The Washington herald., 1912-03-31
JURY DIsAGREEs
IN SUGAR TRUST
:. e Stood Seven for Ac-
initial and Five for
; Conviction.
FRGED FROM CASE
Nix

$eS York. March Sl-The jurors in the
e al or'abe sugar trust men indicted for
eoaspirtB reported a disbursement at
% O'Clock this morning, after being out
rteen and a quarter hours.
Judge Hand asked: Gentlemen. do you
pix yod cannot agree?"
We are absolutely certain we cannot
agree," replied Foreman Babb.
You ale discharged from the case"
us IT, remark Of Judge Hand, who
he ~ stood seven for acquittal and
fe -a conviction. Immediately after
5l,. rdiot the attorneys for the men
~, tIiaI said that the vote in the jury
o. for conviction. The jurors gave the
sal result.
Jurors willing to discuss the case said
@ failure TO agree was due to the
ute of limitations, the majority be-
. ing that even IL there had been a
crn piracy, which some were not will
ias to admit except for the sake of
sTl.rment, the statute of limitations
haired the government from taking ac-
sion. In their minds there was no evil
d-Hae that the conspiracy had continued
hlyJnd the time when the alleged acts
vera outlawed by time.
Erery other point raised by the de-
Falae has been ignored by the twelve
ron, who for three weeks have been
sring evidence submitted by the gov
rrrnent on its Indictment of four of the
Higgest men in the sugar trust on the
cEarge Of restraining interstate trade and
commerce in preventing the operation OF
shs Philadelphia sugar refinery owned
~ Adolph SegaL They are:
Iohn E. Parsons. aged eighty-three, for
than a leader nf he
american bar.
Washington B. Thomas, who succeeded
The late Henry o. Havemeyer, founder
q the combination, as its executive head.
Arthur Donner, until recently treasurer
OF the company.
tieorge H. Frazier, a director with the
G. her three at the time the alleged con-
executed, through a loan Of s., l,25O0O0 10
SegaL
All of them, except Frazier, live in
New York. His home is in Philadelphia.
For many years he was the manager OF
the sugar trusts refineries in that city.
All OF them have been conspicuous in the
life Of the nation for more than a gen.
Grafton.
Judges Charge Favorable.
Judge Hands charge to the jury was
so favorable to the defendants that
even United States District Attorney
Wise and the four assistants who have
been aiding him in the prosecution ex-
pressed astonishment. They felt al
most certain that after Judge Hand
had finally turned the case over to the
jury at 1915 this afternoon the jurors
would hardly leave their seats before
returning a verdict OF not guilty. Mr..
Parsons and his chief counsel, De Ian
cey Nicol and r. V. Lindbury, princi-
pal trial lawyers of the steel trust,
even indulged in the hope before the
judge had concluded his two-hour
charge that he would order the jury to
acquit withdbt leaving their seats.
During their long deliberation the
jury several times asked for instruc-
tions on disputed points of evidence.
This case is the fifth of the important
antitrust prosecutions by President
Taft's administration, and the most i'm
pOrtant of the criminal actions. The
other cases of note were those against
the Standard OIL trust, the tobacco
trust. the bathtub trust, and the beef
trust.