New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-02
COMMITTEE

OF THE SENATE INVESTIGATING
COMMITTEE.
w.sh,nrton Oct THE Grand Jury OF the Crni-
,sl Court OF the District of Columbia to-day iound
indictments against II. o. Havemeyer ana Johh T..
ssar,es OF New-York. and Allen l. seymour oil
.S.vmour Brothers Il Young, brokers of this c4'y'
The indictments against Messrs Havemeyer ana
Seares recite the organization OF the two pohtcai
narties In 1892. and into the matter OF cohtriou
lions to campaign funds, National ana local MI
Havemeyer appeared before a committee Oh 'hc
limited States Senate on June r. and in answer 10
questions as to contributions made by the sugar
Trust for campaign purposes promised 10 open nis
hooks TO the committee the following day "hen
ne appeared again before the committee ne ueci'eu
N submit his books for examination upon the au-
vice OF counsel He said. however, that the irus'
made no contribution TO National campaign lunos,
hu did contribute TO State funds. Upon MS relusai
20 answer further questions the case was certihed
nv the Vice-President TO the District courts Tor
action Mr.. Seymour refused 10 answer any ques-
tons In regard to the stock purchased or soo u! HIS
nrm and was likewise certified.
Indictments were also returned this afternoon
against John T. Mccartney and f. r. Chapman
some clerical errors discovered in the ndlct-
ments presented against them last summer and
those brought in to-day were the corrected ones.
The cases Of Messrs Havemeyer and Searles had
been before the Grand Jury since the early part OF
August and were expected TO be brought into courI
when Messrs Shrlver and Edwards the newspa ap.
CORRESPONDENTS, indicted For some uhaccOun'-
abe reason, however, their presentation was "
iayei In a few days notice Will be gwen 10 VIZ
rersons indicted to-day 10 come INTO court anu
niead but no further action Will be taken unt!i
aaftsr the derurrers filed by Messrs Mccartney ana
Chapman nearly two months ago have neen u ui,I
nosed Of The arguments on these denurrers VIII
Come ND on October r. and will be on constitutional
grounds The contention Will be that the senate
Committee had power to compel Witnesses ~
answer questions. If the demurrers are SUSTAINED
no f,rther action will be taken, as the GoVernihent
hes no appeal in a criminal case. should the ue-
nsion he against the defendants the cases VIII De
carried 10 the Court of Appeals. and II thal cour
decides against them the matter Will 20 10 'he
Supreme Court Of the United states
A. the office of the American Sugar REFINING COM
Many no comments would be made yesterday after
noon for publication about the indictments 'ound
against H. o. Havemeyer and John T. Searles' the
nre.ident and the secretary Of the company ana
Alien l. Seymour of Seymour Bros. & Young.
brokers' at Washington. for refusing 10 answer
ouestions in the recent Senate investigation INTO
the sugar scandal To inquiries from reporters
fhe Sugar magnate replied that II had aiwa!s oee,I
the custom in their company 10 DO no taking Ioi
publication The friends OF MI seymour sa'u 'i'"'
he would fight the case. a., c -r,s, l.
a we-known and wealthy resident OF Brook!yn.
His home is at No. $40 st. Mark save, ano ne IS
an active member of the New York Avenue Memo
dist Episcopal Church whose handsome edlnce was
largely built yby his contributions he Is presdeht
81 fhe BROOKLYN Methodist Church Society. ana was
a Law delegate to the last Methodist General Con-
ference which met in Omaha In 1897