New-York tribune., 1904-10-12
ONLY CIGARS FOR $500.
Uvitness Says H7einseimer Scorned
That AMOUNT as Present. -

ir-r7- m r-v Philip Eelnsein1er former presI-
dent of the Building Trades Alliance on the
charge OF exto-tion. was obtained shorty "eIoie
noon yesterday n Judge EewbUrger's part or the
General Sessions Assistant District Attorney
Rand opened the case Tor the prosecution nj
Rand declared that no labor union was on trll'
but that Weinseimer had been indicted as an l"-
dividuaI because he Used his power as a 4auvt
leader 20 extcrt 500 from George Esslg a con
tractor for plumbing work in the 'hafsworth
apartment house, a. Seventy-second-sl- anu '7
Riverside Drive n the fall Of 1913
After one Of The plumbers, who took p7Tt III tu7
strike az the building had testified n the csllins
Of the strike and 10 the fact that ne had received
paw FOR the time tho strike was In progress Il vas
agreed by Wenseiner's counsel 10 admit me i7e17
without calling the nineteen other men VINO were
u the strike
John Rcudale who first had the contract for the
plurbfng al the C'hstsworth and turned It over 70
Essig after the strike. testified that he was uo' %
member az the Master Plumbers Association .
the time -
Regarding the cancellation as the contract f'r
the Chatsworth joo Mr RendaIe said ne hao re-
ceived nearly $500 for materials on ha"0 anu
1880 as profits
George f. johnson. ore Of thu owners OF me
Chatsvorth testified to being introduced TO Wen
seirner AZ sixth-zve. and Forty-second-st- by
Mr. SeIIy on November 6. 1903 Then he conuh"e'',
ensener and srrollsd into Bryant ParG a ne ne
tod me they WeFe g9in5 10 g - Ne ssjd
Chatswcrth. and when I asked MN. ~-SS ~SS +5st ne
because he work was being 'iu"pea -t.- ''lt' he
contractor. ReudGle. was not p fl+L"'5vl -
We could ger Readale 70 potn ths at52e%lf,lo % ,i s
WeiusoiTuer said that ne dion know u III ~ ..-t1
be avertad. but that IL would cost some money
You are making $1,000 on tae coA---. y ne
said and ii ought 10 ne worth S2,5.o 20 me
told Gir5 1Lat I wouldn't stand for ANYTHING
lls that and that was sure the other members
81 lie a-rn were ~ tns same mind. i said that
Il -he job should though without a stflSe , We
might BE willing p MAKE nm 3 FsTs-ie tt e, ~ ~,
Welnselmer said that w"uLdn o- ,Isat , tiol-5
dowutoV-t We finally agreed 70 NEE u. Il " e,t ,
and N the meantime 7 said WoiLa SPEAK IN tl@
other members cf the firm.
met l.n again m TeeA tlt4eHl,7[-- tlt4e Hl pr ;
told him that We woud not pay any such none
him present ~ S500 II the work was completed
w hout strike He then said that + ] would ma ke
consider IL but he couidr. think % looking al only
We went across the street n saloon. and sat
down 70 have drink endaavored 70 reopen the
rrv--sarou there. but NeIuseiuer said that it was
M place "a talk about such matter and tho sub
-e~t wa~ dropped. We parted there and / have not
seen him from that day To this
M- Johnson admitted that ~ had met several
oficers - the Building Trades Euclnys-s' AsEocia-
tfor including the president. charles : Eiditz.
and the counsel for the employers. Charles Cohen.
Q-was Tho question of the building trades
strike mentioned ir this interview A-Not thar
G Was IL not on account Of the building strike
that vo4 we're induced 70 20 70 the District At
to-1eys Office with the complaint sEains- Vein
c-Were any Inducements % ans kind held out
% Tou 70 lead you = 80 u the b-sifi - Al orIlsE
this time A.-No0e whareVsr- We simply
Odd you intend from the very time that the
matter 20 the District Attorney A.-Nes. post
lively
wstnseirs- was taken 70 ths Toubs for the
night