New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-05-06
CRIMINAL SUGAR CASE
Weigher for the american Company
arrested on Charge of Fraud.

The first step in the criminal prosecution Of the
men alleged to have been responsible for the short
weight frauds the Brooklyn docks OF the Anlerl-
can Sugar Refining Company was taken yesterday
in the arrest Of Thomas Kehoe- He is a weigher
and checker who las been employed by the COM
pany for more than twelve years
Kehoe was indicted on Monday in Brooklyn He
was arraigned yesterday before Judge Chatheld.
waived examination and pleaded not guilty The
bail was fixed al g 100. which was furnished later
before United States Commissioner Morle, and was
made returnable on May = in this district
When the settlement OF the ack duties OF 5000 600
was announced by H L Stimson. ex-United states
attorney. who. with ". T. Denson, had charge Of
the case, M Stinlson said that this would have no
effect on the intention to bring criminal proceed
ings against the persons alleged 10 have been re
sponsible for the frauds
The specific charge against kehoe is that he en-
tered and weighed at less than their true weight
five thousand bags Of raw sugar on September 2,
1901 Il was while Kehoe was checking weights on
enc Of the scales on November 20 1907 thar Richard
Parr a special Treasury agent. made the raid that
led the civil suits and the suit for penalties On
the witness stand Parr alleged that he caught Ke-
hoe using a small steel wire 10 influence the weight
against the government
Henry +. Cochranc appeared for the accused
man yesterday He was the examining counsel for
the sugar company at the time Of the penalty suit.
which resulted in verdict Of $4,000 for the gov
eminent Mr.. Cochrane made no protest against the
a. the 10 district mere are
other indictments which found by the federal
grand jury in Brooklyn in December, 1907, but
which. IL was said in Mr.. Cochrane's ONCE yester
day. had not been pressed They were against the
so-caiIed big six, weiShers and checkers and the
dock superintendent employed by the COMPANY
They we're Oliver Splitter. The superintendent az
the time Of the raid. Patrick J. Hennessey. James
F HalliCan. John r. Coyle. Jean VI. VoeLker and
Kehoc These men are under about $500 bail
each.
It was learned yesterday that all the men except
Splitter are still employed by the sugar company
The mana cement Of the company. in control soon
after the raid has aided the government in settling
the cases and IL is understood that aid Will also be
given 70 discover those guilty OF the fraudulent
weighing. II said by the counsel for the gov
eminent Yesterday that other indictments would
be asked for until further evidence had been OBJ
rat-e1.
There were rumors yesterday OF a difference Of
o1a..,u Ietwreu me brooklyn and Manhattan in
tareS-s in the sugar company II was said that
81. -p. -td ACCOMPLISHED and the company
heard Of the discovery by the special Treasury
INT Ga l.t. S-uaI steel wire, several OF the
m ,s counsel urged that the case be settled. which
would have involved the payment of about $4,000
Others counselled a night and the latter had their
yyav with the result that the company had TO pay
more than s., 600 600 10 the government