The New York herald., 1921-02-26
HETTICK IN TOMBS,
TALKS TO BRINDELL
Two Building Trades Cars
Meet for First Time in
Prison Corridor.

With John T. Hett1iek and Robert p.
BrindelI, the two principals in the
building trades scandal, taking their
exercise together in the Tombs yester-
day. Samuel A. Berger. Deputy Attor-
ney-General, in complete charge at
present of all criminal prosecutions
growing out of the Lockwood commit
tees housing Investigation. stated that
hereafter the prosecutors will ask
prison sentences for all men accused
on the committees Information. whether
they plead guilty or are convicted after
trial.
Although upward of two hundred in
dividuals and corporations are named
in the housing indictments which have
not yet been tried Mr.. Berger made
II known that there will be no bar
gaining with any OF them. The only
case in which the special prosecutors
have approved the i.-.posltion OF fines
was that OF the cut stone contractors.
who were among the first indicted, and
who furnished valuable assistance u
the Attorney Generals office in the
pursuance of the investigation.
All of the persons associated with the
1 Lockwood committees drive against un-
lawful combines were highly elsted at
the success OF Col. Henry l.. Stinson
and Kenneth NJ. Spence in the prosecu-
tion of Hettrlck and his three code
PENDANTS and Samuel Untermyer. chief
counsel to the committee. at whose in
stance Col. Stimson took up the case
wired from Palm Beach. where he rs
spending his winter vacation:
Nothing has happened in our city in
wears that will do so much to destroy
vicious combinations that have preyed
alike on labor and the public. A few
more such convictions and we will have
uprooted these combinations and VIII
| have released the public from sucr
| vicious efforts
The swift action of the jury in find
! ing all four accused men guilty IS salo
/ to have caused great dismay yesterday
| in the ranks of certain combines slated
for trial in the near future. 1t was
learned Yesterday that the fifty-sS
dealers In building materials, all OF
whom were indicted last month for con-
| spiracy to violate the antitrust laws
and their corporations. which were ac'
cused in a later Indictment have with.
| drawn their pleas of not guilty ano
| filed denurrers to the charges. This
will tend 70 cause little delay. Among
these defendants is John Mccarthy. for.
merly business partner of Charles +
Murphy of Tammany Hall.
Although the names OF Hettrick ano
|
| than any others with which the Lock
! wood committee has had to concern IT.
self. these men had never met until yes
! terday when they saw each other on tht
| first tier OF the Tombs. Then the mar
who had cracked the whip over four bie
! groups of contractors, making then
boost prices to suit his will. and the mar
I who held the whole building situation IL
| the hollow Of his hand through his con
I troll OF labor shook hands.
! II can't really say that I'm glad L
! meet you under these circumstances,
! Hettricx said. and Brindell nodded ap
/ proval OF his sentiment.
! 1t was pointed out yesterday that un'
! der the parole laws the Parole Board il
/ supposed to recommend Hettrick anc
I his codefendants for parole only wheT
| il appears that their characters have
( been purified of the inclinations which
] led to their Imprisonment. Herber
4 Smith. convicted with Hettrick, gave
! notice Of appeal yesterday through hi!
/ attorney. George u. Medalie.