The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-09
I1|LE SUGAR TRUST
| LETTER, IS CHARGE
|,Smss P. Reilly, Special Gov
'ssrnment Officer. Under Ar
rest and in Prison.

,rw YORK. Jan. S.-Thomas P.
n. epecial investigator for the IN
E '.,o commerce commission, was ar
e'a hcro today and locked up in The
~. charged with stealing letter
,,toruey-GeneraI Wickersham to
Wise. United States district
Wv, from Mr.. Wise s office.
gLu isttcr subsequently appeared IN
ip,es.In,onolitau ips y. magazine, and IL WAS
~ ",estorday that the long search
p,ho man who stole it had at last
f Iva Nv" in the return of an indictment
Fali.eI Flna federal grand jury. When other
a Er.',snts sur Will follow. Mr.. Wise would
,S ssy tonight, but they are expected
~ snocifc charge against Reilly Is
ire r..at,no aud publishing Of letters
Ps .,;,,ate papers without authority
''gaIof;op OF the United States re-
ststuies. and OF the New York
ehs in addition to the Wickcrsham letter,
oleo were taken from the district
,sa,ocy's Office two letters from e. h,
,she eecretary of the American Sugar
.erine company, to John b. Parsons,
1el nl for the company, and the min
'ss a' ~ the board OF directors of the
nsnv for the meeting held AT the
~ of thc late Theodore Have
e' Originals Were Copied.
,hcl Smith, the assistant United
az. district attorney. who worked
t6e case against Reilly. said that
Wise. when nc saw Mr.. Wicker
$.m's letter published instituted a
.,rh for the original, and found il
he desk. 4 copy Of it evidently
s,a beon taken for publication. The
E,kc Parsons letters had also been cop,
n for the originals were recovered
a tho Office file, but the minutes OF the
~ compapv's board Of directors have
,crarsntly disappeared for good.
News of the arrest caused scnSa
.en in The federal building, where
Pelly was known as 3 protcgc of Henry
4 Iiimson, now special counsel for the
-sycuneut in It's prosecution OF the
rp,r cases. and formerly United States
Eslrict attorney. It was on information
.suished hv Reilly TO Mr.. Stlmson that
iIc government prosecuted with sue
'fss ihc New York Central, Rock Island.
.tcaoo, Milwaukee & st. Paul, Central
ff7moni. Western Transit company and
',icr railroad and transit companies for
Fsipg rebates on sugar shipments III
f@ation Of The Hepburn law. The rail
esls. on pleas Of guilty, were all hcav-
0y 6Dcd.
Il Text of the Letter.
The Wickcrsham letter, as it appeared
4 The Cosmopolitan. follows:
Washington, Sunday. June 81, 1909
|"Mv Dear Wise. Senator Root has
|+al me the proof OF a petition signed
a Bowers. Milburn & Guthrie In sup
Ia OF their contention that the statute
flimilaiion has run in favor of Messrs
P1wons. Kisscl and Harmed. If Tho
.nly overt acts done 10 carry out the
.tiects of the unlawful conspiracy were
|slsc referred TO in the brief, shoulo
bhk they were insufficient to save tho
~ of the statute.
IA strong effort will be made tomor
.55 TO persuade the president 10 inter
.sr ip some wav 10 prevent tho iudlct
Hhs. bu, aside from that. no lndict
Etnls should he returned against any
IL if there is no reasonable grounc
. brllevo they can be sustaincd-li
.r instance. thc offences charged arr
"'nrly barred hy the. statute. Dcct
.lfdly say this 10 you.
."What I want 10 impress upon YOU i
|si II YOU have anV reasonable doub
rthc motter, YOU either have the Grau'
|r ask tho court for instructions, or
This is not feasible, that YOU adyis'
" department. Of The specific charge
) which YOU rely TO save the statut,
ttore actually having the indictment
|hpucht in. You may telephone ejihc
.sne or 10 Mr.. Ellis. if | should be on
ihc department when you call on TIM
bot.
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