New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-15
STORES UP.
Special Board Begins Inquiry of
New York Office.
ORDERS TO RUSH QUEST
Annual Inspection Of Books,
Dropped Five Years Ago,
Taken Up Again

I Henry l.. Stimsou. special prosecutor Tor
the government in the sugar weighing fraud
cases. returned yesterday from the confer
ence at Washington regarding the customs
conditions at this port He spent the great
er part OF the day before the federal grand
jury in a continuation OF the investigation.
marking the beginning 81 period Of re-
newed activity
In accordance with the report OF TIE
Washington conference and the resultant
determination 20 push the inquiry here with
AL possible vigor. a special commission
consisting Of Treasury agents began an ex-
animation yesterday Of the conditions a.
the Appraisers Stores. Its report when
completed will be sent TO Secretary Mac
vssghy
I The commission consists OF J. Q. cum
r1ings. head OF the Treasury special agents
at this port Leslie CuIlom. OF Baltimore.
ana A - Armstrong Of Boston The
customs regulations provide for a yearly OK
animation OF customs ports BY a commits
SIGN. but action under Il was suspended D.
\ a predecessor OF Mr.. Curtis Assistant Sec
rotary OF the Treasury. about I've years ago
/ Mr.. Stimson has ten Secret Service men
aiding him in his Investigations now. Re-
Gently George Roberts was appointed spe-
cial assistant 70 the United states Attorncy
70 aid the prosecutor before the grand jury
: IN addition 20 Mr. Roberts, Mr. Stirsor
/ has four other special sssistants-T- n.
! Thacher. ?. W Bird. p r. Mills and ".
/ cleveland Runyon.
! Expert accountants have been pressed
I into the work. and these are daily occupied
with the books and papers or the sugar
+ companies in the government possession
} The Secret Service men have been engaged
+ recently especially IN ascertainfng The part
/ played By government employees in he
7 frauds This branch OF the work was made
/ possible By the postponement OF the trial
I OF the indicted former employees % the
American Sugar Refining Company until
NAY 10
The only ofictal % the company indicted
/ IN connection with The fraud investigation
is Charles R Heike. the secretary OF the
New Jersey corporation and secretary and
treasurer OF the New York subsidiary NJ
Heike is not director Of either COMPANY
OF the former employees indicted. those
holding places above checkers on the docks
were.
Ernest Ge-bracht former superintendent
Of the Havemsyer & Elder rehnerv. James
2 Bendernagel. former cashier. Oliver
Splitter. former superintendent Of the docks
where the frauds we're discovered. and
Harry ". Walker, who was one Of his as
sistants- Splitter IS serving a term OF two
years N the federal prison ~ Atlanta and
the others are awaiting trial
IN the proceedings more thar year azc
under the Sherman antitrust act as a -
suit OF the closing OF the Pennsylvania
Sugar Refining Company, the president Of
the American Sugar Refining Company
Washington 3 Thomas, Arthur Donner
the treasurer. and rhs following director.
were indicted. John z. Parsons. George Il
FRAZIER. John Mayer and Charles II. Se2f
Il was learned last evening that the com
mission engaged n the examinations a
the Appraisers Stores was provided for by
the customs regulations OF 1892. still il
force, and that IL was 20 do this particuIa
work as soon as possible after The dsca
year. The regulations read
For the purpose OF ascertaintng vhethe
the customs business IS properly trans
acted AMI the public moneys are duly col
Iected nd accounted for. the books. paper.
and accounts OF the Collector and othe1
customs Officer within each agency distric
will be carefully and thoroughly examined
By the special agent in charge, IN con
junction with agents 20 be especially De
tailed for mat purpose. az Least once Z
ve~- and as soon as possible after the clos.
OF each fiscal year.
The significance Of the examination Al
,h.s time va said 20 be in the fact rhar
the commission should have been assigned
/ 70 +-, work few months before the close
~ the fiscal wear. and not thereafter Mr.
. Cummings and MS assistants are not SUD
posed 20 hold hearings. but they have the
/ mower % make a drastic investigation OF
the books and papers. and IL was said that
. this would oe done.