The sun., 1891-05-01
BARoNDHss ON Hzs DEFENdE
Fopkin aAA the EnderseA Cheek About the
Only WatAesses Against His.

roph,n .aa II. Endersea cAeeh Asost -,
Only Witnesses Against Hin.
A court oflcer wasn't going to lot Miss Ida N
Van Etten. OF the WorkinRwomen's Society
como withint tho rail in the Oyer snt Ts.mine,
Court room yesterday. at the trial Of JOSEPH
Barondsss. head Of the Cloakmakers' Union
for extortion. But Barondsss heckon to thu
officer irnperiously and Miss Van Etten can't
in. shook hands with the prisoner. and 50,
down beside him.
Abraham Popkin. the nrst witness for thu
people. testified that at the time OF tho cloak.
makers troubles he attended ons Of their
meetings and signed an agreement BY which
he was to paw certain wages and his men wers
to return to him. II cost him 40 for lunch
that day. ,.-: ,..ti = :
Subsequently committee cams to bin. and
said that mistake had been' made In prices IN
the contract. and he would have to sign now
one before his man could return, to work. This
contract made advances Of from fifty cents to
u on every garment He told them that hs
could not sign but whom they said the msn
would not return unless he did. - signed. His
mon were to como back the next dAy. Feb. 10.
but they did not Instead Barondsss came In
to see him. He asked Barordess why the mon
had not come to work, and he replied
Because you haven't settled with me yet
Vow You've SCI to pay me $500 or the men vons
Popkin asked what he had to pay Barondess
for. and Barondess said the explanation vas
come COM i back. Finally Bar"ndess aSreed ii 70 take
$500. bet at the request OF tho Cnairman of tho
sioe o and the witness Witnesss y partnsr gave = him aks q
check for that amount
The cross-examination was an attempt to
rot Tor Barondsss DersoaalIy. but was Dart q q
tho settlement with the employees.
to Hs
- nFo5 81 dsisass I Nj; hp%nsl g called y Morris
ployees. who was Chairman at tho meetings
of the strikers He e.Raid that after the firm
shat 6ei"re they rsturped 70 WORK the 6s'nga iir%
strike. Barondess was authorized TO. collect
the money. and the witness and several others
FIRMS store. The witness denied most emphat-
mttes let It the Hsr bsS had @ sess seS sG% sRe
Ene,s went bask Ss TO get he bad
ASKED Il the trouble ought not to be % settled S1 as
eer Ws sio Hs Sas ssresd .o
and Barondess was instructed TO accept 500.
Hop H. e. hs sh'of was made
was paid over to tho cashier OF the union two
Mr Hsmmei had marked for Identification
the receipt Of the cashier. but was not allowed
to put II In evidence,
Counsel were an yious to have the case 20
over until to-day. but Judge Van 'Brunt said
he would ait all night. II necessary to tnish il.
Emanuel lsaacs. a brother-in:law Of Popkin,
testified In the evening that aftof the indict-
house Barondess refused to be seated until
ropEin ass,s>.l4h!1p. that he believed him In.
nocont. Popki1 thcn. lin tho presence OF the
Witness. assured Barondess that he believed
the money was collected for Tho union. and
would see to It that Bsrondess was freed
Barondess thsn took tho stand in bis
own behalf His story was eorroborstive OF
The testimony Of the Witness Zipkrle. He tes-
ifed that ne received the check from Marks,
collected the money az the bank, and went
back TO the meeting room OF the strikers. Tho
him. He was not permitted to stats whether
ae fonnd tho cashier or turned the money over
This clpaed tho evidence. and Judge Van
Brnnt concluded to allow the counsel to sum