Show Hl HAVEMEYER KNEW ABOUT I I FRAUDS BEING PRACTICED Gave G ve Directions Before His is Death eat That Checkers Under Arrest Be Cared are For or orEW NEW EW YORK June l That the tho late H 0 O Havemeyer former president of the American Sugar Refining company gave directions two weeks before his death in 1907 to take care of the tho boys was part of the testimony testimony testimony mony heard today in the trial of or three officials of the company charged with complicity in a conspiracy to defraud the tho government of customs duties Ernest W Gerbracht refinery superintendent James F Bendernagle former cashier of the refinery and Charles Ch rles P Heike of or orthe the company are ara the three on triaL e Take care of those boys bO get counsel coun counsel sel tiel for them see them through h it wore the Orders Gerbracht sId eaid Id ho received re received received from when whan he in tn informed informed formed him after the first arrest arr t of or checkers that tho the men insisted on their innocence Taking care of the boys bO II G later testified had bad been beell extended to paying their wages from the day they the left eft the company oom ln until the present time lime The Tho salary of Oliver former dock superintendent I who WOK was pardon from the Atlanta I 1 per oy by President Taft Tart Ger GI Gerbracht bracht said gald was Man tal paid vald to Mrs Irs 1 I while her husband was In prison and andI I ho believed silo sno was as still getting it when on the tho stand aUnd for Cor the tho prosecution testified that hi his salary ceased when he was looked up Gerbraeht was wall the chief clUe witness lIs to ti today I day dR In his kiB own OWR defense dr Theo eo III rr Havemeyer meyer he said had absolute charge of or the the refinery until his bl death deain In 1998 and H 0 O Havemeyer later personally directed all aU the routine An attempt to Introduce character witnesses for tor Gerbracht and brought an admission from the tb gov government g that both men had Imd enjoyed good reputations was wa on the tho stand when adjournment was wa WI taken Ai As soon lIoon as us his hili defense Is 18 Concluded a a wll off reO testimony In te r clients He lIt wilt will bo be tI a t of or the l r defendants to have a hrar b ng as all defense rested yea I t |