The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-28
Possibility that the Trust Secretary
May Be Punished Like RecaIcitrant
Witness Chapman.
AN ORDER TO BE REVOKED
NONE OF THE PENSION AGENCIES. TT
Is SAID, WILL BE CHANGED.
Gossip About Gen. Miles and His Trim
Observation-Disclosures Nominations
-WhiteIaw Reid HonOred.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, May 27.-The dismissal
of the case against sugar magnate Have
meyer this afternoon occasions no sIrprisa
among senator's and no indignation over
the result is expressed by them. Indeed.
that result has been anticipated for the
reason that it was not generally believed
that the indictment against Havemeyer
was legally well grounded. The case
against Havemeyer rested on an entirely
different basis than that against Broker
Chapman, now serving a thirty-day term
in the District Jail. Chapman was con-
victed and punished for refusing to answer
questions directly relating to the operations
OF senator's in sugar stocks, for the dis
coVery Of which the investigating commits
tee was created Hayemeyer was indicted
for refusing to tell the committee about
his contributions to local political cam
palgn funds he having previously given
similar information about contributions to-
wards campaigns involving federal eiec-
lions. The belief which has been growing
lately that it would be held that Have
meyer had not actually been in contempt
Oh the investigating committee proves 10
nave been sound. Some senators say they
expect the trial will provoke a storm Of
outrage expressions from il-informed
people and newspapers, but personally and
as senators, they not disturbed The
EFFORTS OF the Senate to compel witnesses
to answer questions affecting the standing.
reputation and character of members OF
that body having been fully established in
the Chapman decision.
Certainly 1 am satisfied with the yer.
dict, said Henry O. Havemeyer TO an AS
sociated Press reporter a few minutes after
the jury had returned a verdict Of nor
guilty this afternoon 'The verdict " he
continued, ought to be satisfactory to
every decent man in this and every other
community" That was the only express
sion the president of the American Sugar
refining Company would make upon the
result Of his trial, which had been in prog
ress for three days before Judge Bradley
The verdict, says an Associated Press dis
patch, was the elimination of long legal
Ddttle winch began three years ago, When
Mr. f1aVemeyer declined as a witness be-
Tore the Senate sugar investigating COM
mittee to furnish the committee with data
as to the political contributions made by
the company of which he IS president to
the local and State campaigns of 1892 and
1888 The conclusion of the trial was alb
rupt. The defense produced no witnesses.
When the government rested it's case yes
terday the defense moved that the court
instruct the jury to order an acquittal on
six grounds, the principal one being that
the committee did not have Jurisdiction.
and that the questions asked were not per-
t1nent. This morning the district attorney
made valiant attempt to induce the pre-
siding judge to overrule the motion. But
the court, after taking an hour and a half
to weigh the arguments, sustained the mo-
ton. In rendering his decision, which was
very lengthy and consumed over an hour
in its delivery, Judge Bradley declined to
rule on the main question as to the jurisdic-
ton of the Senate committee He said the
questions involved in that proposition were
of such grave Importance that he would
not rule on that point without more careful
examination. Practically he sustained the
motion upon the single ground that the
question calling for data to state and local
contributions" demanded Information not
within the knowledge of the witness, which
he had testified he had no personal kmowl-
edge of, and which, if given at ALL must
which the books themselves were the best
testimony
Although the verdict OF mot guilty. was
given by the jury, it was a verdict re-
amounted practically to the judge throw
ing the out of court. Mr.. Have
meyers attorneys were naturally much
elated over their victory. This ends the
case forever" said Mr.. Johnson, of Phila-
delphia, Mr.. Havemeyers chief counsel.
The case of John u. Searies, the secretary
of the Sugar Trust, who was indicted with
Mr. HaVemeyer for recuSanCy VIII be
called tomorrow. District Attorney Davis,
who will likewise conduct this case for the
government, says that the cases are not
analogous. and that the Searles case could
not be dismissed on the same ground, be-
cause Mr.. Searles declined to answer ques-
tions of which he presumably had knowl-
edge. But in the Searles case il II probable
that the main contention as to Jurisdiction
and pertinency will be raised, Nand that
Judge Bradley will be compelleq TO rule
upon it. as he to-day announced ke would
when it was raised as the direct Hsue.