New-York tribune., 1909-11-17
BACKS REYNOLDS
In SUGAR TANGLE
PARR NOT DETECTER
OF FRAUDS. HE SAYS.
Former Superintendent in Re-
fHery asserts He Started
Prosecution. a,

To back up James Burton Reynoid$
former Assistant Secretary of the Treas
ury. in his declaration that the first sps-
Ciic information that sugar Weighing
frauds were being committed at tbs
Williamsburg docks reached the Depart
ment at Washington from a man In this
city in September. 1907. and not at an
earlier date from Richard Parr. Edwin
T. Anderson. former superintendent Of
the Havemeyer & Elder docks. ap-
peared last night as the original in
former.
Mr.. Anderson's assertion was made ae
the Office OF his counsel. Jesse Watson
and H. Francis Dyruf. No. SO Wall
street. who have charge OF his claim
for share OF the S2,136.O00 which ths
government collected. amounting 20
about 100000. Mr. PARIS claim was
turned down. but he received permission
To file supplemental statement. and un-
I'll that has been passed upon Mr.. An
derson's application. IL was said last
night. will be held up.
Mr.. Anderson's statement. consisting
of the affidavit fled with the Treasury
Department on May 26. contains the
letter from which Mr.. Reynolds. in his
answer TO Mr.. PARIS charges. quoted.
The letter Acknowledges the receipr
of a communication from tho "zo-be-
tween" Charles NJ. Daily. OF No. d
Broadway. After saying that Mr.
Cortelyou. the Secretary. was out Of
town. Mr.. Reynolds refers Mr.. Daily and
his friend to the customs authorities
here. closing with this statement. as
included in Mr.. ReynoIds's letter of
yesterday morning:
The department will be glad TO do any
thing in its power to see thar such a
condition Of affairs as you described Is
stopped at once. and IL there 10 guilt
anywhere along the line 20 see that
there Is proper punishment
PARR DISPUTES STATEMENT.
Mr Parr. when informed Of this ns~
chase OF the case. shortly before mid
right last night. said he knew Anderson
Anderson said that Richard whaliy had
discovered the steel wire that was used
in the seventeen holes to influence the
weight of the sugar and had reported TO
him (Anderson) first ard afterward 70
Parr. This Parr denied with emphasis
| AhV SoAI NlA1| NJ Hdu ulctbNrIcu N0e u95
of the wire
Anderson was before the United
States Grand Jury in Brooklyn" Mr..
Psrr said This was when the case was
\ FIRST brought up. But he knew nothing
/ tangible: his testimony was or no vslua
! whatever. i brought him later 20 Man
haitian to see Mr. Stimsou. Mr. Denison
/ and other assistants of Mr.. Stirnsou
who was then United States Attorney.
but they could not use him. whaIly gave
me an affidavit that he knew nothing
about the steel wire and have IL now. :"
Mr.. Parr said he would have more 10
say about the Anderson claim when he
could get at his documents. which ara
IN his Office in the Custom House. Hts
manner indicated thar he did not take
/ this rival claim to the glory Of having
/ ferreted out the sugar frauds at the
] Williamsburg docks seriously.
Mr.. Anderson's counsel had told IN.
story last night when a man OF medium,
height. ruddy complexion. brown mus
/ tache and hair not very abundant OF
the same color entered and sat down in
a chair near the door. This man proved
L AdAcI 10 DC AU0eESOn. ne na0 Oeen a
friend Of Theodore Havemeyer. who was
in charge OF the Havemeyer a Elder
plant in Brooklyn After Mr.. Haveneyer
died. Ernest Gebracht was PUT in charge.
and il was given out that the works
were 70 be closed. As a result Mr. An
derson resigned.
COULDN'T GET WORK.
Followed by innuendo. Anderson says
he was prevented from getting empyloy-
ment. Finally he decided 70 appeal 70
/ Washington. He lived at No. 2211 New
kirk avenue. Brooklyn. and although this
was rather far from the rehneries. b
feared TO communicate to the govern
ment lest his name become public -
his family suffer annOyancs or wvrsa
/ He had left the employ OF the Amsr-
lean Sugar Refining Company IN 1903,
after about thirty-two years in the SER
vice. He says he is now about hfty
/ years old In the spring OF 1907 he
| called on his friend Daily for advice.
Not until September IL did Daily writs
TO Secretary CorteIyou regarding Ander-
sons story. but. the Secretary being
/ away. Mr.. Reynolds took up the oues-
/ tion.
/ Anderson refused TO give the inforna-
; tion he had to the customs authorities
here. fearing. he said that II might leak
| out TO the sugar company's employees.
/ Mr. Reynolds had left Washington when
another letter was sent by Daily. and
| Beekman Winthrop the Acting Secre-
/ tary, answered II and invited Daily and
/ Anderson to visit Washington on Octo-
| Der the Journey was made.
/ Anderson told his story. the sfidavit
SAYS, 20 Mr. Winthrop. and mentioned
/ Richard whaIly as the man who could
/ be OF help. II was at this time. the am +
davit states. that Mr.. Winthrop told him
that he would be paid By the govern
ment. and further on il is also stated
that James l.. Gerry. who was then chief
\ OF the customs division OF the Treasury
i Department. assured Anderson that hs
would be entitled TO the moiety on what
ever the fines and penalties would
amount 10.
/ on November or 9-the arndavit
maker was not certain which dats-he
/ vent 10 Washington with whally. who
Il now In the employ Of the government
/ as a special employe. whally was put