The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-30
PURSUIT OF LABOR GRAFTERS.
HARD ROW FOR JEROME TO HOE
Under CUMMINGS CASE.
sill. John Doe Inquiry Is Not Abandoned
and New York and Kinss Prosecutors
Are Consulting About the Spells which
Wore stolen From the StOnecutters.

There was a conference yesterday be-
,r,aen n representative of District Attorney
Isrome and a representative OF District
attorney Clarke of Brooklyn. to see what
oan no done with the revelation OF graft"
hr,ught out on the trial Of Lawrence
Nurnhv of the Stonecutters' Union, who
ia ~ he sentenced by Judge Newburger
tomorrow Every line of the testimony
in this remarkable case Ia to be gone over
Inv the officials to SEQ If some way cannot
he found 10 reach the 1grafters" who seem
TO have made a good thing out OF the
Brooklyn bosses for a long time. District
Attorney Clarke says that he will act with
ont delay If he can find evidence. but like
Mr.. Jerome, he is averse to beginning a
proceeding in the face OF Judge Parkers
decision that n union has a right to fine
EMPLOYERS or charge them waiting time
40 long AZ the money thus obtained If
turned into the union treasury. unless he
can first get evidence that these "grafters"
demanded and got money in their indi-
yidual capacities and then used the money
for themselves.
John F. Mcintyre said yesterday that
both Mrs. Murphy and her husband will
willingly give evidence OF extortion II they
are allowed to- 1t is very likely that Mrs.
Murphy will see District Attorney Clarke
in BROOKLYN If she can give specific
instances of extortion and can prove her
assertions that the money obtained from
the Brooklyn employers was given to her
husband az treasurer of the union only as
A blind until the time came for a division
Of the spoils. prompt action will be taken
and some arrests may be expected.
District Attorney Jerome ia not sang,iine
Of convcing any of the members of the
Stonecutters' Union who are accused by
Murphy and his wife. 1t appears to him
that the "grafters' in that organization
covered their tracks pretty thoroughly
and are well within the decision of Judge
Parker in the Cummings case. However,
he has not completed his investigation Of
the minutes of the secret committee"
and until he has finished that and examined
certain witnesses whose names have been
gwen to him by laboring men, he does not
despair Of getting some results from the
revelations in the Murphy trial.
Mr. Jerome has not given up his idea Of
a John Doe investigation into the labor
situation in this city He is going to start
one lust as soon as Justice Bischoff hands
down his decision in the Fleming case,
which is practically an application to have
Investigations Of the John Doe character
declared illegal. Mr.. Jerome believes that
the decision will uphold him. One of the
things that Mr.. Jerome is going to look
carefully into is the charge that walking
delegates and influential members of labor
unions are carried on the payrolls of GER
tain construction companies
That Sam Parks was carried on the pay
roll of a construction company has been
pretty we'll known for years, but it ia now
"a that not only Parks, but Assemblyman
Richard Butler the young iron worker
that Devery sent to the Legislature, has
been carried on the same payroll. But
Ter has stood by Parks all through the
troubles Of that belligerent individual. got
Devery, to q on his bond and has defended
him publicly and privately. Butler is an
influence in the Housesrniths and Bridge
mems Union, not 80 great an influence as
Parks, but still an influence and he would
he valuable ally for any company having
much To do with that union.
Mr.. Jerome has been assured by num-
hor of laboring men that they will gladly
assist at a John Doe inquiry. They pro-
'ess to he as anxious as he 10 root out the
"grafters" and 70 expose the companies
which are primarily responsible for 80
much corruption. Their assistance will
he gladly accepted, and many of them will
I've called as witnesses. II is understood
that Assistant District Attorney Cans
will be in charge Of the labor inquiry,
although Mr.. Jerome also will give much
Of his personal attention.