The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-05-20
LABOR LEADER
SOLD STRIKERS
LIKE CATTLE
Called Strike and Got q Thou
sand Dollars for Calling
It Off
SEEKING TO PUT THE UNION
OUT OF BUSINESS ALSO

Leader Denied That He Tried to In.
duce Another Local Leader to En-.
gage in the Holdup Game Between
Unions and Employers.
Chicago, May 2O.-l ray of light
was flashed into the dark places of at
least one building trades strike in
Chicago today, and study in con-
tracts presented between tho labor
leader and the man called cut on
strike without knowing that he had
grievance. incidentally there was
allusion to practical trades unionism
in San Francisco, the inference be-
ing very plain that in the opinion of
the attorney asking questions that the
calling and settling of strikes in that
city, in certain instances, have been
much influenced by the quiet trans
fer of money from one purse to an
other.
These features and others were pre-
sented when the state today opened
its case against Martin B. ('Skinny")
Madden, president of the Associated
Building Trades Council of Chicago,
and his associates, F. A. Pouchot and
NJ. j. Boyle, all of whom are charged
with conspiracy to extort $1,000 from
the Joseph Klicka company, Chi
cago concern, which fell afoul of a
strike on it's plant last winter while
it was in course of construction.
In the calling of the strike last
winter occurred the study in con-
tracts as told in Judge McSurely's
court today, for the strike was called
by Madden, fur-clad and not uncon-
scious of a diamond pin, from his au-
tomobile, and the order hit, amongst
$50 others, Jacob Dublanaki, a cement
finisher, who refused to walk out be-
cause he had wife and six children
to care for.
when the men came and called
the strike what did they tell you?"
Dublanaki was asked.
Just told us there was a strike and
we should quit
"Then what?"
Then l told him I had a wife and
six children. and one of the men
asked him who was going to pay for
our lost time
And them"
Then he went to the foreman and
stopped u.s."
Henry Blaum and Steven Bielsky,
also cement workers, gave similar
testimony. They had seen the motor
car with its we'll clad occupants ar
rive, and then had seen it go churn-
ing away, leaving them without jobs
in dead of winter.
Diam0nded Leader.
The story of the alleged extortion
as told by d. l.. Frazer, construc-
ton engineer employed by Post and
Maehler, architects of the Klicka
plant. and somewhat softened by Emil
klicka, president of the Joseph
klicka company, had to do with the
automobile. diplomatic negotiations
and the alleged passing of money in
a downtown saloon, and in substance
follows:
At any rate price was not agreed
upon. Following Frazer and Klicka,
George S. Andres, construction en-
gineer, was placed on the stand. Ac-
cording to his own and klicka's testi-
mony, Klicka gave him $1,000 with
which to settle the strike, Andres
having approached klicka with
statement that it could be done for
that sum. Meanwhile some trouble
had brewed between the new agent
and Madden.
II told him l wanted to settle the
strike and asked if he would accept
$780," testified Andres. He answer
ed by telling me to go to - you
know, and then l offered him $3.50.
Nix he answered. l asked him
if $1,000 would do
And what did he answer?"
Bring up the dough- So I went
to klicka, got the check, and got ten
one hundred dollar bills at the bank.
1t was night before Madden showed
up and then | offered him the money.
GLOW am l to know the strike will
be called off if l give you the money!
asked him. Don't worry he said,
and then said, here is your money
He said, I never took any money
from YOU, and l said I knew he
didn't"
Andres smiled as he described the
farce. He said he asked Madden what
to do with the money. and the latter
told him to throw it on the floor or
on the desk. Andres laid it on the
desk and invited the labor leader out
to have drink. The latter ac-
quiesced and as they moved out Mad
den dropped a blotter over the money,
seized the pile. and showed it in his
pocket. The next day the strike was
called Oft.
On cross examination by Attorney
A. j. Brady of the defense, asked wit
ness: Didn't you tell Madden about
unions in San Francisco and didn't
you tell him that You had put them
out of business there and would do
the same thing here?"
Andres admitted the talk, but de-
MED the threat.
The check for $1,000 which Andres
said he cashed and turned the money
over to Madden was placed in eU-