New-York tribune., 1909-06-16
.SUG4RCANE NAY GO OYER
u. s. Counsel Wants Trial in June
=Herhert Parsons Refutes Letter.

An effort will be made tomorrow by the counsel
for oliver Spitzer. former dock superintendent at
the Havemeyer & Elder sugar refinery of the Amer
ican Sugar Refining Company. and the six former
veighers 70 have the trial for that day post
poned There are thirty indictments against Mr.
Splitter in connection with the short weight frauds
Counsel for the government n. L. StimSon the
former United States Attorney. and Winfred Deni
SON. his assistant. want to try the cases in the
June term OF
Counsel for Splitter is George NJ Mackelar. while
Henry F. Cochrane will appear for the men, They
will urge the court TO postpone the trial on the
ground that the recent developments incident TO
the suit OF the Pennsylvania Sugar Refining Com
pany have created public prejudice against the
American company and those who may be
connected with il. which would affect the jury.
A person close TO the American Sugar Refining
Company said yesterday in relation TO the loan to
Adolph SegaI of 81 10000, which played a lead
ing part in the PENNSYLVANIA company's recent suit
that Segal sought the loan. The company. ii was
said. had nothing whatever TO do with the inltia-
tory proceedings that led up the transaction.
Segal needed the money and took steps 10 get IT,
As the stock that of a sugar refining company.
Segal applied the American and got the loan.
Whatever steps were taken thereafter were in the
regular order of business to protect the loan
In connection with developments in the Pennsyl-
vanfa company's suit against the American COM
pany a letter from George. H Earle. jr-. the re-
cefver for the Pennsylvania company, to former At
torney General Bonaparte figured Mr.. Earle said
company from federal prosecution might be due TO
the Presidents good will to single member Of
the Parsons family" Representative Herbert Par
sons said yesterday that there was absolutely no
truth in the charge
Mr. Parsons said that despite his fathers
nectfon with the American Sugar Refining Com
pany he Herbert Parsons had had no connection
with the company since he entered public life Not
a cent of the fees of the law firm. Mr. Parsons
said had he taken from the fees received for ser
thu a
the company and its counsel. Mr.. Parsons said:
My vote in Congress has been cast as seemed
best to me personally I cannot emphasize too
strongly that never. either directly indirectly
approached the President. Attorney General or
anv other man in political public life in con-
nection with any matters having reference to the
American Sugar Refining Company from the time
became Representative county president
From The Tribune Bu-eauI
Washington. June 15-Henry A wise. Cnlted
States District Attorney for New York. paid ny
ing visit to Washington to-day and had an ex-
tended conference with Attorney General Wicker
sham 1t is presumed that Mr.. Wise made the
Sugar Trust investigation. which has been going
on for some weeks. the chief topic OF his discus
sion but he declined divulge the purpose of his
visit and made It apparent that he was adhering
strictly 10 the policy of present administration
of the Department OF Justice In not giving out
information until 1t was ready for the public
Neither would the Attorney General say anything
about Mr. Wises visit not even TO admit that the
Sugar Trust was mentioned. He took OCCASION
however 10 reiterate his former statements that
he would not discuss the Sugar Trust or any other
trnnortant investigation which was being conducted
nv the department until all the details were in his
possession and definite action had been taken
This policy he clearly expressed on his assumption
of office and he instructed all his subordnates,
NOT excluding the district attorneys. follow It.
SALE OF SKINNED MILK HERE A CRIME.
Albany, June I5.-The Court OF Appeals to-day
handed down a decision in which IL holds that
the sale OF SKINNED milk in New York City is
a crime