Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-01

New York. April 1.-The Jury IN -tho
case OF John f. Parsons. waahfugtou
B. Thomas. George Fl. Frazier and
Arthur Donner charged with violattn0
the criminal clause OF the Shermau
antitrust law. while directors OF the
American Sugar Refining Company. res
ported disagreement shortly bcforS
/ so o'clock Sunday morning. The de-
PENDANTS were charged with conspiracN
in restraint OF trade in closing the
Pennsylvania Refining Company'o
plant.
After listening TO a charge by the
Judge which was regarded as favorabio
to the defense. the jurors retired Short
ly after noon. and as the hours OF de-
liberation wore on 1t became eYideno
that they we're having difficulty I'm
reaching IL verdict.
That the application OF the statute OF
limitations was one OF the points pc.
ing discussed became evident when
shortly before o'clock they returned to
the court room and asked for enlixht~
eminent on the application of the stat
ute. Judge Hand was asked by the
foreman II II would be possible for the
jury TO return n verdict OF acquittAls
IL they could agree on the point that
the defendants had no criminal intene
when they made the loan OF 0.000
TO Adolph Segal. by which 1t IL alleged
tho sugar trust" obtained possessioIs
OF Segals Philadelphia refinery. Tho
court replied that It would be possible
for the jury to acauit II they had found
the defendants had done nothing Grim
inal since July 1. 1906.
How Plan Was Worked.
The indictments. found In July. 1908.
allege violation of the criminal clause
Of the anti trust law in mn alleged con-
spiracy to close the newly built plant
Of the Pennsylvania Sugar Refining
Company Mt Philadelphia In 1908. Thi9
was done. the government charged. ~
obtai lining control otf ts:s:e majority stock
of the Pennsylvania company. q prob,
able competitor OF the American con-
cerr. thru a loan OF $1,250.000 made to
Adolph Segal promoter OF the Penn
sylvania company
This loan. the indictments charged.
was made by the American company
thru Gustav r.. Kissel IA an unrcvealed
lender Immediately on making the
loan, It was charged. the American
company caused the election OF n new
board of directors of the Pennsylvania
concern The board. II is charged, or
dered the refinery closed and kept it
closed.
The eight defendants originally
named were: Washington p. Thomas.
then president OF the American Sugar
Refining Company now chairman OF
the board: John r. Parsons. SO years
ol dforme counsel for the American
company: Arthur Donner. treasurer OF
the company: George Frazier. d.
rector: John Mayer a former director:
Thomas r. Harmed. n Philadelphia law
yer: Gustave r. Kissel. Charles Semi,
an official OF the American company.
Two Men Since Die.
Messrs kissel and Senff have died
since the indictments were found. kts-
sells deathbed statement of the making
of the loan was read into the evidence.
homas B Harmed underwent trans
ition from defendant to witness for the
government within the past two weeks.
the Indictment against him being noffe
pressed on the district attorneys mo-
ton John Mayer who was too Ill To
take his place in court for trial. is still
under indictment The district at
torrey has asi.ed for n separate trial
in this case.