The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-06-10
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Az the end Of another day Of summing
up in the trial Of Charles r. Hsiks. ssore-
iary Of the sugar trust. and the other
defendants IN the sugar fraud cases the
jury. which hes been listening 10 the
case for mOre than four weeks. voted
sto Yesterday in favor u waiting until
this morning before retiring for verdict
Just before this decision was reached
the jury had voted Q 70 9. on the same
proposition This was cOnsidSred . fair
indication that siH OT the jurymen had
their minds pretty well made up and felt
fairly confident Of getting home TO their
own beds IL they tried 20 reach q verdict
lAst evening. Foreman Terry and 0eOrgs
I.eask. the Wall Street banker who Oocu-
pies seat No T. were among the sir who
wanted 10 retire at once. but In Difference
TO the arguments Of some Of the older
men. who said that they didn't feel physn-
cally able to go on II il could he helped.
some Of the jurymen changed their
votes
The voting Of the iurymsn went on
while they sat In their seats and Interested
the crowd that filled every available space
in the United states Circuit Court. where
the cases have besn tried Two daughters
" Mrs Heike. My Haviland Duncan
aud Mrs Louise woOlsey. the wife Of Dr.
William G. wOOlsey sat within the rail
behind their father and watched the
proceedings closely.
II was 80 o'clock when the jury
voted on adjOuning. and a. q result Of
the decision reached Judge Martin post
pOned his charge until this morning
He will deliver this AZ 8.9O and the case
should he in the jITy's hands an hour
later
John StAnchfeld in his sum ming up
for Heiks said that q prison sentence
would mean the grave for Heike He IL
a. wears old Blame for the sugar frauds
was practically placed upon n o Have
meyer by Mr. stanchHeld
MIR. S,imson.' he said. wants TO con
Wet this man 30 that Mr. wickersham can
tell the public that he has caught the man
higher up. But LET w So Il Heike is that
man Ne did not own a dollar Of stock
~ securities u the company. He was
SHARED employee. Who runs corpora
tions1 The hoard u directors. Who IL
highest In their councils' The president
He IL the responsible man aud has su-
preme control
Hsiks. Mr. stanchAeId said. vas only
registrar
In asking the jury az the end 81 his
address 20 aoquit Heike Mr. Stanchheld
inrned 20 where his two daughters sat
becomingly dressed in blue suits and said
that they sat like two hutterinG birds. una
ware Of the hearing of the chargea brought
against their old and hOnored father and
anxious only Ia So him absOlved u them.
Mr Stimson. who closed the two days
81 oratOry for the Government, descFibed
Heiks a. the engineer or chauffeur Of the
companys system. He sat with two
speed0meters, he said, -ORs showing
how the Government was being cheated
monthly on invoice weight cAFgOes and the
other showing how Il was being cheated on
anded weight carEoes The question
10. did he look a. themi He says that he
noticed that the differences were greater
here than az any other port and thought
that this was due 20 a system OF liberality
in weighing on the part Of the Govern
msnt In some ways that h the most au-
dAcious defence a man could bring IN
Having prostituted the Government sys-
tenn Of weighing in this port the beush-
ciaries Of II come here and say that larceny
has been translated into liberalify.'
Mr. stimson insisted that Oerbraoht.
the superintendent Of the refinery and
Bendernagel. the cashier. had known all
about the frauds and had been parties
20 them.