New-York tribune., 1920-12-21
q Firms and 25 Men
Accused of Violating
State Anti. Trust Law:
Hettrick Named Again
Six Furnish Bail
OF $4,000 Each
First Fruit of Agreement
by Which Unsermyer Ex-
poets to Get Hig'ler-Ups

The extraordinary grand jury con-
sidaring the criminal evidence growing
cut Of the Lockwood committees in
vestigation OF the building industry
yesterday handed down ffty-two add
tional indictments, the largest single
group so far returned in connection
with the inquiry.
Violation OF the Donnelly antitrust
law is charged. The defendants lncIa1r
twenty-seven corporations and twenty
FIVE individuals. all engaged in Che
plumbing trades. The accused were all
members of the John T. Hettrick "Code
of Practice" group of plumbers, and
we're known to the trade as the "165
Broadway Crowd" This is the address
Of Hettrick, the alleged author OF .he
Code of Practice" scheme Of collusive
bidding.
Hettrick, already under indictment
in connection with his confessedly
guilty cut stone ring of contractors
who subscribed to the scheme, is also
accused with the present list of plumb
ers. He was represented in court yes
terday by Robert H. Elder, his at
.orney, and his bail of S100 900 fixed
under previous indictment was con-
.:nued for the new charges.
Six Give $4,000 Bail Each
Six Of the accused appeared before
'nstice McAvoy of the Supreme Court
Il response to the charges and en-
cred bail of $4,000 each. The identity
ef the other iorty-six defendants was
not disclosed. They were ordered, how
cyer, TO appear before Justice McAvoy
or arraigAment at P N. to-day.
The six who showed up, in addition
% Hettrick, were Herbert Smith, IA
Vest Ninety-ninth Street; Jeremiah /
iurphy, 238 West 10Sth Street; Harry
.-emlin, IA West Ninetv-ninth Street:
ioseph H. Jasper, 1O3 East 10th
'treet; Milton Schnaier, 2O9 West Sew
sixth Street, and Morris Jarcho.
i73 West Thirtyfirst Street.
Sehnaier and Jarcho are general
contractors and have already inquired
n testimony before the Lockwood COM
aittee, both having told stories Of be-
ng forced to hand over large sums of
aoney to corrupt labor leaders for
permission to continue building opera
ions without fear Of strikes or other
.roub.es. 1t was Schnaier who, when
pressed by Samuel Untermyer, the
Committees counsel, for full details OF
MS experiences with Robert P. Brin-
dell, the labor leader under Indictment
or extortion, pleaded for mercy, point
ng out that further revelations en- his
part would mean the ruin OF his
100000 business. g.
The other defendants were all mem
oers Of the Master Plumbers Associ-
stion. Deputy Attorney General Samuel
4. Berger and Special Deputy Ken
seth NJ. Spence, however, made 1t plain
.ha. the Indictment is in no sense an
accusation OF the association. The ac-
used are specifcal II charged win
Matching bids and apportioning all OF
ne big plumbing jobs Of the city or
ne basis Of the past business each Of
he firms had done.
First Fruit Of Agreement
j. was minated that this is the first
--Cit Of the arrangement made by the
committees counsel, whereb the cut
stone contractors were let off with fines
n consideration for the assistance they
we're to give The commi tee in the un-
covering OF other alleged combinations
'nyoiving so-ca.led n CHER ups"
In this connection Specia! Assistant
Attorney General Spence announced
mat the extraordinary grand jucy
you'd sit again next Thursday and
NAT AN Indictment would then be
handed down tnat would exceed in i'm
oortance any so far returned"
his is declared to be highly sig
nincant in relation to Mr. Untornyer's
statement that with the assistance Of
me limestone contractors, "the prose-
cutors expect to be able 20 prove and
punish felonies in the way Of gross
iEauds practiced upon the city"
Senator Kaplan, member OF the
lockwood committee, who criticized
counsel for recommending that the
limestone men be fined instead Of sent
% jail, denied yesterday that he was
.rylng 70 shield "mep higher up" as
-fagged by Mr. Untermycr. Mr. Inter
nyer characterized the disturbing &C
E.vities Of Senator Kapian as "inspired
gallery play" and said that he was
Iyiag % embroil the committee in