The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-01
WHERE, Oh WHERE,
Is ROCKEFELLER
K|.ING HIMSELF?
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the house, who brought a detail Of
forty deputies to New York to as
sist in the plcketing, declared that II
1t could once be established that MIR.
Rockefeller knew that the govern
ment wanted him, the authority OF the
house would be invoked TO have Il
warrant issued for his arrest for
evading service of the subpoena.
May Enforce Right,
Even MIR. Rockefeller will be
treated according to law" said Mr..
south. despite the contempt which
lac is expressing for II. We have no
right TO force our way into his house
in the absence of proof that ne knows
we have a subpoena, but il it can be
established that he does know this,
and 1t Is beginning to look as though
he does, congress will be asked to
pass q resolution authorizing a issue
of 8 warrant for his arrest: then Mr..
Rockefeller will be treated just like
any other vioiator OF the law
An investigation Ia now being made
to And out whether Mr.. Rockefellel
has personal knowledge that he is
wanted, and in this connection Dr.
Walter j. Chappell, his physician. told
q group of newspaper men todayythat
u CAS- ttS AAIs e 3ClsEsk
that he had sent To Washington sev-
eral weeks ago a certificate stating
that his patients health was such as
to prevent him from appearing be-
fore the committee. Legal advice is
TO be sought today as to whether this
sufficiently indicates n knowledge that
he is wanted 10 warrant congressional
action.
Ready to Pounce.
Meanwhile the Rockefeller man
sion, the McAlpin home at Ne,
East FSfty-fourth street, the Dodge
house at No a9l Fifth avenue and
the Rockefeller country place. Rock
wood, at Tarrytown, are surrounded
by deputies, backed by the power and
authority OF the United States, roads
to pounce upon MIR. Ruckefcl' er
should he appear.
There was little movement Of any
kind in the Rockefeller house today.
Domestics there continued to deny
that Mr.. Rockefeller was within.
Sergea nt-ar-Arns Riddell saw Dr.
Chappel again tonight but no prog
ress In the plan to have MIR Rocke-
felier consent to service Or. Chap
peh now makes the iat statement
that the appearance OF his patience
before the money investigation COM
mittee might cost him his life. Ask
ed the fiat question, ''Do you think
that Mr. Rockefeller's life would be
endangered II ne went before the
Pujo committee ?" the doctor replied,
Yes. I do
His Condition Serious.
Mr.. Rockefeller's condition. con-
tinued the doctor, lis really serroas,
despite the fact that he is able to be
up and around. The use of his voice
to any extent leans to commissions
similar to those which man suffers
with the whooptng cough. Some time
ago I removed a equity protuberance
from his throat Since then. even In
conversation with friends. he Is fire.
uuentIy forced to write his answers
on paper. so as TO save himself these
commissions. Decidedly. IL l were in
Mr. Rockefeller's position. l would
not go to Washington unless l was
dragged there"
That il the doctors opinion. On
the other hand, both Mr.. South and
Mr.. Riddell today declared that Mr.
Rockefeiler's lawyers had assured
them they had earnestly advised Mr..
Rockefeller that he was making
mistake in not accepting service OF
the awaiting subpoena.