Deseret Evening News | 1909-12-08 | Page 10 | Sugar Fraud Case

SUGAR FRAUD CASE CASEn 11 II n Thomas of ur Company Trying to Assist Prosecution l New York Dm Dec 7 Testimony given slen today toda at tho time trial of or nix former em of oC the American Sugar fu Iu Refining Henning company compan charged charge with defrauding the th government by b hawed that W y 13 n Thomas homaK president of ot the company compan had made ma e an nn effort to assist l 1 time the prosecution by calling at al least l l ono J witness to his office and Instructing him to tell all ho knew knel concerning the alleged alleg d frauds John P Thompson who hind charge of tho the sugar Import business In tho main office of oC the company swore that Mr Ms Thomas had hR 1 given Iven him such instructions in instructions instructions yesterday In Iu the time presence of oC ofa n a representative from Crom the office The government called additional wit witnesses witnesses witnesses nesses today to show the time alleged crook crooked ed cd work at nt the scales of the Williams Williamsburg burg docks of oC the time company Thompson testified that he ho had spoken to Oliver ze 1 former fOrmel dock superintendent