The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-20
STRIKE METHODS
 SHOWN IN TRIAL Labor Leader In Chicago Is
 Charged With ExtOtiOn BIG SUM IS DEMANDED
Strike Was Called In Construction of Building and Was Called of Upon Payment of Money
 By the Owner.

Chicago, May 19.--A ray of light was flashed into the dark places of at least one building trades strike in Chicago to- day Incidentally there was allusion to practical trades unionism in San Fran cisco and the quiet transfer of money from one purse to another. These features were presented when the state today opened it's case against Mar tin B. Skinny Madden, president of the ' Associated BuildirE Trades council of i, Chicago, and his assistants. F. A. Pouchot and N. J. Boyle, all of whom are charged with conspiracy to extort 5000 from the Joseph Klicka company, a Chicago con cern which had a strike on it's plant last winter while it was in course of con- structlon.
 In the calling of the strike last win ter occurred the study In contrasts as told in Judge McSurely's court today for the strike was called for Madden. fur clad and wearing diamond pin. from 1 his automobile and the order hit among 15O others, Jacob Dublanski,a cement fln- isher who refused to walk out because he had wife and six children to care for.
 Called the Strike. When the men came and called the strike what did they tell you?" Dub- lanski was asked.
 Just told us there was a strike and we should quit
 Then what?''
 Then I 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."
 What then?'
 1 Then he went to the foreman and i stopped us.''
 Henry Blaum and Steven Bieliski, also : cement workers. gave similar testimony. They sl sa.u t6e motor car with we'll clad occupants arrive and then had seen it go away, leaving them without jobs in dead of winter.
 The story of alleged extortion. as told l by D. L. Frazier a construction en- 1 gineer. employed by Post & Maehler, ar 1 chitects of the Klicka plant. and some
 
 of the Joseph Klicka company, has to do l with the automobile, diplomatic negotia- tions and the alleged passing of money in downtown saloon and in substance fol- lows:
 The Blow Falls. The blow fell on November IS for no apparent reason. The job seemed reg ular," and MT. Klieka sent MT. Frazier to investigate. The latter saw Boyle, who said the strike had been called be- cause there was a non-union man work ing on It. He added, when asked how the matter could be settled, that Klicka would have to see Madden The fol- lowing day Kcka and Frazier waited for some time in the saloon until Madden and his motor car arrived, after which Madden and Klicka entered a little pri- vate office at the end of the bar The interview was interrupted by a trip to the bank by Klcka and Frazier, who returned with $2o0 which was, 1t is al- leged given to Boyle to compensate him for expenses incurred in calling the strike, MT. Klicka hoping that Boyle would bring the trouble to an end. Boyle, however, said that settlement was up to Mad den.
 There was another interview with Madden in the little mahogany office at the end of the bar, but on the ter Inination of 1t, Messrs. Frazier and Klicka, in their testimony differed somewhat. Frazier declared that Mad den had demanded S1600 as the price of putting the men back at work and that Klicka emerged from the office, cursing earnestly and branding the price as an outrage Klicka's version was that he told Madden the price was "a little high"
 At any rate the price was not agreed upon at that time.
 Settling the Strike.
 Following Frazier and Klcka, George $. Andres, a construction engineer was placed on the stand. According to his own and Klcka's testimony Klicka gave him 5000, with which to settle the strike, Andres having approached the former with statement that it could be done for that sum. Meanwhile some trouble had brewed between the new agent and Madden.
 T told him l wanted to settle the strike and asked if he would accept $500" testified Andres. "He answered by telling he to go to - you know, and then I offered him $75o.
 "Nix,' he answered. I ask ed him if 5000 would do."
 And what did he answer?"
 "'Bring up the dough- So went to Klicka, got the check and got 10 s1OO bills at the bank. It was night before Madden showed up and then I offered him the money.
 "How am I to know the strike will be called off if I give you the money, I asked him. Don't worry he said. and then l said, Here's your money He said, I never took any money from you and I said I knew he didn't"
 Money Is Given.
 Andres smiled he described the | farce He said he asked Madden what to do with the money and the latter | told him to throw 1t on the floor or on the desk Andres laid it on the desk l and invited the labor leader out to | have a drink. The latter accepted tn is and as they moved out, Madden dropped a blotter over the money, seized the | pile and showed 1t in his pocket.
 The next day the strike was called | off and the men returned to work
 On cross examination by Attorney A. 1 J. Brady for the defense reference was | made to San Francisco.
 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 was asked. He | 1p,itf fad tba tal hut dania fha fbroot