The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-13
SETBACK FOR WElNSElMER.
COURT DOES NOT THINK ESSIG
PAID $4,000 AS A DUMMY,
with No More Fear Than Dummy-Essigs
Detailed story OF His Dealings with
Diamond Phil-'Tm In the Labor
End for MOney-Worth % 600 TO Me-"

Detailed story OF HIS DeailnBe WIN
Diamond Phil-"I'm in the Labor
End for Money-worth On, 600 10 Me-"
That the defence OF Diamond Phil
Weipseimer, OF at least part Of II, will be
that the 81, 100 which Weinseimer Is alleged
10 have extorted from George j. Eesis
was not Essig's money, but the Johnson
Kahn Company's, the builders OF the Chats
worth apartment house In Riverside Drive
where Essig had the plumbing contract
was disclosed yesterday by George Raines
Diamond Phil's chief counsel. Mr.. Raines
had been carefully cross-examining Essig
who had been on the stand most OF the day
A to his financial dealings with the com
pany, and sought to get from the witness
a statement that part OF the money paid
to him by the company was intended for
Weinseimer.
The objection OF Mr.. Rand to this line OF
questioning was sustained by Judge New
burger and Mr.. Raines asked that the wit
ness be excluded from the room, so that
he could explain the object OF his questions
At Judge Newburger's direction Essig left
the room,
Then Mr.. Rainee said that 1t was the duty
Of the people to show that the money paid
to Weinseimer was Essig's money. II II
wasn't, Mr.. Raines said. 1t couldn't have
been extorted from Essig through fear
1t had been shown pretty conclusively,
Mr.. Raines added, that the money came
from the Johnson Kahn Compa ny.
Suppose Essig had borrowed it," Judge
your position?'
Mr. Ranes said that he wasn't prepared
to discuss that just then. Continuing, he
said that the court would have to charge
the Jury on two things: whether the money
was extorted from Essig through fear and
whether or not Essig was simply clerk.
or dummy, for the Johnson Kahn Company
in distributing the money.
Frankly. i will say said Judge New
bur ger, that think not. A contract has
been produced in evidence here showing
Essigs relation to the company"
1t was the first real setback that the de-
fence had had, and Mr. Raines seemed to
feel it. When Essig was recalled to the
stand Mr.. Rainee tried in various ways
to get In the testimony he wanted, but
Essig was not allowed to answer
The story Essig told OF how Weinseimer
had held him up recalled wildly the trial
OF Sam Parks. Weinseimer became uneasy
and more than once glanced nervously al
his wife. who sat in the courtro ON all day
She had quiet crying spell several times
1t was on Dec 2f last when Essig made
the contractwith the Johnson Kahn Com.
pany for the plumbing work on the Chats.
worth. The next day he had a visit from
two walking delegates Of the plumbers
lnAz - A. ~
gates took him to see Weinseimer at q meet.
ing Of the plumbers union in Maenner chol
hall. Essig had been told that he couldn'
go on with the plumbing ntil the men who
ha d been working for Frank Kendall, tn,
plumber whose contract was jumped. hac
been paid for waiting time .Lssig was in
troduced to Wenselmer as this is the
plumber who wants to pay the waiting
time on the Chatsworth JOB, and he wants
at the meeting to explain il to the men,"
Il told Weinseimer, said Essig, that
had q certified check in my pocket and
wanted to pay the waiting time. wanted
to start work in the morning. You needn't
be in a hurry said Weinseimer. You
the talking. Come down and see me at 81
Park row tomorrow.
You got that Chatsworth job Vein.
seimer said to me the next day when
called. Show me the contract showed
it to him. I understand that they're COINS
worth?' he asked. / told him that didn't
make any difference, / wanted to pay the
waiting time but didn't know the amount
or the names Of the men. | wanted to gel
to work the next day. He said: There's nc
hurry about getting to work. You're not
You're in it for money. I'm in the labor
end for the money. Now you've got that
job and it's worth o., 900 to me. Now II l
don't get 1t you or no other - will start
the work. want $1,000 in cash. They
won't ketoh me as they did Sam Parks.
asked me what | was going to do: l said
pay. / told him that he was asking too
much and that / could only give $500.
He said he had to divide with other people
and the least he could take was 81, 700.
agreed to put up 81 900 in cash and the
because then he would have the best of me.
He asked me how long would be on the
job. and l asked him not to hold me down
too tight on the notes.
Weinseimer first had the notes made out
one way, but then decided that they should
National Bank When the 81. 900 in cash
had been paid Weinseimer told Essig that
he could go ahead with the job" The first
note became due and Essig got telephone
message at the Chatsworth.
II went to the phone" said Essig
Somebody said This is Brown L don't
know you ! said. Oh yes you do was
the reply, this il Weinsemer. When are
Won coming down to pay that note2' I
told him In a couple Of days, and he said.
All right"
Essis went to the bank and got the money
TO pay the note. The note was returned
to him and 1t was produced with five other
notes which Essig said he paid. The first
note was for 5000 and the others for $3.50
Zach. In all he gave seven notes, but
before the last was paid strike was ordered
on Essig's job.
There was an icebox job at the Chats.
worth, and one day Weinseimer asked
tssig il he wanted 1t. "No,r said Essig.
i don't know anything about that work.
We'll, replied Weinseimer, II guess you
oon want to make money"
Essig paid between $500 and $1,000 for
waiting time" for the men who had struck
on the Kendall job.
And they didn't do a stroke OF work
ior that money!" asked Mr.. Rand
Not Bit" said Essg.
10 the surprise Of Mr.. Rand and to his
apparent satisfaction, Mr.. Raines, at the
close OF the days session, questioned Essig
as to what happened on the day OF Vein
seimers arrest, Aug. II. Essig said that he
went to the District Attorneys office with
,1hares Cohen. counsel for the Building
Trades Employers Association, and there
saw Assistant Divtri,t Attorno,, Kro,ol