New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-09
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cu11rY-BAIL 10 BE FIXED on MONDAY
The Electric Sugar Refining Company was wen
represented in Recorder smyth's court room IN me
Court Of General Sessions yesterday President cotor
H. secretary Robertson, Lawson Fuller and Chares
r. whitman, Mr.. Cotterilrs counsel, were IN tno
spectators chairs.
The officers Of the company appeared to Dc IN goou
humor and Lawson N. Fuller was iubfant soon
after O'Clock the alleged swindors were taken 70 ihe
court room, where their had already
Mrs. olive Z. Freund, dressed in black cioth Win
no ornaments excepta pair Of brilliant diamond ear
rings, was tho first to arrive William Is. howaru,
the deaf Innocent looking countryman, wore ms g'ae
fur cap into the court room until tho court oncefs
compelled him to take 1t off, HIS VIE Is elderly ana
placid and the Halsteads arc not remarkable IN sp-
pcarance Tho five prisoners took seats near ther
attorneys Howe q Hummel.
Assistant Dstrict-Attorney Davis asked that the
defendants be called to the bar
GThey are ct the barr said Mr. Hummel but Mr..
Davis Insisted that they should rise and deliver their
pleas IN the usual way The clerk called their names
and they stood In group about the railing. The
indictments were explained TO them, and they al
entered pleas Of not guilty. and at Mr.. Howo's re-
Guest they allowed until next Tuesday TO enter
any other plea or & demurrer.
Mr.. Howe then ASKED that bail be fixed. He said
that he wished to mako special plea for Mrs. How
ard, who fifty years old, and who, he declared,
TOOK little part in any Of the transactions which
the complaint was founded. He believed that she
would appear II allowed to go her own recog-
nizanee. He suggested that the prosecution waS
founded on malice.
Mr.. Davis said the case was serious one. Tho
amount mentioned in the indictments IS stolen was
$4,000. These specific charges. however. covered
only o small part Of the amount received by the
defendants. They with the husband Of Mrs. Freund,
had engaged in scheme sudacious in it's conception
and IN its development They bad obtained 5000
shares Of stock and 1000 shares had remained IN the
treasury of the company. After Freund declared that
DO knew how to obtain a superior quality OF refined
sugar at low cost and in q shorter time than by
the usual processes and had made so-caned
demonstration at HIS house, at which all the defend
ants had assisted he and the others demanded that
money be paid TO obtain machinery. On this plea and
others the defendants had obtained not less than
$4,000. They had pretended 70 bring large boxes
OF machinery In the factory, but instead had iSlec
the boxes with refined sugar OF various grades and
able 10 substitute the refined sugar for the raw
sugar brought TO the place. He said that these con-
sderats0ns should have an influence In the fixing OF
bail Tho dcfondants, II bail were fixed only at
1900 IN each Indictment, might easily decide that
II would be better 10 furnish tho ball and fec from
the country. The ball should not be less than S10,
coo on each Of the three Indictments.
Mf. Howe said that Mr.. Daviss account OF the
affair was /" o fairy tae.S The Recorder said that
he would fx the bail on Monday.