The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-12
GUNMAN BARES
PLOT BY LABOR
TO STAY FOES
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assault. assault In lesser degree, at
tempted extortion, robbery---"about every
crime" AZ acting Commissioner Frank
Lord put II, except arson and one or
two others"
II was "A workaday business with
Dopey Benny and the other gangsters,
this supplying gunner and blackjack
wielders when wanted.
II made about $4,000 a year at IT,"
officials say Dopcy Benny related in his
confession. ~ got sio day AS CON
tractor To- supply the men wanted to
get somebody. sometimes more"
All the way from 81 to sl2 and SIS n
day was the price paid to the thugs.
When Dopcy Benny got a lump sum to
do job 1t was for him to- say how
many were to be sent out to waylay the
men TO he beaten UP. 1t lay within his
power as gang leader also to say how
much he would pay his hireling thugs
for their very effective efforts. Eight
dollars day was a fair wage for a
gang leader to pay an operator" to lay
a man low.
Don't get the impression" District
Attorney Perkins said VIXEN giving out
as much information as ne and his as
sstants thought advisable to make
known at this time. that this is "A
crusade against union labor men as such
On the contrary. during this long in
vestigation. as my assistants here. Mr.
Breckenridge, Mr.. Du Nivier and Mr.
belehanty. will back me up In saying
union labor men OF the East side have
lent us invaluable assistance IN running
down the evidence.
But in following out the stories told
by Dopey Benny We soon discovered
That many OF the men we were after
happened to be union men who to OBJ
tain positions OF power they held in
certain locals would stop at nothing TO
retain their influential jobs.
VIII Keep Courts Busy.
The hard working union men. we
found were just as much opposed TO the
high handed, lawless methods being used
as any one could wish. From them We
got valuable Information. The indIct
ments are not against tho unions. but
AGAINST individual union men who paid
for crime TO further individual selfish
interests.
The public will find. think. that We
have plenty OF evidence against the per
sons now being sought by the detec-
tives. II arrests are made" concluded
the District Attorney. lin all the many
cases we've unearthed during this long
Investigation there will be enough GRIM
!nal business on hand 20 keep the courts
busy for SIX months"
Right IN the private office OF the Dis
trict Attorney all this time was one OF
the men under indictment. He was a
red checked YOUNG man of decided views
who. as representative Ia the Criminal
Courts Building OF Niddish newspaper
/ published Oh the Eas. side had come
I INTO MI Perkins, office when the Dis
D
granted the request OF reporters to dis
Cuss In a general way the indictments
just handed down
The detectives had just swarned out
all but one who was waiting to gather
in the red checked young mainland at
this early evening stag. OF the game
toc District Attorney did not. OF course.
give the names OF the men indicted.
The red checked young man was bit
argumeutatiNc with Mr.. Perkins a. he
sought to obtain from the Distri,; At
turucy. during the general discussion,
some hint that employers as well -
union leaders had been charged by
bopey Benny with hiring thugs.
Credit Given to Woods.
r., young man was leaving the off &c
after icing assured that popev Benny
Rad n { accused factory owners ~ tuI-
ploy.uC gdngstcrs when up stepped De
tective John li'Nes and made tn, first
arrest ny stasIiur Tn. arm OF the as
tonished young Ntodish reporter.
Cards 'hc prisoner displayed AT Po-
7 lice Headquarters CAV. his name as
Fhtip ioss"on. - Years old, who lives
with his wife At NHi Kelly street. lie
H. charged ia tho bench warrant with
attempted .Ntortion and helping along
an assault when. together with another
young man agaius' whom there H. an
indictment. he called upon the services
Of = well known strong ann GduEst.r
~ the East she after demanding. so
tho accusation runs. that an employer
named Barnet okuu pay the initiation
fees and weekly dues Of two ~ Dhun's
workmen in the clip Sor'trs Union. an
association of workers IN the rag pick
ing industry.
Detectives Joe Russo. Parncy Flood
George Trojan. Eddie Ravens, John
Armstrong, Martin sheridan. John
Hayes Henry Jessup and Clinton Wood
We're But few Of the squai that re-
porters noticed hurrying of toward
sunset to serve the bench warrants
or these the last two have especially
distinguished themselves during the
winter and spring In running down
proofs Of tho stories told by pupey
Kenny To Mr. Perkins, Mr.. pel"hanty.
Mr. Breckiuridgc, NJ In Nivier and
others of tho District Attorneys STAFF
and to Commissioner Arthur Woods ard
Deputy commissioner Lord.
William Tromof~hN, =. Of - Mont
gomery street. vino called hums'lf ,
heavyweight puglist, going under Tho
name or "Bill kctch,l,' VS. arrested
last night by Detectives Gilkinsun and
Finn at Grand and or,h,rI .trcct~ or
warrant charging him with attempt
ing cNtortiuu.
Four others were arrested in front ~
tho Prince George Hotel by Detectives
Iipscher Gordon and sheridan. They
are
Jacob Halpern. li77 Longfellow ave-
nue., The BrouN, who said ne was a
manager ~ the cloak Makers Union
| Two warrants charge him with riotinE
( and one with attempted eXtortiou.
/ Hairs klenman. 80. second avenue
1 described as proprietor If shoe 81 r,
and treasurer OF the cloa KIN ikers
B Union. one warrant charges him with
attempted extorton.
Julius Woolf 80 5S0S Thirteenth ave,
nue., Brooklyn. a member OF the Cloak
| makers Union. Two warrants charge
/ him with attempted ext ,rtion and one
| charges murder in the nrst degree.
samuel Score, -. $40 East l23c
strcct, d. scrihod as a druggist tud man
rger Of the White Goods Worker,
/ Union. Two warrants charge HIM viii
! Injury To properly. one charges rioNng
| and one assault in the ii It degree.
Alderman Man Levine, a lawyer. ap
pedrod AT iieadqu arters last night fu
/ the priS luers.