The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-02-12


told Of the reports.
81 always read what the papers
say on the subject" said he, "be-
cause they give me information. 1
never heard of there being any
danger Of criminal prosecution, nor
do | believe there is any. My eli
ents arc only trying to find out what
the law is, and have yet to learn
that this is criminal. | had heard
nothing of the Boston meeting, and
knew nothing Of the resignation of
the llavcmeyers.
THE DISTRICT ATTORNEYS POSITION.
At the District Attorneys Office
there was an ominous silence about
the trust. 1t is generally known
that all the details of the trust have
been put into the hands of Assistant
District Attorney Parker, ard that
he is investigating the subject.
Parker took up the question two
years ago when the trust was first
agilated, but at the time there was
not enough proof. The Sugar Trust
people have furnished great deal
of testimony against themselves
since then and it is believed that
enough can be obtained TO convict
them.
This Mr.. Parson, is the same law
yer who assured Ilavcmeyer & Co.
that their combination was lawful
and that they had nothing to fear
from the Courts. He was wrong in
that advice, and he is probably
wrong in respect of criminal pro-
ceedings. There Is no telling what
an outraged people may demand.
The Sugar Trust stands condemned
before the law rs 4 "criminal con-
spiracy,' and surely the conspira-
tors are liable to Indictment and
punishment upon conviction. There
is not pins point Of difference,
either in legal or moral aspect,
between the Sugar Trust conspira-
tors and the loss Tweed ring. The
latter only operated locally, stealing
the funds of the taxpayers Of New
York city; the former-thc Sugar
Trust--laid their plans TO rob the
entire American people, and did so
successfully for about the space of
two years. The Courts and private
enterprise, backed by the sovereign
public opinion of the American peo-
pie, are knocking them out, and il
would surprise no one if the leading
conspirators either sought safety in
flight or became jewellers in the
Tombs.
HOT AFTER TIE TRUST.
The following despatch shows
that counsel for the people keep 0
sharp lookout that the trusts law.
yers do not steal q march and trans
fer the trusts assets to the Com
monwealth Sugar Corporation OF
Connecticut;
New York, January 21.--The ap
| plication of Henry Winthrop Gay
as receiver of the dcfunct Nortl
River Sugar Refining Company, TO
an injunction to restrain the suga
refining companies, otherwise knew
as the "Sugar Trust" from parting
with any of the assets Of the trust
was argued this morning befor
Judge O'Brien in the Supreme Cour
chamber.
1t was alleged by counsel for til,
receiver that the defendants ar,
about to transfer their assets to tn,
Commonwealth Company of Connec
ticut, q corporation in which tn
employees of the trust are interested
In San Francisco affairs are com
ing to close quarters. BY last mai
you were informed that Judge Wal
lace had issued an injunction calling
upon the American Sugar Refinery
Company to show cause why i
should not be wound up by :
receiver for the benefit of the share
holders, and the question was raise,
in the letter--"who are the share
holdcrs?" This question has beer
answered by the petition of the stock
holders against tho appointment o
q receiver, as presented to the Cour
on the 2lst by the Trust attorneys
These proceedings were thus report
cd by the Examiner:
"Thc motion to appoint receive
of the property of the American
Sugar Refinery was argued bcfor,
Judge Wallace yesterday.
Attorneys Pierson and Mitchell
cOntended that as the company
charter had been annullcd there wa
nothing left to 10 but TO appoint n
agent of the court to see that tn
business is closed properly and tina
the assets are distributed accordin
TO law.
"Attorncys CARRIER and Wilso
objected to the appointment Of
receiver. They presented y p0titi0
signed by all the stockholders, ask
Ing that the Board of Directors
permitted to close the company
affairs.
attorney Mitchell did not thin
these men were worthy of rccogn
ton by the Court; that they ha
been found guilty OF an unlawf'
act, and that whatever they migl