Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-01-12
COTTERILL RETURNS.
The President of the Electric Sugar
Company Again in New York.
COULDN'T FIND MRS.FRIEND
She Has. lie Says. Len the United States.
He Absolutely Denies the Stories OF
Past Crookedness and Promises
90 Make - Statement

NEW YORK. Jan. 12-President Cotterin
has returned Unexpectedly from Michigan
accompanied by his wife.
When he arrived at the Office Of the Elec.
trio Sugar Refining company, % Wall street,
everything was running smoothly as III
the palmiest days of the concern.
Mr. Robertson was at his desk in the rear
Office looking over big stack Of kilograms
with Mr.. Cotterill when a reporter dropped
In for the latest news
you sec / haven't mysteriously disap-
pearej, as dispatch from Ann Arbor
states. said Cotterill, ''and / don't intend 10.
did all ! intended to do in Michigan, and
came home because 1 had finished my
work.
'Now don't say any more TO the press, in
serposed Secretary Robertson. "The first
ahing you know you'll be misrepresented
again. When the time comes you'll give out
your statement 10 all of the papers and Their
tnere'll be no Misrepresentation.
Mr. Cotterill. however. dd-not discontinue
lis running talk He appeared 10 be elatet
over something that had happened
"Did you SEQ Mrs. Friend. aud do you
know whore she is nowF asked the reporter.
"If l tell you. you won't give it away. viii
youl Well, didn't see her, and she isn't ir
the United States. That's pretty good rea,
son why didn't have her arrested"
When asked il he intended to make de
tailed statement of the affairs Of the com.
pany, Mr.. Cotterill stroked his long bearC
thoughtfully for moment and then said:
Just as soon as the newspaper men give
mo an opportunity I'll prepare a statement
which all the papers will get. I've seen SC
many reporters within the past week that
even sec them in my dreams l want par
ticularly to review the company's work il
every detail, and that will necessarily take
considerable time think Til have it ready
to give out in day or two"
ssWhat will be the main features of my
statement That l can't tell today
''No, don't say any more, MIR. Cotterill,'
again interposed Mr. Robertson. you'll be
reported TO the extent of column in the
papers If You don't stop soon"
This second admonition also had no effect
ON the laxative president. Pointing to hall
a dozen barrels, he said
.In those barrels is some of our refined
sugar It's the greatest process ever discov.
cred, and it's been pronounced genuine bv
the highest authority Why, | haven't the
least particle of doubt but everything will
be al right in few days when circumstances
are explained Everything has been against
us, but know that when our statement is
given out everything will be satisfactory
"How long has Mrs Friend been out OF
the jurisdiction of the United States"
"Of course, don't know exactly, but ]
think she left Michigan just before l arrived
there
Referring to the $3.50 shares of stock in
Mrs. Friends name, he said he didn't believe
she had sold them
Since the trouble originated Mr.. Robert
son has been quoted as saying that when
President Cotterill returned he would show
the factory to the reporters.
The reporter mentioned the statement
whereupon Mr.. Robertson exclaimed:
'Tnat's liel / never said anything of the
kind. Nevern
The reporter during the interview asked
Mr. Cotterill:
"Did you get $4,000 from Maj Mcpherson
in 1876 and oblige him and his poor mother
to die in an almshouseN
THAT is a malicious lie Every one knows
the character of the paper The Sum that
printed that story originally. HI first APP
peared in 1861 was away when the story
came out in 't6, but wrote to friend to deny
it. He did not think it amounted to any
thing and so let ii go. When returned the
affair had died out, so did not bother fur.
Their about itn