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Counsel for Lawrence Murphy, For.
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f NEW YORK, July 91..-Counse1 for
Lawrence Murphy; the former treasur-
er Of the Stonecutters' union, now on
trial charged with appropriating the
organization funds, continued his
novel line ct defense before Judge New
burger yesterday, in dragging from
each witness admissions as to methods
used by the journeymen stonecutters.
union in extorting money from en-
ployers. There was a crowd Of labor
ing men in court.
John Boyle, treasurer of the Stone
cutters union, was recalled. BY him
the prosecution identified contract
between the six members Surety Co.,
which was introduced to disprove the
testimony Of Thursday that these same
members divided the said $500 among
themselves. The document was con-
tract by which the members Of the
secret committee did not draw the
money from the Lawyers Surety Co.
unless they filed every two days a
statement OF their services rendered.
Boyle testified that he had turned
over to Murphy the $1,000 he had re-
| ceived 'for services to be rendered"
as his share of the $500 trust fund,
and that this fund had been deposited
with the surety company before the
Brooklyn stonedealers' association had
paid to the union $4,000.
Several other witnesses testified that
the trust fund was created by fines
against members Of the union during
a strike in 1898, which fines were paid
by the employers under an agree
ment with the union to end the strike.
Donald Call, formerly president of
the union, testified that the "secret"
committee had demanded $4,000 from
the Brooklyn stone dealers to settle
the strike of 1902, and that $100, 900
might have been demanded. AS a
compromise the committee agreed to
accept $4,000, which was paid.
William A. Norrie, treasurer in 1902
and now president Of the stonecutters'
association, told Of the secret" COM
mlttee turning over the checks to
| Murphy, the treasurer; how the. six
! other members OF the committee be-
gan to get uneasy about the where
abouts Of the checks, and how they
went to Murphy and told him that he
| must put the money through the proper
| channels Of the association.
Norris said that Murphy told them
they would have ito dig deeper than
him." to get the money, but that he
| finally agreed to meet them the next
| morning. Then, although they all
gathered as agreed, Murphy did not
| appear: 1t was after that that Muir
ply went to England
After sustaining several, objections
raised by, the prosecutor on counsel
proceedure Judge NeW burger said: -. J
1T IS proven that funds 81 this Or.
ganization: were turned over to the
defendant for keeping, then he will
be held responsible for them, and
must give a satisfactory accounting.
It will so charge the jury. If the
money in question was obtained by
questionable practice, then there is
another means Of correcting the evil
How the money came into the asso-
citation does not lessen the response
bility Of the officer elected to care for
it,
The trial was adjourned until Mon
day.