The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-28
PORTRAIT OF PARKS, DICTATOR
NOW A SORRY CONVICT AWAITING
A SECOND VERDICT.
Opening Of the Case for the People Against
the Man Who Made the Tiffany studios
Pay Him $500 for Sam Parks" Mono
for the "Ungrateful Dogs" Who struck.

Pay Him $500 for Sam Parks" None
for the "Ungraterul Dogs" Who struck.
The Jury box was filled yesterday after
noon for the trial Of Sam Parks for ex-
torting $500 from Louis Schmitt, treasurer
Of the Tiffany studios. Assistant District
Attorney Rand outlined his case TO the jury,
saying:
Some years ago Tiffany 4 Co obtained
the rights to an invention Of a certain beauti-
full kind of glass. They went into the
business OF interior decorating A corpo-
ration was organized called the Tiffany
Studios Company and to do the interior
work they employed housesmiths and
bridgemen. members Of Sam Parkss union
Parks was the walking delegate,
"In December Of last year the Studio
company was executing three contracts,
employing number Of men These men
all worked steadily and without the slightest
complaint They got the union wages Of
a day and worked union hours, eight
hours day, and so far as the Ttffanys knew
there was never any complaint on their
part On Dec. 81 none Of the men came to
work. In other words, they struck. The
Tiffany people tried to find out why, but
none Of the strikers could tell. So they
sent a young man to the headquarters Of
the union at Maennerohor Hall and there
he saw the secretary. The secretary told
him TO see Parks, and he found Parks sitting
n'the,bootblack's chair in the International
Hotel, a saloon on Third avenue. This
young man, Benjamin Thackara, said to
Parks; I am from Tiffany & Co., and am
trying to find out what the strike is for
Who the hell are you? responded
Parks.
I am tho outside superintendent
Thackara replied
Have you authority to settle this mat
ter2 asked Parks
No. said ThackAra.
n Well, will tell you what it's for. You
are fined $500
Why?' asked Thackara.
Now, don't ask too many questions
replied Parks,
But would like to find out what We
are fined for persisted Thackara. I
want to make report to my employers.
You have no authority to settle this
matter said Parks. Tell Tiffany Co
to come up here or send the main guy.
l am not doing business with peanuts.
This defendant" continued Mr., Rand,
uses very profane language, and i shall
not try to repeat all that he said. How
ever. Thackara went back and reported
to his employers and they sent Mr.. Frazee
the factory superintendent, who found
Parks at the same saloon. He asked Parks
what the trouble was about.
You are fined $500 said Parks
-'What for?' asked Mr.. Erazee.
Have you authority to settle this mat
ter9 asked Parks
No, but ] want to communicate with
some one who has
You go TO hell and send up some one
who can do business
Mr.. Frazee went and got Mr. Louis
Schmitt. treasurer OF the company, and
together they went to Parks's home and
found Parks lying on a lounge. They
passed around cigars that they had brought
with them.
What is the fine fory Parks was asked
It's an initiation fee, he answered.
Initiation into WHAT
Into doing business he said. All
the others have paid and by rights ought
to charge you $1,000.
But II We pay you this money who
will send the men back 70 work. What
reason will be given 70 them'
-'Say, those men I've got those - muz-
lied. replied Parks. II one Of them should
kick I'd fine him $50 and see to 1t that he
never got another Job in town
Is this money for the union or for
you7
done a lot for those ungrateful dogs and
now in the future am going TO look out
for Sam Parks
We haven't the money said Mr..
schmitt,' and will have to get it. We will
bring check. ,,
Il t,a,v yn1 tiy,1a oil ipf, a.
you. You ought to know better than to
offer to bring check; and. any way. don't
like to have you come together. Send the
money by one man said Parks.
They went to Tiffany II Co. and they
got 5000 from the cash drawer and $500
and Mr. Sohmitt took 1t to Parks and handed
him the envelope.
Count il in my presence said Mr.. !
Schmitt, and Parks counted it.
what guarantee do get that the men
will go back to work?' asked Mr. Schmitt,
and Parks said:
They'll go back all right All YOU
have is my word. You can go to the Fuller !
company and others I have done business
with if YOU want to and ask EN- if it goes
And the men went back to work the
next day, Jan I, Tiffany 4 Co. had 500 900
worth of contracts at the mercy of this
man and they were $500 poorer and Parks
was $500 richer by the strike
The Parks jury is composed Of the fol-
owing
Frederick w Schwiers. coal and feed 275O
Webster avenue; Aaron s Siverberg, waists.
$50 West l2ath street. richmond 5 Hart
field book keeper 304 West i2lst street Charles
Leitz. retired. SAP East l66th street; John j.
Schmitt. manager 87l Lexington. avenue;
John d. Stokes, accountant, 26l West llsth
street. Merrill c. Weller salesman. 65 East
Eighticth street: David r. Bolster, retired
contractor. 1871 East ls3d street; William r.
Ward. warehouse owner. $50 West seventy
Nth street: John Fl. Ayres. clerk. 1874 Brook
avenue; b. j, sullivan. manager. 81 Leonard
street Frederick T. Richard. cartoonist.
81 West Twenty street.