The evening world., 1894-06-08
THAT LITTLE TALK ON SUGAR..
Il. I. Terrell Tells the Senate
Committee About II
Senator Brice Was Thcre-He's u
Friend of the Witnesa

WASHINGTON, June s.-Thet Senate
Committee investigating the Sugar Trust
Pesumed its session to-day. IL. IL. Ter
ell. who repre- 'ented the retinsrs here
while the Tariff bill was under consider
alton in Committee, was the tirst'witness.
Mr.. Terrell stated in reply to questions
that he had been in the habit Of spend
ing his Winters in Washington for
pleasure and that he had no especial
business here last Spring. He said he
was a friend of MIR. Havemeyer and
naturally mad been thrown into his COM
pany while he was here.
He said also that he and SenstSr Brice
were intimate friends.
When asked about the truth OF the
report, written by Mr.. Edwards. of
the conference at the Arlington Hotel,
which had been overheard By the wire
rope manufacturer, Castor. he said that
he had spent an evening In his room
at the hotel with the gentleIhen whose
names We're given by Edwards, namely,
senator's Brlce and Smith and Messrs.
II. o Havemeysr and Henry Il. Reed,
OF the Sugar Trust.
He said IL was also true that they had
discussed the sugar schedule, and had
referred to the probability of tariff leg
isla ton in the interest Of sugar, but he
denied that the conversation had been
OF the Character represented by Mr.. Ed
wards, or that there had tfen any refer
of Sugar stock for the purpose OF inhu-
encing legislation. He said he was un-
able to recall the date of the confer
ence
Mr.. Terrell also Acknowledged being
present at Senator Camden's rooms. OPP
posite the Arlington. when, Senator
Jones met Mr.: HavemeSer.
The cases of Correspondents T.. J. Ed
wards and JOINTS. shrver. wno refused
to divulge confidential matters to the
Senate Sugar Trust Investigating Com
mlttee,. were Presented to he Grand
Mr.. Terrell adthhittedlfreely that he had
come to Washington 1ast, March at Mr.;
HaveTeyer's ,requestsand he also stated
in stocks and that he had bought -, oOC
shares of Sugar stocks last Spring, and
had sold them tgaiu; but he didinot re.
member what the gain or loss had been
!, upon them.
sugar "a T stock rs ms sFsT y, e Gn tic aH s's's: ssnG a!
'' F. E. Roessle'' proprietor of the Airing.
ton Hotel, was the next witness. He
was examined especially concerning the
r rspGrts tS Sf oE f bsS beea at m his .h tSs ind ind
ton while the Tar3f bili was iS the hand
OF the Senats Committee on. Finance.
p Pie 'f rodms - sS" AID s. T ftom M npS o 5 to
March p, and that H. O., Havemeyer,
President of the Trust, had heen at the
hotel from M9rch 2 to March dc.
He knew nothing of the visits of Sena-
tors to the rOoms of these gentlemen,
as he never made 1t Il business to keep
track Of visits 10 the rooms of guests at
the hotel. He was asked as to a state
ment made by a previous witness thai
he IRoessle) had said that he was
sending Senators, up a back elevator to
Roessle declared in emphatic terms thai
there was n9 truth whatever in the
statement. He said that he knew tina
Messrs. H~avsmeyer and Terrell were
interested in SUGAR. but he did not know
their business at the hotel.
F.. r. Chapman. of the brokerage firm
Of Moore u Schley. of New York, will
be before the Committee to-day.