Show PAY DUTY O J SUGAR The Sum Repaid to the United States Slates Treasury Amounted mounted To PAYMENT FIXES CIVIL CLAIMS It In 11 No Wise Affects Criminal Prose Proc Prosecutions juul 1111 Ills JUs Instructions Now York Dec Dee 15 Special Asit Aset Ast announced toJa there had hasi hal been a n shortage of In duty payments pa on sugar sug leaded hero here hereby by hy the tire Arbuckle Brothers sugar re ro refiners c finers Mr Ir summon n stated ed thIs su ai had bad ha been repaid to the United Stiles States S by the tho Arbuckle Brothers Mr Stimuli said Hald tho investigation Into tho the Arbuckle Brothers imports importations impora tiona was begun hc be usi l last la t June and that tU the firm voluntarily turned over oer all al Its books hooks The In the payment of or duties lutes covered a period between 1898 when the Arbuckle refinery com coin commenced commenced operations and November 1907 The Tho To shortage was W reported d to tho the Arbuckle firm said Mr ll Stimson and amI as soon oon as they tho had l the tire govern government ment meat figures they the voluntarily offered to pay the shortage c to the government without suit Mr Stimson on said Id ThIs Tills payment has been accepted by b tho the secretary of ot the treasury with wih tho tit concurrence of or the in full payment of or all al civil claims against the thc Arbuckle Brothers This statement In no wise wi so affects afre ts the tIre criminal prosecution of or any Individuals who may be bc shown to have beers been for tor tho commission of o frauds In respect to any airy an of or these thes mat matters mot motten mattens tens ten and an tho Investigation and prose prosecution prosecution cution cuton of o any nn such luch persons will wi bo be vig vigorously pushed POSITION I 1 had to tako take the tire Instructions of or Supt and anti pay out what ho Instructed was James Jams F reply on tho tire witness stand today to t the prosecution questions tho ho compensation of or the tho checkers checkor at the Williamsburg docks dok of or tho the American Sugar Refining company The government has ha charged that the themen themen men now on trial for alleged conspiracy acy to defraud received larger pay than other othor employee performing similar ser mer service Ier merico vice Ico because of or tIme the surreptitious work they UIO stand charged harred with wih doing I cashier of or tho the plant In Indicted IndIcted Indicted with wih them defended himself un under Ul dot der from m the tIre Inti Intimation mation matlon maton that ho was in lii any ay way responsible sible for tor or tho tire fixing of or these wages and ad stated tEd that the tle orders came from higher up tsp The Tho Wages of 01 tho checkers were wele definitely fixed fu In tho the o Ig of the company at sit 17 Wall Wail Wal street stroet Bender ender testified Do you ou can to say s that If it Mr lIr ordered you ou tp t make mako pay payments meats ments ment that 10 illegal legal that you Ol had to do so soI 1 I dont sect se what else cIlo I could do replied I was subject to his iris Instructions in paying out money and md would t I avo to make snake such pay payments Jl ments meats as os he he h ordered Oliver the dock lock superintendent dent corroborated Bendernagel saying the tire recommendations for Increase In pay for the men on our the docks were submitted by Im to Ernest the tho general superintendent and that was never consulted about such matters At the tire conclusion of or testimony test mossy mony mOI the thc defense rested Its case ce |