New-York tribune., 1904-08-26
NO TRACE OF spO,OO0 FUND.
Labor Men Charged 1t W0s to
Railroad" WeinSeimcr,
| LATTER PLEADS NOT GUILTY.


William Rand. jr. Assistant District Attorney,
gave out a statement yesterday explaining the
position Of the District Attorneys office with re-
gard 10 its Investigation OF the building trades
troubles IL was made after Mr.. Rand had ex-
amined the following seven witnesses represent
ing the employers side of the controversy: Jo-
seph Lawton of the Tile Layers Association;
Joseph W. Lantry. OF the board of governors
OF the Building Trades Employers Association
and of the Tile. Crate and Mantel Association;
J. P Knight OF the Contracting Plumbers AS
sociation; William J. Fertig, secretary Of the
Building Trades Employers Association; J. T.
Hatzel OF the board of governors of the Elec-
tricaI Contractors Association; Thomas A. HILL
president. and Thomas Cochran. secretary, Of
the Association OF Master Plumbers
The statement says in part:
On Monday afternoon. August a. 1904, Mr.. Acer
and his partner Mr Toole. called upon me and re-
a prosecution against the Master and Journeymen
Of the tGT 5T on oen ah m
the of the Employing Stone Cutters: They
Association. I sent for the officers the next day
and obtained copies Of the contract between the
ed that no jouEneyme9g shall work for any tile
want and that masters shall employ no workmen
no provision for distrbution OF ccntracts or for
the payment Of any part OF the profit q contracts
guishes the agreement from that OF the stone cut,
aor d ooe os at there ea was So no
upon which to base charge Of criminal con-
# they wished to test the question n magstrate,'s
Sg o tsy might 6ays ee Gould r5aar in that e
ing the attendance OF witnesses and papers,
that sum y SsScS had beer appropriafed 6y tie
Building Employers Association to railroad
me the names OF seven oficers Of the Building
fN-da
each OF these officers under oath. and can hnd
no trace whatever OF any such appropriation or
any such suggestion.
Later District Attorney Jerome SAID:
II the Building Trades Employers Association
have raised, II is said $1,000 there is no crime
right 10 engage private counsel employ detectives
and secure what evidence they can.
a., Tne ne motive might be open to criticism The pub
10 might look upon it as good thing 10 sond away
the labor srafters to prison,
rPeaty m nays PAD the DECISIONS In e2Irt stretched
law against the employer There IS practically no
had been brought up It might have been proven
cause OF these decisions
NO TRACE OF $4,000 FUND
Weinseiner, the president Of the Building
Trades Alliance had a losing day before the
courts yesterday. He was before Judge New
burger il General Sessions and his counsel J.
G. Toole, made three motions, all Of which were
overruled The case wound up by Weinseirner
pleading not guilty TO the indictment charging
extorton. This done without one word
from either District Attorney Jerome or AS
sistant District Attorney Rand who pres
ent for the people.
Mr. Tooe first moved foI delay, on the ground
that the Indictment differed as 70 the existence
OF the six notes. According to the evidence
adduced by the grand Jury. Mr. Tooe said, the
notes are in existence, but the language of the
Indictment states that tine contents Of the notes
unknown 10 the grand Jury.
j have power interrupted Judge New
burger ito compel the District Attorney 10 give
exhibits TO counsel in this case. I deny the mo
ton"
Then Mr.. Toole moved to dismiss the indict-
nlent on the ground that the offence charged did
not constitute g crime and that the act com
plained Of was nor in itself crime because it
was not set forth that the complainant had any
title or interest in the contract in question at
threat charged IN the Indictment did not con-
form TO the language Of the code. This also was
denied
Mr. Tools then offered p demurrer. Judge
Rewburger finally said:
My impression is that this Indictment is a
solid one. My associates and myself have held
in sinnilar indictments and many such have
been held" He overruled the demurrer
WeinseiTner was then called to plead TTe
pleaded not guilty and was essed the bail
being the same as heretofore, 50 900.
The case will not be reached on the calendar
probably, before the end Of September.