Evening journal., 1920-12-31
SAYS KRAMER
ATTEMPTED TO
EXTORT MONEY
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koohblnutu AlOlu pdkt Ontl
order TO retain his position. Walsh
said that at that time he had 10 pay
Krame 80 cents for, the two-and-a-
half-days he had worked and that he
was instructed by the business agent
that he would be required to pay 81
every week.
Falling behind in his payments,
Walsh testified he was approached
asain by Mr.. Kramer on October 27
kramer, he testified, demanded the
payment OF the back money, warning
him that II he did not pay he would
have TO get of the Job" At that time
he could not pay, Walsh said With
ln a few hours after his tax with
Nramer, Walsh said he was dis
charged
Walsh denied that plumbers help
crs working with non-unlOn plum
bers receive but as cents an hour,
while plumbers helpers working with
union plumbers receive 62 10 cents an
hour. lie said that at his work on
the Tenth and Shipley streets build
ing he was receiving the latter rate
and that he has received the same on
previous n6n-union Jobs.
William Line, in charge OF the
work on the building, told the court
that shortly before be laid Walsh on
from work, Kramer came to him and
warned him that il he did not LET
Walsh go, the other men would moi
be on the Job In the morning" As a
consequence, Lyons said, ne dis
charged Walsh.
The charge against Kramer wa:
brought under paragraph 4SOS, sec.
ton n, OF the Revised Code OF Della
ware. which reads as follows.
whoever, knowing the contents
thel eof, and with intent by mean'
thereof TO extort or wrongfully gail
any money or other property, shall
send or deliver. or in any manner
cause TO be sent or delivered, to an,
other person any letter or writlnl
whatsoever threatening 10 accuse an!
person OF a crime, or 20 do any in1ur!
to any person or any property, or u
publish or connive at publishing an
| libel, or TO make or cause to be mad
slanderOus statement, or TO expos
any demOrmity OF person, or to i'm
pute 10 any person any disgraceful ac
or conduct, and whoever. with inten
/ thereby TO extOrt or wrongfully gail
/ any money OF other property, shal
make or cause TO be made TO an
other person any oral statement o
communication. threatening as aforc
said, shall be deemed guilty OF a mis-
| demeanOr. and upon conviction there
OF shall be subject 20 a line not ex
ceeding 1--WE thousand dollars and I
| Imprisonment for a term not exceed
ing five years, or 10 either, in The dis
cretion OF the court"
Henry r.. lsaacs, attorney 70
Kramer, contended the alleged cir
cumstances do not come within th
meaning OF the chapter OF thei cod
1T Is the old question Of open an
closed shop" the attorney remarke'
III this Is 0djudged a crime, N
courts will be troubled hereafter b
similar actions.
CITY solicitor Huxley contende
that Walsh. deprived Of his position
had been deprived OF his property.
Judge Hastings, In view OF the Ia
that the Municipal Court has not I'M
Jurisdiction in such cases, was ~
Inclined 10 listen 10 extensive argl
ment on the matter. stating that
would be better 90 allow IL 10 go
the upper court and there full
threshed out
The January term OF the Court
General Sessions, for which kram'
was held. opens on Monday and {
| Tuesday the session Of the state Lel
islation, TO which he was elected
member at the last election, convene
Mr.. Kramer was the Democratic cai
didatc for the ofilce in the Secor
Representative district and defeatl
Dr.. Henry Pipes, Negro, Republics
nominee. and John A. Smith, prOhib
ZIONIST nominee.