New-York tribune., 1909-11-13
RFNDERNAGEL rs PUT
UNDER ARREST.
American Com pouy's Er-Su-
peTntendent Charged 1Cith
Conspiracy.

r'anfS was accepted ~ the ceiiihdh9 oA
thursday the government hunt for the
man higher up was said 70 have been
nearly completed. Another indictment
Is expected soon.
Renaernagel vas indicted on Novern-
her on a charge of conspiracy in con-
,,ecrion with The sugar weighing frauds
a 1897. and additional indictments were
found on the same day. on the same
charge. against oliver Spitzer. ex-dOck
superintendent ~ the company; Thomas
Kehoe. Jean n Voelker. Edward A.
Bowie. John r Coyle and Patrick Hen
nessev. The latter were first indicted
last spring.
u IS expected that the trial. which is
set for November -. viii not be delayed.
snd thaf RendernaEel viii he arrsigned
and RED with the others.
r was determined 70 arrest the eE-
general superintendent a. soon as II vas
heard that he had resigned HIS S20000
g year place. Assistant United states
Attorney Allen. cf Brooklyn. received
copy ~ the Indictment Yesterday morn
ing. drew Up r complaint based upon it.
and United States COMMISSIONS Bene-
dict issued q warrant for BendernaEeTs
arrest. The latter was awaiting the ser
vice ar the Office of his counsel. Henry
r Cochrane. who is also counsel for
some 81 the other indicted men.
Mr Cochrane had been informed -
the government action nv Henry L
Srinson, special counsel IN the sugar
prosecution. and had promised 70 have
his client IN his Office. Bendernagel was
- len before Commissioner Benedict. and
Esve S50ea cash bail for examination on
Nondsv afternoon st , O'Clock. " was
ssid that there would be ~ attempt -
block the government in bringing the ac-
cuse9 man 70 this district
BendernaEel took his arrest calmly. but
the action ~ the government came as q
surprise - his friends IN Williamsburg.
He had been in the employ ~ the Have
raevers and TIRE American company for
over thirty wears. and was associated
with MANY philanthropic snd social mat
ters IN the section of Brooklyn where the
hig rshneries are situated He is q
director IN the Eastern District Hospital.
Tfoe-president ~ the Hanover club and
= r1-ssnsr ~ the Congress club.
WHAT INDICTMENTS CHARGE.
The charges IN the indictment. which
vas fled IN the Federal Building IS soon
IS n was learned that the warrant for
the arrest ~ Bendernagel had hAen
served. alleges IN rhe first count that
re overt acts ~ which the government
was dsfrsuded cut of duties by the false
Weighing II sugar occurred between Nav
and November -. 1907. Specific &C.
cssions were recitee when short weigh
tng occurred IN which the defendants are
alleged - have been concerned
All n the men indicted are accused Of
having conspired on August q. 1907. 70
enter the cargo Of sugar on tho steam
shin Evs, from Cuba falsely. and 70
hsve done 81. the importation weighing
fl5e.se4 pounds and the entry for pay
uent ~ duty being e052 ga The in
oiotment charges that on this false entry
the government lost 81 .69s a..
The second count charges that on Nav
- the same year BendernaE gel. Spitzer
snd others conspired with James r. Hal
liEan, r. and others 70 defraud the gov
eminent cut of customs duties between
that date and November 20. and then re-
rites the overt acts. which. besides the
one mentioned in the first count. deals
with shipment ~ 5000 hags Of rnolss-
Fes suga- from cuba On the steamship
Peter Tebson
kehoe. b. was said. IN his dock book
~ Nav .. 1907. entered snd returned
rhe weight as ]. .s32. SIS pounds. whereas
'7e true weight was 1850. 4l6. voelkers
"ss charged with entering and return
"7E IN his dock book on August 2 Of the
same year s.GlO hags of raw sugar from
'Ehs on The steamship Ulriken as weigh
inF 2.TSl.246 pounds. when the true
weight was 2.7777.396 pounds.
ore ~ one the men are then charged.
a. excepting Bendernagel. with overt
a'ts Ike the foregoing Boyle as enter
ing and returning 2.900 bags of raw
sugar from cuba on July = Of the same
fear on the steamship Dover as weigh
ine Geo.S14 when the true weight was
80 "52. a second entry and return by
The same man ~ 4.240 bags 81 raw
sugar on August 6. 1907. from cuba on
fhe Steamship Seneca. as weighing .349. %
ff'. " iATN lIr afiihi weight was l-ls4 !. %
ssn, Foyle With making an entry and re-
turn on July %. 1907. Of l5.ls0 bags of
reu sugar from cuba on the steamship
Frdt1of Nansen IS weighing 4G24 300
s-tual wei chr 46a6 076. Hennessey. of
A'D bags ~ raw sugar on September 1.
l.sis. from cuba On the steamship
oiinds az weighing 2536l2 actual weight
- gS4
Other specific charges are made. and IN
the third count the details - the charges
~ the indictment OF lsEf spring are re-
called. SPECIAL mention being made ~ the
cargo ~ the steamship Strsthyre. from
iova. which was being unloaded on no
Nemher 20 when Richard Parr. the spe-
cal treasury agent. made the raid which
resulted an the discovery ~ the tamper-
ins win the scales by means ~ = steel
wire. The other men mentioned IN the
Indictment beside Bendernaeel are under
hall and they were rot again arrested.
READV To PUNISH OFFENDERS
Wifh this STEP a. was said Yesterday
hy federal Official. the ~ was cleared
Tor final action IN the pre,iminaries be-
fore the actual hFht 20 have fhe indicted
mCn punished. IIe wOEl8 not say what