New-York tribune., 1920-11-29
u nterlnyer
w ants Third
Grand jury
New Panel to Consider
Mass Of Evidence Con-
corning gAllegedBuilding
Combines May Be Asked
Thirty Attorneys
To Aid Committee
Perkins and Train Added
to List of Prosecutors ::
Many Cases Are Pending

Request for an additional grand iurv
to handle the cases arising out of the
investigation of the building trades
combines by the Lockwood Legislative
Committee probably will be made bv
the committee as result Of confer
ence held yesterday in the home of
Samuel Untermyer, counsel for the
committee, at Greystone.
1t developed at the conference that
so great is the mass Of evidence and
material unoarthed by the committee
that a third jury, in addition to the
one now working on building trades
cases and the one which will be drawn
this morning from a panel before Jus
tice .MacAvoy in the criminal branch
Of the Supreme Court, probably will
be necessary.
Reasons for New Jury
The present plans are, 1t is under
stood, to let the additional jury now
in session, which brought the indict-
n.ents against Robert P. BYindell,
president Of the Building Trades Coun-
Gil, and his associates, and George
Backcr, the millionaire builder, to ham
die all the cases arising out of the
labor end of the investigation. A num-
be1 Of cases involving walking dele
gates will be presented t~ this jury.
This morning Mr.. Untermeycr will
NJ
sist in the examination of about 200
talesmen in the selection of q jury
which will deal with matters arising
out of the trust and combine end of
the inquiry This jury, it is under
stood, will be called upon to examine
evidence and bring indictments against
contractors involved in fixing prices Of
materials in the building trades.
The mass of evidence already accu-
mulsted, it was said, following yester-
days conference, is SO great that the
third jury probably will be asked for,
particularly since the investigation
will be broadened considerably when
Mr.. Untermyer and the committee in
vestigate that phase OF the building
situation involving the operations of
life insurance companies and other or
ganizations engaged in lending meney
on building trades mortgages.
Perkins to Aid Untermyer
Announcement was yesterday made
OF the appointment Of Charles A.
Perkins to the committees legal staff.
Mr.. Perkins succeeded Charles S. Whit
man as District Attorney of New York.
lie Will assist in the prosecution of
persons indicted. The retention by the
committee Of Arthur c. Train, former
Assistant District Attorney and a law
p~,~s4ci or Mr. Perkins, was also an
nounced. Other prominent ATTORNEYS
will be added to the committees prose-
cutting staff, which will number about
thirty members. More clerks will be-
engaged to assist in handling routine
work.
Mr.. Perkins will be sworn in as a
deputy attorney general or as an as
both. 90
The organization will be in everv
way as large as the one which aided
Charles Evans Hughes in his life in
surance companies inquiry. Capable
men will be added to the prosecuting
staff as necessity arises.
MR. Untermyer has requested the
Board CT Estimate to POSTPONE its
meeting with the Lockwood Committee.
scheduled for 1880 o'clock this morn
ing, until 2:30 o'clock this afternoon.
The request has been granted. This
Will enable Mr.. Untermyer to be pres
ent IN Justice McEvoys court to assist
in the examination OF talesmen and in
Judge Rosalsky's court in General Ses-
ssions,. where the Backer perjury trial
is going on.
Sessions of the Lockwood Committee
Will be held tomorrow. Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday. Developments,
however, are moving so fast that the
committee will not have time to thrash
out in public all of its material. A
great part Of it will be handed over
TO the criminal department of the COM
mittee for presentation to the grand
Jurles, before whom most Of the legal
battles arising ont of the investiga-
;Or will bo q -