New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-11
SUGAR INQUIRY BEGUN
uo,,se Committee Also Asks
About Cotton.
ueuRy A. WISE A WITNESS
s.rs He Had No Evidence
AGAINST Bears - Defends
Sugar Fraud Settlement.
r--o-, T1s Tribune Suresu.

r--o-, y. Tribune Bureau
A.---o, June fo-Ostensiblv '1nves
- vvhv the government had accept
Ten ~ prosecutions and full penal
settlement in the sugar fraud case,
Nsu York Custom House. the Hous,
.,,,As on Expenditures in the Depart
-, Of Justice spent several hours to-da,
.-,-g United States Attorney Henry A
-. because he had not prosecuted IN.
cctton bears
,,e Texas. said . was very unfortu
that the New York District Attorney
- ,roce45ed against the cotton bull pool
~ ira bears. depressing the price. wer,
.,ss.As Texas farmers cannot under
rand II. Re said
: ,.sin did Mr. Wise protest that nc
.,,isinr supported by evidence sgains
a. hears was ever presented 10 him.
~Ryt the newspapers say that the bears
-. e. and so" Mr.. Beal would say, in z
decisive manner
vas bur that isn't evidence. Mr.. Beall.
- u- Wise 4 grand jury Will not in
a.. ~ that. have often heard the com
.,.,,,s YOU make They are not new &c
hr- no one has ever presented any
,.,,s sxoept general charges. II you know
:. arr evidence 20 sustain the statement
sc, -he bears have violated the sherman
- rs are ready 70 proceed
II, BAaUs questions throughout were In
.-,,oer l4cturing tone. and the reports OF
=. hearings will make interesting reading
,o7 the farmers in mis- district.
,,bougb Attorney General Wickershar
,,rs@,Ir~ Axplained 20 the committee sew
- DAYS ago that IT had been impossible
. attain evidence against the men high
~ M" IN tire sugar fraud cases, Chairman
Raj insisted on having another explans-
SOW from Mr. Wise TODAY The chairman
,,,.-,s-sS that The government had no right
= accent Tho setrlAn1ert OF more than
,nama in back duty. Mr.. Wise declared
,,., those directly responsible for the
s-,rss we're mainly so week men.
.usv. van reached ANYBODY higher III
49, uaiks in me American sugar Refining
c.-,,arv~~ asked Mr Beall, referring q
=. :, m m -e.tlerrent made by the lat
Ter concern
u.ve-sver Was MAN Higher Up"
The rar higher W IN that company
q. s.vond prosecution, said Mr.. Wise. he
"a. President Havemeyer. and he died
,,,- sf-e- tie frauds were discovered
~ sh,y- some q the other officials"
~-tsv were only nanikins in Haverey-
70. hands renned Mr. Wise He declared
"a, ~ audience was obtainsble against me
-anlkins
y vfr ssv adde's Mr.. Wise that nan
., me Information that comes 20 the DIS
,.,, .t-or-evs Office IS Obtained rroT
.,us.ls-s When they want protection
80. coma n the government Mr.. Wise
.,id that he would prcsecut- the pears a'
cav, - 7s could obtain proof against those
:, his jurisdiction
--rA~ NJ Wise vas asked why the sugar
-s.f had nor been declared forfeited tc
the government. he said
r an unable 70 answer that question
,.carse the policy ~ the government mao
-aer determined before 7 became District
,.,o~,sv 10 not want - reflect on any
,rA hwy say that have exscted a pound
- Sc, ,, e-.e-v instance where 1 have
hssr Concerned
Chairman Bean asked NJ wise as 'o
80 -s,sr- indictment OF cotton brokers on
charges - attempting - corner me cot'oI
~srke'
Here vas an agreement between cottor
Arve-s arS cotton =pinners.' he said. Nv IL
~ou -.r rs 7rv YOU indicted the BUYERS
srd do nor iraicr -he zpinrers7'
Wise Declines TO Answer.
~ wise declined. saving that expert
s7ce had -aught him - was wisest ~ keer
rs mouth closed in regard 70 prosecutions
Until he srrelred in court He said the IL
lsyal agreement I'D not originate with the
SINNERS bur with tho men VINO we're
Manipulating the market
r. response ~ another question Mr.
Use sad rhe reason that the second m
dicinsnt against the cotton buyers vas
withheld from July % December was BE-
cs1se one ~ he men under indictment
vas our ~ the country.
Z testified that The indicted man were
charged with dealing IN not more ihar
one-thir-v-fftn o. the o0tire supply. MT
ssar wanted % know why go much &C
r-t-- had hsAn manifested against meI
oor Tlodi.v and thst no steps had beer
'sksr toward legal proceedings agains
80 officials of ne standard OIL Tobacco
sad stee. rorpo-euons. Mr.. Wise explaine'
tha- until recently interpretations OF ~
Sherman antitrust law were conflicting
E-nest z Baldwin counsel for numbe
Of cotton merchants in New York, told ~
'o,'-1i,.ss that ne rad moral convic
rcr t-at none II the governments infor
nation shol- ne rool came from any o
s,s clients
" Baldwin contradtcted sev.ral state
merits accredited 20 N AFFIDAVIT made =
Tanner % Charlotte. y O., N re
gard 20 ~ at-er1pt n secure NJ Tame
IS government witness II the prosecu
ro- % .-e bulls NJ Baldwin said he d,
80 pretend 70 NJ Tanner that he va
sa.s or behalf % Attorney General wick
srsharn 70 assure NJ. Tanner % immGnit,
should ae .estity. He did say THAI he actec
- messenger" fo- NJ Rho6estrUu, o
ne Department " Justice, in conveying -
" Tanner sn offer on the part OF ~