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Show BlliTiST INQUEflYfUSHED Wealthy Builder Termed 'Go-between' 'Go-between' for Men and Contractors NKv YORK, Nov. c Forces of the l.iw aebred their first point Friday in! the flfMit against Ihr alleged build-. Ing truat." when behch warrants vrcre lsued for the arrest of three persons indir-ted by the additional grand Jur : inv-4tiKatln(r the scandal. Officers, immediately searched the city, and the Initial arrests were looked ror soon. George Backer, millionaire builder nnd alleged "go-betwepn" In the "trust" of contrai tors :ml laborers, labor-ers, was directed i' be pr.-nt Rt court today With a ball of $Z6000. He lial apn 'in 'I :ii rrimlnal courts build-inn build-inn with his counsel. It was understood under-stood an Indictment for perjury had been sought against him. SEA RET LEAKS l . "Will you have $26,000 ball ready when yuu appear here?" Backer was uked b thr reporters I "Yi'9, 525U.OOO if they a6k it." he' 1 replied. When Samuel ITntermyer, counsel for the invostignllng committee, hu.ml th. ntimo of Backer mentioned by newspaper mi'ti following refu.iulK of. court offlClalB tn miikf public the, .lames of thos- Indicted by the grand Jury, he sain "Walt a minut", who Ravi- that out ? We will a-f- thai greater precautions! arc taken th next time." He ih :i announced Backer was iiii custody of his counsel. At the criminal courts building his counsel conferred with Mr I ntei -myer and Stanley Ftlchter and Robert B. Jolinstonc. who huve been llrett-iiiK llrett-iiiK presentation of evidence before the grand Jury. it was at th, con-, elusion of this conference that Back-j era i ounsel was told to appear with 5 2 j. Olio bond Saturda . BRINDELL COMES IN j itobeit i'. Brindeil, president ot the Building Trades Council, who was j referred to In testimony i contractors "king' In th alleged trust, also went to tho criminal Courts building With his counsel artcr It became known bench warrants had been Issued Is-sued lie asked ir he had I n Indicted, Indict-ed, ami the ' lerk r the oourl referred him to llessra- rtichter and lotin- tone, Then his counsel conferred '''th Af.ist.int hifimi Aitcim , lnhn-Rtons lnhn-Rtons and left the building with his . tlent. hfle the grand Jury launched Its offensive i galnt the nljeged trust, its ncrvlcen of Information supply id itt. I Intelligence departmenl continued active. |