The herald., 1894-06-16
THE SUGAR SCANDAL.
HAVEMEYER AGAIN BEFORE THE
COMMITTEE.
The Members of the Comm ittse Submit
to Rigid Qdestioning-Rsport
Indictment OF Chapman
and Others.

WASHINGTON, June 15.-The senate in
vestigsting committee put Theodore
Havemeyer on the stand today instead
OF beginning the examination OF senat-
ors. Havemeyer's examination pied
but short time and did not develop
new facts.
After Mr.. Hevemeyer had been dis
missed, each memb Der of the committee
submitted to be catechised in the most
comprehensive manner as to whether
he knew of any corrupt propositions
made relating to the sugar schedule OF
whether he had been interested in any
way in speculation in sugar stocks. The
denials were as sweeping as the interro.
cations. After recess Senators Aldrich,
Allison, Bates, Berry and Black burn
were put through the same catechism.
Each member of the senate will be
asked to testify.
1t ia understood that before adjourn
ment today the grand jury authorized
the indictment OF Chapman. The in
dictmsnts against the trio of Witnesses
probably will be returned tomorrow,
Immediately following which the dis
lCb attOihCJ Will ChusO WdIIhubb W %
issued for the arrest OF Messrs. Edwards,
pee ed, will surrender and give BAIL
probably $1,000 each.
Senator Brice was detained longer be-
fore the committee than other senators.
He reiterated his declaration in his let
ter to Chairman Gray in which he said
that he had not been buying or
onllinn aipOln of
stock, or dealt in industrial
stocks of any kind. He declared, "Since
entering the senate l have not been con-
cerned in any way, directly or indirectly,
in any properties, securities, stocks, in
vestments or speculations in anything
that is mentioned in the tariff bill from
the first line to the end of the free list,
with the exec ption Of some local manu-
featuring establishments in Lima and
adjoining towns in Ohio. In other
words, my Investments are not con-
nected with or affected by the opera
tions of the tariff act, except as the gem
eral property holder OF the country is."
The testimony of Mr.. Brice corrobor-
ated that OF Messrs. Terrell, Havemeyer
and Reed ae to the occurrence in the
room in the Arlington.
MIR. Brice was very explicit and en-
phatic in his denial OF any knowledge of
campaign contributions from the sugar
trust. He knew nothing OF the contri-
buttons in 1892. Previous TO July l.,
1892, W ben he was in charge, there was
no contribution from the sugar trust or
any one connected with it so far as he
knew He never attended meeting on
Benedict's yacht at which pledges were
made in the sugar interests
Senator Hill was also examined. In
addition to the questions as to whether
he speculated in sugar or owned sugar
stock, which were answered in the
negative, Senator Hill wes questioned
in rrsard to the meeting at the residence
OF senator Brice when the sugar ques-
tic, WAS discussed. He said he was
pre- ent at that time and listened 10 the
Louisiana senator, who explained the
sugar duties and told what was needed,
but he did not remember seeing Have :
meyer there.
II did most of the listening" said
HILL
Besides the members of the committee
the senators examined today were :
Messrs. Aldrich, Bate, Berry. Black.
burn, Blanchard, Brice, Call, Camden,
Carey. Chandler, Cockrell, Coke, Gul.
lom, Daniel. Davis, Dixon, Dolph, Du
Bois. Faulkner. Frye, Gallinger, George.
Gibson, Hale, Hansbrough, Harris,
Hswley, Higgins, Hill. Hoar and
Hunton.