The New York herald., 1921-02-25
HETTRICK AND AIDS
GUILTY; SENTENCE
H6TO 36 MONTHS
All Four Sent to Tombs for
a Week Before Transfer
to Penitentialy.
SHOCK. TO PRISONERS
Code Author and 81 Master
Plumbers TO Be Tried
for Price Fixing.
BIG LOCKWOOD VICTORY
More Criminal Prosecutions
Soon Against Labor Men and
Their Employers.
BIG LOCKWOOD VICTORY

The Lockwood Legislative Commit
tee on Housing scored It's second de-
cisive criminal court victory yesterday
when John T. Hettrick and three CO.
defendants, indicted on evidence gath
cred by the committee in its inquiry
into crookedness in the building
trades, were found guilty of con-
spiracy and sentenced to the peniten-
tiary on Blackwell's Island for terms
that may amount TO anywhere from
six months TO three years, in the dis
cretion OF the Parole Board
Nor is this all for Hettrick. I'M
mediately after the verdict had been
announced it was stated that he would
be placed on trial again on March Z
with fifty-one master plumbers. on
another indictment charging violation
Of the State antitrust laws through
conspiracy to prevent competition and
fix prices
Yesterdays conviction is regarded as
highly important. because Hettrick
until Samuel Untermyer. chief counsel
from his pedestal. was virtually car
of employers organizations. just as
Robert p. Brindell. recently convicted
Of extortion through the committees
efforts. was the czar OF the labor or
ganizations.
Spends Night In Tombs Mt Last.
With his codefendants. Hettrick spent
last night in the Tombs. from which
he had been able to keep himself pre-
viously by furnishing 10000 bail. His
attorneys, Robert III. Elder and Charles
II. Hyde. VIII endeavor 10 obtain ais
release upon certificate of reasonable
doubt. and similar action will be taken
by counsel for the other prisoners.
One OF the men convicted and sem
fenced with Hettrick is Herbert Smith.
a member Of the firm OF Hemlin a
Smith, master plumbers. OF IA West
Ninety ninth street, with offices also
in West Fiftieth street. an established
concern. He also is a man OF the
highest standing in his business ana
has been head OF various big orgsni-
cations of master plumbers in this city
The other two defendants We're WILL
lam j. Doran and William II. Chap
man. president and walking delegate
respectively Of the Journeymen Plumb
ers' Union. known as Local 46s. OF
the United Association of Plumbers
and Steamfitters OF the American Fed
Grafton Of Labor.
The specific charge o. which they
stand convicted In misdemeanor. con-
sisting of conspiracy 10 coerce master
plumbers into Joining ring dominated
by Hettrick. which lacked up prices
by means CT system OF connivsnce in
the submission of bids. It's operations
we're alleged to have been similar TO
those Of the cut stone contractors who
recently pleaded guilty TO violation OF
the antitrust laws. and TO other Hettrick
combines. Doran and Chapman we're
charged with having endeavored TO force
contractors TO join this ring by threat
ening them with labor troubles
The verdict was severe shock to
the defendants. and Smith and Dcran
both appeared on the verge OF collapse
az they gave their pedigrees 20 Clerk
William Penny Hettrick bi: his lips
and put up snow OF bravado. but his
voice faltcred as he answered the clerks
questions. Chapman. who Is also un-
der Indictment with Robert p. Brindell
for alleged eStortion. appeared the least
worried.