Show LABOR LEADER OF THE PARKS ORDER I I New Nev York Plumber Af After After ter Paying Out 2700 UNDER ARREST 4 JEROME CREATED A I SENSATION 4 I YORK YORE Aug AJi 17 The most NEW 1 sensational incident in the Ute grout trade lockout and strike which has iran thrown nearly workmen late Idleness came today t ay when Philip Phil p and organizer or of the thc Building Trades TruIes Alliance AlIance ance was ivan ar arre arrested rested re on a 8 charge of extortion When the labor Jabor lender leader was as arraigned he was confronted by George Georgc J Es Essig Essig Essig sig a plumber who charged that on onDee Dec Dee 3 last he be paid 1000 so 50 thai work could be resumed upon an all apartment house on Riverside drive delve counsel appeared I to be anxious to have bave the examina examination t I tion go on at once but upon motion of District Attorney Jerome it was put over until tomorrow ball bail being fixed at and furnished Had Bad to Pay 2700 In an affidavit Essis Essig Ea lb states that in December last he had tad the contract for forthe f forthe r the plumbing in the Chatsworth build building lug ing that Vein eimer called a strike and two days later said that for 2700 OO Te would put t plumbers back to toor wort worl or Essig said he could not pay the sum sumin sumin sumin in full and agreed to pay 1116 imme immediately immediately i and give notes for the balance He had bad taken up all 11 the notes but butone butone butone one which was due today toda and on Oft the advice of or the district attorney be he took marked bills to pay the remainder When was arrested Es Essig Essig Essig sig had Just signaled to the detectives that the labor leader had bad the tle marked bills In his hl possession po The detective did not net find AmI the money on the prisoner however Jerome Was Excited As the examination proceeded Dis District District triet Attorney Jerome somewhat at ex excited excited excited cited pushed p to the le front and peremptorily called Robert P Bell lieU one of the lawyers laWers to the witness flue s stand Bell had started to leave tIe n e court room District Attorney At Jerome asked if he had bad received any money from any per f ft n in the court room Belt Bell replied that he had bad received one 51 1 bill The district attorney wanted to know if he lie had seen any other money pass In Inthe Inthe Inthe the court room and aDd the lawyer said he be had not He said kl sai i he was willing to stow all aU aUthe the bills be he had but the other lawyers objected to this I am asking three questions said aid Mr Sir Jerome because of occurrences in Inthis this thin court room I 1 am informed by a lawyer In good bood standing at the New NewYork NewYork York rk bar bs that Mils were passed d by defendant to this witness The witness denied that he M ball hafl TC Amy money m from W |