The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1917-01-13
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hat he had never been able to find
but the character OF the confidential
)srvices'' thus paid for.
PERKINS TURNS OVER PAPERS
OF ASSOCIATION.
Former District Attorney Charles
4. Perkins, who testified that he was
bounsei for the Division Street Mer-
yhants' Protective Association. turned
iver. on the Magistrates ruling, some
papers Of the association which he AZ
lrst withheld on the ground that
lhey were confidential communica-
lions. =.
One ~ these was a letterhead OF
ne National Federation OF Employ
ARA wis headquarters in Room Sos'
st. Denis Hotel. At the top OF IL
Appeared 'Lucion Scott Breckin-
ndre. Attorney and ~. l.. WILSON,
sleris."
.rhese papers were not all that were
ses,red. Mr.. Battle asked the former
District Attorney for papers OF COM
slant by members Of the Division
street Association that they had not
cceived the protection to which they
,el,eyed themselves entitled. Mr.. Per
tins declined 20 deliver these papers
,nless 90 authorized by tho associa-
don.
Jacob Klein. q clothing manufactu-
er of.No. 81 Division Street. was the
srst witness examined by Mr.. Battle
who related consecutive account OF
neaiings with Mr.. Breckinridge. In
response to Mr.. Battles questions Mr
Klein said:
There was a good deal OF trouble
n Division Street during the strike
n January. 1916. and there wasn't
,nough police protection. A day or
jwo after Jan. Henry Il. Jacobs.
mother manufacturer In Division
street, told mo he had become ac-
suainted with a man named Wilson.
Wilson. he told me. had said he was
n Q merchants association which
would protect us against any trouble.
rhs dues, Wilson said. would be siod
4 wce. a. long as the strike lasted
Ind 500 q year after that.
bAvs WILSON TOOK THEM TO
SEE BREckiNRIDGE.
Jacobs told me that Wilson said
that q man named Capt. Breckenridge
was the counsellor for the association
IND that he was also In the District
Attorneys ONCE"
The witness then told OF Wilson's
sffer to prove he represented Mr..
Breckinridge by inviting tho Division
',treet merchants to visit tho Assist
mt District Attorney at tho Criminal
courts Building.
Klein stated that he was ono OF the
committee which called for Capt"
Breckenridge, 20 whom they were in
troduced by Wilson.
Wilson said TO Capt. Breckin-
RIDGE" the witness continued, that
he brought us TO him as counsellor OF
the association, and wanted him TO do
AL he could TO protect us. not with
gangsters or private detectives. but
only In a way that was according to
'aw.
rEsTIFlEs WILSON COLLECTED
500 A WEEK.
Nothing was said about money al
,his time but later Wilson came down
10 Division Street and collected 500
IN cash. We kept on paying him
Slo0 each week. Sometimes one man
would pay and sometimes another
I believe I paid once.
I'VE had "A lot of meetings and Mr
Wilson came TO them but we told hin,
We didn't see any results. that VIC
were giving money for nothing. Will
soA said TO US that we should not
somplalE to him but should so TO the
captain.
About week after ne first saw
Mr.. Breckenridge he came 10 one OF
our meetings at No 60 Division Street
Brenner's store. lie was introduced
as District Attorney Breckenridge anc
spoke 10 US for about fifteen minutes
He said he wanted us to behave our
selves and not do harm to any OF the
strikers. We went 10 see him four oi
five times after that and complained
we didn't see any results. He said
that everything couldn't be done In
a day. lie told US to let II go fol-
two or tnreo weeks and they'd see
what they could do. but nothing was