The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-12
Gustave kissell Denies COnspir-
acy in the Sugar Trust
Matter.
MAKES HIS STATEMENT
WHILE ON DEATHRED
Parker Says the Trust Has No
Advantage in Railroad
Rates.

WASHINGTON July 1.-THE con-
sressonal investigation Of the American
Sugar Refining company will be trans
ferred from Washington TO New York
next week The hous- committee OF in
quiry Will sit there beginning next Tues
day and the session will continue through
out the week
Among the witnesses subpoenaed to
appear are: John Arhuchle. head Of Ar.
taf sTo4erE john Parson5 dmeG Of ne
sci OF the American Sugar Refining COM
pany, and Washington 3, Thomas. vice
president OF the American Sugar Refining
company The committee Will hear,
probably next Thursday, Milton d. Purdy
OF Minneapolis, former assistant attorney
general who. While acting attorney gen.
eral Of the United States. expressed a
purpose to prosecute sugar trust" Off
claIs In connection with the Pennsylvania
sugar refinery absorptions in 1903,
charged before the committee recently
that Former President Roosevelt did not
act in accordance with Purdys expressed
This. phase may be inquired into in
New York.
Statement of Kissell.
deathbed affidavit OF Gus
tave Kissell indicted jointly With
former officers OF the Ameri-
can Sugar Refining company. on charges
the absorption OF the Pennsylvania Sugar
Refining company in 1903, was introduced
In evidence today when the house sugar
trust committee resumed It's inquiry.
The affidavit. never before made pub
lie, was submitted by T. S. Fuller. coun-
sci for the sugar trust, on. request Of
William b. Guthrie. kissells attorney,
and members OF kissclls family,
The affidavit" said Mr., Fuller. was
taken in the hospital In New York a few
DAYS before kissell's death last April,
| tlFl y
not live TO go on trial the indlct-
ment."
Kissell's statement was that ne had ex-
pressed desire TO testify under oath
his connection with the SL250.000 loan
made by the American Sugar Refining
company through him to Adolph Segal OF
| Philadelphia. on which transaction Kis-
sells Indictment was based but that lie
had been indicted before he had an op-
| portunity TO testify.
Conspiracy Denied.
Conscious of his dangerous" illness.
kissell made this declaration:
The charge, made in the, indictment
| spiracy with the directors OF the Ameri-
can company or anybody else in any
way or form is untrue and tho allegations
that | deceived Mr. Sesal at any time or
In any way. and that l wronefully and
unlswfully endeavored to injure him
! financially and to hinder him paying his
Sugar Refining company from engaging In
business, are without foundation or sup
| port in the facts, and directly In conflict
! with the truth.
II did everything in my power in
good faith TO assist him financially and
TO help him pay off the loan and start
| the refinery and my financial interests
were at all times with him and not with
| the American company"
kissell admitted voting to close down
| the Pennsylvania Sugar refinery because
| 1t required too much money TO operate.
Robert NJ. Parker traffic manager OF
the American Sugar Refining company
testified today that the sugar trust had
no advantage over competitors in rail-
road rates in New York. He was inter-
rogated regarding prosecution OF railroad
and sugar trust officials In 1906 for re-
batting.
Killed Two Men.
THAT case killed two men," said Par
ker.
''Who?" asked Chairman Hardwck.
"Guilford and Pomoroy Of the New
York Central died after they were in
dicted.'
Did the American Sugar Refining COM