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Show Sugar Trust Officials Gain a Respite-More Prosecutions New York, June 11. Hint of further fur-ther prosections In o.onectlon .with the j fiugar uuderwelghlng frauds was glv- j eu today by Special Prosecutor Henry Hen-ry L. Stlmson, when the two men coti- ' vlcted last night of conspiracy to de-J de-J fraud the government by means of l underweights were brought up for sen- tenco togciber with three former em-1 em-1 ployes of tho American Sugar company com-pany who had pleaded guilty during iue iriui jiim enueu. Preceding this, a respite was won by the leading figures in tho sugar conspiracy prosecution, Charles O Helke, secretary of the American Sugar Refining companv. and Krnest W. Oerbracbt, superintendent of the sugar trusts Williamsburg refinery Judge Martin suspended sentence until August 30th, pending an appeal which counsel for the defendants will file. Ball was fixed at $25,000 each, the present ball of $5.0n0 for Helko and $10,000 for Gerbracht beiug continued con-tinued until Wednesday. James F. Beudernagel. the third man whose case went before the grand Jury, but regarding whoso guilt ; or Innoceuse, the Jury disagreed, as did the jury at a previous trial on the same charge, was paroled on his own recognizance It Is considered doubtful that his case will be further prosecuted. James A. Halllgan, the checker, and Harry W. Walker, the assistant dock superintendent, who pleaded guilty during Ihe present trial were sentenced sentenc-ed to three months each on Black-well's Black-well's Island. Jean Yoelker, who is confined to his bed and Is In a dying condition, had his sentence suspended. Adding to their attorney's plea lor clemency for Halllgan. Voclker and Walker, Prosecutor Stlmson made Ibe announcement that since the men had pleaded guilty they had made a full confession and that the government . was now acting on the information j that had b-en received from the men I This appeared to foretiiaiow furthor prosectitlons and caused .something of a sensation, It having been widely assumed that original proceedings growing out of the extonslvo under-weighing under-weighing lrauds had come to an end with the conviction of Helke, "tho lean higher up," and bis former subordinate, sub-ordinate, Gerbracht |