The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-05-08
GOVERNMENT WILL TRY
SUGAR FRAUD CASES
OUTSIDE OF BROOKLYN
This Is Done to Overcome
Influence of Big Trust in
Jurisdiction Where the
Alleged Offences Were
Committed.
ALI Future Proceedings Are
to Be Fought Out in New
York County Under the
Direction of Attorney
General WvckerSham.
fsnecial From United Press.)


New York May S.-DeSpite the fact
that the fraudulent weighing of mil
lions of pounds of sugar took place in
Brooklyn where the docks of the Have
meyer and Elder Refinery of the
American Sugar Company are located,
all future criminal proceedings are to
be fought out in New York County by
the direction Of Attorney General
wyckersham. And the cause is openly
asserted by the attorneys for the
United States to the inability to over
come the influence of the big sugar
company in the Jurisdiction, where the
alleged offenSeS were committed
All indictments already secured and
many that are in prospective, but
which the prosecuting officials declare
are certain to come, will be returned
In New York County and the prosecu-
tions have been taken out of the hands
of the regular district attorneys in
Eastern New York, William ]. Rougs
and the Southern District, Henry A.
Wise not because they were not DEEM
ed competent but to overcome all out
side influences and ensure the case
having plenty of care paid to It, The
men under Indictment have been de-
Tended by their former employers The
prosecution knows this but it has also
learned that the men have backing
from powerful influences who Will pro-
stubborn defense. This backing comes,
1t is said. direct from persons formerly
connected with the sugar company and
possibly. it is admitted, from some who
may still be with the concern. And in
an effort to find out just who is fin
ancing the defense trusted agents of
the Federal government are making q
rigid Investigation If the source Is
found 1t is hoped by Special Deputy
Attorney General Stimson and Dennison
that the location of the man higher
ND will be made known
The minor employees under 1nd1ct-
enent are expected to throw light on
who was responsible for the frauds if
convictions are returned against them.
That is admitted by Prosecutor Slim
son but he is working Independent of
this Il building up his main case which
viii be through the convention of the
next Federal Grand Judy.
Yesterdays indictments were hurried
by the Intervention Of Attorney Cen
eral Wyckersham who sent word to
Stimson and Dennison that he wanted
action at once. The case against these
men was ready so it was pressed and
the indictments reported. And, under
the same pressure from Washington,
the carrying up of the responsibility is
to hurried no matter who suffers.
There must be no delay in bringing
everyone concerned in the defrauding
OF the government to Justice, no mat
ter who they are" is the word that
Dennison by Attorney General Wycker-
sham and his orders are being obeyed
although neither care to disclose all
that is being done. 1--WE are making
good progress" they said to-day, land
the department will be satisfied"
The report that proceedings will be
brought against men now in the gov
eminent service was denied by Attor-
ney Dennison to-day. $50 far as
know there are no men in the service
now who were bribed by the agents of
the sugar trust although the evidence
taken at the trials before Judge Holt
showed that at the same time there
were agents who received money from
the cashier at the Brooklyn yards