The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-06-23

d tho persons indicted in order 20
opcat thee Government, failed 20
make fun, complete and true entries
IA Mo books OF the company.
The, second count alleges that on
Apfii s. isis, james E smith and the
thefs uniawfuily and corrtrptly con-
&, tliyed that the said Charles f. Muir
boy should obtain n larger income
andsa quick rotuIn on his investment,
- c0pbined 60 dofraud the United
q states Government Of the moneys due
IL ny filing with tho Collector OF In
kornOl Revenue misleading and false
sutries as to uhe records OF the busi-
n mess
sIti g also alleged that intimidation
aleEas exercised by those mentioned In
the indictment. II reoltes that they
threatened Iartog that they would
Z cut or his supply Of glucose and
rtnn his business unless he paid back
90 Murphy S125,OO0 and one-quarter
Lot the profits already made by the
Business and not subject 10 reduction
,,through the excess profit tax.
II also states that Hartog was
~ threatened that he would be accused
Of arson and Of unlawfuily boarding
sugar and other crimes N he did not
do as they desired. Hartog accord
ing 20 ,dhe Indictment, was told he
'q. would DC brought TO trial and sent
~ 20 JAN on criminal charges and UNI
!. less he did ms Murphy desired no
would be bounded to death and not
De allowed TO live In Now York City
81 Threats were also made, II Is
ir charged, TO expose TO his wife and the
public alleged secrets affecting his re-
~ latIonship with certain woman
~ tehose name is unknown 10 the Grand
Jury
~ Louis N. Hartog was head OF a
49,. company which manufactured Malto-
Dextrlne. the principal ingredient Of
81. which is glucose. lie Obtained 81
~ 100000 order from the British Govern
ment during the war. Later he had
dificulty In getting glucose and he
expanded his corporation, bringing IN
~ CHARLES IT, Murphy. who invested
$4,000, after which Hartog OBJ
IA tained glucose more readily from the
Corn Products Company, subsidiary
OF the Standard oil Company.
Hartog and Murphy subsequently
~ fell out, Murphy suing HaTtog for the
als recovery Of the money he had invest
" ed. Hartog, in turn. sued Murphy,
Baldwin, Mccarthy and the Corn
Products Company to recover $4,000
900 which he said he lost as result
Z az Murphy's withdrawal and his con-
sequsnt inability To obtain glucose
:. nom the Corn Products Company.
While these actions we're pending,
~ Assistant District Attorney Smith
y summoned Hartog TO his ofhce in an
81 alleged effort to force him to repay
ss to Murphy the Si25.0Oo. Smith adj
mits the summons bat declares no
- was working with the Government in
.-ssthe prosecution OF sugar protteeiS,
- Hartog's brother had been hnod
Z, s. as 600 In a Federal Court for prof-
teering in sugar. ~. IS.
~ After examining Hartog the AS
=. sistant District Attorney was CON-
WINGED that Louis Hartog had nothing
10 do with sugar profiteering.
Later II was suggested that because
smith knew Jimmie" Hines he could
.fs.l.rrange for meeting OF all the con-
n esting parties.
~ At the home OF Mr. Hines such
meeting was subsequently held. and
the Murphy Hartog controversy was
discussed. smith now declares that
* Mis- only interest was IN bringing the
( n parties together, Hines contends that
sethere has been an Improper use OF
I. the subpoena on the part Of smith in
summoning Hartog.