The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-11-19
REVEAL GRAF 7
BY LAbOR|TE
BRINDELL INDICTED
ON EXTORTION CHARGE
Many More Witnesses Tell OF
Paying for Prevention
of Strikes

New York Nov. lS.--Whilc IN" join;
Legislative committee Investigating the
building trust WAS hearing further
testimony today rc%ard!ng alleged graz
payments 10 Robert - Erlndrli. pr"$i-
dent OF the building trades council. IN"
grand jury strengthened it's Indictment
of yesterday and added another. charg-
ing the labor leader with "NiurtiUh.
After pleading not guilty tng the
amended indictment alleging att"mpt"c
rXtortion Of $1,000 41T.u n, new chIrg".
Rrind"ll was granted his liberty On the
Sl00.ooO bail furnished yesterday;
Judge Muluucrn, before whom Brin-
dell was arr5tigned warned the defend-
ants counsel. Martin W. Litil"ton. that
the time might come when IN" people
would demand more security. Mr IL
Teton said I've hoped there would De
sufficient time between indictments 70
enable him Ito 70 out and Dig up Dali
ii more IS needed"
The new indictment charged Brindcn
with CNturtion in that hc r"""iNcd So"V
from Louis J. Cohen. hnuS"wr"cKcr'
On July Ii. in connection with demoL-
tion job,
~ lille Rrindcll was busy pleading In
the cr!:sRlal courts building, the legiS,
lativc committee in the city hall hcard
witnesses testify 10 the payment OF
for wrcckinC jobs and protection against
OF OF thrsS witnesses, Albert Hirsko-
witz headed the list. having declared
he paid $4,000 to Brndcll 10 prevent
a "rumorcd strike" Then came George
tiou contractors. who said he had paid
sI?.l2O for jobs and protection.
Nicman Klomposs. house wrccker
testified TO giving ohG EG'"dS4 4SrcS StSSo for for
Milton, another contractor. which. hc
said. cost Sl.50n. He said he also p3lu
5000 for 'prtril"gc cards IN orurE
that his men could work. Later. Nom
poss added he Gavc $1,000 TO q partner
r. S!cgel. TO lac given Brindcll 10 pre-
vent interruption of work.
Ono Man Paid $1,000.
Joseph IT. Goldblatt. building and
sheet metal contractor. testified ne paid
s.. 600 to Brindell'S agents At the request
of the labor leader to have StriRe
When he said he threatened 10 fight
the Brindcll men. Goldblatt declared
Mr.. Pike. Il waikiki delegate, said; 20
as far as you like. We have got all the
district attorney and police with us
why. my dear boy. he says con,
tinued Rlatt. your amount Is SO small
i cannot be seen What IVA are hSTS you aSaHt es5H
fifty on thu list ranging from S20'O0G
to $50. 900 and nobody makes 4 howl
like you did to give up. We are sorry
We ever tackled YOU.
On the witness stand. AtweH whS
a admitted he had done lots of political
work" testified at length to activities
of Brindell which he declared has oeSn
cha racterized by Otto Eidlitz, one OF the
citys largest builders. as wondertu
work in stabilizing the business"
8rindslTs Power.
Brindelrs source of power, Atwch
said, was in the building trades EN-.
ployers association ana declared thar
tro! 81 all work and had AWARDED JooS
and fixed prices
This manipulation ana corruption
added tremendously TO the cost o.
building he said. . oo,
tinued. had forced him to discharge ola
experienced housewrcckers And hire IN
experienced men who come on the 1oo
and said the work was too dirty ana
made seats for themselves anasat down
TO do their work.
pay $4,000 to wreck a building ior
salvage. Atwell said Brindell told him
he could get him the job by paying
only $1,000. lie said he took The Jop
and CAV. the labor leader tho other
5000. Several similar incidents were
cited by the witnyss who said nc gave
the labor chief $l%.i00 for four jobs ana
$3.50 for Initiation feeS lor WORN
CHECKS in Brindell's Name.
Atweil declared the money was pald
In five checks made out personally 10
Brlndcll and endorsed by him. Three OIL
the checks bearing Rrindell's endorse
mcnt. he said. he had destroyed. Inc
other checks are IN tho hands OF the
committee.
The hearing OF the graft testimony
was in peaceful contrast TO the unusuai
disorder that had marked the proceed
lngS earlier in the day when Mayor
Hvlan was on tho witness stand.
Several times the hearing was brought
20 "A halt while the mayor and Samuel
I'ntermyer the committees counsel IN
duiged in personalities MIR. Gntcrmycr
charging The mayor was attempting I"
"S!der,ack" the investigation "by cheap
ness and slurS." =.
We have had nothing disordcrly IN
these proceedings until the mayor 20
on the stand" said Mr.. lnt"rmycr'
asking that ir the mayor continue MS
tactics NJ be adjulged' in contempt.
"I'ntii." interrupted the mayor. you
tried 70 impute wrong 10 the mayor.
which YOU are not going TO get away
with"
After declaring that he had had no
pcrsonal relations with Rrindell. thc
mayor was excused from the stand