Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-16
Woman Made ST 100000 by
ShreWdneSS and 'HnSide"
knowledge.

NEW YORK, Jan 16--While two
United States secret service men shad-
owed her house, No 1884 Dean street,
Brooklyn, night and day for a week,
trying to serve her with a subpoena to
appear before the Puio committee and
reveal some Of her vast knowledge Of
Standard oil secrets, Miss Katherine
|. Harrison. who for % years was pii-
vate secretary to H. H. Rogers, slipped
out of New York and is now either in
Europe or Canada,
Miss Harrison left for Canada either
December 81 or January /. She made
preparations that indicated she con-
templated stopping off in Boston en-
route and then spending day or so in
Montreal or Toronto. Two of the three
trunks that left Brooklyn with her are
said to have gone straight to Halifax.
A servant in the Dean street house
declared today that Miss Harrison was
abroad" Miss Harrisons sister. Miss
Sarah Harrison, said Miss Katherine
was not in Canada. but she refused to
say where her sister could be located
Was Known as tho "Oracle."
Known by the financial district and
by men of finance the country over as
The Oracle" Miss Harrison was cred
tied with knowing more about the in
ner secrets and transactions of the
Standard Oil Company than any one
except John D. Rockefeller himself. Mr..
Rouare and lohn n Archibald
During the excitement here couple
of weeks ago caused by the hunt for
William Rockefeller two secret service
men were detailed to serve a subpoena
upon Miss Harrison. They made at
least four Intellectual attempts to gain
an audience
The first attempt is said to have
taken place on December "a, One of
the secret service men. who let it be
understood his name was James b,
Riggs but who was called Arthur by
his partner, visited the Harrison house
He was told Miss Harrison was sick
AS matter of fact, she was. She was
being treated for a malaral trouble by
DR. John G. Dickert, of No. 92S Bush
wick avenue Brooklyn.
The detectives then decided to watch
the house day and night, making occa-
stonal calls. Or Dickert called daily
The shades were always drawn, and
the neighbors declare that not once are
they sure they saw either of the Har-
rison' sisters leave the house
CIoaked and Yelled Figures.
1t is said that on several occasions
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and heavily cloaked and yelled figures
were seen leaving and entering. once
according to neighhur. the two sis
ters were aCcosted by a man as they
left the house. They FASTENED back.
and the motor drove off without them
ON December 81 DR. Dickert is said
to have paid his latest visit to the Har-
rison house. He has nor been seen there
since Directly after the secret service
men began to shadow the house the
tradespeople began 20 have trouble in
delivering their goods. They were no.
tined to telephone il they could set no
answer to their ring
a servant was stationed near the
front door and all callers were ques-
toned before they got chance to ring
the bell. Everybody was told Miss
Harrison was i'll and that the family
was receiving no one. A few intimate
friends were permitted to enter, but
that was all
Miss Katherine Abroad"
Today, when a reporter called. the
servant, evidently uncoaChed. declared
Miss Katherine was abroad" The re
porter was ushered into the parlor-a
formal room with heavy hangings, vel
vety carpets and numerous oil paint
mgs-and Miss Sarah Harrison APP
pearcd
She, like her sister, is tall. gray
haired and determined looking She
stood in the hallway, with her hands