New-York tribune., 1891-02-21
HARD MEN TO EXAMINE.
LIVELY INVESTIGATION OF A TRUST.
STATE SENATORS vEXED BY MEMBERS OF TIL,
AMERICAN SUGAR REFINERIES

AMERICAN SUGAR REFINEIIES
COMPANY.
The members OF the Senate Committee on General
Laws ccntnued their investigation II the affairs OF
the sugar Trust at the Hotel McOpoc Yesterday. and
succeeded in gaining Information regarding that orse
zatOn and its officers which thcY did nor expect Al
though il sa,cd a the last meeting OF the COM
mittcc that John ScarlcS ir, treasurer Of the com
pany was in the city ard CogiI be seen at any time.
Yesterdays testimony proved that he WIS IN New
Orleans. outside of the jurisdiction NJ the committee
A. Theodore IIavemcycr also sad 10 be ont 81
town. several Of the Senators expressed the heller thar
their proposed examination by tie committee had in
nueuccd their departure.
Deputy Sergeant at Arms Gibbons. who |aS frs
called to the chair by senator Erwin. md that he had
been unable "a serve subpOcGas upon N"'-rs. ;"hfs
Theodore Havemcler Hcckcr, DE k"St, William DICK
and John Henry Dick Mr.. SclrleS had been In Ncw-
Orleans week. he had learned. At MI lavemrycf'
house no la Madison he said that lie had been
told that Mr. IIavemeyer absent from the city.
The witness was firmly convinced however. that VIZ.
Hayemcyer was in a ncrhborins room at the time the
subpoenn had been served. Mr. De Hcst. according
TO Mr. GihboLs'S statements. vas >ad t. be III L"
don. while the Me--r- Dch we've now al l-np l.. j.
Mr. Gibbons also declared that every diihcuiW WIS
put u his way In serving Subpoena, at tie "lh'es ~
the trust In wall 81. Tho employees had first warned
tie oricel, Of the presence Of the scrccantatarn~.
After Nj. Gibbons had ended. one of the counsel
for the trust annountcd that Nr. -c1rlcs had gono
south almost moath ago on business
"But." said senator C,-rc,AaI. at the last session
Of the committee, your las partner said that Nr'
soarles wa in the city ana could be ioand at any
time. How is that
Well came the counscl's srswcr my partner
must have been mistaken. ! am speahIn- OF VIII"
/ know to be a flct.7
Il think it very funny" answered the Senator
again Mr.. Scar!c- lad occasion to - to New
orleans on bu-lnc-, at previous investigation a;
which hc wanted
After this unusual introduction. which was followed
By considerable comment among the senators. John
Moller stc'k kholdcr n the Mo'r & >edrc, Company,
VISA called 10 The wituc,s-cin'r Tho captl Il tho
company. Mr. Moler SAID. s-l0.oOO. The founda
tion OF the tu> however happy Ooc,rruco
for the firm. It seem, a, they hal received more
than :l,OOOCOO or tie stock and property from IN
trust.
q V White one Of tho receivers Of the trust. was
the next witness. The asset, Of the tni- hc said,
In To- the question. had been the entire capital
stock Of the eleven constituent refining c.mpani"-.
$4,000 $1,000 In cl-h certificate oi deposit for
about 900 and two uotc- Tor ~ @5o.OOO and go.
900. lie had also received vahou, booa- Mr. Whi"
was unable 10 tell What the argc it" capital stock Of
the eleven companies in believed, however.
that il was 51O.OOO.OOO
The first witncs, In the afternoon was J. q. Don
ner Of the nrm Of De Castro Bonner. 81 Eroohlyn.
The capital stock OF that company, he said. had been
~ 100000. OF th, he had owned about $4,000.
lie had received about $4,000 In trust certificates
whom the firm had c,,t its fortunes with that or
ganization The profits Of the trust 10 bo
divided among tho constituent COMPANIES according o
the number Of share, In their possession. Mr. Don
ncr said he employed by the American sugar
Refining Company at present expert
or adviser in the technical work Of refining
The company could no longer run up the price Of
] ia nt de itiDna md he
Of the new tdrn7
The last witness and in many the most i'm
pOrtant Of the day Charies Dor,ccr. formerly
president Of tln Brooklyn sugar Refining Company.
Mr. Dor,rher Possessed Of unusually bad
memory which iuItltcd the senators con, ,idcrably.
| That ! cannot tell and "I don't know came
often in answer 10 the coun,cls questions that Sena
tor Erwin ~as Obliged +, tell him 10 be more peeihc
" I'VE ,nill nave you up at Albany" What is tho
of yOur lying sir - he asked another time NOu
know much, but yOl do not WISH " ,ly it,
De- am not lying, sir,' came the answer. awe
seem to misundcr-tand one another
In the opening part Of his testimony Mr.. Dorychcr
said that the capital stock Of his company had been
$500 900. For considerable time he refused - say
return for the transfer OF the stock +, the trust lie
finally admitted THAI they had received thrc, ana
sum Mr. Dor~chor ACKNOWLEDGED that he received IN
| dvldurlly about 303o,o0D. lie had drawn yearly
dividend of 10 per cent on the latter amount during
the continuation Of the trust MIR. Dor-chcr had
| cevod for his trust stock few weeks ago when the
S4JO,OOO of common stock certificates and than
FfjOO Of preferred stock lie hid received al,u a
dividend OF per cent from the American Rclinerics
! Company.
" VINO drew the check for the amount and on what
| bank IL draWn9' asked senator Erwin
don't know" the
"Wrllr replied the senator impaticntlv, {" bring
yOur check books here tomorrow then. tell al
! that wish 70 know"
Before leaving the chair Mr. Dorschcr said that his
son received salary Of $4,000 manager Of IN"
! Broohlvn SuPar Refining Company. The trust had
also paid a similar salary Ia MS partner.
The Investigation viii be resumed to-day at 10
/ O'Clock
A SOCIAL MEETING At THE MSEUM OF ART.
There will be a social meeting at the Metropolitan
Museum OF Art in Central Park this evening The
Board Of Trustees have instructed that invitations bc
sent ont to the patrons and other friend, Of the
and in this city to meet there this evening and
examine the collection, and discuss Informally tho
growing needs Of the museum. The report Of the
director General l.. L. 81 Crsnol1 at t" last meeting
Of the trustees few weeks ago, showed that there
are numerous art objects already In tie museum bulld
! ING witch lack means exhibition because OF inc