The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-02-01
MURPHY'S FRIEND
MCCARTHY INDICTED
NLOCKWOOD QUIZ
Former Business Partner of
Tammany Leader Named
Among Others.
56 ON GRAND JURY LIST
Builders Supply Bureau Is
Basis of Presentment
Made to Court.
NOT GUILTY PLEAS MADE
Exchange Of Cards on Bids in
Building Contracts One Of
the Offences.
NOT GUILTY PLEAS MADE

The fact that John A. Mccarthy,
intimate friend and former business
partner Of Charles F. Murphy Of Tom
many Hall had been indicted on evil
dence gathered by the Lockwood
Legislative Committee became known
yesterday when blanket indictment
containing the names Of fifty-six In
dividual defendants was made public
before Supreme Court Justice Nc
Avoy.
Tho Indictment was filed Friday by
t. Additional Grand Jury to which
william A. De Ford. special prosecu-
tor has been submitting evidence
cleaned from the Lockwood commit
tees hearings, but its contents were
kept secret owing to the fact that none
Of the defendants had APPEARED in
court
Mccarthy was treasurer Of the Demo-
cratic fusion committee OF 107 which
nominated Mayor Hylan for his present
office, and he accompanied Charles r.
Murphy when the Tammany ruler con-
ferred with Hylan during the 1917
Mayoralty campaign. He is the head OF
John A. Mccarthy & Brother. 367 Riv-
ington street, which operates two brick
yards and deals in lime, lath and cement.
He was named as codefendant with Mr..
Murphy in the Hartog glucose case
Charged with n Misdemeanor.
The specific charge made against the
friend CT the Tammany chief and his
fifty-five associates is that they con-
spired to commit an act injurious 10
trade and commerce through the organ'-
zation known as the Builders Supply
Bureau of Manhattan, the Masons' Sup
ply Bureau OF Brooklyn and the Asso-
citation of Dealers in Masons' Building
Materials, which together virtually con-
trolled the prices OF cement, brick. lime.
plaster and lath. The charge Is mis-
demeanor.
With the announcement that Nc
earthly hal been indicted IL became
known that he had returned to this State
since the passing OF the old year forced
the Lockwood committee to suspend It's
public hearings Before that he was
among those persons earnestly sought
by the Lockwood process servers.
None of the defendants was In court
yesterday when the case was called, but
they were represented by an array of
counsel who obtained one weeks time
for filing bail bonds In the sum OF $1,000
each and for making formal motions In
their behalf. In the meantime the at
torneys entered pleas Of not guilty for
their clients. II was stated In court
that one of the defendants named In the
indictment had died.
The full list Of defendants named in
the indictment Is as follows: James M.
Ames, Harry w. Bell. John J. Bell.
John VI. Kilcullen, Patrick J. Heaney.
James A. Heaney, Francis ". Rowland.
Daniel Darrow. Wright d. Goss. John
p. Kane, William z. Beattie, John A.
Mccarthy, William II. Schmohl. WILL
lam II. Schmohl 'the younger" Graham
Murtha. John Cruikshank. James Moo
nan, Albert Schwartz, Nathan Peck,
William j. Peck, John A. Philbrick,
Joseph Philbrick. Alden J. Harcourt,
Walter w. Krider. Frank r. Wise. An
drew J. Brislin. John Wilson. John w.
Gayior. Cornelius A MCGUIRE. Audley
Clarke, Reginald A. Clarke. Frank ID.
Creamer. Byron ID. Creamer, Stephen V.
Duffy, John II. Duffy. Francis v. Duty,
John II. Mahnken. George b. Raymond,
A. Alexander Edelman. Maillard NJ.
Wanda, Theodore G. Wood, Walter G.
Howe. Henry r. Brigham. James Il.
C1onin, Robert w. Main. William II.
Barnes. Henry J. iowa. Richard J. Nor
rissey. Ebenezer s. Emmons William
T.. Roberts, william X. Hammond.
Frank L. Holmes. Irving J. Rose. Alonzo
Rose and John ID. Rose.
Conboy ON the LEGAL stan.
The legal staff included Martin Con-
boy. George z. Medalie. James A. Dele
hanty and Don Carlos Buell.
John A. Mccarthy has been a very
active and prominent member Of both
the Association Of Dealers In Masons'
Building Materials and the Builders
Supply Bureau Of Manhattan. The Ma
sons Supply Bureau was made UP OF
Brooklyn people. but was affiliated with
tho New York bodies. and through their
system of cooperation the defendants
are charged with having exchanged
cards regarding bids which they con-
templated making.