SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON BANKING AND CURRENCY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. ARSÈNE P. PUJO, Louisiana, Chairman, WILLIAM G. BROWN, West Virginia. R. W. FONTENOT, Clerk. GEORGE A. NEELEY, Kansas MONEY TRUST INVESTIGATION. SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON BANKING AND CURRENCY, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Washington, D. C., Wednesday, December 18, 1912. The subcommittee met at 11.35 o'clock a. m. Present: Messrs. Pujo (chairman), Stephens, Daugherty, Byrnes, Neeley, McMorran, Hayes, and Heald. Present also, Samuel Untermyer, Esq., of New York City, counsel for the committee. TESTIMONY OF CHARLES F. RIDDELL. The witness was sworn by the chairman. Mr. UNTERMYER. You are Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives? Mr. RIDDELL. Yes, sir. Mr. UNTERMYER. Were you requested by the committee to effect service of a subpoena in this inquiry upon Mr. William Rockefeller? Mr. RIDDELL. I was. Mr. UNTERMYER. When was the subpoena handed you for that purpose? Mr. RIDDELL. It was handed a special messenger of mine about the 10th of June, I believe. Mr. UNTERMYER. The 10th of June this year? Mr. RIDDELL. Yes, sir. Mr. UNTERMYER. Have you been endeavoring since then to effect service? Mr. RIDDELL. I have. Mr. UNTERMYER. Will you be good enough to state to the committee what efforts you have made to serve this subpoena on Mr. William Rockefeller? Mr. RIDDELL. I have had Mr. White, Mr. Newman, and Mr. Henlon, special messengers, at New York, at his office, also at his Tarrytown home and his Fifth Avenue home, and inquired as to his whereabouts. They were always told that he was sick or out of the city or in Canada or some other place other than his home. Mr. UNTERMYER. For how long have you been pursuing these efforts to serve a process on Mr. William Rockefeller? Mr. RIDDELL. Off and on until about three weeks ago, when the chairman of the committee called me up by telephone and said arrangements had been made by which Mr. Rockefeller would appear before the committee. Mr. UNTERMYER. Did the chairman afterwards instruct you to resume your efforts and effect service? Mr. RIDDELL. He did; yes, sir. Mr. UNTERMYER. Have you done so? Mr. RIDDELL. Yes, sir. Mr. UNTERMYER. Have you located Mr. Rockefeller at any particular place? Mr. RIDDELL. Not as yet. Mr. UNTERMYER. At what places have you endeavored to locate him? Mr. RIDDELL. At his office and his Fifth Avenue home, and at Tarrytown. Mr. UNTERMYER. Have you had deputies out trying to locate him? Mr. RIDDELL. We have. Mr. UNTERMYER. What deputies? Mr. RIDDELL. Mr. White and Mr. Newman and Mr. Henlon. Mr. RIDDELL. He left just a moment ago. Mr. UNTERMYER. Is Mr. White here? Mr. RIDDELL. Mr. White is out of the city. Mr. UNTERMYER. Are you still making these efforts to effect service? Mr. RIDDELL. Yes, sir. Mr. UNTERMYER. That is all. Witness excused. Mr. UNTERMYER. I would like to read into the record the following communication from counsel of this committee to Mr. William Rockefeller, dated June 6, 1912: WILLIAM ROCKEFELLER, Esq., 26 Broadway, New York City. JUNE 6, 1912. DEAR SIR: The Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives has been endeavoring to serve a subpoena on you to appear before the Committee on Banking and Currency of the House of Representatives to testify in connection with the pending so-called "Money Inquiry." The subpoena server made known his errand to your employees at your office and we have also advised you by telegram addressed to your various places of residence that a subpoena is outstanding requiring your attendance before the Committee. I beg herewith to respectfully request that you designate a time and place when service can be made. Very truly, yours, SAM'L UNTERMYER. I also desire to read into the record the following telegrams, each dated June 5, 1912, addressed to Mr. William Rockefeller in each instance, at Tarrytown, N. Y.; Gay Pond, Adirondack Mountains, N. Y.; 689 Fifth Avenue, New York City; and 26 Broadway, New York City, each telegram reading as follows, all being worded alike: House Committee on Banking and Currency that is conducting money inquiry has been endeavoring to serve you with subpoena to attend and testify. Kindly advise me when and where you will accept service of such subpoena, as we have been endeavoring effect service. SAMUEL UNTERMYER, 37 Wall Street. The CHAIRMAN. The Chair desires to make the following statement with reference to this matter: The committee having in charge this inquiry, of which committee I am chairman, was ordered by me to convene in this city on the 20th of November, of this year. On that day Mr. J. K. Jones, an |