The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-15
THROWS b0l
SUGAR TRUST
UNITED STATES ArrouH1g1
MAKES DEFESDENr nA1l
HIS WITNESS.
ATTORNEYS UP IN
DECLARE HARMED D0FsHT &
IMMUNITY AND HAS -
WAITING TWO YEARS
roR ACaUITrAI-

|
NEW YORK, March 14.-Tbs
eminent gave a sudden twist
{ to the prosecution OF the Eugtf
magnates, that threw the defGue9s
confusion for spell. The oten
Produced was dramatic and r. tca
/ in turn.
| , Thomas Il. Harmed. one Of IT,
PENDANTS, was called as witne0*
United States Attorney Wise.
jihy every lawyer for the defense
! on his feet protesting agatnex
governments sudden action.
! Hunt, Harned's <~ecial coun9e1s
hemently objected. He said hi
! did not desire the immunity
which would follow hts being r.
in the witness chair. Delaney 49,
X. V. Linda bury. James M.
and John y. Lindsay, counsel to- w.
company. and the four directors ~
! indictment charged with violatln&A
CT imnal clause OF the Sherman
, trust law, formed flying wed8e
rushed at the imperturbable 49,
hand In protest
'"rhen I'll go further and subp01
Mr.. Harmed forthwith, as q Gowe
ment witness. and move at the -
! time that the court nolle proeequt
( indictment aa~tnst him. calmly s14
| blied Mr. Wise. holding his GroN
/ steadily against the o.--laughts o. x
Jury -, - IS. 80 "
Demands Direct vcrdtct.
| but my client is not az. Ing 70
| discharged, pleaded Attorney IT,
! or nearly three yearE re uWg =
/ under criminal Indictment IN
court. He seeks nothing less than
| direct verdict at the hands OF
Jury ~
! In the midst of the confusion cau9e
by the chickering's OF the lawyers. SM1
| Hand ordered that recess De
for ten minutes during which 49, b
the United States attorneys os
might issue a subpoena for naSue45E
as witness. This was Ishe- Inr0H
all the excitement Harmed ILL.,
man, apparently shrun:>cn from 49,
worry of the case, sat at the CO4~@5
scrs table. removed fru.,t the OtnN&ss
four defendants, C slenti figure -
tense, draamtic situation. He nas 49,
been seen once to CONFER WITH
indicted sugar trust magnatee o. 1kzH
of their numerous counsei sincc SHs
trial began. He has been making nsas
own fight In his own way. Not ILL.,
/ after he had been sworn ~ wlSne Il
did he utter d word. Then he 49,
Dire ssed Judge Hand In voice tomgsssS
ling with emotion. u. 81?
privileges In this court" he sale
s,anding with one foot upon the 49,
leading to the witness chair. 0ASs
sire 10 be tried on the indictmea2s
and get the jury's verdict. ! Am h0@a
seeking immunity or discharR ssE
Soothingly Judge Hand assured n!Ass
tina, he would direct the clerk Of tn4S
court TO enter upon the record. thAAS
tha defendant had been found NO.
puilty. This seemed to placate Ill
LAWYERS feelings, and then he oe9mMs
his testimony under questioning ~
United States Attorney Wise. q
Tells OF Zig Loan.
Mr.. Harmed was counsel for AoolpMs
seKal through all the transactio141
leading up to the sugar trusts ssctsssa
ing control Of Segals refinery In Pnal4
| adelphia by means of the $l.260s0Us
| loan negotiated by the late GustaN4y
f.. Kissel. Messrs. Lindabury ~
| Nlcol, under the prompting az a.
| yenerabl John r. Parsons. one g.
tho chief defendants, tried In vain r.
| interfere with the consecutive 49,
folding Of the story Harmed has II
tell. Judge Hand, however. Owe
ruled nearly all their objecticn
| Harmed was not on the stand l0n1Es
enough to unfold the full narrA1lA
of his connection with the tranoAq
ton upon which the govefnuQ4
mainly bases its action against 4s
four remaining OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
ington b. Thomas, John p. PArso
Arthur Bonner and George II. FrA1t1
He will resume his narrative toMc
row at 1880. u ssSzSSS
Mr.. Harmed told OF coming 10 NJ
York from Philadelphia at the f
quest of SegaI just before Christ1
1908, when the Joan TRANSACTION M
kissel was -eaching Its crisis L.
went to the residence Of kissek ~
there pointed out to his cltent IT.
Kissers presence the danger II f
loan. because. he frankly told ah4(
| he felt satisfied the money was cg5g
| lag front the American Sugar r ~
aning Company. He even went
far. he said. as to suggest the 1
proba bility OF Segafs being ah3a
turn over the majority stuck a.
Pennsylvania conlpany--26 zoe dGlSGS
as the bulk OF the security To
loan. Nh
Couldn't Warn ScGal.
From Kissel,s residence tina N1t1
said he accompanied Segal t0$
brokers' o..ce In Wall Street ~
he repeated hts warnings to hins q
to no avail. Then they visiteAs
office of John E. Parsons. ~
time general counsel OF the Gi
trust They carried from tho hn4
ofiice the binding typewritten &T
ment which took the control ae@
Philadelphia refinery. Just then G.
pleted and ready for operAti0&
, the trust. This agreement Waqx
! duced by the governments pf6
tors. and entered as an exhibit ~
case. 1t showed penned fntAs4f
lions in the handwriting 81 NJ
sons. which the governments c011
makes the case all thu wornA
the men still under indictula6
According to M. Harmed n
!. he could do would stop 0ADn5
) accepting tho loan. Se4aL h1N
clared. in-isted before leAvln3 t{8
Ace OF Broker Kisse! upon v&G
part OF tho money right then.