Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-08
THE SUGAR TRUST
Witnesses Before the Investigating
Committee Today.
Mr.. TERRELL TELLS OF His WORK
Admits He Came Here at Mr..
Havemeyer's Request.
MIR. ROESSLE'S EVIDENCE

The committee investigating the sugar
trust resumed it's session today. H. l..
Terrell who represented the refners here
while the tariff bill was under considera-
ton in committee. was the first witness.
Mr.. Terrell stated in reply to questions
that he had been in the habit of spending
his winters in Washington for pleasure,
and that he had no especial business here
last spring. He said he was friend of
Mr.. Havemeyer's, and had naturally been
thrown into his company while he was
here.
He said also that he and Senator Brice
were intimate friends. When asked about
the truth OF the report, written by Mr..
Edwards. of the conference at the Airing
ton Hotel, which had been overheard by
Wire Rope Manufacturer CASTOR, he said
that he had spent an evening in his room
at the hotel with the gentlemen whose
names were given by Edwards. namely,
Senators Brice and Smith and Messrs. II.
.. Havemeyer and Henry B. Reed. He
said 1t was also true that they had dis
cussed the sugar schedule and had referred
10 the probability of tariff legislation in the
interest of sugar, but he denied that the
conversation had been of the character
represented by Mr.. Edwards, or that there
had been any reference TO the enhancement
of the value of sugar stock FOR the purpose
Of influencing legislation. He was unable
to recall the date of the conference. Mr..
Camden's rooms opposite the Arlington
when Senator Jones met Mr.. Havemeyer.
Mr.. Terrell admitted freely that he had
come to Washington last March at Mr..
Havemeyer's request, and he also stated
that he was In the habit of speculating in
stocks. and that he had bought 10000
shares of sugar stock last spring. and had
sold them again, but he did not remember
what the gain or loss had been upon them.
He said he knew Of no purchase Of sugar
stock made by United States Senators.
He was before the committee for one hour
and a half.
MIR. ROessle n Witness.
Mr.. T. E. Roesslle. proprietor Of the
Arlington Hotel. was the next witness who
responded to the summons of the COM
mittee. He was examined especially con-
cerning the reports Of occurrences at his
hotel, indicating that 1t had been made
the headquarters of the sugar trust In
Washington while the tariff bill was In
the hands of the Senate committee on
finance.
He testified that Mr.. Terrell hal occu-
pied roors "a and 35 from March to
March n. and that Mr. H. o. Havemeyer.
president Of the trust had been at the
hotel from the I'd to the 10th Of that month,
occupying rooms 232 and 233. He stated,
however. that he knew nothing of the visits
OF Senators to the rooms cf these gentle
men. as he never made 1t business to
keep track of visits to The rooms of snests
at the hotel. He was asked as to state
ment made by a previous witness that he
Roessle) had said that he was sending
Senator's up a back elevator 70 the rooms
pae pi nsSs ssrSs tss sSsls ass ss q
ever in the statement. He said that he
knew that Messrs. Hasemeyer snd Terrel
were interested In sugar. but he did nor
know their business at the notel
E. r. Chapman of the brokerage firm Of
Moore & Schley Of New York will be be-
fore the committee this afternoon.