New-York tribune., 1909-07-02
SUGAR MEN INDICTED
AMERICAN co. MINED N
BLANKET TNSTRJ JIENT.
Conspiracy CHARGED in Fourteen
Co"ute rs n RGsWt of Closing Of
pennsylvania Refneru.

The federal r-a0t furry e7- This district found
blanket Indictment Yesterday against -ra Amer
tran Surar Refining Company. SIX of its d.rec-
tors Including the president treasurer and chief
counsel ana rrro persons concerned IN tHA trans
actions that led 10 tie shutting down os r1a
plant ~ the Per7ss.varia Sugar Refining Com
par'. 81 Philadelphia six wears ago
WITH He-- A Wise the United States At
t0r0"- Two il"s ar SEA bound for Paris
LaT-a-o" AsH.~~ati. foreman ~ the jury sub
rn.-tgd 20 Judge Hand IN the criminal branch rs
the Jo.f'- states circuit Court a document Or
s".e1ty-aF@ pages bearing the signatures os
Mr. WISE and hts assistant. John W. Il. Grim
This set form that Tie following had been IN
d.rted ror conspiracy in restraint NJ trade in
violation OF the sherman antitrust law
The American Sugar Refining COMPANY
Wasa.1E'0" F Tn mas. director and rroz.-
dent
Arthur bonner treasurer and director.
John Parsons. director and chief souuse,
Gearg" Frazier director
John Ma.er director
charles Il -eres director
Gustav Z KH.sel broker. Who negotiated -hr
loan and carried out IT'S provisions that led T.,
the ry.ug lp ot the Pennsylvania company
plant
Thomas b Harmed. vao. as president of tho
company thar built the plant. turned the con
trolling stock If the PsursvIyauft colpauy.
with power or attorney. over to Mr. kiszeI
In the court when the grand jury filed IN vera
Nj Grim. William .. Guthrie. counsel for III.
Klssel and Air Harmed and Tomph.ns Nell
vaine representing the company John n
Bowers counsel for Mr.. Parsons appeared soon
after the court opened When the preIimlnaries
of presenting tho indictment had been finished
Judge Hand set Tuesday July 8. as the dlv
when the accused men should appear 10 plead
Il vas all very brief The papers were handed
70 United states Commissioner Shields as clerk
Of the court who hled them away
FINS AND IMPRISONMENT POSSIBLE
Conviction under the indictment. which has
fourteen counts. carries q fne Of $1,000 on each
count OF less. for the company. and for the per
sons on each count the same fine. or one year in
prison or both Counsel for the company and
the accused mon may plead next Tuesday or
they may demur II vas said yesterday that
If pleas were entered the date for the trial
would probably be sat for some time in October.
but II the counsel should demur argument might
he set for a period soon aftar 11r Wtses re-
turn from abroad. early in August
The Indictment dealt exclusively with the
PennsvEvania- American case and declared that
the conspiracy in restraint of trade had contln-
Ied from the date Of the note for tLs loan. IN
January 1904. up to and including the present
time The latest exhibition Of activity in the
transaction was letter written in April OF this
year This disposed of the claim of counsel be
fore Mr. Wise on Monday that the case was out /
Ia we'd bv the statute Of limitations
In the summary of the fourteen counts the .
.rorl. Of Oliver 4 Pagan. indictment expert Of .
the Department of Justice. said 10 be evi- .
dent The first count was engaging in con .
spirlcv in restraint OF trade and commerce IN /
refined sugar" The second was for monopoliz- /
ing such trade and commerce. the third for at .
10 monopOlize and the fourth Tor con
srtrtne together TO monopolize such trade and .
commerce" The four succeeding counts relate
70 the nlonopolization Of interstate commerce in .
the purchase Sc and shipment Of materials used in .
making refined sugar; the next four counts re-
late in the same way to foreign commerce. the .
thirteenth combines the foregoing as 70 engas-
ing in conspiracy. and the fourteenth reads.
"Monopolizing attempting 10 monopollze and
together to monopoltza interstate and
foreign trade and commerce
CHARGE AGAINST THE DIRECTORS.
These summaries are a prelude to the story Of
the alleged conspiracy to put the Pennsylvania
oor,nan,, ont Of business The directors. ircIud-
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