The New York herald., 1921-11-19
MARBLE TRUST FILES
SO PLEAS OF GUILT
81 individuals and 25 COrpOr-
atiOns Confess Violations
of DOnnclly Law.
SENTENCES ON NOV. 90
Prison Terms and Fines MAY
BE Imposed Under the
Statute.

Thirty-fou individuals and twenty
five corporations holding membership in
the Marble Industry Employers Associa-
tion entered pleas of guilty yesterday tc
a violation of the Donnelly antitrust
law before Justice John V. McAvoy In
the Criminal Branch of the Supreme
Court. The pleas came at the end OF
four days prosecution OF the defendants
William X. Fertig. secretary of the as
sociation, had just finished his direct
testimony
The marble men were indicted last
March. It was alleged that the indi.
viduals and corporations named had
stifled competition in the price and sup
ply or marble, glass and stone within a
radius or twenty-five miles from CT. y
Hail. The Court announced it wouic
sentence the defendants on November
2S. A term Of one year in prison and a
5000 fine are possible under the statute
The corporations may be fined a maxi
mum of $4,000
! Justice McAvoy requested Herbert C.
Smyth. counsel for the group. to fur
nish the court with a complete state
ment OF the activities Of each defendant
in the formation and conduct of the
trust. Prior to sentence there will be a
hearing to fix as far as possible the
participation of each Individual and
corporation In the group. The individuals
who pleaded guilty are:
80, Joseph Dessfano, Vincenzo Luciano. Wal
ter Roberts, Adolph II. Ericsson. Vincent Car
nevale, Gilbert Brown, Jr.. Leonard Cullo
SSarmeiio Sah Mazzary; Oscar Bauer. Harold w
Laury. Sante Poletto, Bernard r Reilly
Mario Scolaro. Benjamin d. Traitei. Bohumil
W. siolo: lsidor Cristaldi Otto w. Pro.
chazka, Gaetano Trani. Salverio G.. Calano
benedict A. Ness, August r. Zicha George
y. Schacht, Frank r. Hajek, Alexander
relii Edward ]. McGratty. Charles l.. Nc
Crafty, William Schlchter, Jacob s. Fried
man. Michael Friedman, Joseph Miko and
John +. McGowan.
There were thirty corporations in
dicted, but five of them are not included
among those pleading guilty Some of
the firms indicted. the court was in
formed by William A. De Ford, Deputy
Attorney-General, had been dissolved
before the indictments were returned.
Others have helped the prosecution. The
corporations which pleaded guilty were !:
Atlantic Marble Company, 965 Hopkinson
avenue, Brooklyn; William Bradley G. Son
Long Island City; Brooklyn Steam Marble
Company. $50 Third avenue. Brooklyn Bor-
sia S,a Brothers , n Company, Astoria Culo Mar
The Bronx Eastern New York Marble Com
pany. $50 Stone avenue. Brooklyn; Charles
M; Gray Marble and Slate Company, Long
Island City: Hajek Brothers & Co.. 1927
Charlotte street, The Bronx: MCGOWAN &
Connolly Co., 139 East 151st street; Nc
Leury Marble and Tile Corporation. Hist
street and Walnut avenue. The Bronx: Po-
letto Marble Company Inc, $40 Freeman
street. Brooklyn; b. +. Reilly. 10 Classon
avenue. Bro.oklyn Frank scollard Marble
Company. $40 Jackson avenue. The Bronx
Traitel Marble Company, Long Island City
Voska, Folesch Sidlo. Astoria; Melrose
Marble Works, 772 East 1S7th street, The
Bronx; Yorkville Marble Company. 500 East
Seventy-fourth street; Aetna Marble Com
pany. Astoria; s. G. Calano Co., 147th
street and Austin place. The Bronx: Schacht-
Williams Marble Company. 312 East Ninety
fifth street; a. II. Zicha Marble Company.
Long Island City: b. A. Ness e. Co., 763 East
153d street, The Bronx f. r. Hajek Marble
and Slate Company, Alexander Peli Com
pany. 500 East 10th street. and p. NJ. and
w. Schlichter. First avenue and Thirty-sev-
enth street.