New-York tribune., 1921-01-28

matter the next morning and q griev
ance slip was produced in evidence bS
Mr.. Littleton showing that the matter
had been noted in the office Of the
&c cretary of the Building Trades Coun-
ci. that day.
= Concluding his examination Of
Danahy with crack-of- of-the-whip e.
feet, Mr.. Littleton asked:
WAS anything said in the CONVEX
sation between Aronson and Brindell
about the payment of money!"
mo, SIR" replied Danahy.
Did you hear all of the converse
tion ?"
II did"
In the course OF his cross ss-examina-
tion by Samuel Untermyer, the states
prosecutor, Danahy said he had known
Brindell for the last seven or, eight
years, that he saw much of I'M "at
meetings" but couldn't say what meet
ings. He said he met him going around
from place to place at various build
ing operations" He said he didn't re-
member where he met him first or who
introduced them.
Mr.. Untermyer then laid great stress
on the witnesses attendance at the
Lockwood committees hearings. Dana
by said he attended the hearings vol
UNFAIRLY and had business there at
various times
Had Business at Hearings
"You were daily visitor there from
the time Mr.. Fertig, secretary OF the
Employers Association, went on the
stand on December 10, weren't you?"
"Yes"
Here Danahy said he had business at
the hearings when Charles H. Parsons,
contractor, took the stand.
Did you know before December 10
that evidence was to be introduced re-
garding the marble emplo, ers?"
.! heard that Mr.. Fertig's Office was
raided.'
Here, Danahy said. fifty or sixty
persons told him of the alleged raid
but could only name three, of whom
ne said Patrick Crowley, vice -presi-
dent of the Building Trades Council
was one, but later declared he did not
tell him.
when Mr.. Parsons took the stand
you were personally interested ?" asked
INTERN er
eyes," replied Danshy.
"Parsons claimed he gave you
money!"
"Yes"
flying"
60 les, he was 8 Duilder'
Denies Strike Threat
There was trouble about some
marble work on ar operation of his
at 49 West Twenty seventh Street
wasn't there, and didn't you threaten
to call a strike ?"
There was trouble, but didn't
threaten to call strike He had a
non-union marble contractor ON the
job"
Didn't Siegel change his mind about
putting marble into the building and
didn't you tell him that he would put
marble in or his building would be
left monument on his hands?"
mo"
When Mr.. Untermyer asked the wit
ness if he hadn't suggested to Siege
the names of Charles Bower and Gray
& GO. as contractors to do the work
Danahy became angry and replied he
had suggested forty-one names te
Slegel. Danahy agreed that the orig
maj contract price was $500 and thai
it finally cost Siegel $9,7O0.
The witness said he had visited Brin.
dell's home several times within the
last two weeks, the calls, he declared
being both social and business. HI
admitted speaking to Brindell with
reference to the trial.
Inc morning had been taken I'D b,
Llttleton's examination of Crowley or
the origin of the Building Trades Coun
eli, the testimony of both Crowley an1
Danahy on this point purporting t.
show that the council grew out Of tn,
Board of Business Agents in a regula,
manner and had not been promoted OF
created by Brindell for purposes of ex
The trial continues this morniny