The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-08


JckyI Island. Ga, February "A
spssra of the thront that left William
Rockefeller n strangIing. trembling old
man. on the verge of nervous collapse,
abruptly terminated his examination
by Chairman I'ujo and counsel, samuel
In.ermyer. of the Rouse money trust
committee, here to-day.
MIR. Rockefeller was asked just four
questions, all practically inmntertai,
before she attack forced the conclusion
81 the hearing. The aged Standard OIL
.n,xn.te was cIosefed with the conn
.sGtte~men for just Twelve minutes. At
The end OF the sime he was assisted
90 HTS couch by DIR. Walter F. Chap
nellie. his physician. who declared his
patient exhausted.
In a plainly but elegantly furnished
room, in Rockefellers apartment in
the summer apartment house. san
Souci on the isolated island that forms
the estate OF the exclusive millionatres
club of JekyI Island the seventy-rwo-
vear-oId Standard Oil magnste sub
mitted to the questions OF the money
trust inquisition-
Their Efforts Ended.
There ended the SIX months efforts
OF the government process servers VINO
bounded the reluctant witness from
New YORK TO me t@ns-mdS, anu WIN
lay siege TO his New York town house.
The net result of the examination. so
far as the money trust investigation
was concerned added practically moth
ing Of value to the record 1t aid DEM
oustrate to the satisi action OF MI IN
terfnyer and Mr.. Pujo that MI Rookie
Teller was hardly d 1T subject physi-
cally for a grueliins examination on
the details OF his financial career
Members OF the Jekyl Island Club and
DR. Walter r. Chappeile tonight shook
their heads doubtfuIly when asked
about aIr. Rockefellers physical con-
dltion-
Mr.. Rockefeller is in a very serious
state" said DR.. Chappelle- He said
that a new growth of a malignant ma
ture had recently formed in Mr.. Rookie
feller's throat, and that serious devei-
opments were TO be expected at any
time.
Contrary to expectations. the exciu-
sive Jekyi Island Club interposed no
objection to the invasion of its pri-
waite domain by the congressional in
auisitors The club launch met Mr.
Pujo and Mr.. Cntermyer at the Bruins
wick dock and CO rried them with their
retinue of clerks and stenographers
20 Mr. RockefelleT's apartment which
is in the same building with those of
James j. Hill and J. =. Morgan
footman on guard at locked door
greeted them. but they were admitted.
accompanied by John A Carver and
A. J. Cravatt. counsel for Mr.. Rookie
Teller. and DR.. Chappelle- In the apart
ment were Mrs. Rockefeller and Mr.
RockefeIlers two sons and his daugh-
ter Mrs. McAlpin.
The examination was delayed Tor a
time by a conference between counsel
for the prospective srtness and Mr..
Cntermyer. but the inGuisitorS were
finally ushered into a large drawing
room. where Mr.. Rockefeller. bent and
shaking with the palsy. sat in large
armchair beside "A glass-topped table
His Voice Tnaudibie-
The trembling hands Of the once
active head OF the powerful Standard
oil group of bankers settled on tie
arms &C his chair as he arose to greet
his visitors He did not remain stand
ing long. however. and his whispered
word of greeting was inaudibie to even
those nearest him.
The chair Of Mr.. Rockefeller was
moved close beside small table. at
which the official SsenoKrapher took
his place. 1T a larger table a few feet
away Mr.. Pujo and sfr. Cntcrmyer
took their places. Reside = cheerful
crate fire sat Mr.. Garvc7 Mr. Cravaft
and DIT Chappelle. SIR. Pujo's secrc-
tary. Nr. Jntcrmyer's secretary and
Mr. Rockcfciicr's stenocraphcr were
the only other persons in the room.
You will please be sworn. Mr.. Rock
cfeler.~ said Chairman Pujo. but as
the oil maRnate cndcavored with con-
stdera BILE difficulty 20 arise. the chair
man notioncd him back 70 his seat
seated. with his trembling hand up-
lifted. the STANDARD oil maRnatc ac-
kuouIedaed the oath to speak the
truth. the whole truth. and nothing
bus the truth Throughout the hands
of the witness trcmbied. and his gray
head waggcd violently under the In
fuence OF the palsy.
As soon az he was sworn the stand
ard OIL magnate handed 70 the ste
noerapher a slip Of paper. with the
whispered request that the stcnoara-
pher read a.
4 am urgently advised and warned
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