New-York tribune., 1904-10-13
TELLS OF GIVING s2,7OO
G.. j. ESSIGsS TESTI1foNY.
Says WeiHseimer Declared WorE
Could Begin Right A5ray."

In the continuation Of the trial Of Philip ws,,.
seirner former president OF the Building Trzss,
Alliance Yesterday before Judge NewbJr-er ara :
jury in General Sessions. important testimony va.
given by George ]. Essig- a Brooklyn pIumb.-
from whom the prisoner Is accused OF extortinv
s2.7OO At the outset OF his testimony Essis ex-
planned how he came to take up the contract f,-
plumbing at the ChatswOrth apartsments, Ssver4,,
secOnd-st and Riverside Drive, late in the fan oe
1893 after there had been strike. and after John
Rendale Bronx plumber. had been allowed to
Essig said he set seveA men at work At n.
Chatsworth, but they were called or on Decsmbar
p. 1893 by delegates of their union. Then he had
some talk over the telephone with John AIvater
and Daniel Finn. delegates Of the Journeymen
Plumbers. This led to his meeting Weiusemar at
Plumbers Hail. Third-ave. and Fifteenth-st On
December 23 Before meeting Weinssiner he had
agreed to pay the men who had been eunploved bv
Rendale for the time they were strike. Led on
by questions by Assistant District Attorney Ran5
Essig told Of his dealings with Weinseirnsr about
follows:
Alwater introduced me to Weinseimer and Iafs
US together. told Weinseimer that was willing
start the job the next morning. He said that /
E 1h Sff az teaf IN m Tine % I'M 1hsg en- said would
eouidnt be- and said would have to talk ths
T2attsr R7 over over win him told him to meet At
WeNseimer met me and asked me about the con-
to talk about the work. and told him was willing
70 pay the waiting time. and that I had the check
there Finally he said me:
Wow, look here, you're in the plumbing busi-
nss LOT your AeaIth ana m not In the labor busi-
ness for love We're both out for the money. You
at least s15OGe Now [ want 20 have s. 90 befors
mat job can begin and il you don't give it neither
! told him that thar seemed to be too much
~ Jut as.eG MN nov ne wanted The money.
l agreed to meet him the next day at his Office
When 1 reached his Office the next day he sent
ms stenosrapher away and then he asked me what
much and that thought s2500 was enough Hs
he wanted the money He replied that ne wanted
but that II was lot OF money and that I expected
ne wouldn't hold me too tight on the notes. He
1 drew ths money from the bank and carried IT
down 10 his office. He there when I went in
He looked at me and said. 'Well%' and said. I've
I took The money from my pocket and handed
II over to him and he counted it and put it in
he had changed his mind about the notes and told
me 10 make them out 20 some fictitious person.
After the notes were introduced in evidence Mr.
Rand tod the witness to continue.
Essig said:
about the job, and he said everything would be all
right. | asked him how soon could begin, and
work Immediately.
Rand.
Yes. sir. they went TO work the same day"
The same day you paid the money to wein-
seimer?''
Yes. sir. the same day
EssIg then related how he had paid the strikers
for the they had lost while on strike total
OF $3.50. He saw WeinseInler aftervard. when he
took another note down. and they had talk and
Weinseimer wished him luck with the Job.
Essig identified the several notes which he said
he had given 10 Weinseiner. and testified how he
had paid them on the 10Th OF each month. after
January 10 until the whole amount OF S2.7o0 was
paid III paying the notes he drew the money from
the bank himself and paid Il 20 Weinseimer az his
Office. taking the notes in exchange. as agreed.
IN the cross-examination OF Esstg. Mr. Rainss,
OF WeinseI1ner's counsel. asked many questions
which plainly were intended 20 force from rhs
witness an admission that he was acting for tho
owners OF the Chatsworth and paying out thsr
money on the job. Mr.. Rand objected TO ths lins
OF questioning. and Mr.. Ralnes made argument,
declaring that the prosecution should be compelled
70 prove that 1t was Essig money which vas paiH
Weinseimer.
was this mans own money that he parted with, for
he could not have been Influenced ~ Year II mo
money not his own said counsel
suppose he had borrowed The money! asked
4 am not prepared to discuss this point" said
Mr, FSaiues. ;ts 10 has not arisen go,
II we'll say here said the court. that
I shall instruct the jury that it IS 1mmateria whers
he got the money. IT the money was secured
by fear. I shall direct for the indictment"
E,SsiS described Leopold Kahn, Of the Chats
supplied him money whenever and to whatever
amount he desired He said Kahn IN a meas
ure his financial broker EssiE was stiI on the
ing
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