The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-05-24
Oliver Splitter, Supposed to Be
in the Federal Prison at At
lanta, Turns Up as Witness
in the Sugar Fraud Case.
QUIETLY PARD0NED
BY PRESIDENT TAFT
Former Dock SuperintendentS
Story to Grand Jury Late in
the Day Results in an lndiCt-
ment and Another Arrest
DETECTIVE THE VICTIM

ATEW YORK, May 2".-OlNer spit
N ger, man whose conscience
y hurt him. came back to New York
today like n spectre from the grave
and with a pardon from the President
I'm his pocket gave testimony at Inc
trial of Charles II. Heike, secretary
treasurer of the American Sugar Re
filming company, who, with five sub
nrdinates, IL charged with conspiracy
10 defraud the government in under
weights Of sugar imports
splitter. superintendent OF The
comPany'S williamsburg (BrOOklYnp
docks, got two years in the Atlantn
prison for his participation IN the
frauds, but he was quietly pardOned
bv the President last Thursday after
serving three months, and, having
made full confession, from now ON
Will aid the government in its attempt
10 convict his former associates
Spitzer's story on the stand today did
not directly connect Helke with the
frauds but his confession resulted in
one new arrest tonight. James BrZeZ-
inslxi formerly an employe OF the treas
ury department, and now a private de
tective, was locked IN the Iomos'
charged with perjury Splitter con
fessed that he attempted 10 brlDe
BrZeZinsbi to conceal the frauds, ana
the latter is alleged TO have denied TINS
before federal grand JurE
Rrzezinski has had a prominent part
IN the sugar fraud disclosures lie was
with Richard Parr, the special agent
who first discovered the steel spring
frauds in 1907 Then. il is alleged,
Splitter attempted to bride hin-
Changed His Story.
This led TO Splitter being charged
with attempted bribery and, although
Brzezinski gave evidence on which the
Indictment was based, when the matter
came TO trial in Brooklyn he testified
Spitzer had not approached him or Parr
The prosecution Of Splitter on TINS
charge. therefore, proved a fiasco, nd
after an open quarrel with Parr and a
subsequent Investigation Brzezins Ii
was dismissed from the government
service
Appearing before federal grand
Jury later. 81 is charged, he again eX-
onerated Splitter and gave evidence dis
crediting the account given by Parr
SpitZer'S confession. therefore, caused
The government to charge perjury
Tor his part in uncOvering the stee
spring device. BrZeZinSki has been men
toned as entitled to receive a moiety
payment from the government. Parl
has in a claim for many thousands.
Splitter told an amazing story on the
stand today under direct examination
and hurried from the court - the fed
eral grand jury room This led to TIT
rumOr that his full confession would
result in another batch Of indictments
He was not crOSS-eXamined by the de
Tense because Of the peculiar situation
created by his sudden appearance a
a government witness. Two of the de
lenses lawyers had previously ap
peared for Splitter when he was defend
ant and for ethical reasons could no
they must agree on some one to exam
inc him Wednesday
Conscience Hurt Him.
No promise of pardon brought abOU
Spitzer's confession. say the fedora
authorities His conscience mereI
hurt him, it was explained; but realiz
ing the Importance of his testimony an,
the legal obstacles likely 90 bar
were he a convict, the government re
stored him to citizenship.
When convicted in February. last
Splitter declared the sugar trust ha
made hin: the scapegoat.
1t bounded and ruined me after
had served faithfully for tWenty-nin
years" ne said then. Today he toll
how for years he had assisted in tn
alleged frauds.
Allan +. HaWXhurSt. an emplOye O
the sugar trust for eighteen years d
an assistant cashier under Bender
maggie. corrobOrated Splitter by testify
ing that Gerbracht ordered varioU
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