Show SUGAR TRUST OFFICER GUILTY helke convicted of conspiracy to defraud the government of customs duties on sugar new york charles R helke the white haired secretary of the american sugar refining company was convicted friday night on one count of an indictment charging conspiracy to defraud the government ot of customs duties on sugar ernest W gerbracht former superintendent in of the williamsburg brooklyn refinery was convicted on all six counts for james F bendernagel former cashier of the refinery the jury stood seven to five for ac tal ile he will be tried again this ends the governments second attempt to imprison the group of men responsible for the vast ing frauds to which the so called trust virtually has confessed by the restitution of more than in duty helko helke Is the highest official ot of the company cc upon whom blame has ball been fixed and he now faces a possible sentence of two years in the federal penitentiary and a fine of 10 lie ile Is 65 years old and broken in health and spirits ills his counsel in summing humming up declared repeatedly that a prison term meant nothing less than death tu convicted on all six counts gr G r bracht can b by sentenced to twe treya in X ot of ile he la Is 63 years old a |