The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-12
MADE AFFIDAVIT
! ON HIS DEATHBEO
Answer OF Gustav f. Kissel to
Indictment Is Intro
duced.
HEARING is TRANSFERRED
HEARING IS TRANSFERRED
Inquiry Into So-Called Sugar
Trust Will Take Place in
New York.

Washington. July 1.-THE Congress.
sional investigation Of the American
Sugar Refining Company wlll be trans
ferred from Washington TO New York
next week. The House committee 81
Inquiry into the so-called sugar trust
Will sit in New, York beginning nest
Tuesday. and the session there VIII
continue throughout the week
Among the witnesses already suo-
poenaed TO appear before the com
mittee in New York are John Ar
buckle. head of Arbuckle Bros a COM
petitor of the trust" John u Par
icons. former counsel OF the American
! Sugar Refining Company and Wash
ington b. Thomas. vice president Of
the American Sugar Refining C,lnSany.
The committee VIII hear. prob>Diy
next THURSDAY Milton d. Purdy, of
minneapolis. former Assistant Attor-
ney-General. who. while acting attor-
ney OF the United states, expressed
purpose TO prosecute sugar trust" ON
Gals in connection with the Pennsyl-
vania refinery absorptions in 1908.
George II. Earle. Jr., Of Philadelphia.
charged before the committee recently
that former President Roosevelt did
not act in accordance -i:h Purdy's
expressed purpose. This phase may be
inquired into In New York.
deathbed aiRdavit OF Grs,av e
Kissel. OF New York indicted Jointly
with former officers OF the American
Sugar Refining Company on the charge
OF conspiracy 10 restrain trade through
the absorption OF the Pennsylvania
Sugar Refining Company IN 1909. was
introduced In evidence to-day before
the House sugar trust committee.
The aHiiavit never before made
public. was submitted by I. s Fuller.
counsel for tho sugar trust, upon re-
quest Of William p, Guthrie, KisscI's
attorney. and members OF Kissel's
family.
The AFFIDAVIT" said Mr. Fuller. was
taken in the hospital In New York A
few days before Mr. KIssels death last
April. when ne realized that no prob
ably would not live 70 go to trial on
tho Indictment"
No Opportunity 10 Testify.
k!ssel's statement was that he had
expressed desire TO testify under oath
before the Federal grand Jury. regard
ing his connection with the $3.50. 900
loan made by the American Sugar
Refining Company. through him, TO
Adolph Segal, OF Philadelphia, on
which transaction Kissers indictment
was based. but that he had been in
dicted before he had an opportunity
TO testify.
Conscious of his dangerous" H.
ness. kissel made this declaration:
The charge made in the Indictment
that entered into an unlawful con-
epiracy with the directors Of the Amer
lean Company and the defendant
Harmed or anybody else In any way
or form, is untrue, and the allegations
that l deceived Mr.. Segal at any time
or in any way, and that wrongfully
and unlawfully endeavored to injure
him financially. and TO hinder his pay
Ing his debts and 10 prevent the Penn
sylvania Sugar Refining Company
from engaging in business are without
foundation or support in the facts. and
directly in conflict with the truth.
did everything in my power in good
faith to assist him financially. and
10 help him pay off the loan and start