New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-14
PAID BRECKENRIDGE
BUSINESS MEN SAY
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citation, but he declined to surrender
anything until the provisions Of the
code bearing on privileged statements
between counsel and client had been
complied with.
There was some question as TO the
right of Henry Filene, president of the
association, 20 do this, but the court
finally instructed him TO comply with
the request, and he handed to Mr.. Bat
tie a small slip of paper, the printed
part of letterhesd.
National Federation OF Employers,
Room 30S, St. Denis Hotel" it read. In
a corner appeared the name Of Lucian
/ Scott Breckenridge as counsel and A. l..
Wilson "a clerk
This, it later appeared, had been
/ given one of the members OF the asso-
citation by Wilson when he first solic-
| tied funds for the services OF himself
and Mr.. Breckenridge.
Tells of Visit to Breckinridge
/ Jacob Klein, a Division Street mer-
chant, was then called. He testified
/ that a meeting Of the merchants was
called soon after the strike of statesmen
began to send 4 committee ito meet
, Mr. Wilson"
"At this meeting" he testified, "Mr
Wilson said: 4 represent some kind OF
an association | don't remember the
name. He said DO you know Captain
Breckenridge? He is in the District At
torney's office; he is one OF the assist
! ant District Attorneys; he is counsel
for the association, and IL you pay us
500 a week while the strike lasts and
/ 500 a year when the strike is over
YOU will be members of this associa-
| ton
"He said Mr.. Breckenridge was the
counsellor for the association; that it
was his duty 70 attend to all the
strikes, and that he is in the District
Attorneys Office and he will see that
you get police protection.
81 said: How do we know that your
statement is correct? We don't know
you; you are a perfect stranger to US
He said: Il will make an appointment
with the captain; appoint a committee,
and you can 90 tomorrow morning, in
( the Criminal Courts Building, TO his
Office We went down there. That is
the first time | saw Mr.. Breckenridge.
Money Paid to Wilson
"Nr. Wilson introduced us as the DI-
vision Street merchants, and he says,
Captain, all these people will join our
association, and I told them that they
should pay US 500 week as long as
the strike lasts and 500 year after
the strike is finished, and they would
be members Of our association Mr..
breckenridge told us he would see what
he could do for us. Nothing was said
about money At that interview except
about the 800 week which was to be
paid to the association, TO Mr.. Wilson.
As soon as we came back from Mr..
/ n. IL kaf la
about IL or l o'clock-Mr. Wilson got
the rst 500. After that every week
for eight or ten weeks"
Wilson, the witness said, failed 10
deliver the protection they had looked
for, and there were complainto to M.
Breckenridge, who advised patience,
Finally, salesman was severely
beaten,
"A week or so later" he went on,
I'VE were told by Wilson that the cap
tain said If we would give him $4,000
he would do his very best to prosecute
the people who beat the salesman, but
they needed money for expenses.
"On February 3 Mr.. Jacobs had
case in the Criminal Courts Building.
| met him and he said, Klein, you are
the very man want to see. ! just
seen wilson Jacobs and ], Fishman
and six or eight others went to see
Breckenridge at his Office. We all went
in, including Mr.. Bogsrt, whom we
had telephoned for Mr.. Wilson come
up to me and said, Mr. Klein. we won't
talk anything while Mr.. Bogsrt is in:
the captain won't say anything
said. what objection have you gotF
lie said, the most natural, that nobody /
will talk in the presence OF your sttor- !
ney.'