The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-26
SPTZER NAMES NO HTGHTR-UP
SAID mrs CONFESSION WOULD
CARRY MIN INTO A CEMETERY.


Taft in order that he might testify for
the Government in the trial u Charles
II. Heike aud the other defendants in
the United States Circuit Court, declared
Yesterday that nobody higher up In
the sugar trust had ever directed him
10 have sugar falsely weighed on the
docks and that he had just fallen into
that way Of doing Il when he got the
job because he found that they had been
doing 10 long before he got there.
Splitter appeared on the witness stand
20 he croas-eKAmined. His testimony
was a disappointment 10 many who had
zen led 10 expect. particularly In Wow
{ his pardon. that he would involve men
high in the company and lead the trail
into the executive Ofices at III Wall
street. HE crOsa-sHaminatiOn. which was
short. Spit1sr supplemented aftsrWard
In a talk with the reporters. hut he added
littls 10 what has been known about the
frauds, although he gave the impression
that be was telling everything that he
knew and also that he felt that he was
pretty lucky in getting on with a pardon.
Spitasr was crOas-examined by Car
sncs IsHow. although Mr.. lsEoW was
HE counsel at the time Of HE own trial.
II was apparent from the start that all
that the defence cared 10 do was 10 bring
ont more clearly 70 the jury how splitter
had perjured himself on his own trial.
For just a moment u looked. however.
a. II the apostles Of the crowd that hlled
the court room and the corridor outside
Were 70 be Whetted. That wan when
Mr. IexoW got splitter 10 admit that Mr.
MacKellar and Mr.. COchrahs. two Of
the lawyers in his case. had advised him
20 confess anything that he knew at the
time he went 10 Jail lsxoW asked splitter
what his reply had been.
4 said that the only confession could
make would carry me into a osmetsry
and that Mr.. Stimson didn't want that.
replied splitter.
You referred to n. q. Havsmsyer and
Mr. leroy'- asked Mr. IexOW. and spitzsr
said that he did That was all there
was to this. and later in his talk 10 the
reporters outside the court room splitter
said that this statement was just a bull.
a. he put il, and that he had never re-
ceived orders from any one TO cheat the
Government
i knew Mr. Havsmsysr only slightly
he said 10 the reporters. I never spoke
10 him more than thrOs times in my life.
The frauds began before my time and
vas there twenty-nins wears. I don't
know Who first suggested them. ! just
fell into them
splitter said that. finding that the frauds
had besn going on. he vent 90 work %
improve on them entirely on bic own
initiative. merely with the object u ~
tanning his job a. superintendent He
seemed 70 enjoy talking 10 the reporters
about he prison experiences. Tie said
that he had seen e. " MOrss. who was
working in the library and looked 10
On the witness stand splitter said that
he had got his job ~ superintendent from
Theodors A. Havsmeysr the brother II
II. D. Havemeysr Mr.. LexOW asked
him Il hs didn't know when he left the
prison that q pardon was coming % him.
but Spitasr said that he did not and that
he had even left he things at the prison,
expecting Ia return there.
4 came here. he said. to unburden my
aslf Of the great wrongs ] had done all
thO=s years wanted 20 confess all my
sins before this CIuFt wanted 20 atand
among my felloS men and before nv
family az an honest man Oncs more
No promise % a pardon was made 20 ma
After telling Mr.. Stimson all ] knew !
asked him u hs couldn't do something
for mo. and be- replied that he couldn't
tell
~. -. gl. - - -
handed ~ him In the District Attorneys
Otiic~ just before he took the witness
stand on Monday Tie said that in the three
months be- was ga prison he hadn't been
abb" 20 e., Anv zleep bscauss u what
was on HE mind. aud that Nhsn he hap
psu0d 10 ss- thief Flynn 20 the prison he
Nsnt up 10 him and said that he y antsd 10
get the - hole thing % his mind
About al that the Government asked
Spitzrr On has redirect examination vas
whether or not he cared "a change any II
his statsmsnts No. he said have
told the truth and have nothing 20 correct
II appeared then that the Government
vas through With splitter
Mrs Viola e Mertsns. q stanOgrapheF
in the Ofic- u Gsrbracht tho superin-
tSndeut. testified that She had made up
tho So called technical ztatemsntH show
ing the raw sugar received aud the refined
output and that one copy was Ssnt every
month - Hsiks the secretary ~ the
company. AZ ~ Wall strsst. and another
"a CS.rbracht The weights Of tho raw
sugar used la ths-s statements were tho
true weights thOre taken by the city
wsighers consequently these statements
did not show IN themselves the fraud.
AS II would have bssn shown had the
Government weight Ot the raw sugar been
used The Government expects 20 prove.
however. that Heike got refund checks
from the Government based on the false
Government weights aud hence knew Of
thu frauds. because tbs figures showed the
refinery 10 be turning out more sugar
than 10 was paying duty on.
To make up for the ab~encs % the
technical statements for the period covered
by the frauds. which have disappeared,
the Government put on the stand an eH-
pert who had made up such stAtements
from the books % the company. His
testimony vas not completed yesterday.
the defence asking for more time % az
anime his statements.
There Ia a likelihood that tho Govern
ment will hniah il Cass to-day with the
calling Of a fsg additional witnesses 10
testify regarding the methods IN the Wall
street Ofiioss. The new president. Wash
ingtnn b. Thomas. was again in court
Yesterday under E1bpNnA, but Il vas
aaid that the Government has decided
not 20 call him.