Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-03-30
SUGAR TRUST.
Fridays Session Dramat-
&c in the Extreme.
Appeals 10 Jury Laden with
Bitter Denunciation.
Expected That Case VIII Go 10 the
Jury, Saturday.

New York, March % The fate of
John l.. Parsons, Washington y.
| Thomas, George II. Frazier and Ar
thur Bonner, directors and officers of
| the American Sugar Refinery Co. on
trial for alleged violation of the
criminal clause Of the sherman law
will be in the hands of the jury. to-
morrow. After a day OF dramatic and
impassioned pleading by the opposing
attorneys in summing up their respec-
tive cases, Judge Hand adjourned the
court, TINS afternoon. until tomorrow
morning. when ne will charge the
jury, which will then retire for YER
diet.
The appeals to the jury. today. by
the attorneys fer both sides were
characterized by bitter Pronunciation
and personal Character was not spar
ed. John E. Parsons. the white haired
octogenaran lawyer and philanthrop-
list, former counsel for the sugar
Trust" broke down and wept after
Delaney Nieoll had pictured him
Bowed down into the grave with
shame and sorrow" should the jury
convict him.
District Attorney Wise compared
the defendant 10 "bllzzard'' and ac-
cused Mr.. Parsons of not telling the
truth in regard to certain letters al
legged TO be missing from the files of
the American Sugar Refining Co, and
supposed to relate to the 81 ,250, 900 loan
made by Gnstaye kissel, to Adolpb
Sesal. leS which the Trust" is ac-
cused of obtaining control of Segars
refinery.
Parsons SAYS he knows nothing
about them shouted Mr.. Wise |
tell you that is mol So He also says
he did not confer with any of these
defendants about the loan Why, they
We're the letter from Parsons TO Dom
ner and kissel 10 Bonner, distracted
from the files of the American Sugar
Refining Co. | have been criticized
for not putting Segal on the stand on
the ground that am keeping out ev-
idence. What about the stolen letters
from the Trust files?
On one occasion the prosecutor be-
came Sc scathing in his denunciation
of the Sugar Trust" that MIR. Nicoll
jumped to his feet to protest, and
Judge Hand warned him to desist
1t is none of your business whether
Adoiph Segal was crooked or not. de-
clared the prosecutor. 1T is Your bus
iress to consider the evidence that |
have put before You to show that these
arrogant officials Of the Sugar Trust"
deliberately conspired and did restrain
free competition.
'tAdolph Segal and his promotions
4ar.4
the United States Of America and the
commerce of the country that YOU
must consider.
WHAT If Adolph Sega did promote
many enterprises using Dummies
Every big corporation was organized
with dummy directors and officers. the
Steel Trust, the railroads and others
II is the case of these men sitting in
their luxurious offices rolling in wealth,
reaching out their greedy hands and
choking to death a competitor who
may take some of their profits away.
That is what you have To consider
and that alone.
'Oh. yes, he continued. looking at
Mr. Parsons, they cried cut throat
competition. They said SegaI set up
~ IN 80 fiiiptlllHll IlSiS II "
sample of cut throat competition.
Here is a letter from the manager of
the Spreekles plant to the American
sugar Refining Co. In this letter it
points out that the new refinery IN
Philadelphia is about 10 open and as
they already have number of good
men, it would be wise To tie up our
good men with contracts So they can't
leave us and go with the Philadelphia
plant.
That was honorable business,
wasn't it? That's what ! call cut
throat competition Its worse; its
highway robbery Even before they
thought of conspiring to get control
of the plant, they were taking steps
to hinder them. Oh, yes. the sugar
Trust played fair with its competitors.
1t robbed them, that's what il did.
Referring to the cousin David let
ters, written by David Stetson To
Washington B. Thomas, Mr.. Wise
said:
II will waste no time with this man
Stetson. He is a liar a bare faced
liar ana every man in that jury box
knows It. He was also sneak. pay
ing 10 both Segal and to his cousin
Dear Wash. The prosecutor accuse
the defendants of putting all the
blame on dead men.
Every bad thing that was done
was done by somebody now dead, nv