New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-19
ALLEN LEWIS SEYMOUR 1REENIED'
crARGEp WITH Refusal TO ANSWER O. 20
TiONs ASKED ny TIE SENATE SUGAR.
lNNESriGATTNG COMMITTEE

CHARGED WITH REFUSAL TO ANSWER O rs
rioHs ASKED ny TIE SENATE SUGAR
INyEsrIGATrNG COMMITTEE
Atom Lewis seymour a broker OF the firm OF
-s,,a,ur brothers x Young. Of 40 Exchange
Place and 80. % Leonara-st.. was arrested SHORTY
after noon yesterday bench warrant rom
.hington The arrest was made by United
states Marshal John II. McOarty and Deputy Mar
sb,l T. W Rostwicl> The charge against Nj. Sey-
riour is that he refused answer questions put TO
hin, l "a session Of the Sugar Trust Senate lnVesu-
r,,i,., committee IN Washington on July o MI
Soyr.o.ir has been indicted 10y the Grand jury OF
the District Of columbia violation of Section lV-
Of the Revised Statutes II the United states.
MIR. seymour sent for his lawyer f. Y. Bell or
So li5 Broadvay. and then went with the Marsha'
70 fla, Federal Building H. arraigned before
Commissioner shields where he admitted MS ldeh-
,,., ,rI waived examination. Bail was hNea az
S-.o NJ Hcll douurrod 20 this amount as excess
s.,. and wen, before Judge Brown in the tinted
states District Court. JUICE Brown refused 70 re-
l,,,. th. bail and accepted the .N-Mayor OF orange
y j. L. IT, Fell. as surety. The questions that Nir
.,.,.rnour refused 10 answer were with reSaiH 10
PHI. dealing of the branch hous" or MS "'ih ]"
Vashiu.ion with senator camden. TWO questions
that ,.re not answered were SpcclheH 'h' p'''
,i., Va whether Mr. Seymour knew of the pur-
chase or sale through his firm Of stock 81 the Amer
,,,, sugar Refining Company TO any Senator. The
other question was whether Mr. seymour knew OF
3D., execution Of an order Of senator Camden Tor
sn.,r lock through Sanford W. Battershall or
R,,t.rsbaw. I'm charge ~ the firms branch ONCE IN
Washington. .
WASHINGTON. oct lS.-The arrest OF Mr. seymour
v,s made on the authority OF a bench warrant Is
..,.1 ,os,o-!tv hv Judge McComas. Of criminal
...,rt y, T. !n th's district. When Mr. seymour
,,,. called before iha Senate Committee ne was IN
,,,t % h. defiant and refused - answer any ques-
,,,,. concerning reports that Senator Camden ana
,,t.~ Tinted states Senators had speculaied IN
s,,-,. stocks through his Washington office. The
,,,,,i,t.. gave him day - think over the matter
.l nm bis raauncaraure NJ. Seymour was willing
to answer questions. lie sad that no In!tei states
senator had dealt in Sugar stock through the irm
~ seymour Brothers & Young. and was discharged
r,..r however ~ appeared before the committee
his oy,n rrlunSt and said ne wished ID "ltllIh"
.,ch ann every statement made by HIM ana tnat
ho would stan! MS nrst r-fusal. me c'nii.'t'e
patience Wlfn him. and a notion 10 report ~
.,-. o., tn. N.r-I President for cfrtn' luln 70 Inc
District Attorney was unanimously adopted Inc
r.f.lt Was reported Accordingly. am the lce-frFs
l.nt certified - the Distic-AttoIney. whe Se,ut'l
S.,u,il,' Indictment by thc Grand Jury for vio.a-
f..n ID. fr, law relating to coutumacious witnesses
l.r1r, Senate committees seymour pros ecutoh
vl depend ou "a. result o: tho proceedings OK coun
sci flr Nsssrs. Mccartney ana On lpmth 10 nave N"
lu lirt mont, against them set ASIDE.
Vr,-.i.u, Henry -. Havemcycr, and secretary
john r. Selrles. of m" American Sugar Renning
r,frp,pv came oyer from New-Nork to-day. AMI
,.,.r. arralrn.I TINS afternoon In the District Su
p-rme Court on indictments charging them with re-
fusn t. answer certain questions before the senate
sugar Investigating committee. lfall was hNed AT
s..u I'm each Instance \ plea or not guilty was
plea and lemur within fifteen days. After this pro-
ccclns the defendants went back To New York.