The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-06-04
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Charles r. Hsike. secretary u the
American Sugar Refining Company for
the last nineteen years and the highest
Ofioial thus far indicted by the Govern
ment In connection with the sugar frauds.
went on the witness stand in his own de-
fence yesterday on tho trial in the United
States Circuit Court Heike put the ~
spOusiblity for the frauds upon Henry o.
HAvemsyer
Heike sWOre that he had noticed the dis
crepancy in weights on the statements in
the Wall street once 81 the trust and
had reported them many times 10 Mr.
Havemeyer without the latter making
any extraordinary comment He also
declared that he had called TO Mr.
Havsmeyer's attention the FALSE tests that
were made Of the sugar. the object OF
which apparently was 10 cheat the sugar
merchants. and that Mr. Havemeyer every
time he did 70 had put him o. ! can
SO nov why he did IT, he said on the
witness stand.
Heike is IS years old In 1897 HE salary
after successive raises vas Axed a. teO.O0O
q year Ne has bean connected with the
trust for thirty-siN years He u a native
Of Germany and speaks with a German
accent This and the fact that his delivery
was a. rapid a. a rapid FIRE gun made the
day a trying one for stenogTaphers. law
yers. the Court and the jury. Time and
again Mr. Heike let loose aperfect hurri-
cane Of words. oftantimes on a technical
subie and It was almost beyond the
power Of any one Ia stop him. FIRE.
qusntly the stenORTapher gave up in
despair comets and comets tails figured
IN one Of these rapid fire explanations u
technical figures. but nobody was able
10 understand IL
There was a large crowd in the court
room Yesterday 20 hear Mr. Heikss ~
PLANTATION on the stand % the Govern
msni's evidence Two daughters Of Mr.
Heiks sat right behind his lawyers Vice
Presideni Bonner Of the sugar trust and
James NJ Beck - new counsel we're
among those present
In opening for Mr Heia- George y
Graham. bis lawyer said that The only
overt act charged against him was that Of
indorsing the refund checks which the
Government paid hack 10 the COMPANY Nv
reason II the frauds IA weighing THIS.
he said. was merely the psrfunctory act
u an employs and no crime
There vas nothing 10 the technical
statements whtch Woke supervised to
zhoW that h. Knew Il The actual physical .
CRIME committed on tho DORIS and the .
changes made by ADDING F-d figures vas
a mere matter ~ bookkeeping Splitter .
sAid Mr. Graham had declared that the 4
only CONCESSIONS h. could make would
liz ~ the cemetery
4 certain man di-d within thirty DAYS /
Of thss- transaCr Iour sad Mr. Graham.
20 the late " - HAyem@ver
% knoW we'll the pid quotation d. mortuis
nil n'si bonum. and not hinE wall h. brought
out IN evidence that can bs suppressed /
hat would violate The sacredness ~ the
grave
In concluding his remarks Mr Graham
said thai Heike On arrount Of bis age vas
virtually ON tral for he lie a. PRISON
sentence would Tor him be hfc me
HNik" whom h. took th. stand sad
net hs had issued the stock certificates
when the present company was formed
and that among his duties were 10 cali
meetings II the directors attend 20 tranr,-
Iers and 20 correspond win stockholders
many ~ whom were women
And II the dividends are a dav la,e
get lUts 0f letters from them. h. sad
He sa,d b" was the ofioe manager and
had 20 draw mp monthly statements Tor
h President showing the cost and profit
Here he started on one ~ his rapid fire
p xplanations which made thosa listening
throw up their hands IN dismav Heike
,aid thai originally he did not get the
technical statements showing The opera !
ions al the refneries hut that they we're
finally turned over 20 him by Mr. Neise
he chemist IN charge on the understand
ma that h. was 10 destroy them lie aid
Inns was to keep confidential communica- {
ions from competitors
he Government wa al wrong. he said.
IN some % % deductions made from these
statements and then h. started % talk
E bout material matter comets planets
and philosophers some people might
know something about comets without
Snowtnk the reason Tor them seemed 20
10 the get Of his defamation Judge
Martin finally had % tell him hat he must
. Eliminate such immaierial testimony
Heike admitted that be had put IN the
rcd figures on these statements which the
contends represent the dlf-
ference between the true weight ard tine
false
Was thai done with intent 10 d-frsuds-
askFd he counsel
No Won Son nv 70 conceal thing IN
red INK replied tho wines
4 letter written by "a q HavemeveT
I1 Supi GerbTacht ~ tho Williamsburg
refinery was put IN here by Heike's coun-
sei with he idea n showing that Heike
had called The attention Il Nc Have
meyer 10 the weights. II was dated
November rs. 1893. one year before the
frauds were discovered and read a.
follows
DEAE STA Mr. Heiks to-day brings 70
nv attention he belief that the Custom
House weights Of Java sugars on Have.
meyers docks are rather more liberal than
u other places ~ course ! knON YOU are
~ concerned with anv matters N procure
.uch results and want 10 caution you
bout YOU or any Of our Representatives
having anything whatever 70 do With any
Government employees let them do heir
h or. irfespe' 1--WE ~ any Interference IN any
ynv bv ~ Yours truly.
o HAVTNFYER
Heike SAID that he could not remember
lnything about this letter, then Mr.
jraham asked him II n brought 10 his
mind any remarks that he had made 10
dr Havemeyer in regard 70 the dis
'repanCies In weights He said that he
lad noticed tho difference in weights and
monthly had called Mr. Havemeysr's AZ !
cation 70 them. Mr. Havemeyer he