New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-14
SUGAR WITNESS TRIALS.
THE CASE OF PRESIDENT HAvEMEYER
TO COME UP ON MONDAY.
Mn sEAR1.Ess TRIAL NEXT IN oRDER-DIsTRICT-
ATTORNEY DAVIS CONFIDENT OF sEcuR-
ING coNvrcTIoNs-THE CHAPMAN
RESOLUTION DISPOSED OF

WASHINGTON May 13-Mr. Aliens resolution
declaring that z. r. Chapman. the New-iorh
broker about to serve a sentence In the Dis'r'c'
taiI for refusing to answer questions put TO
him by the committee which investigated the
sugar schedule scandals Of 1894. is not mt SUD-
iect for executive clemency was disposed OF TO-
day after another rambling and somewhat
heated debate. Mr. Allen consented tnat inc
resolution should go to the CoInmittee on the
Judiciary, which will probably see no sooo
reason to report 1t in its present vague and
questionable shape. Mr.. Hoar the chairman
OF the Judiciary Committee: Mr. Gray. the chair
man OF the investigating committee which re-
ported Mr.. Chapman for contempt Mr. White.
Of California, and other Senators talked on the
general question Of the senate's power to prose-
cute defiant witnesses and to interfere by reso-
luton to obstruct the granting Of pardons TO
such offenders Mr.. Tillman also made speech
which he desired to have considered sensa-
tional attack on the practice OF speculation ny
public men. but the assault fell fiat.
It is understood that Mr.. Chapman will appear
here next Monday and surrender himself to the
marshal of the District Of Columbia District
Attorney Davis has called on Mr.. Chapmans
council to have the prisoner here on or before
May IT. Otherwise the Dstrict-Attorney VIII
appIy for q bench warrant for the New YORK
brokers' arrest. Mr.. Davis. however. does not
anticipate that he will have to resort to such
an extreme course, being Of the opinion that
Mr.. Chapman will surrender himself to the
marshal next Monday, possibly on Saturday
prepared to submit to the sentence OF thirty
days' Imprisonment in the District jail imposed
upon him.
President Henry o. Havemeyer OF the Ameri-
can Sugar Refining Company will be called upon
to answer before Judge Bradley in Second Cir
cult Court next Monday the indictment returned
against him on October ], 1894
The next Of the untried witnesses to be called
into court will be Secretary John +. Searles OF
the American Sugar Refining Company The
trial of the other indicted witnesses. Messrs. Ma
cartney, Seymour, Edwards and Shrlver' VIII De
proceeded with soon after as practicable but
Mr. Davis has not yet determined the order OF
the cases He hopes, however. to try them all
before the adjournment OF the court Tor the
usual summer recess, about July l. In 'he
prosecution OF these cases he will have ASSOCIATE
ed with him Assistant Distrlct-Attorney u. W.
Baker and possibly Assistant District-Atlorney
Hugh T. Taggart the latter having prepared the
indictments under former Dstrict-AttorheS ~
A. Birney, who successfully pTooo'u''' ' '
man. 49,. ,,,so, ,or
Mr.. Davis expects. OF course. that counsel TOT
Mr. Havemeyer and Mr. Searies VIII seer ~ sc
cure n postponement OF the trials. but ne ieeis
that the defendants are entitled to no decay, anu
IS confident that II postponefnehl IL biaItcu
nv the Court II will be one OF only rev ud!s'
The indictments he explained to-day. nave peen
nandinp more than two years and a half. ana ire
ouentIy counsel for the indicted Iersons nave op
famed continuances the plea or illness otnfr
ENGAGEMENTS and to await a hnti decisio, III t'-e
CHAPMAN case by the United states Suprems
Court The latter court having finally sustalnel
the law and indictments. Mr.. DAVIS thnks ,n,.
every Indulgence due the defendants ana theN
counsel has been exhausted and as the que
tions now remaining at issue are, ne say siihpIS
ones Of fact he will oppose vigorously al re-
quests for further delay M. DAVIS Is aosoru ,'
~ confident of being able 10 secure the conVic-
a., ~ everv one of the untried defendants reel
ing that they are without any iegai OF suos'a"
tial defence. rossoa &, "are
-" ,horn is no ouestion about the defendants
ho,ing refused to answer the committee III
.nririns and can therefore see no escape i'o'''
conviction" ,. AZ Itaye
The indictments returned against Mr.. HaVe-
,arar and Mr. Searles are similar, ire former
i't!c' tnrosd With having on June T. lS,i, re-
go 70 answer certain questions asked MN ny
~ cenate committee as to the amounts MS
comnany contributed for political cainp unS p ,
lees State and local, in lS32 ana io''o vi
Searlcs is charged win having VI, o M nv
dav refused to state the amount contriputeu W
tnc american Sugar Refining Company IN Tue
ni;,icoi "a M paign OF 1892 TO the democratic par
=, I'm New-York state. The penalty proNiueu ~.
Violation Of the law the defendants are I'M, gu
,,h infracting is fine Of not less than Hi'W nor
W.. ,hap 81 900 and Imprisonment in jail TOT
,ot loss than one nor more than Twelve 'i'onths;
uence in the event of conviction the Cou, 49,
nsrson must suffer both fine and inprison'ir.n,
II is expected that ex,seha'o. 1,usen cornse,
munds OF Vermont. and Jere NJ Wilson, couIiee .
for Mr. Chapman, VIII assist III TIC u'i VI
Massrs Hayemeyer ana SehTies'