The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-28
GVTLTY,SAY THRETSUGGRMEN
WALKER, VOELKER AND HALL
Gan 10 ne SENTENCED LATER.
ParOled Win Counsel Untn Case AEa,nst
Heike and Tive Others q Finished
More Evidence 90 Show That the
thief Defendant Knew % the Frauds.

ChIei Defendant Knew q the Frauds.
Tlree Of Charles n. Heike's oodelen-
tll.s IN the trial IN the United States
,rnlIt Court arising out Of the sugar
irt,ids withdrew the pleas they had
m tde and pleaded guilty yesterday al
trs conclusion 81 the presentation OF the
unvernment's case against the siK de-
"riants Harry n Walker. formerly
az assistant superintendent on the docks
O., ne Williamsburg refinery: Jean NJ.
Nue ser and James = Halhgan. tho last
tu7 icing checkers, were the men who
trres themselves on the mercy Of the
1Hlr'
7ra pleas II guilty by these three
asi.r iants did not come a. a great sur
rr-. a. there have been ruinors that
-Hrf ,move a. contemplated tor several
dave II IL understood that Henry p.
,1..-tne their lawyer. who il alan
counsel for James r RendernARel. the
cashier n the refinery. had a long con
-.''s'l-n with the Law yers for Heike ana
Uarrraeht. the other defendants. and
found that they did not feel that the
adversely by the move q these three
MINOR employees.
The caanRe NJ plea was mate after
Judge Martin had excused the Jury until
neat tuesday. the Government having
rested Mr. Cochrane arose and an
noun, 81 n behalf NJ the three men that
trey desired 10 plead guilty 10 the count
81 .,.p.rfra0ts IN tha tnNf-sr..,s ........-.
trem n q VAS agreeable 90 Prosecutor
sum-on This did not seem agreeable
g. Mr. Sumson N Mr. CoChrane then said:
-v.rv well then, Ne plead guilty IN the
Who'll" Indictment
luts. Martin accepted the plea and
raroIrI the three men in the custody 81
trsi .nunsel until the termination of
the ira. " the other defendants. when
thew viIl he sentenced.
voNiker. one ~ the men who pleaded
rnltv ras been a pathetic figure IN the
coIrt room during the trial He Ia very
n and left a sickbed His hair il snow
white and he oRnno; walk without an
attendant Noelker. Walker and Halh-
Gan despite the fact that they held minor
,uhs ana worked On thu docks. have a.
c0defendants sat through the trial along
.ts Heikf, the secretary Of the company.
and G-rbracht and BendernaEel. the
general manager and cashier Of the big
refinery Walker IL married and has
0Eh, children
The evidence against Voelker. Walker
and HalligAn was II anything a little
stronger than that upon which Spitzer
and other employees we're convicted last
February and apparently their counsel
ds0iet that it was useless putting in any
defence The checkers convicted a. the /.
last tritl we're sent N Blackwell's Island
In concluding is case yesterday tho |
Government read more letters from the |
v0luninous letter files 81 Secretary Heike I
With the object Il showing still more I
strongly n possible tho Close manner in /
vh.ch Heike followed every detail Of the .
rI.In~ss and the scrupulous care with /
u1rh he examined the records ~ the /
tF-rnlt refneries and all Bookkeeping |
st'-rs. One Of HE letters 10 tho New
OfAns refinery even called attention 10 I
fafact that that refinery had not charged .
tsaf with an insurance premium of sISD .
anG that IA CONSEQUENCES this correction .
Nar baan made az tho Wall street 0ffca
IN mother he wrote that refinery had /
listed part ~ ~ product under the wrong .
justification.
N Of this the Government contends .
shove how closely Mr.. Heike inspected .
~ technical statements from the re-
fin@ies which contained the false weights
e.. Java sugars and which acre cor
a a.. -
Helh . once by the insertion ~ red INK
figuRs that made up the difference he
tWsa the true weights and the false. NJ
fhaton the hooks in Wall street the re-
linens could make their proper showing
90 make and output
tn matter Of the Custom HOUSE weight
was referred h directly m one II tho
.attnE introduced yesterday Heike writ
NJ . Gerbract said that he could under
stand Why the Custom House weight fell
-1ortof the invoice weight. This letter
vas ated September a. iaa3. Gerhrscht
'hsu leing manager " the Williamsburg
-rrnry Il read a. follows
r.RsIR We have reseiyed from your
rr'rfy melting report n lot No o5s.
81. .s Jaws cargo NJ Iu.ssI baskets.
r"r +eamship - Porte and which shows
...f differences In weights - Vel a.. tests
'ra. seems A. If your clers must have
dean error. The weights are a. TO-
.lr. invOices. 5.tS5.5.5 pouu1s custom
Hr..-i weight. 5.sz2 90 pounds refnery.
4 pounds uhirh shows thar fhe in
weigh compared With the REFINERY
- 'oss NJ s psr cent. vhile The 'us-
. l1use weight compared with The re-
s--r'n o. gh' gives = loss Of 1910 percent
~ 10 understand that there may ~
econ why the Custom House weight
rsr All short from mo inVotCe weight.
~- n fhi- insfanre L. li'tls less than
rfrar' bu' 10 is not apparent Why m"
-.r4 0sighf should again he $50
70. o. loser han the custom HOUSE
rss- tl'houEh the cargo has heen IN
..-a Hr -four months
voire test that means me test
'a.ar On rho sugar was landed ana on
e'fIemsnf was made was ~ 2
-snf' he average ~ the whole a.
ssch would show an apparent losz
Pr reu' and ue oan think NJ no
''z..- ~ lava oarEoes should snow such
four months
-snz over no inyoirs I md that
s..r.f he iof we're ~ baskets n dam
s.s. gar of an average test n os.t.
.. no. possible that your sampler has
.,..r .uzar from these fsv damaged
.+..s and given that ~ the tesi 81 tho
srgu' { HEIKE.
secretary.
r 49, a~t ~ the Government was n
20 evidence ak refund checks paid
rr ' Custom HOUSE to the American