Show FORMER SECRETARY KNOWS KNOW NOTHING ABOUT SUCH WORK Charge Made That Mr Gage Al Allowed Allowed Allowed I lowed Sugar Trust Agent in T San Diego Cal Ca Nov 13 Replying to the charge alleged to have been made in New ew York by Former Appraiser Wilbur F P Wakeman that while secretary of the treasury he had permitted a sugar trust agent to occupy a seat in the treasury and tip off to the trust secret orders issued to the New York appraisers Lyman J L Gage said today I 1 am not acquainted with the charges made by Wakeman I under understand understand stand he says KY that back in 1899 1599 he hb in informed informed informed formed the treasury department that the tro sugar trust was defrauding the government I have no recollection of any anS charge He lie may have expressed a suspicion but it is h certain that no proofs were ever eer adduced or action would have been taken Mr Howell who was the chief of or ortho o othe the tho customs division at Washington at time under Assistant Secretary Spalding would perhaps be able to tomake tomake toe e make better answer to the charges whatever they are He is now a mem 1 ter cr ier of the board of appraisers in Now New York city New York Nov ov 13 United States Stat s District Attorney At orney Wise acting upon instructions from Irom Attorney Att General Wickersham Is today toda preparing an ap peal from the decision of Circuit Court Judge Holt recently rendered here which practically frees the directors and officers of the American Sugar Refining company from prosecution In connection with the Pennsylvania Re ne Refining fining company shutdown which the federal grand Jury charged had been brought braugh about by coercion exerted by bythe the trust The Judge exempts those t ose indicted from prosecution on the ground that the alleged acts are outlawed by the statute cf ct f limitation It became known today that the fed federal federal federa eral era authorities were investigating a mysterious burglary which occurred in the new custom house Jn Sn January J nuary 1908 The desk of Special Agent Parr was broken open and data relating es especially to the bugar feu ug gar fr frauds are said to have been taken A 4 former treasury agent is said to know some lomo something something thing of the burglary |