Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-26
ROTH RSCH|LO HELD
FOR THE COURT
Workhousc Label Charge, Brought
Under Common Law, Heard Be-
fore Magistrate Gillis.

Another echo of the workhousc Hare
up was the hearing Saturday afternoon
before Magistrate Harry /. Cillis, at
his Office, Seventh and Shipley, OF charges
brought by the Office Of the Attorney
General sgninst Albert Rothschild.
RothschilG is the local manager for
Oppenhcim K Co. OF New York. which
firm has contract with the. Board OF
Trustees OF the New Castle County
Worhkousc, for the services OF certain
number of the convicts in the manufacture
of clothing. Following the hearing, Magis-
trate Gillis said he believed 1t was n case
for the court to decide, and held Roths-
child under $1,000 bond, which was
furnished.
The charges were based on informa-
ton in the Attorney Generals office that
clothing made in the shop at the work
house went out with labels of firms and
companies in various parts of the coun
try. which gave false impression AS to-
their origin,
Rothschild was represented by Philip
l.. Garrett and Ayres Stockley, and the
State was represented by Deputy At
torney General Z. Warren Green.
Only two witnesses were presented by
the State They were Sergeant Francis
J.. Greene, of the City Detective Bureau,
and State Detective Frank w. Mccoy.
These officers made the trip of investiga-
tion TO the clothing workshop last Thurs
day, in company with Deputy Attorney
General Green, where they secured KS
evidence two pair of trousers and some
OF the labels.
Detective Green said he saw pri risoners
working on garments and sewing on the
labels In question, and that there were
several boxes of the labels IN the workroom.
Before going to the workroom Ser
geant Green said that he had talked with
Rothschild In the warden's office, and
that Rothschild had admitted using
labels showing the waist measure and
length of the garments. He added that
Rothschild was shown the labels con-
tanning the names OF outside firms and
had said it WAS necessary TO use them
IN order to sell the goods Rothschild.
Sergeant Green !urther testified, said the
trustees knew of the practice of sew
ing on the labels.
Samples of the various labels were in
troduced in evidence and identified by
Sergeant Green. Among them were the
following:
Honestly made. Truthfully labeled
Honest value. B. l.. Bros"
This Brand Wins. NJ. d. C. Co"
"Artcrsft Trousers"
"Coddoh L. ID. Q. & Co, Brand.
Wholesale clothing and furnishings. st.
Paul, Mimi"
Manufactured by Fort Pitt Pants
CO..
"R. /. d. c. Work garments"
Phoenix Brand. Another pair If sew
ing rips.
7'Equal to custom msde"
Sterling. Another pair if sewing ripe."
Parker & Thomas Co Coronet Brand"
State Detective Mccoy corroborated
the testimony of Sergeant Green.
The defendant, RothschIld, did not
take the stand, and it WAS not denied that
garments made In the workroom at the
Workhouse were so labeled.
Counsel for the defendant contended,
IN arguing the case, that it was no viola
ion of the law, and moved dismissal
of the warrant, saying:
They have been using these same
kind of labels at the workhouse for twenty
Years. Now the Attorney General sud
denly, for unknown reasons, sends these
men there and seizes labels. There Is no
evidence whatever of cheating or defraud-
ing anyone, or of obtaining any money
under false pretenses. MIR Rothschild
sold the goods and the purchaser sent
his own labels to be put on his own goods.
They were hIs goods and his labels. That
Is all there is Ito it Mr.. Rothschild merely
returned the goods to the man who owned
them. There IS not 8 store In Wilmington
hardly but dPes not carry goods bearing
its own labels"
Deputy Attorney General Green CON-
batted this iatter assertion by declar-
ing the labels on goods sold in Whining
ton stores did not say manufactured
by" the hrn selling them, whereas the
goods made at the workhouse by con-
vict labor ca;ried labels indicating they
were made elsewhere.
"Such lab1ls as were put on these
garments are tntruthful, said Mr. Green,
who here referred TO the common law cheat
case of Charlie" Hood and his trick