Show JURY CONVICTS SUGAR Guilty of Criminal Conspiracy to Defraud Government of Cus Customs Customs Customs toms Duties DISAGREED ON BENDERNAGEL This Tills Is ns as n a Distinct Disappoint point Mercy In Each Case New York Dec Dee 17 liTho The jury ju tonight found toun guilty guilt five of the six empo es of or the American Sugar Refining Relining company com company pany who have been on trial for tor the thelast thelast thelast last three weeks charged with criminal conspiracy to defraud the tho government of oC customs duties on Imported raw ram sugar su sugar sugar garIn gar garIn In Jn the case of or James F Bendernagel a n former cashier of or the compans Wll wil plant the time Jury disagreed Mercy ferry Is recommended ed for all aU those found guilty The Tho jury jur was out 10 hours Under tho the Indictment Oliver a 0 superintendent John H II Coyle Thomas Kehoe Edward A Boyle Dolo and Patrick J Henness checkers may ma be punished 1 for or the commission of ot two overt acts tho the maximum penalty for each of or which Is It two years ears Imprisonment and One line ne neThe The failure to convict l er Ben Bendernagel Is s regarded by b the tho government governmentS as S a distinct disappointment Tho The effort ef cf effort fort of or the prosecution has boon been to trace tho the customs frauds ad admitted admitted admitted to a higher source and Bender Bendern Bendernagel nagel n el though not an executive of or tho the company compan was an coming In contact with those who shaped shap I the affairs In their larger aa as aspects Special emphasis ls was laid ald by b Mr Stimson In fn his summing up for tor the prosecution on such of or the evidence as tended to show culpability upon tho the Tart part of or As other Indictments are pending against tho the convicted five fie on which they are arc to be ho tried It was agreed by bythe bythe bythe the government that they tho be paroled In n custody of ot counsel with the right to renew ball when tho the argument ment for tor a anew anew new nets trial trio is heard Mr Stinson Stimson moved that the tho Indict Indictment Indictment Indictment ment against Bendernagel be bo served ved apart from that of or the time other defend defendants defendants ants To this the court agreed put In a strong defense de tense by tho the Introduction of or the tho testimony of or prominent character witnesses Tomor Tomorrow Tomorrow Tomorrow row the defendants defendant win will appear and a date will be fixed for Cor the argument on application for Cor a now new trial verdict brings to a close the governments first step in criminal procedure following tho the vast ast under weighing frauds disclosed In the docks of or the American Sugar Refining com company compan company pany pan |