The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-25
EMPLOYERS PAY MEMS FINES.
,,,rr oF PEACE WITH JOURNEY
' WEN STONECUTTERS.



NJ .,,oen Stonecutters Union raised
su"" when its treasury had been de-
o'y'. bv the inroads Of secret committees
pnd the advance payments to certain OF
' ."' ,,overful members for services to he
W. ta-oI" vas revealed at the trial OF
'He e.,,ca Murphy before Judge New
-, IN General Sessions Yesterday.
ou. ;S,ar, DstrG, Attorney Mott, who is
,,,,,n,i,o the prosecution. was very
..,ah rroueht UP over the contention OF
W. Jofenoe that the $500 which the six
"" I,, or The secret committee voted to
themselves had. like the $4,000 check
,1 ", the Brooklyn employers. been ex-
$500 from bosses. and by recalling John
pn,.,o "a the stand he endeavored to show
~. .bi. money was really accumulated
a. ,,os and assessments OF members.
porle in a burst of virtuous indignation
,ha destinations of John +. Mcintyre,
'I,ol.rod Tint the money did come from
,,erbere, but. on cross-examlnatlon, re-
,"o,ontlv admitted that although the fines
mo-o imnsed upon members the en-
.l.rors nj those members were obliged to
n,y tlam He said that the union fined
s.o os i,s members $40 each--for just what,
Aid no, appear Of course. the men could
49,, nav this money themselves, and Of
,ourse if they did not they would be sus-
,ondsd from the union. Suspended from
I'M union. they would be beyond the pale
g ns protec,bn. and therefore would
,,,c,icallv rank as "scabs." An employer
,.hn oave work 10 suspended member
rorld himself fall under the displeasure
=, the union, an expensive thing to do,
=. many of them found out. Therefore
hs only thing they could do to keep at
rcr, on their contracts with union men
was 10 pay the fines the union had inflicted
IN these men They did this, and by this
interesting process the treasury of the
sonec,tters' union was kept in good shape,
ON rhe subject OF this $1,000 an interest
M piece Of testimony given by John Boyle,
one Of the men who voted a sixth of this
sum TO himself. came out on Thursday in
response TO question by Judge New
burger 1t escaped notice at the time
necaIse Boyle practically whispered his
response to the Court, but yesterday 1t was
found in the record. This is the colloquy
between Boyle and the Judge
y How did you individuals come to de-
pnsit this amount OF money 49, 1901 In tho
I ,wvers' Surety Company In your own
rg,rncs? A. II was done by order Of the
lulun.
Q Well. if that he 30. why did YOU deposit
y certain sum In each mans name? A. Well.
,hrv claimed II wns for safety. They were
afraid that another bunch would get In there
and they would walk of with it II they left
i in the treasury.
AZ the time Boyle referred to there was
trouble in the union, and those who were
not in power were trying to get into power.
Those who were in power were evidently
afraid that the outs were going to got in.
and they didn't mean to leave anything
in the treasury for them to get away with.
Therefore they voted all the money in the
treasury TO themselves in advance "for
services to he rendered.
When the trial of Murphy was resumed
Yesterday the court room was crowded
viii labor. union men and members of the
employers association. The session was
he liveliest yet held, Mr.. Mcintyre de-
the leaders OF the union as lot
oE highwaymen and thieves, and declaring
that no Jury could convict Murphy Of em-
rez2Nng money which in the first place had
hNen stolen Ivy members Of the union On
his point. il was announced yesterday.
50 certain are Col. Andrew D. Baird of
Brooklyn and his associates among the
employers who gave up $4,000 on demand
VI this union that they we're swindled
that they are going 10 begin individual
suits against the members of the secret
committee that got the money from them
20 recover II.
When Boyle was recalled TO the stand
Yesterday he testified that the SO, 600 was
accumulated dues and assessments of
members. and that he and the others who
voted this money to themselves had con-
rrac.s with the Lawyers Surety Company
nv which they were to deliver written
statements of their services to the union
before hey could draw any of It out. They
we're also bonded in the company, they
said When they finally did draw the money
out in lump, however. he admitted that
II was on resolution which they passed
Gnd which practically made the provisions
ri tho contract void so far as ii protected
he money, Boyle said that the papers Of
he union were kept in a safe deposit vault.
Mr. McIntyre--W Where was the safe deposit
yaIlt' 4 In the same building With the
me name OF the company.
irNw
o II was not in the name Of tho union.
NCs l. = A. | don't know.
q Was n in tn" name OF the secret COM
miron' | don't think so.
Y Why was safe deposit vault hired? A.
IN nc"p papers in.
70 keep bank notes and money that had
he"u Procured bv extortion, so that it could
MT hc rTacod' A, No.,
va vou personally or did the secret
20 In
Q Wero you present every time anything
w, ~ IN thnt vault? A. No, ,
WEo hod r. the "oi k sts to Ra" 2t '' A.
Tho PRESIDENT and the walking delegate.
Q You Ner" the treasurer then and you
say Won Ind no key? A. had no key.
Az objection to this examination being
'i''anad Mr. Mcintyre declared that IL
allowed he would show that this vault
never belonged TO the union at all. He
Ne'ar"d that the papers kept in it were
agreements with employers made in 1898.
ID, FROM these agre ments it can he shown
lha' almost 10000 was secured by these
mon and that they put them in this vault
20 ihat they could not be traced by the
'Wnurti"s and would be safe until they
'I''n divide the swag by voting it to them
U was at this point that Mr. McIntyre
pace iI"rce attack on the witness and
or'w from him the fact that tho $500
way secured by fning 24O members of the
union so each and making the employers
pay ln" fines. This announcement made
a a sensation and seemed especially pleasing
70 IN" members of the employers associa-
""n WHO happened to be in court.
poye said that the members OF the
'neLet committee got $3.50 day when
tley met and when their sessions went into
Nv, Tso evening 90 cents more He denied