The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-24

to order ,vrikes where their demands were
refused. / want to show that such con-
duct as this il equivalent to extOrtion and
that these men were guilty of that crime,
Judge Newburger would not allow the
question to be answered. and told McKeon
that he need not reply to Il question asking
what business the secret committee trans
acted in Mosh er's.
WHOSE WAS THE MONEY IF TREASURY WAS
EMPTY?
o. DO YOU recall a judgement against
your organization secured by man named
o. How much? A. About 81 400
o. DO you rsall that after your union
had got this $40 100 from Col. Baird. counsel
for the iidgmcst creditor got an, order in
sppl"rnttary NIX c@ ann s sn, tb
they had no MON y belonging to thr union
and that the sio.nW paid by Col; Baird was
not the property of Tia" union? Excused
d. DO YOU know !hat Jack Black got 81. 900.
Jack, Trail ,,sI,oU,. John FiiIpatrluk 500
Mc(;arry $500 and the trustees n nnlnbcr Of
spna sums out of tn" si0.O0 paid By, Col.
Baird? A. I do not know that they did.
o. ! read you "A lis, of men who got money
in their own namrs We're these men mem
beers Of the union wheu thy Boi this mo Ion =.
j. b. Smitm,on. Al 5000; Walter Putney.
si,5i5; John Fitzpatrick. 81 ,502 \. Yes. they
were
40 srArrrE or LIMITATIONS roR FINES.
o. You said Yesterday that your president
over the Telephone stated 10 the Brookyi,
bosses that no mrr could 90 to work In Brook
lyn until n settlement had beer made WIN
o. That mean that no men could go to
work until yor SCI. s"crs, comm''n" got i''
N"T }Is h ,% h $40 ,"rE r %n "a
Tor tho expenses oi tn" Brooklyn strike
O. How did your organizM!lon incur $1,000
brooklyn bosses not h"d the men that they
would he locked on, aud they wer" locked
out. Then they broke away ron ne ,n mmHr
expenses during tn" locR"n N'r' hpou.
sH,nOo for funerals and inciden,alsi som"
we paid rart o, This "xl rmses and agreed
to assume all their obligations II they Won!n
stay out until W. settled IN" strike We
figured it ont at stc,ooo. ,.. +. ,,o,
d. You say that he t"il,e. was in 1895
and thai in 1902, eight year. later, YOU fln"d
the Brooklyn bosses SlO.noH \. Yes"
Mr. Mott asked 10 have TIA" ans wer
stricken OF, and it wa. Mr.. Mcintyre
said. 1.-THE facts speak for themselves. ="
Mr.. McIntvn demanded of lin" witness
neither he knew OF any authority ms
organization had 10 fine Ice'ses. Mr.. Mott =
objection va sustained.
Mr. McIn.yr want to know If there IL
any law ethtr inside Or outside Of rhis organi-
zation. that permits it to 40 about holding
neopjs M in tIus Outrageous fashion.
Justice NrwtyrEer This is not the tribu-
MAJ t" y amo f H@t lied yesterday about some
Smalbcrger What was the trouble: A. |
o What did Smal'bcrgrr pay the union?
Was il $1,000? 4 ion,t know
.. Was it s5.0oo+ \ | don't know
THE BLEEDING or ErpFNsTNiN.
u Now about Mr. 9uo"ns'ein You knew
.t..,r, oil nNzu
man carrying on very small bns out
side of EvprRreenS Cemetery? \ Yes
q You knew he only had few men? A.
Yes; he employed \ Few stonrCutterS
y You know that Rul ens'rin. II wr"tchedly
poor man, was waited on by Your Srcrr,
. Committee ami that that committed eXtort"d
and eXao;ed notes Tor the balance OF $40
which the secret committee had lined him:
Mckeon did NOT answer this question.
MIR. Mcintyre withdrew me w9ra i
Call visited Rubel.stein and did some
business with him.
O. Wasn't Call on the secret committed
q Was that 400 paid into the union by
o. Isn't it fact that it was appropriated
by Call? A. | don't know.
., What became OF the pronlSSoTN notes?
A. II was given TO the treasurer
u Isn't II a fact that IT, WIS paid in by
Rubenstein s. and $40 at time? A, l don't
know
The witness said that he believed $500
of the money was eventually collected
by Call He was excused from giving a
list of builders and contractors who paid
money into the union while he was secre-
tary He was then askesl what money was
collected from builders and others while
Murphy was treasurer.
Whatever it was, it wasn't hlackman
rs YOU seem TO think said the witness.
"YOu can say that as much az yOu please,
responded Mr. Mcintyre. but am entitled
TO my opinion, and l have one on this sub
Jet
OTHER FINES.
o. WHAT other fines were levied about this
tine? 4. MIR. Shuttlsworth at the foot Of
East lOhth street paid s2ss and Mr.. Peacock
ut the foot Of East IO6th street paid 5000 /
don't remember amy others.
., Was there Il secretary of this secret
q u here is his minute book? A. Mr.
Tucker. VIII" is in court. has II,
y. You received money from Murphy ,ns
treasurer thar does not appear on your min
utes, didn't you? A Yes.
O. Did YOU ever make any entry OF the
money. You got from Murphy! A. NO.
o Why couldn't you' A. Well. couldn't
q You and man named Dickcy wer" on
a sick benefit entertainment committee.
O Didn't You and Dickey appropriate to
your own us" all tn" money obtained by this
o Isn't j. fact that in ,o03 Your organ
zation fined ". = Ross OF BROOKLYN, $3.50.
the Evergreen Stone Company SlhO ana Cos
grove Bros. $3.50: \ Yes.
Mr.. Mcintyre tried 10 bring out that il
these fines were not paid thoa. refusing to
pay them would be persecuted by the union
by having strikes declared on their work,
but Judge Newburger would not allow il.
BOYLE TELLS OF THE $4,000.
,f 4 ka
stonecutters' secret committee, testified
that he ard Donald Coll, a man named
committee which got the sl0,U0 check
from Col. Baird On March 10. he said.
thia check was turned over to Lawrence
Murphy M. Mott asked the witness 10
tell the circumstances under which he
and the others named by Mr.. Mcintyre
came TO have funds of the union deposited
In their own names Boyle said he and
the others named had gone 10 the Lawyers
Surety Company, where the treasurer
deposited so 800 in their names, Later
they drew checks for the amounts and
turned them over TO Murphy as treasurer
getting a receipt for them.
Bowie said that he told Murphy in the
Tomhs that there was shortage 0f S2T 900
In the union funds and that Murphy said
he would only stand for sla,50o Boyle
continued
He told me that he deposited the Baird
check and took $4,000 away with him Mt once
EIe went back atlerwnrd and got the other
s. 900 he said This he gave TO jack Black
He told mo he had S5, 600 left OF the money
and that he would give IL to the union II 1T
would not prosecute him.
When Mr. Mcintyre began to cross