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Show Arbiickle Brothers Admit Cheating Cheat-ing Government and Pay Uncle Sam $65)5,573. THIS WILL NOT STOP . . .CRIMINAL PROSECUTION Trial of Bendernale Develops More Features of Interest: Both Sides Rest. NJSW YORK. Dec. 1.1. Arbuckle Brothers, generally credited wjth being be-ing tho largest, independent rivals of the American Sugar Refining company, have acknowledged that from 1S0S to 1007. they, loo, failed lo pay to the government gov-ernment nil the money due in customs on imported sugar. In settlement of all civil claims against them, the Arbuckles havo offered, of-fered, and the treasury depaitment, with the concurrence of -the attorney-general, attorney-general, has accepted, payment of $605,-o7:. $605,-o7:. But, criminal prosecution of those icsponsible will in nowise be hampered or conditioned by this acceptance. Large Restitutions. The government has now received lhe following voluntary restitutions and fines from importers of raw. sugars: The American Sugar Refining company com-pany (voluntary), .$2,000,000; Ihe American Sugar Refining company (fine imposed bv court). .13".00l; Arbuckle Brothers (voluntary), .605.o7S. Total recovered, $-..S30,.:i7.'l. Today's announcement of new irregularities' irregu-larities' in the sugar industry, ramifying ramify-ing into quarters never suspected by the public, was made in a recess of the criminal trial of six employees of Ihe American Sugar Refining company. Messis. Stimsou and I'Jcnui&nn. special counsel for the government, then gave on t a statement, in part, as follows: Official Statement. "Tn June last we commenced an investigation in-vestigation as to the weights ou which, duties were being paid on sugar" landed on the docks oT the sugar refinery of Messrs. Arbuckle Brothers in the port of New York. The members of that firm voluntarily gave us access Jo their book's, and a thorough examination was made of those books and of the. custom honso records. "As a result, a shortage was reported to the members of the firm, and as soon as they had verified the government's figures they voluntarily offered to pay this sum. w'ithout suit, into the treasury of the United States government." The statement purposely omits any reference lo methods by which the frauds disclosed were effected. "The case is now ponding before the grand juiy;" was the only reply Mr. Stinison would vouchsafe, to all in-(iiiiries. Ready for Argument. In the trial of James Dendernngel. Thomas Kehoe and four other employees of the American Sugar Wefining company com-pany for their alleged share in similar frauds, both prosecution and defense rested their cases today, and summing up will begin tomorrow. The case probably will go to the jury Fridav. Richard Whalley, formerly an employee em-ployee on the sugar company's docks, but who was testifying for tho prosecution, prosecu-tion, swore today that ho and Johu I?. Coylo, a defendant, had had the following fol-lowing conversation in a saloon soon after the raid on the docks by Richard I'nrr, special treasury .agent : Coylo "They got Kehoe .with lhe goods; I would.' not. mind if it was any one olse, but Ketine a will squeal and we will all got.' the river." Whulloy- ' Arc you sure they got the goods on " lunl ' ' Coyle "Yes, Parr has it in his pocket." |