The evening world., 1921-01-21
TWO HOURS
WITH BRINDELL TO
GET RIGHT TO WORK
Volk, Who Had Stock Ex-
change Annex Job, Tells Of
Warning Labor Factions.

Albert A. VoT1L Of A. a. Work &
Co. inc, housowrecidng contractors,
was put through a stiI cross-exam-
nation to-day by Martin Littleton,
counsel for Robert p. Brindeil. on
trial before Justice McAvoy for eK-
tortiOn. Voik, yUuthfui-iooking, alert,
precisely sOft-SpOksn, was checked
backward and forward on his four
h0urs Of testimony Of yesterday. but
changed no item OF II. He resisted
every effort OF Mr.. Llttloton 20 ir4-
tate him with the utmost sunvity.
when he told OF his plea 70 Brtndoil
to be received Into favor-a plea
which lasted two hours and ended
with the request Nov. your shake
hands With me, won't you. please, Mr.
Bdndell. Mr.. Littieton asked why
were you so sweet and submissive
and pilhble7 Because you wanted
Brindell Il set Jobs for your"
Mr.. Untermyers objection was sus-
tained. Justice McAVoy offered to
re-frnme the question into proper
form.
why" asked the Justice. "were
you 20 submiSSive7"
oh, object 70 that" said Mr.. Lat
Teton
"objection sustained" snapped
the court and then Joined in a roar
OF laughter from jury and counsel
at Mr.. LttletOn's expense: one jury
man even applauded.
Volk told Of asking Brindoll. VINO
was eating lunch in tho Building
Trades Council office, for something
TO cat
Did he share bis lunch with
your asked Mr.. Attleton. ''Yes.
that time. Once before he didn't give
me anything wac the reply.
Q. After that did you send him
something for his lunch7 A. sent
him a smoked tongue.
Q. You got q ham sandwich and
sent him a smoked tonEueg A.
don't eat ham, Mr.. Littleton.
The witness was smiling and calm.
But a moment later he told Justice
McAvoy he was getting pretty faint
because he had missed his breakfast
Court was adjourned for ten minutes
while he refreshed himself with food
Volk denied that Superintendent
BlindermAn OF r. T. Ley 4 Co. had
told him Brindell was authorized "a
select wreolihE contractors on Ley
Jobs. He said ne got the Gotham
Bank JOB on BlindermAn's oRer b.
his own efforts.
The contractors whole Testimony
was reminiHcent OF the Wall Stree
, explosion. by which nodicals and un
ruby BympathiEers OF the ZarankC
Polish HousowrOckerS' Union eX
, plotted their hatred for the r+va
union organized by Brindeil and EN-
ployed by Volk.
or the $4,000, more or loss, whicl
Brindell took from him at variou
times. over 5000 was on account o
the wreoking contract on the site 0
the Stock Exchange Annex,
Mr.. Littleton earlier had gone Wit
: great detail into Volk's story OF tn
/. exactions made on him by BHndei
during the wrccking OF the building
on the Stock Exchange Annex. II
= said Brindeli said Volk was a fool 10
, taking tho contract for $4,000; ths
I Atweli, another contractor. vas {
have had IL at $4,000 OF which Brin
dell was to have half. After som
. bargaining Bdndell accepted $500, 1
addition to about $1,000 for dues. I'M
, I tiation fees and fines for the irregu
! larlties which were the pretext "a
Brndelrs interference.
The few ZarankQ men on the jol
paying the Rrindell union delegate
for the privilege, were nagged an
!, beaten or by ave foremep who Wer
!, named to Volk by Brndell. The 10
I became the pivot and front lin
battle Of the life and death strugg
4 OF the Polish union for the recoEn
+. ton Of the rights OF It's members
y earn living at their trades.
/ Zaranko had been trying TO Rtsi
= his men by threats OF calling
Q strike. but there were no men at V7or
: on Jobs on which to strike On Il
day after the strike was 70 hay
been called came the great diBastt
/. caused by the setting OF OF a wOgoT
load OF explosives driven as close
= the Job on the stock Exchange Al
mex as the traffic rules allowed az
" waited while the driver, presunSb
3 innocent OF the nature OF his loa
d sought permission 10 take It neare
d The Evening Worlds disclosure
!. the motive for the Wall Street q!
ploslon gave an entirely new turn
!, the police, Federal and private Il
: veBtisators. who have since be-
II seeking 70 identity and arrest q
IS radicals and violent SympathiEe
who were closely associated wi
some OF the h0usewrecksFs.
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