The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-11-05
PAID $4,000
To GET JOBS
CONTRACT PRICES
INCLUDE RAKEOFF
House Wreckers and Builders
Produce Checks to
Brindell
New York, tBy the Associated Press.)

New York, (By the Associated Press)
More house wreCking and building
contractors appeared ut to-day's hearing
OF the joint Legislative committee lnres-
tigating the building trust" and testl-
fled 10 the payment Of more than $l1,-
600 TO Robert +. Brindell. president or
the building trades council, and his
walking delegates. for the privilege OF
getting Jobs and using union men on the
work.
Practically all of the witnesses told
the committee that II they had not paid
Brindel or his associates certain sums
when demanded they would have been
put out OF business" by strikes and
labor trouble.
When the hearing adjourned late to-
day, until Tomorrow. Albert Folk. a
building contractor, who had already
testified to the payment Of $500. to
Brindell was still on the witness stand
and had several cancelled checks In his
hands for explanation.
Additional testimony as to the pay
ment Of money TO Brindell and his aides.
who had in previous testimony been
charged with receiving thousands OF
order near the close OF the afternoon
Ono Nan Paid s4,soo.
Louis Cohen. a house wrecker. made
the first revelat tiun of the day, when he
testified to paying Brindell $4,000 in
privileG" of getting contracts and work
ing them with the councils men. He
was followed by Israel S. Goldstein. an
other hou"ewrccker, who said he had
paid BrindHll $500 job of which
endorsed by Rrlndell. was placed IN evi'
dence.
One OF the sensations Of the day was
the testimony of Henry lianlein, cut
stone contractor, whose $2,00O.O0O lime
Nnrls "
court house was recently resctnded by
Mayor ilylan. II" testified that eight
other contractors had been associated
with him in the agreement with the
county. which he said had been en-
gIncrrcd by John r. Hettrick. a lawyer.
whose offices were recently ra!ded by
the committee for evidence relating to
the cod of practice" by which bids are
alleged to have been put through CEN
trail clearing house.
1000 Aatsoff.
Hanlein admitted that the contract
price could have been reduced $4,000 or
$4,000 IL It hal not included rake
eff" OF 3l@ per cent on the total amount
Of the contract, Of wAiCh fiTe-elghths
per cent was |" got To Hettrick. threo-
cighths per cent to Mr.. Hutchinson.
Il cut stone expert" half per cent to
Greater New York Ston" Association.
and per cent to the code of practice
Insurance fund.
All papers and estimates brought by
the witness into the court room were
confiscatcd by Samuel Untermyrr. the
romInt,er's counsel who grilled Han
lCin for nearly three hours, regarding
certain items in The court house bid:
When asked Ia produce copy of tho
agreement SIGNED by himself and his
eight associates who Were characterized
hy Grtermycr as the charmed circle.
Iianl"in said. Il would like to look at
ii myself IL ".
III you would like to see It. don't
YOU know that all you had 10 do was TO
gn To lirttrick and get ~" asked Inter
Inynr.
"H,. would not show us anything.
said the witness
was this his job or yours"
1t was his job. He had US buffa-
loed."
What sort of an animal we're you?"
II was goat. very ,often.'