The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-11-06
ORDER BUILDING
TRUST ARRESTS
BENCH WARRANTS FOR
BECKER AND BRINDELL
Hettrich, Guiding Hand OF
Code of Practices,
Flees New York

New York, My. 5.--f'orceS of the law
scored their first point today IN INC
night against the alleged building trust
when bench warrants were issued L"r
thv arrest Of three persons inuictcd ny
the additional grand jury inHcSllbarne
IN" scandal. officers immcdlate!y mace
Il search ~ the CITY and the Iihtlai ar
rests are locked for soon.
George Barker, mIll:"nair" builder ana
alleged go brlwrcn' III In" trust Oh
contractors and lah"rrrS was directed To
TO present At court tomorrow morning
with bail Of SIS, ,Ung He had appeared at
criminal courts building with his c"un-
sci. Il was understood an indictment
TO-. perjury had been sought against
him.
At the criminal courts uIlu!ng ms
counsel conferred with Nj. Cntcryer and
stanley Richter and Robert 5. tombstone.
who have been directing presentation or
~ IdeuC" before the grand jury IL was
nj the conclusion Of tnl" conference that
Backer'S counsel Was told to appear
with $25,UUU bond tomorrow.
Robert H. Itr!Edcll. president OF the
building trades Corncll. VINO was re-
ferred to IN testimony "i contractors as
king" in the alleged trust, also went TO
the criminal courts Du!iu.nS Win MS
counsel after ii hcctme known bench
warrants had been issued.
He asked # he hAd been indicted, and
the clerk of The court referred him 10
Mcssrs Richter and Johnstone. Ihen
his counsel conferred with Assistant
District Attorney Johnstone and left the
building with his client.
one Witness today testified that the
limestone business trade Of the United
States was tight IN me grip OF the
National Association Of stone Cutters.
Guiding Hand Mas Fled
Shortly after this senator calder VINO
possesses nHtlOn-wid" subpoena powers
as chairman Of the Senate Committee on
irNTN 4 wv
Housing. was called !n'" Inc Inan;aE'
He was informed that John I. H"ttrlck,
guiding hand N the code OF practices
system, said Ia regulate competition IN
New York. had fled the city.
Walking delegates or the puliuimh
trust" also have deserted their usuat
have failed to flnd them, said Samuel
Un,crmyNr. counsel for the investigating
The city of New York. which last
week rc%cinded millions in contracts for
Il new court house. showed signs OF rear
ing the city hnd been fleeced In other
construction jobs. Borough presidents
and dCpartmcni heads were instructed 10
begin Sc-utlniZ!nG every contract let
during the past eighteen months, and
the board Of estimate and apportionment
pos;poncd consideration for week or
new contracts for removal of snow this
winter.
the building trades council in testi1ylnB
before the committee.
81 900 q Floor
He wanted $4,000 tribute on q Broao-
way skyscrapcr saying he figured on re-
cciving $1,000 u floor, one witness de-
Clarsd.
MIR. Untcrmyer questioned Henry Han
letn again for several hours today III an
effort lu learn all the arrangements be.
tween him and the charmed circle ot
eight other limestone contractors Dy
which lIan!ein became the sol.iar bid
der on this work on the court house.
Ranlcin admitted learning the written
agreement had been destroyed ard said
that efter each contractor estimated
what should he his share OF the prnhtS,
the total amounted TO $50 percent
We'll Mr.. Hanlein." asked Mr.. Inter
my"r later. "yCu say these men were
going to help share the profits. or, II
there were none, TO divide the loss"
There wasn't going to be any loss
replied the witness.