Show ITS lS N I Ii i Now Kow ow York May In S. S The S.-The The ugar trust paid Into tho the treasury of or tho the United States StateR 2 In acknowledgment that through frauds perpetrated hy by it tt cheated out had been the government o L of or duties amounting to that sum The amount of ot this fine tine represented tho the l frauds Further frauds tr which the te government was not able to prove provo the th at u the tho tune time were said ald to have havo cost government ov more In loss ol ot duties fine tine its oro- oro When hon the trust paid the tho cers i rs evl evidently expected or hoped thai that their of- of had palliated the payment which thc they civil suit e 4 It was a settled In Iii the hope that criminal proceedings pro pro- would not ho begun show heads 01 oh of that this was the idea of ot tho the Henry F. F Cochrane tinwell tin tiu I the great trust well known lawyer lawer who had a brio briel Ice fee and paid his In tho tim case was charged math mad No promise of Immunity was o the government It was stated atthe a athe at 01 by the time by the United States attorney S' S tI v that iho tho evidence adduced a at tho h li hearings tl s would bo ho laid before beCore the tile United l States grand Jury But the tho trust that t officials seemed to b bo be conO confident ont tho the incident was closed consternation and Today To la surprise threw Into confusion contusion th the headquarters s trust when news came cam of ot the tho great had been re returned returned returned re- re indictments seven se that Have Have- the against es of ot turned duct chief and Elder Eider refinery refiner the moyer establishment of the American Sugar This Included e an H indictment company against Thomas Kehoe al already already already al- al ready under Indictment In Brooklyn Indicted EI eH Il with tho news of or their Coincident the heard hearl indictment tho the seven men mon they were no information that tuot amazing of ot the trust In tact fact longer of the men learned of their discharge dis- dis dis discharge 1 some sonic from reporters But nut by bv a charge coincidence Henry F. F Coch- Coch Cochrane Cochrone strange l as ns counsel for or the men appeared rano rone employed It Is said by Oliver of the sugar Augar 30 30 years year an nn e o for dur dur- compan and dock dOllt superintendent Continued on un U luigi Fin TRUST DISCUSSES ITS INDICTED Continued from One Ing ng tho the time that the frauds were perpetrated perpetrated perpetrated per per- in the weighing wels of sugar b by false alee scales Even Mr Cochrane was as a n. little hazy about his connection with tho the case Evidently he had received a hurry call but ball was promptly furnished for the men In the sum of ot for Spit Spit- zer er and 2000 for tor Jean M. M Edward dward A. A Boyle J. J It II Co le J. J M M. Halligan Jr and Patrick J. J Hennessey Hennesse No to additional bail ball was required for Kehoe as ho he was already under a 2500 bond Hastily a a. defense was framed b by the trust officIals for tor tho the trust The heads head of tho the trust will plead that Henry O. O Havemeyer for years the president of the tho concern had full fun direction of or the affairs in which the men under uner indictment Indictment Indictment Indict Indict- ment were concerned Mr rr Havemeyer Ha died on December 4 t 4 1907 When the tho traction trust of New York city was exposed and Its deals bared are the blamo blame for all the tho crookedness was placed laced upon William C. C Whitney Mr Whitney was dead Tho The Indictment of tho the seven Beven men to today today to- to day was sufficient cause for tor alarm to ever every man connected with tho the sugar h trust They were until their summary dismissal under employers of ot the trust Somo Some of ot them recel received d wages es of only onh- about 20 a week The books will show their wages but not tho the bonus honus payments payments payments pay pay- ments they are aro said to have havo received i Other Indictment E Expected It If these men could be In Indicted upon the evidence placed before the tho federal grand jur Jury the tho men under whoso whose In Instructions instructions In- In the they worked worker are nrc also liable to Indictment and It was clearly Indicated Indi toda today that other Indictments ma may t bo be expected In the n near r future No Intimation seemingly ly to the mon men th themselves ha had been given that the they had haft been dismissed until a statement was vas Iss Issued ed by Henry B. B Closson counsel counsel coun coun- sel el for the tho American Sugar SUlar R Refining company It read a as follows follows- The officers of ot the American Sugar Refining company compan havo have no comment to make male In regard to tho the now new indictments found against Oliver and certain of ho tho men formerly employed under him beyond this that tills that the they aro as anxious as the tho United States attorney can be that these men and any others shall be bo punished If It the they aro are guilty guilt and that the they are an and have been co operating to tl that end with tho the United States at at- torney None of the men concerned Is now stow in the employ of the company n was was dismissed Immediately after the recent trial before Judge Holt the theother theother theother other m men n mentioned ou on Thursday of this week The men concerned who were vero asked about their denied denle that they hall hail received recel any notice to that effect |