New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-07-04
NO CONFESSIONS EXPECTED
Federal Grand Jury Makes
Progress in Important Gases.

The federal grand jury will end one i'm
portant matter soon and make big progress
| toward settling another
On Thursday, or at the latest Friday, the
cotton bull pool case will be presented
again It is expected that reindictments
VIII follow in short time. This course
has been deemed necessary because of the
plea against the legality of the jury that
found the first Indictment
This week evidence will be taken in the
Investigation of the sugar drawback cases
begun by the United States Attorney six
months o. more ago The recent trial of
the men for conspiracy to defraud in the
underweighiug cases brought out much
valuable testimony for Mr- Wise He is
using this in his Investigations. It was
said in the trials of last December that
the government should be able to collect
at least 100000 more because of the
drawback evidence submitted to the United
States Attorney In 1907 by Richard Parr-
The government counsel have depended
recently much upon confessions to strength
en- their cases Oliver Splitter who was
self TO Atlanta for two years for the
sugar frauds on the docks of which ne
was superintendent. was the most sensa-
tional informer so far. Just because one
Of the men convicted in the recent trial
called at the Federal Building last Wednes-
day runlor spread that he was about
to confess and that indictments would fol-
low.
This convicted man was required bv the
provisions of his bond TO call at stated
periods and report TO the United States
Attorney It was said yesterday that there
was not much prospect of further confess
sions. especially from any OF the men who
were on trial in the spring.
Two important matters may be withheld
for action until next autumn by the De
partment Of Justice The investigation of
the so-called ship pool. known here as the
Atlantic conference, was concluded several
weeks ago The papers were drawn and
sent to Washington There was the
secrecy usually maintained at the Federal
Building as 10 the findings. but enough in
formation was obtained 70 make il clear
that the evidence formed the basis OF
report recommending action.
The other case was the investigation or
the American Sugar Refining Company
and other sugar companies under COM
plants Of violations Of the Sherman anti
trust act. This also has been completed.
and from reports given out at the Federal
Building the papers recommending action
are now in the hands of the Department
Of Justice antitrust specialist. Neither
this case nor the ship pool matter viii be
considered until autumn. if the present
plans are carried out
There have been conferences at Washing
ton as to the tina when the result Of the
Investigations should be made public and
the latter part of September has been gen
orally favored The vacations will all be
over by that time and with the exception
Of the cotton bull pool prosecution nothing
OF large caiibre will be before the courts
in this district
The tariff tax on yachts whether consti-
tutional or not, Will not be argued before
the United States Circuit Court until the
fan. Il had been set down for last Wednes-
day. but counsel for the yacht owners
pleaded the lateness Of the season and won
& liberal postponement