New-York tribune., 1909-11-17

.Ne Acting Deputy Surveyor on Novem-
her "a or seven davs before the latters
reid. which vas the climax Of the IN
,,es-irorions. Parr introduced another
snecssl emplove. Brszinsky. Mr.. Ander-
son asserts that Parr said;
Your friend, Mr.. Daily. says that you
,N,nk that the government Is iehorhs
.-ou That is not So. You'll get - or
81 rsr cent ~ the fines and penalties
This is the kind Of q case President
Roosevelt likes.
IT, rer,sinaer ~ the atidsvit tells OF
fhe rs.d and the deponent's active aia I"
the government in the prosecution nc
slso tells OF having been shaooWeo os
rrivste detestives, and of having one "l
tier arrested. a story the same as that
toie by Psr- about himself one "t the
counsel for Anderson said last night thst
fhc case of their client would not nave
been made public had il not been that
thsv had read Mr. Reynolds's answer to
she Psrr charges. They telephoned 10
Washington and asked Mr. Reynolds II
n. referred to Mr.. Anderson when speak
,r, ~ the New York man. They say Mr.
REYNOLDS ssla ne did. Then il was de-
csded 10 give she affidavit to the news
pspers
sTINsoN KNEW OF LETTER.
Nr stinsson was asked yesterday
whether he knew of the letter written 10
the Secretary 81 the Treasury asking
trst Parr he sent 10 Cuba he sald
thar ne Gid He also said the inNestls1-
,ions he was engaged in embraced The
government end of the case.
n vas learned that Representatise
william : Bennet was out of town. ana
a. vas said that he had gone 10 WASH
sretor 20 see about Congress inNeSu-
rs,,on There were reports that n me
Tsrresentstives from this city old not
.st eor one. a resolution would he intro
6uces nv a Representative from some
other state demanding that an .hauhS
,rto the whole sugar situation be helo'
II Was evident yesterday that the men
indicted last week would not he put on
,risl without q fight by thew counsel
when James F. BendernageL forner
general superintendent and cashier IN
,bs Williamsburg works; oliver spitzer'
former dock superintendent and Thomas
Kehoe. Edward A. Bowie, John +. Coyle
and Patrick J. Hennessey, former
,reigbers. were arraigned before Judge
F4ourh. IN the United states Circuit
court. criminal Branch. tentative pleas
of not guilty. with leave 10 withdraw.
were entered. Another former weigher
who was indicted, Jean N. Noelker' was
iu in the French Hospital. in Brooklyn.
and his plea of not guilty was entered by
his counsel.
Henry Cochrane. who is counsel for all
the men excepting splitter, let ii he
known that he might wish TO interpose
another motion. especially as the in
oictment Of last week was on other
counts than the one OF last spring and
also because Of the recent publicity
given 20 the sugar frauds.
UNTIL CLAMOR Is OVER"
1T needs no words of mine TO inform
the court" he said. that the clamOr
now going on about this case deprives
the defendants Of fair trial and ] may
ask for an adjournment until the clamor
Is over"
Spitzer's counsel George N. Mackellar
ertered plea Of not guilty for his client
and gave notice that he might enter a
demurrer 10 the indictment. Judge
!. Hough renewed the hail for each-S5.000
When Henry /. Stinson. special coun-
sel for the government. heard Mr.. Coch-
rsne say after bail had been fixed that
he should have more time than two
weeks 10 prepare his case, he opposed
sny adjournment from the date original
~ fixed for the trial. November % The
lawyers for the defendants were familiar
with the case in all its phases. he said.
Il moved these cases last June but
owing 20 the congestion Of the calendar
81 that time they could not be tried" Mr..
Stimson said. 4 have succeeded in get
ting Judge Martin 10 sit. beginning No
vember %. and the trial can 20 on the
following day. That will give the de-
PENDANTS two weeks 10 prepare, and !
think that il Is fairly within the prov
tnce II justice 20 have these cases tried
ar the only term of court that they can
be tried"
Judge Hough said he preferred 20 have
Judge Martin pass on the question Of A
pcstponement He gave until next Mon
dsy for the preparation Of any motion
that the counsel might wish 10 make
end said he would sit then 20 hear them.
No TIME TO PREPARE
We have had no tims in which 10
prepare 20 answer The conspiracy
charges" Mr MscKellsr said AZ this
point I wish 20 give Mr.. Stimson no
fice that within the next TWO weeks
shan either ask for an adjournment II
the case Of my client 10 such time AS
the public mind is not inhsmed, or ask
for the removal of The trial 20 some
Dther jurisdiction" Judge Rough viii
sit on Monday 81 1890 O'Clock 10 hear
the counsel for The accused men
Mr Stimson said yesterday afternoon
tilst Judge Martin would try the cases
end that the only reason ne was called
"a was because the ether Judges more
thar had their hands full with cases that
were on the Calendar. n the trials were
noI held az the time set, the outlook for
their bearing this year. IL was said was
nof promising.
Hfr Msckell5r viii On al likelihood
make = strong plea for The dismissal Of
the indictment I8e said thst the ques-
tion vas n7w under consideration.
There vas a report that Charles "