New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-03-30
SUM UP AT SUGAR TRIAL
Lawyers for Both Sides Com
pIete Their Argument.
PARSONS SHOWS EMOTION
Women Members of Government
Club Take Notes as
Counsel Talk.

Sugar Refining Company, Washington o.
Thomas. president Of the corporation; Ar
thur bonner and George II. Frazier, who
are charged with having conspired to re-
strain interstate trade.
The room in the United States District
Court where the trial has heen GONG on
before Judge Hand and a jury for almost
three weeks was crowded throughout the
day. and for the first time since TINS Uldl
began there was a large number oil women
present Some of them were relatives OF
men engaged in the trial. but there was
group which represented the GoVerhmrh'
club, which meets 10 discuss governmental
matters They were led by Mrs Belle oe
Rivera. and most OF them made c'pl'u'
notes Of the proceeding 10 use them III IheI
discussions.
Richard V. Lindabury summed up part
OF tho evidence submitted ty the uelenee'
and was followed by Delaney NicoH VINO
took up each point raised by the govern
ment and tried to show how the oeleh'e
had been able to refute the various alle2a-
lions. Henry a. Wise. United states Attor.
nov summed up the governments view OF
the case.
At the close Of Mr. Nicolls address. lust
before the recess for luncheon, was the
only time when John =. Parsons was OBJ
served 30 he deeply moved by the pTo'e7u-
incs Mr.. Nicon had made strong at
tack upon the character of Adolph Sesa''
to whom the American Sugar REFINING
Company had loaned $4,000. out of which
loan the trouble arose. He then SAID.
Mr. Parsons has lived an upright, an
honorable and a distinguished lie. He
Il
he is re.0iuC the reward of green Ola
age. honor him and hold it an honor
80 have been chosen 70 represent MN III
this case.
IF vol bring i'm n verdict Of guilty u
Will mean the condemnation Of NJ. Par
sons and the vindicaton or Adolph SegaI.
Is il possible that you could thus Nindi0ate
that cunning scoundrcl that blackmalI"r,
that pirate Of finance, and at the sam"
time bring this venerable lawyers gray
hairs dishonored to the grave
"Gontlemen. Mi Parsons did the most
Courageous and Ch'valrous thing ] have
over seen done IN 2 court Of law. He said
tina, Mr. Havemeyer and mo had done the
whole thing: that Mr.. Thomas, Mr.. Bonner
end Frazier had nothing to do with it. and
u there was any blame attached to it he
was the one 10 blame.
The question whether Segal built the re-
fnery which was kept closed as Condi-
flon Of the loan made to him with the idea
of unloading u on the American Sugar Re
rning Company played an important part
I'm the INTERPRETATION Of evidence made hV
the defence Nh Linda bury pointed 10
conversations which Segal had had with
some of the witnesses calico. telling them
that he expected TO sell the refinery to the
truSt. MI hiI'ua"ui, S,'.U ,a~a,, t,,is .o-
80, -, h,sjrnss rss,s was eyidcnt-to
''l'e-S -, ~, - ,,t Gov tho nurpose Of
opeia'e ~ -. 49,, Tor rrs,L,,,au mr.
o'' ..',,..t.,r lam, 70 r,,,, q sc
" S'''N. a "
o',,e' ,..',, o.,..a n.h,. socg, who had
- str.o,I,. concerned in This transac-
- -, c,,,,d o.. q witness and OK
c,o,r,aI.
IL na r..ra hero IN This court now
,.o,,l5 u.rinr tro,, ris living Inns the con-
+.ssio, ,r., al his accyea,ions against nv
c,ie,,s varo wicked lies. or else would
driva hin, from the room in the hands Of
an of,csr IN FACE p charge Of pcriury."
Mr. Wise ON behalf Of the government,
told the n,,y that its business was not to
consider whether Adolph ScgaI was crooked
on NOT. bur that il was its duty to cousd r
the evidence laid before H.. which. he said.
showed that these arrogant trust officials
had deliberately conspircd to restrain free
competition
II was cheaper 10 manufacture sugar in
Philadelphia than IN New York. Mr. Wise
SAID. and the assertion that there never
was prospect Of actually running Scsals
refinery vas courradirtod by letter writ
e. ..r,.1. ~. D