Show 0 o fiat sagar NEW jan 4 alie arming swi prints what it call HII almost in credible talo ot gigantic fraud it states alio kemming company haa awn duped to an extent of over a million dollars eliat ita whole secret process turns out to bo a humbug of lie barefaced kind alio secret process was the invention of henry C friend ft ho apt eared in the brads about tour years ago with Bim et wonderfully anro sugar le said had been refined by his electric process about a year ago lio induced a number of english and american capitalists to org auie a company and buy the secret process from him tins nas done and factories were erected but no one n as allowed inside of them except friend his tt ife and a few ignorant workmen the rooms ft hero the was supposed to bo going on always kept securely locked as friend said his process was not and be could not afford to allow anyone to share his secret in the mc antimo the stock of alie company had been bouncing up until it was worth iw share of aloo par value friend alien began to unload but died the of alie company suspected nothing arong until a lew days later aben they found mra friend and all who biad been connected with the biad disappeared sirs friend leaving word that eliol iad gone meet the officers of entered the secret chamber and found notkar waa refined thero at all but merely a number of used in breaking cube sugar into smaller particles and in granulating alie chark r grades quantities of sugar chiefly rubes had been by alie operators and prepared in somo secret spot with a the mical liquid eliminated alie oramay found in sugars aln doctored sugar was then carted to alie factory in bag purporting to contain raw sugar the chemical had crystal izod alio cubes to a large extent and when broken aliey biad a finer appearance and quality than si s i gar was ever known to possess ios sess the scheme WAS cleverly worked and to tho last the stockholders abid officers of alie company kept up perfect confidence as to he future of the process until tho largest possible amount of money biad been secured and then the bubble was aliened to burst is no lucli process as electrical sugar re finine and the bus bear of tho sugar trust is dead ANN ARBOR midi jab 5 persons interested in the electric sugar keening frauds of new york have been in consultation willi attorneys for several days past alie president of alie company has been here and met mra friend the howards aud Hals teada all of nhom liivat milan in this state mrs frienda attorney says there was no intentional fraud but that the company expected more than was promised sho sas he company was to furnish money t equip a refinery for refining sugar by friends E cret the company alleges that the mas to be done from suar cane this she cannot do the contract lier husband made was to refine sugar at 80 cents a ton or sell out ills stock and secret for after everything aas running the company liaa been running aho yeara and put in over but no sugar lias et been refined fur the market mrs friend says the company is trying to force from her another secret by she males a superior article from grapes instead of getting the secret their contract calla tr this last secret she refuses to alii als for any amount no arrests have been made and none even threatened by alie companas comp anys agent who returned to new york on wednesday sirs frand ia alie only one of tha part interested in tho transaction the others being merely employees there is no criminal aspect in the case so tar as it lias developed herb Ire coltrell has been making strenuous torla ui settle with alie friends wh not give up aliey ret a big boodle they still insist that process is exactly what alio contri ct calls for A journal reporter has alie contract and it hakea no mention of manufacturing sugar from raw material the men who pose as thing lias bein precipitated by ahn english cottrell and others who got the to subscribe now want to get control airs friend and howard own ft majority of the and the alleged secrets atio only way the duties can determine whether or not they bava been duped is to get control mrs friend is too sharp to he frightened into giving up any secrets jan 5 in connection with the exposure of the electric sugar refining fraud in new york a local piper kayn irot friend was liere about four years ago anil endeavored to induce loil sugar men to est a factory lie however insisted on keeping the secret process to and none of the merchants would abree so alio llio fell through lie went bast then lisnov jan 4 the excitement in over the revelation regarding tha electric sugar refinery company has been increased by alarming cablegrams cable grams the local holding 0 tock is stated to ba oua of tho financial holder has departed for america to enquire personally into llie the fell greatly in firmingham and london to day banfi shades of ilia sugar refining He fining company liae fallen to thirty warrants ciaio been issued tor alio apprehension of mrs friend and her blei tather W F howard director of tho company and who had chargo of tho affairs at tho factory in brooklyn kape of N Y jan 4 to avo inmates ol 01 alio criminal ingano asylum liere a break for freedom une attendant lud been left in charge of the hall nero 41 prisoners at a favorit bla opportunity port unity five men sprang upon liim and ia their to accuro bilm nearly tore the ills body alie alio llio rang alio door into tho danl brero they encountered another auard and another battle took place the ier his to pieces over their boi lica the logino men triumphed but killed the door only to he nut by a third and fourth the will aws ot them the ahot alarmed the oilier u ho after a hard ilia aad returned them to their cells con lo 10 I 1 BoTO iJan 5 john L hollivan Sol livan bays lie will leno for toronto at 1 p m tomorrow to morrow to arrange the details 0 the fight with kilrain |