The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-06-08
'PGRR TO GIT $4,000 REWARD
GOVERNMENT TO RECOGNIZE
mrs SUGAR FRAUDS WORK.
Attorney General 10 Make . Pavorable
Reparo On Aihs Claim Tor . hsiety a
the Penalties Recovered Prem Trust
-IIla Persistent WSrk IN the Case.

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the Penalties Recovered Prem Trust
His Persistent WSrk IN TIE Case.
WASHINGTON. June T.-Riohard PAR,
the odioer Of the New York Custom HOuss
who diaclosed the gigantic frauds CON-
mitted by the American Sugar Refining
Company. will get HE reward nom thu
Government in q short time. Through
Parr the Government recovered almost
1900. 900. HE reward Il likely 10 be Gloss
to 100000.
The Parr case has been hanging fre
here for months. Under the law he pre-
asnted q claim 10 q moiety of the amount
recovered through his discoveries. II
was possible under a liberal construction
Of the law for Secretary Of the Treasury
MacVeagh 10 have given Parr perhaps q!
m,lrh a. 81 500, 600. Mr. MaoVeaGh. and
Mr.. Parr also, his friends say. never con-
adhered such a reward e. that. and the
former decided 20 submit the whole ques-
ton 10 Attorney General Wiokeraham.
Mr.. Wickersham has gone over tho case
within few days and u about ready ~
give out his deciaiOn.
While 500, 900 10 regarded a big reward
it was recalled hers to-day that Parf n
said 20 have had an offer Of that much
from the sugar trust II he would "dtaap-
pear Such q sum Il IN be granted. too,
because OF the SxpsCted bensficial eject
upon the Government service.
Mr.. Parr said last night that he had
received no notification from the Treasury
Department In regard 10 HE reward. II
would BE- manifestly improper, he re-
marked, for an employees Of the customs
service % express any sentiments on the
nature Of the reward.
The matter Of the amount he said,
rests in the hands u the Secretary Of
the Treasury. ! have every confidence
IN his fairness
Mr.. Par resolved a letter Yesterday
from the Secretary Of the Treasury
requesting him 70 report at Washington
next week 10 explain he case TO the
Attorney General Mr. PaTT will obey
the summons Of his superior officer. He
could not say anything about his ex-
psctations or whether or not in tho event
Of receiving a reward 81 elOOO he
would get out Of the customs service
Tie WIS inclined 10 believe that he would
still be doing business for the Government
after the receipt Of whatever reward the
Government might think he wa entitled
% have.
PAR got a job with the Government in
1904 a. a sugar sampler on the dOcka. and
t wasn't long before he got an idea u
the crooked work that was going on. He
reported his sltrmises 20 william Loeb, Jr. .
then secretary 10 the President and an
old friend Of PART and was taken 70 tell
his story 10 President Roosevelt. For
reasons which have never been made clear
D.. ,ssfeh, Thu "a 18th
ohstacles and was shifted about the
country for nearly three years before
he got chance 10 tackle the sugar frauds
In New York again
Meantime he had been made . special
employee with unusual pOWers. and he
gathered the evidence which laid bare
the weighing frauds and resulted In the
payment q g. l.5 - &c into the United
States Treasury BY the American Sugar
Refining Company
Parr disroveged the corset steel device
sed on the Williamsburg sugar docks
60 make tho scales give a weight iavOrable
90 the sugar company. A. sOon a. Parr
hogan 10 get warm on the trail he found
himself under constant surveillance by
detectives employed 10y the sugar people
He had one Of these men arrested and the
man confessed Later detect ives we're
sent 10 Albany. PARIS birthplace. 10 In.
vestiRate his early life His desk In the
Custom Houss WRs also broken into and
pagers relating ~ the investigation were
taken.
All this time Parr vas finding the
worst Of HE troubles with the Government
.taelf. lie was ordered away from New
York and told 60 gO % san Francisco
aud 70 come back by say u New Orleans.
lie took a chance. and cutting short his
trip hurried back unexpectedly AZ a
last rssJrt thOss Interested Ia having him
remain away from New York Onered him
he says. SiOsi. 90 and doctors certificats
.hrwtng that he needed h 60 abroad for
his health.
shortly after this the investigation Of
the sugar frauds was placed Ia the hands
Of Mr. stimson. and when Parr. wishing
he has said. % get the Department on
record. refused Ia gather further svidence
unless orders came directly from the
Treasury Department. the orders came
and he went % with the work, which he
rounded out when he took the witness
stand Al the tFialg