The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-06-09
THE SWEET SCANDAL.
Representatives of the Trust
Make DenialS.
They Do Not Know of the Purchase
of the Sugar Stock by Certain
Senators.

WASHINGTON. June 8.-The committee
investigating the sugar trust resumed its
session to-day. II. L. Terrill. who repre-
sented the refners here while the tariff
bill was under consideration in committee.
was examined. 1t is understood Terrill
said be had no knowledge OF any state
ment published concerning alleged i'm
proper sugar.trust Influences in framing
the tariff schedule.
When asked as to the report written by
Edwards Of the conference at the Arling-
ton Hotel, overheard by Castor, TerriIl
said he spent the evening in his room at the
hotel with gentlemen whose names were
given by Edwards, namely. Senators Brice
and Smith and II. o. Havemeyer and
Henry Breed of the sugar trust. He said
they discussed the schedule On sugar and
had referred to the probability of tariff
legislation in the interest of sugar, but he
denied the conversation had been Of the
character represented by Edwards or that
there had been any references to the en-
hancement of sugar stock for the purpose
Of influencing legislation. Terrill ac-
knowledged being present at Senator Cam
den's rooms opposite the AFIir gton When,
Jones met Havemeyer.
Terrill admitted that he had come to
Washington last March at Hayemeyer's
request; he kew of no purchase of sugar
stock made by Senators. He was before
the committee an hour and a half. He
denied that any such meeting as that
described By Schriever and CASTOR had
ever occurred.
I. E. Rossell, proprietor of the Airing.
ton. was examined especially concerning
the reports of occurrences at his hotel
He was asked as to the statements made
by previous witness that he had said that
he was sending Senators up back elevator
to the rooms of these gentlemen. He de-
clared there was no truth in this.
A. r. Chapman of the brokerage
firm of Moore 81 Sehlyef of New
York declined to answer the first
material question put TO him By the
committee. which was to the effect tn at
his firm had dealt largely in sugar. When
this question was asked he said he desired
to consult counsel, and he was given until
tomorrow to do so. He declined to state
whether his firm had acted for Brice or
other Sen ators in the purchase of sugar or
other speculative stocks.
he said since he had consented to act a s
HaVemeyer's attorney here he had "talked
sugar" with all the Senators he knew
Senators Brice. Camden. German Demo
crats) and Aldrich Republican, He
talked with them with the view OF keen
ing Havemeyer advised Of the situation
aud OF impressing Havemeyer's views on
them. He had sometimes gone to the
houses of the Senators. He frequently
took dinner with Brice at the latter's home.
and saw Camden at his rooms. he had
also seen German at his rooms, but not
often. and he had seen Aldrich at the
hotel. II had no designs on Aldrich or anv
one else," he said. 81 never said a word
to any of them except in the line of fair
argument, and never made a proposition
that was not a proper one."
He was not certain whether Havemever
had ever seen German while in Washing
ton. but thought he had. he maintained
that be could not tell the tenor of the
conversation at the Arlington. He was
sure Havemeyer concluded his talk with
Brice before Senator Smith appeared.