Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-05-23
,.,,soutiOn Plays It by Calling
''' suit,sr, Superintendent OF
Docks, as Witness.
,.,pONED BY THE PRESIDENT
Inscribed Various Methods by
Which Government Was
Defrauded Of Revenue.
n. Arranged sys'e" of signal Lights
In scale Hou>s to Give Warn
ing Of Danger.

49,, york May 2s.-The trump card
~. ,ro.ecution Of Charles r. Heike'
-, OF the American Sugar re
$50 .omnany. was played at the
,r,,st underweighing conspiracy
ss5 today when Prosecutor Stimson
80 a. the governments first witness
- snifzer. superintendent OF the
g ,,ni,r.a-,sb,,re docks, who several
,afbs AGO was convicted OF UNDER
.1-sing and sentenced TO two years
~ FEDERAL pententiary at Atlanta.
,f-t.n gpitzar took the stand john
q, s.sncbdeld Tor the defense claimed
p, nnder the federal statute, splitter,
~ ,or,icted man could not TESTIFY.
~ sensation Of the trial was then
...stsa I'M the declaration in court
In, Splitter had been pardoned by
President Taft
usite is on trial In the United states
,ir-uft court with five other employees
a, he American Sugar Refining COM
rsny on me charge OF conspiring 70 de-
frsnd the government By underweigh-
inr csrgoes Of sugar imports.
witnesses have testified 70 the dis
eovsrv OF fraudulent devices on the
sasar docks al Williamsburg. whereby,
vas alleged employees of the so
si,d sugar trust manipulated the
scales 50 ss to bring about under
Weighing.
on evidence Of Richard Parr, a gov
ernment Inspector who made a raid on
ne sugar docks In November. 1907, and
others Splitter, who was the dock
superintendent az the time and for
some years previous was convicted
With four checkers employed under
him Of connection with the conspiracy
70 perpeiraie frauds whereby the gov
ernment vas cheated out Of millions OF
dollars IN sugar duties.
The four checkers, BOYLE. coyie,
kehoe and Hennesy were sent 20 the
saekEslfs Island penitentiary for a
year.
spiizer got two years in Atlanta. He
protested ignorance OF frauds on the
docks
MEN HIGHER UP"
Men higher up were sought and
heike the secretary OF the trust, and
hfnest r. Gerbrachl, the refinery
superintendent, were indicted with
mem on trial now. besides four
olhef former company checkers,
James P. Bendernagel, the
emery cashier. who was tried
wa splitter and the others. The
lpry oisagreed as to whether Bend
.lasel had a part in the conspiracy
and 4 was decided 70 retry him.
A. Spiizei testified TO the under
weighing frauds on the docks Il was
developed that President Taft granted
10 last
tp1er went back TO the
ears 1924 and 1895 when.
SAT, an investigation ne
maze developed tho fact that the
sneesers we're affecting the weights on
~ sugar By placing small bags OF
70 on me beams Of the scale causing
ws recorded weights to drop below the
each draft ''
d. IN aaoltlon- Splitter said, II was also
.ae practise to stun paper underneath
ne noors Of the scales for the same
slpose, He said that when Deputy
alssor OF Customs Vail took office
e devices we're abandoned and the
OF the steel cord and steel was
Oesun and continued.
was said before Splitter got we'll
IVY nus testimony that he would make
. !. zen breast OF the frauds alleged
nave been committed In the I'M
Iss,,n.sashlng Of raw sugar on the Will
Hsmsourg docks
n, sp,aet demonstrated in court the
or.. me bags Of lead He walked
N a, une sample scale. which Ia one
s,s governments exhibits in the
49, enu lhalcated on the beam the
M. sn,le the bag was suspended.
,v,r,,A,sSl9 ana the defendants and
Fl hs ds,,.g,. IN me court room followed
s qemonstration with the closest At
s,",oh. Testifying regarding thc ne.
e wire spring which s,inorsede5
Gag OF lead. Splitter said Two
AZ, OF spring were used. a heavy one
lighter spring considerably
VsIys, testimony regarding the
49, esssenlng device OF Inc news
dsvslo,,e,' 'vefnenth the scale was a new
isrs ,s..'nt Heike listened 10 Spit-
pop,,ony With tense interest
sHobblNG THE GOVERNMENT
bsslet talked freely ah.ou. a..
wssas by which the rovcrnDo',', we
hi sl OF millions OF dollars ~ VIZ
si,r, 81 the steel sn,,r... s..iu
h. u, ailef the sugar trast bsd 80
psss ~ .ts 10 the government a.
nv d the federal W,H "s
nal nre,teo g arrange a system Of ole
4 y astes ~ the scale house 2" sudden.
-ysa the prosecutor. 'uuuen-
rsst, 81 replied spIizer nh. a..
warn :, snat The signals were -. S''sl
en- 'He Weighers Of any sudaen so a.. 20
nv we're the lights worksd ~
SPLITTER . switch IN my ONCE T" r.ntt.a
. turned VINO said that the ss,,,as plle s
vas 49,, nsheVer a government otr ~a
M, sn % approach omcial
slee,r,. FORK May 25-sn,,.o
hous,s a slsh' had been used h. sa'o az
made 'ol many years ls,t ~ scale
~ ~. change In the that he
h,sr'r,.ailing red likbts n.y. silal system
lad ever rs. oI inc prosecution h ~
2 any ore esSlted the WEIGHING sra, ne
formed ! ens splitter replied he frauds
q n the wan Wan named LEROY. v,ha , y
trust Az street office OF The w S,,sS-
VIZ p'' =, told Of convo,..,,
hsra, ~finer Cashier tons he had
aacht tgy, 'A-supt Frank W l @
sitness sai5 % the defendants NJ
any N i nv. when he wants5 = The
obliged !, sne checkers waSes 20 raise
dsrnav., y put the mater ~, ne was
Timed the ~. .eerDraoht. He ala neh-
hat the cb,,,,linony OF otter v,,,s son-
welKhsrs shechers OF The Mi.nesses
the ~" were fayor,,a ns government
- Npmpany tpct,.t over thoat NJ