The evening world., 1912-03-15
WITNESS
AIDS DEFENSE IN
+. THE SUGAR TRIAL
Harmed, Who Had Been Forced
to Accept Acquittal, Upsets
Prosecutors Theory.
NlCOLL'S ADROlT MOVE.
On Cross Examination He
Brings Out Testimony in Fa-
vor Of His Clients.
NlCOLL'S ADROlT MOVE.

vor Of His Clients.
Dc Laacsy Moon. head Of the brilliant
array Of counsel defending the five
Sugar Trust officials on trial before
SpAss Hand IN the Criminal Branch Of
Ne United States District Court. made
sAs1eua . to-day Of Thomas r. Harmed.
the feNnsr defendant. VINO had been
fosesA 70 take ths stand by the Govern
snsat. when q came time for the cross.
examination.
W . foundation of testimony On which
the 1sfsfss viii be erected. This foun.
dattsa coasistsd Of Harnsd's statements
Nat Adolf ssgal was not invsiUled into
Swing over The Pennsylvania sugar Re-
filming Company Into the hands Of the
Sugar Trust. but had planned right
aiong 10 dispose Of The company and
never intendedsto opsrste H.
Mr.. Nicoli made liarnsd's position
- the stand more clear BY bringing
out again that he he'd been forced
against his will to appear ~ . wit
mesa The lawyer also drew out that
Harmed had been shown a statement
prepared by the Governments attor-
nsys some time 3 and had refused
ID sign II. 10 II was not 4 true state
ment at fact.
pRosGcvvoR WISE ANGRY At
ouGsrtoNs OF NlcoLL.
"Do you mean to imply that I made
"a attempt to suborn this witness7"
demanded Mr.. wiss. hotiy.
There wAa no such Implication In
my question" said Nicoli. suaveiy.
There was" continued Wise. still
warm unasr the collar. and I wish IA
say that YOU are injurins yourself mort
thAn me BY making such IN insin-
uation.s
Herr, the Court injected . little
judicial balm cad tho atmosphere
cleared.
Mr.. Nicoil continued HE erosx-cxam.
inAttSn BY taking W. the indIctmen,
count BY ount and EstAns Harnsd's
Denial q each separate chsrGs. The
witness reiterated that al he had don't
wAs In his Olisf to the bsst Interests Of
No siIept oAesl - ~ r~saasyivanis
eNesr NsAning COMPANY
HafRs1 said ~ had spec1ahssd II
ooTpesatiea law unAsr the Now Jersey
statutes and had orEanixcd thirty Of
forty corporations for DosaL He des'
cribed the reorganization Of the old
PennsyivantA Company after SEGA
bouGh, Il up. Mr. kicoll brought on
l sAse III NAa QA~,- ~ sk. D&aH~.fs,. at
Company end the Champion Cohstruc
tlon Company were merely 6cgarl
dummies. The Champion Construction
Company VA Just . sort OF conduit
through which 0esai parsed the stool
cf the new Pennsylvania Company ant
secured money to build the new re
nnery.
sAvs sgoAL MEReLv WANTEt
TO SELL At A PROFIT.
According 10 Harmed. scgai move
talked about Anishing and running tn,
new refinery. All he wNn<sd was Ia eel
II II q substaEtssl pratt over tbs cost o
It's promotion.
This information brought from IN
Court . query - 70 whether Ar. Nteol
intsnAsd - show BY che testimony o
the daseaoaats o. In Other ways the
sssai trisd 70 sell the refinery befor
tho loan .~tfansaotion.
II I'VE ny positive assurance" sal
Mr.. Ni1oii. "thAt We can show tina
a Sagal premotsd ana built this rshner
for the SOLE purpose Of selling II 70 US,
Later IN the day Mr.. Nicoll made
explanation OF the remark Mr.. via
had considered an Implication agains
his integrity. Mr.. Ntcoll said no ha
no intention OF casting n insinua
tions against the DistrIct-Attorne!
Mr.. Wise accepted the explanation an
the entente cordial was re-eStabiished.
Thp greater part d the afternoo
sessbn was devoted 10 u questionin
Of Harmed by Nicoil and Wise on III
details Of Segal's operations.
Al one sttyye Mr.. Nicoll accused N
Wise Of attempting to contradict h
own witness. The Governments alto
nsy hotly denied such an lnterpretatl,
Of his questions. But Mr.. Nicoil. smilln
continued to get the goat Of the ID
trict.Attornry II every opportunity.
Hsrned w4s temporarily excused.
b called laler by Ar. Wise. n ueori
n. Ncwhall. president Of an enyineerr
company bearing his name. was put q
the stand. lie was THO engineer Of
GaSed by segni to construct the Phil
deiphia plant Of the Pennsyivahia sust
Rehn,ns Company.