Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-05-25
Wanted to Stand Among Fellow
Men Once More and Tell What
Should Have Told Before.
NO PROMISE WAS GIVEN HIM
Anxious 90 Unbundcn Himself of the
Great Wrongs He HAD Done as
Dock superintendent

New York. May SOLVER Splitter.
the former dock superintendent OF the
American Sugar Refining company
was expected today 90 be- the chief Wit
ness az the trial of Secy Charles r.
Heiko OF the American Sugar Refining
company. and five former subordinate
Splitter was in court when the trial
was resumed. The first witness called.
however. was John r. Thompson. a
hooxkeoper In the wall street offices Of
the sugar company.
Thompson yesterday repeatedly testi-
fed that 4 was James r. Beudernagel
the refinery cashier, one Of the defend
ants with Heike. who told him on one
occasion that the cessation of the weigh
discrepancies on sugar Cargocs was ao-
counted for by the fact that the gov
eminent was keeping watch on tno
docks. Today Thompson asked leave To
correct this testimony.
1t was Splitter who told me the
docks were being watched. not Ben
dernagel." said Thompson
The witness also donied calling krn-
est +. Gerbracht. the refinery supcrin-
tendent. on the telephone regarding SUI
gar weights. He corrected hts testl-
mony In other details mostly ot "a
minor nature
Theodore L. Kepplcr. head OF the su-
gar trusts refinery boo South Boston
| testified as an expert to sugar making
| processes and was led Co state that raw
sugar would lose in weight by being
| refined II is the governments conten-
ton that more sugar was turned out
OF the various re6nercs Of the trust
than was shown hy the government
weight returns 90 have been received 10
/ a raw state
There was general rustic Of eX-
| poctancy in the courtroom as oliNef
| splitter was called for cross EXAMINE
/ tion. Washington ID. Thomas, presl-
/ dent OF the American sugar kehnins
| coupany. who is under subpoena Ia
| aupear. watched the former omploye OF
! the corDoration closely as Splitter be
| gan his testimony Splitter was cross
| examined by former state senator
| Clarence ". LeNoW.
Spitzor said Theodore a. Havemcyer
| brother of the late II. o. Havemeycr
| appointed him superintendent OF t1
| Williamsburg dock. When he lett Al
! lanta prison Splitter said he had N
| hope OF a pardon and added
WHY sPITzER CONFESSED
81 left my effects in Atlanta. I cam
! here 20 unburden myself OF the grea
| wrongs / had done all these years.
l wanted to confess all my sins betcr
| this court and tell all I knew.
Il wanted 10 stand among my tcHo'
| men once more and tell all ] shout
/ have told before. 1 wanted 10 go bacl
| 10 my family ] wanted 20 be shriVel
| OF an that cankered me those sleeples
nights in Atlanta prison. where / SUI
/ fered so much.
Il couldn't stand 10 any longer tol'
! Capt Flynn OF tho secret service IN Al
l lanta that 1 couldn't stand the torture
! that l must tell the truth ana that
/ wouldn't be behind the bars If / ha'
] taken the advice Of my lawyers, Nj
/ MacKeuar and Mr. Cochran. Thel
/ told me 20 confess. II l had anytime
| TO confess. after my conviction las
| February They told me 90 confess
/ before 30 was too late
! Spitzers former counsel, Mackella
/ and Cochran who are now defending
| the government checkers Halligan an'
| VocIker. two OF the six defendants
| loaned forward IN their chairs, listen
| ing with close attention 20 the test.
! mony Of their former client.
Splitter said he had received fine par
| don i'm the United states district ti
! torney's office just before ho TOOK ia
7 stand Monday morning.
No promise. he said, had bcru mace
! him by Special Deputy Atty. Stimsoi
or any one else connected with ih
| government