Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-03-17
GRIM PROCESSION
OF TRAGEDIES IN
THE SUGAR TRUST
Black Shadow Seems to Hang
Over Giant Octopus, Which
Has Been Guilty OF
Criminal Acts.

New York. March 9.-Gustav f. kis-
eel, Wall street broker, and for years a
secret financial agent OF the sugar
rust, lies desperately i'll In the Pres
byterian hospital. The attending phy-
sicians despair of his life.
Kissel is under indictment Tor con-
spring with officers and directors or
he sugar trust TO restrain interstate
m in the interest or ne Dig
sugar monopoly. The validity OF the
indictments has been sustained by the
United States supreme court.
KissePs death would add another
tragedy to the long list that has black
ened the history Of the sugar trust. It's
career for a generation a been char
lcterized by financial, political and So
cial scandals, sudden and mysterious
1eaths and suicide alike of the victims
Ind beneficiaries Of its greed, the pain
I has Travelled to success is marked by
wrecked fortunes, blasted lives and
!ombstones whose epitaphs merclfully
do not proclaim the truth.
Long List of Tragedies.
Within the last five years seven men
prominently identified with the two sets
IF scandals have died suddenly or COM
mitted suicide. The seven are:
Henry o. Havemeyer, died suddenly.
H. K. Pomeroy, dead.
w. f. Osborne, dead.
Michael CORDOBA, dead.
Nathan Guilford, dead.
Frank Nipple, suicide.
George F. Graham, suicide.
To this list may be added the name
Of Clara Bloogood, whose suicide at
Baltimore two years ago brought the
shadow of tragedy that has lowered
over the family since the sugar trusts
aggressive methods have scandalized
national legislation, ruthlessly stran-
gled competition and swindled the gov
srnment out of millions.
Clara Bloodgood's first husband was
4 scion of the house of Havemeyer,
William F., jr, son of a former mayor
Of New York. She divorced him after
a few stormy years of married life ana
married Jack" BlodgoOd, whose name
she bore when she went ON the stage.
Havemeyer's Sudden Death.
The death of Henry O. Havemeyer,
me most masterful and domineering
mead the sugar trust has eve had, fol-
lowed only a few days after the disCov-
cry by Richard Parr, deputy surveyor
Of the port of New York, of the artful
scheme by which for years the trust
had been Systematically cheating the
government out of revenue by means
III II5Btd SCdiSs'
PARIS startling discovery was made
he last Of November, 1907. Havemey-
er died suddenly and unexpectedly al
MerrIvale, his magnificent Long Island
estate, December 5. No announcement
Of his Hines had been made, because
as it was stated at the time, he was
seized violently with acute indigestion
and died almost before medical relief
could reach him. Parr has testified he
was offered 100000 not to report his
discovery to the government.
Nine Other Tragedies.
Nine other tragic occurrences have
visited the Havemeyer family beside;
hose Of Henry O.. Havemeyer and Cla.
ra Bloodgood. They were:
George Hayemcycr, killed in refinery
William T. H~aveGncyGr. divorced.
Theodore A. Havemeyer, killed by
disappointment.
Mrs. Henry o. Havemeyer, the first
divorced, died OF a broken heart.
Mrs. Henry Havemeyer, will bitterly
contested.
Henry Havemeyer Cher SOM, died
Rnder surgeons knife.
Charles f. Havemeyer ("Carley")
supposed suicide.
Mrs. Natalie Havemeyer Mayer, died
rom pistol shot.