Blanck And Harris Locked Doors Again

At the manslaughter trial of blanck and factory co owner isaac harris witnesses were galvanized when one of their employees testified that harris told him after the fire.

Blanck and harris locked doors again. In december 1911 an all male jury acquitted triangle waist co. To help against this blanck and harris hired one of the best lawyers in new york. The factory owners had locked the doors to keep the workers in and to prevent them from stealing any garments. Owners max blanck and isaac.

Blanckharris blanck and harris trial begins blanck and harris max blanck and isaac harris were indicted for manslaughter on april 11 court rendering of defendants max blanck and isaac harris owners of court records from the trial of blanck and harris. Isaac harris and max blanck had refused unlike many other factory owners to negotiate union contracts consequent to the strikes for better wages and safe conditions known as the uprising of the 20 000 in 1909 so there was no union. Fire chief croker issued a statement urging girls employed in lofts and factories to refuse to work when they find potential escape doors locked much of the public outrage fell on triangle shirtwaist owners isaac harris and max blanck. Harris and blanck were called the shirtwaist kings operating the largest firm in the business.

The doors were locked from the outside to prevent union organizers from access to workers. Harris and blanck paid 25 000 bail and hired max stuer one of new york s most expensive lawyers. In 1913 blanck was once again arrested for locking the door in his factory during working hours. Some of the girls testified that harris and blanck had indeed chained the door shut that day.

I wouldn t let them rob my fortune. 9 contrarily other witnesses testified that the doors were not locked that day and if the doors were ever locked that there was always a key in it. That locked door barred their escape prosecutor charles bostwick said in his opening statement. Reasonable doubt that led to the acquittal of blanck and harris the locked door â here is the real.

He was fined 20 which was the minimum amount the fine could be. The trial in december 1911 lasted three weeks and centered on the locked door that would have. They always lock the doors in order to prevent their workers from stealing any of the fabrics. Sure the doors were locked.

So when they fire occurred most of the exits were lock which cause most of the women to take the elevator or jump out of the window in hope to be caught by the firemen. The insurance company paid blanck and harris about 60 000 more than the reported losses or about 400 per casualty. The owners of the factory were 2 guys max blanck and isaac harris. 10 three days after christmas of 1911 the jury voted to acquit harris and blanck of their charges.