The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-24
DIVISION OF THE LABOR GRAFT
STORY or SIN CHECKS TOLD on
the MURPHY TRIAL.
Secret Committee Of tho StOnecutters'
Union which Appears to Have Sat as
Tax Commission -- NIurphy'S Counsel
Says l,nLOn's Books Have Dlsappcarsd.

remarkable system Of finance by which
ring of powerful members of the Jour
neymen Stonecutters Union voted s9,8OO
to themselves in advance, out Of the treas
ury, for expenses they might incur in the
service of the union, and deposited this
money in their individual names with the
Lawyers Surety Conn any, was exposed
yesterday morning quite unwillingy by
John Boyle, witness against Lawrence
Murphy. the former treasurer of the union
who is on trial before Judge Newburger
In the General Sessions, on the charge
Of embezzing So, 900 Of the unions funds
Boyle was one Of the sc cret committee"
of four, which secured from the Brooklyn
employers OF union stOnecuttcrs a check
for $4,000 for fines imposed because they
had employed the same men prior to the
admission of the men to the union. He
is one of the bitterest of the witnesses
against Murphy and was somewhat fius-
tered when confrc nted by John F. McIn-
tyre Murphy's lawyer, with the fact that
so 600 Of the money the union now accuses
Murphy of embezzling stood in the names
Of six individual members of the union,
Boyle being one Of them. 1t was in ex-
planning how this money came to stand in
the names of himself and certain other
officers and trustees Of the union that
Boyle came ont with the remarkable state
ment that the six men who held the money
were all members of the secret committee
of the union that they voted this money
to themselves in sums averaging about
$500 each, and that the purpose Of it was
to pay them in advance for any services
they might do for the union.
GRAFT OF $3.50, 900. MAYBE.
Mr.. Mcintyre declared in court that the
50 800, like the $4,000 given to the secret
committee by Col. Andrew d. Baird ON
behalf of the Brooklyn builders. was black
mail money, and that 1t constituted but n
very small part OF the graft" that the
secret committee of the stonecutters had
been extorting from builders and con-
tractors all over the city of New York.
He declared that none of the money col
lected in this way ever went TO the union.
although as matter of form it appeared
on the books, but that a. soon as possible
after IL was obtained il was divided up
among the "grafters. ii was because the
"grafters" among the stonecutters got
wind of the fact that District Attorney
jerome was investigating them and that
they were in danger Of indictment for ex-
torting money from Col Andrew d. Baird
Of Brooklyn, that they decided. Mr.. McIn-
tyre said, to make a scapegoat of Murphy,
and pile all Of their own, az we'll as his
own misdeeds on his shoulders
Mr.. Mcintyre said later in the afternoon
that he had had talk with Murphy on
the matter of exposing the graft" and that
Murphy had said that he would be able to
show on the witness stand that in the eight
years he was an officer of the JouTneymen
Stonecutters' Union, the union had col
lected in fines, assessments. &c. between
s2Oo.OOO and $3.50 900. Mr.. Mcintyre added
that since he had made it known that
Murphy was going to tell the secrets of the
union, a II the important books of the union
had disappeared.
SEEMS TO JEROME TO BE ExToRTIoN
There seems to he little doubt that in.
dictments will follow Murphy's trial. Dis
trict Attorney Jerome is very much in
terested in the trial and the graft" revela-
tons that Murphy has promised to make
Assistant District Attorney Rand who was
acting yesterday in place Of Mr.. jerome,
WAS in court all the morning and on the
cross-eXamination of John Boyle, requested
Mr. Mcintyre to ask the witness whether
or not he knew Richard Carvel, the walk
ing delegate OF the d. rrit KIN en-, RRGers
and Pointers Union, who was recently
indicted FOR eXtortion. Boyle admitted
that he did know tarvel. Mr.. Rand said
afterward that he asked Mr.. Mcintyre
TO ask the question because he could moi
properly ask Assistant District Attorney
Mott, who is prosecuting Murphy, to put il
He declined TO say what his object was
Gtrip
Jerome regards the filming" Of Col. Baird
$4,000, and other fines imposed upon
builders and contractors by the Stone
cutters Union as simple eXtortion.
NIXON TELLS OF SECRET COMMITTEE.
John McKeon, the former treasurer and
corresponding secretary Of the Stone
cutters Union, who sklfuIy lodged all
Of Mr. Mclntyre's questions about graft"
on Wednesday, was on the stand again
yesterday morning He was asked TO tell
the jury what the duties Of the walking
delegates of his union were He said
They represent the union, and their
duty is to sac that the shops live up to the
rules Of our union
q DO YOU mean to say that Your organize
ton presumcs TO mako rules for the shops
in this city and elsewhere to live up to-
y What richr has your organization to do
this
MCkeOn was saved from answering this
bv an objection which was sustained. IN
1902. the witness said Donald Call and r, j
ArsIow were the walking delegates of the
union.
Q Call was president once and s still
walking delegate, isn't hc' a Yes
z, Where does this union of yours meet
In BrevoOrt Hall
o You have a secret committee haven't
you? Not now
q When did YOU last hive secret com
mittccc? Up to March or April. 1902
q Was the committee then abolished
A There was nothing clsr for II to do
4 Is there anything In your bylaws which
authorizes you to have secret committee
think there il
u What are the functions of this secret
committee A Why, TO attend to the bust
less of the union
q Now iust tell this jury why you call IL
So, ret committee.
BACK ROOM COMMIssr oNERS OF TAXES
Mr. Mott objected and the Court sustained
him. Mr. Mcintyre pleaded that the inside
history Of this commit tee was vitality i'm
p0rtant, but the question was not answered
Mr. Mcintyre Well do YOU know Mosher'-
saloon \ Yes; II La at Ninety-seventh street
and First avenue,
y Now isn't II n fact that this secret com
ulttee used to Iect there At night. impress
fines assessment and penalties on builders
IN BROOKLYN and elsewhere and provide for
Demands | do not know
y DO YOU know that II met In Moshers
back room? Yes. II met there and in
BTpvOOrt Hall
q Now. when ths secret committee met
at Mosher's and prior to your getting this
$40. 900 from Col Baird. will you tell this
jury what you did2 A. Well the subject Of
fning Col Baird was never mentioned In