The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-16
OTHERS INVOLVED
IN SUGAR FRAUDS
ArhuckIe Brothers Admit Cheat
Ing Government and Pay
Uncle Sam S695. .573.
THIS WILL NOT STOP
CRIMINAL PROSECUTION
Trial of BendernagIe Develops
More Features of Interest:
Both Sides Rest.

NJW YORK, Dec l5.-Arhuckle
Brothers. generally credited with be
ing the largest independent rivals of
the American Sugar Refining company.
bave acknowledged that from SOS 10
1907. they, TOO, failed 10 pay To the gov
crnmeut all the money due i'll customs
on imported sugar.
In settlement of all civil claims
against them, the Arbucklcs have of
fcred. and the treasury department,
with the concurrence of the attorney
general, mas accepted, payment OF $3.50
51I3 But criminal prosecution of those
responsible will III nowisc he hampcrcd
or conditioned by this acceptance.
Large Rcstitutions,
The government has now received the
following voluntary restltutions and
fines from importers Of raw sugars:
The American Sugar Refining com
pany (voluntary}, $2,00oO00; the
American Sugar Refining company (i1c
imposed by ccurt). Sl%3.OOO ArbuckIe
Brothers voluntary, S695.5I$, Total
recovered, $2.S3O,5I,i
Today 5 announcement of new irTcgu-
Iaritics IN the sugar industry, ramity-
Ing into quarters never suspected by
The public. was made in a recess of thc
criminal trial of six employees Of the
American Sugar Refining company,
| Mcssrs, StImson and Denpison. special
counsel for the government. then gave
out statement. IN part, as follows:
Official Statement.
I'm June las; VIC commenced All IN
/ q .a..t,A u, I'll.
duties were being paId on sugar landed
on he docks Of the sugar refinery Of
| Mcssrs. hrbucslc Brothers in the port
| Of New York. The members of that
! firm voluntarily gave us access 10 their
! books, and thorough examination was
! made Of those books and Of the custom
| house records.
Z" As result shortage WAS reported
! tu the members of the firm. and as soon
rs they had verified the government $
/ figures they voluntarily offered 10 pay
| this sum without suit. into he treasury
of the United States government
| The statement purposeIy nmitS any
reference 10 methods by which the
| frauds disclosed werc effected
Tho. case is now pending before the
| grand Jury. was tnc only reply MIR.
Stimson would youchsafc TO all in
| quircs
Ready for Argument.
! In The trial Of James Rendenagcl.
! Thomas l<choc and four other employees
of the American Sugar Refining com
pany for their alleged share in similar
frauds. both prosecution and defense
rested their cases today. and summing
up win begin tomorrow.
The case probably Will go 10 the jury
! Friday.
Richard Whaloy. formerly an em-
pluvce on the sugar COMPANY = docks,
! but VINO was testlfying for tho prosecU-
| ton. swore TODAY Thai I've and John Il,
! Covlo, a defendant, had had the fol-
! lowing conversation in r saloon soon
after the raid on the docks by Richard
| Parr special treasury agent:
toyle-''T They got Kehor with the
goods; | would not mind if it was any
ono else, hut Neh"r will squcal and we
| Will an 90 y the river.
Whallcy-- Arc YOU sure they got the
goods on hiull''
Coyle.-"Ncs, Porr has it in his
pocket