The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-29
Where He Met BrindeIl.

Waixel explained how he got the
money in bills and made an appointment
to meet Brindell in the Building En-
ployers Association in Thlrty-third street.
IL handed Brindell the $1,000 In bills
and he put II in his pocket. He did not
count 1t. There were several bills. But
I did not get the contract / wanted.
went up to the Thompson-Starrett Com
pany TO see about the job and found my
name was not sent out. 1 went back to
see Brindell and he called in n man who
wrote out an order, which showed and
I got the contract Then / started after
another job at Fifth avenue and Forty
sixth street. / told him 1 wanted the
job and he said, We'll, how about It,
and / told him | would give him $1,000.
lie said. All right
you gave the $1,000 for the right to
bid on the new job?"
yes, had to pay $1,000 to get a
$1,000 job
And you paid him the second thou
sand?" Eyes, drew that out in Tuck
ahoe and l paid II over to him in the
same way and my company paid 1t back
had the money in big bills. He said he
ought to have $1,000. and 1 told him II
/ made any money on the job i would
give him $500. 1 didn't make anything
He told me II another firm had the job
the figure would have been much bigger
and he would have gotten $4,000"
Jacob Fradus OF s94 Riverside Drive
did a general wrecking and contracting
business OF about 100000 year. He
had a contract to demolish some build
ings in Seventh avenue near Twenty
eighth street He paid the Garment
Center Realty Company $4,000 for the
old buildings. but had trouble getting
steam shovels and other equipment to
start work
"Just as l was getting started Brindell
pulled the engineers OF the job and put
out the fires" the witness said. Il
thought there was some union trouble
and went to see Brindell. had all
union men. He demanded to see my
contract. and / told him to go to hell !;
that he was no bank president. He said !:
You will never do that job; you know
these organizations can't be run on
chalk. / want you to produce $4,000 or
you can't do that job.
II saw / was up against II and went
to see Callahan & Rhodes, my attor-
neys."
The witness was told he need not
divulge what took place with his counsel,
but Fradus went on: MY damage is
done. / am bankrupt and / am out OF
business, and there is nothing they can
do to mo and there is nothing I won't
tell"
Told Him of His Trouble.
The witness said he went TO see Mr..
Clark, q friend. of Holbrook. Cabot q
Rollins. II couldn't get anywhere.
went to see Mr.. Whiting OF the Fuller
company. had to have work. Whiting
said would have TO get Brindell TO say
the word and could have the Job. and
when went to Brindell he said II Whit
ing gave me tho Job. all right. I was
lowest bidder on the stock Exchange
Job. but did not get Il. I had to sell
everything to meet my notes. Then
went TO Brindell again.
did you tell him you were up against
it?" Mr. Untermyer asked.
az did" Frtdus said.
What did YOU say?"
81 said. What did ever do to you
that you threw me out OF buslness?' He
said. You know this place has got to
get a little money. and you have to be
good fellow 70 get anything out OF
here
80 said. am ngtiring on Job