices of Samuel Inter myer, counsel for the committee.
 Mir Untermyer in behalf of the committee, it was stated, has by the direction of Chairman Pujo, accepted this offer
 No intimation of the whereabouts of MT. Rockefeller was contained in the statement.
 Sergeant-at-arms Riddell, of the house of representatives made for nal demand at the house of Wm. Rockefeller this evening for a definite answer as to whether MT Rockefeller was there
 Accompanied by two deputies, the sergeant-at-arms rode pp to the house in a taxicab and rang the front door bell several times. Getting no an swer he rang the bell at the side door.
 A maid opened the door and MT. Riddell said:
 I want to see MT. Tm. rtockefel- Ter"
 The maid replied:
 MT. Rockefeller is not here"
 "In the name of the house of rep resentatives of the Limited States, 2 said Mir. Riddell, "I ask that l be per mitted to see Mir Rockefeller"
 q am sorry but he is not here" answered the maid
 The sergeant-at-arms then asked to see the housekeeper but was told that she coud not be found.
 As a 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
 While accepting service, the state ment ayers, Mir Carver advisd MT. Untermyer that Rockefeller's condi- tion of health is very precarious and that it will be impossible for him to appear as a witness at Washington or even to submit to examination at his home.
 Mr. Rockefeller has been informed that having now submitted to the jur- isdiction of the committee, he must present his excuses to the committee in due form for such action as it may deem proper If it is establish ed to the satisfaction of the commit tee that it will be impossible to ob- tain the testimony of Mir, Rockefeller without imperilling his life. the state ment says, the committee would of course not feel justified in taking any such extreme action It may however conclude to secure an independent opinion.
 Mir Carver at his home tonight confirmed the announcement that he Tad accepted service in behalf of MT Rockefeller He did not care to state l he said, where Mir Rockefeller was al l the present tim
 The watchers thrown around Mir Rockefellers Fifth avenue mapsion his home in Tarrytown and the home of relatives in Greenwich Conn. were withdrawn tonight, ending the search of process servers begun last June.
 1 Charles F. Riddell. sergeant-at-arms of the house of representatives, com municated with members of the Puic committee in Washington upon being informed that Mir Carver had accept ed service and was authorized to dis continue the search He left fol l Washington tonight.