The Detroit times., 1910-05-23
TELLS HOW U.S.. WAS
| EFRAUDED OUT
Of MILLIONS
liver Splitter, Convicted and SEN
fenced To Atlanta Prison, Is Par.
doned by Taft So He Can Lay
Bare Big Swindle.
describes How he Bored Holes In
~ Scales-Keike Defense Thrown
Into Confusion.

NEW YORK. May 23.-The man
bio bored the holes nthe scales
trough which springs were manOpu-
tied TO defraud the government Oh
900, 900 In duties on imports by the
agar trust, told the whole story un-
br oath today. He was oliver Spit
|r, for 20 years dock superintendent
r the trust, convicted last February
Il conspiracy 10 defraud the govern
ent and sentenced 10 two years III
lanta prison.
Restored TO all his rights by par
bn secretly granted by President
hft. Splitter took the stand TO testify
kainst Charles Heike, secretary of
lie trust, and former employees now
trial. He related the story OF the
buds duplicating directly all OF the
|eckers, Bendernagel and former
superintendent Earnest w. Ger
acht. He stated, however, that he
lew Heike only slightly.
Spitzer swore, however, that ne
Jew OF his own knowledge that the
gar trust used the city weights were
IL used in the Wall.st. office for any
ylculations. This testimony, Slim
In admitted, will be used TO show
lat Heike as secretary must have
(own OF the frauds.
&Spitzer swore that he had received
own and the wages OF all dis
|arged checkers up TO the time he
BIS taken to Atlanta TO serve his
11 Aae he Maid
IN by Gerbracht. His story threw
e defense, which had been taken
implicitly by surprise, into confusion
Id the attorneys asked that his
Dissemination be deferred until
ley could decide what they wanted
ask him.
tt was rumored that Splitter had
hde a complete statement TO the
vernment officials regarding his
owledge OF the sugar frauds. AS
on as Splitter had been sworn Spe-
N Prosecutor Stimson asked him
ny he was in New York to testify.
pulled paper from his pocket
ID said:
T have been pardoned by President
LIT 70 come here and tell the entire
hth regarding the sugar frauds"
HE stated that he had been in the
bploy of the American Sugar Rein
Co., for 20 years, 25 of which had
len as dock superintendent OF the
illiamsburg refinery.
The pardon, which was displayed
Splitter, is dated May 10, and is full
Id unconditional. Splitter made a
mplete confession of his part in the
gar frauds, his testimony being in
rect contrast to that which he gave
his trial last December when he
|ore positively that he kenw moth
about the frauds. He swore that
far back as 1895 he used devices
means OF which sugar was under
kighed. Originally, he swore, the
Xeckers used bags OF lead to keep the
blight OF sugar down. When the
hles were ordered boarded up he
finished the checkers with two sets
steel springs by which they could
bnipulate the scale beams.
lat the trial last December Splitter
Fore he knew nothing about the at
les" I'm the standards Of the scales
rough which the springs were man
|ilated Today he swore positively
lat he not only knew about them,
i that he had personally bored the
lies in each of the IL scales on the
lex which he had charge Of.
ibid you arrange a system OF signal
Ehts in the scale house" asked Slim
IN.
''Yes."
Spitzer explained that there had
ways been electric lights In the
alehouses, but that few years be-
re Richard Parr made his raid, he
stalled red lights. These were used
the purpose OF signalling the
lockers that there was Danger"
hen government officials were about.
hese lights were flashed from a
Eitch in the dock superintendent
lice. Splitter said that he reported
e Irregularities In the weighing OF
q sugar to "Mr. Leroy" but he was
IL asked what position Leroy" had
eth the sugar trust.
The witness related various CONVEX
tions he had with former Cashier
lmes F. Bendernagel and former
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