The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-11
Spitzer Goes to Prison
to S ave Those
HigherUp. =
DESERTED BY ALL
WHOM HE SERVED
c Convict ed Of Underweighing
Frauds, Former Dock Super
intendent Makes Bitter At
tack on Trust for Sacrific-
ing Him - Will Be
Taken to Atlanta.

New York, February 1o.-Declaring
that the sugar trust had made a
"scapegoat' of him, and that 1t had
answered the government cry for a
victim in the alleged fraud prosecu-
tion by sacrificing him and four sls-
a-week checkers, Oliver Splitter, form
er dock superintendent Of the Ameri-
can Sugar Refining Company's plant at
Williamsburg, severely arraigned that
trust, following his sentence to-day to
two years in the Federal penltentiary
at Atlanta, Ga. for his part in the re-
cent extensive sugar underweighing
frauds
Spitzers application for admission
to bail pending appeal was denied, and
arrangements were made later In the
day to take him to Atlanta to begin
serving his term. He said that he eS-
pected on the appeal the conviction
would be reversed and a new trial or
dered,
Deserted by Trust.
The trust deserted me absolutely
1t bounded and ruined me after I
served 1t faithfully for twenty mine
years. said Splitter. in broken tones.
II started with the trust in 1850 as a
boy, and by industry worked my way.
step by step, until became superin-
tendent OF the docks at Williamsburg.
TT has been reported that l was
receiving big pay from the trust AS a
matter OF fact. I got a salary of s5s
a week. The expenses OF this trial
have cut into my savings. and left me
practically a ruined man."
Speaking of the report that he knew
OF the alleged manipulation OF the
scales at the sugar docks. he said he
didn't think he was in the scalehouse
once during the last fifteen years. CAS-
TO the corset steel said to have been
discovered in a hole in a set of scales"
he continued. "I know nothing about
1t, and seeainsIy, no cne else except
Parr. WHO .isltns 10 nave toiltid II
later"
He said that none OF them were
guilty of any breach Of the Law, but
somebody had to go to prison to save
those higher up
Splitter said he had directed his coun-
sci not to apply for stay Of execu-
ton, as he did not want to place him
self in the same sort of position which
confronted Charles ". Morse. who
through stays and legal quibbles, add
ed years Imprisonment In the Tomb:
to his sentence.
Spitzer. with four former checkers
was lCOTNlclcQt IN ,lucf y eQeTdif Coul u
for conspiracy to defraud the govern
ment by underweishing sugar imports
| The checkers We're sentenced shortl,
after conviction to one year each II
| the Blackwell's Island penitentiar!
here, but sentence of Splitter was dc
ferred on account Of his physical con
i dition.
Trial Despite Immunity.
Following the disposal of the Spit
zer case. a new and novel phase of tn,
| sugar prosecutions was taken UP witt
the ealing of the case of Charles r
iHeske. secretary of the American Suga
Refining Company. wno is charged witt
lconspiracy in procuring fraudulen
weighing and entries of sugar cargoes
i He recently submitted a plea claim
ing immunity In view OF testimony h
/ claimed to have given before the gran
1 iurv affecting the case. Judge Mar
&, lin decided this was q matter to b
4 detern1ined by the jury, and conse
ouently tho trial of this issue was be
Il gun to-day.
4 sen declared during his examination
. nf talesmen that Heille was neve
asked any question bearing on TIL
i present issues wh!ic he was befor
~, 1yederal grand jury.