The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-10-29
PARKS NOT OUT
FOR HIS HEALTH
Unions Used to Fiji the Walking
Delegates Pocket.
MODERN GRAFTER'S METHOD
TIFFANY CORPORATION HAD TO
PAY $500.

- NAef0As
\ 7 EW YORK. oct. 2S.-The first wit
IN ness called in the present trial Of
Samuel Parks on the charges Of
eNtortion was Benjamin Thackara who.
It is alleged. was sent by the Tiffany
corporation 20 SEE Parks to ascertain
why the men employed by it stopped
working on some building in this city
last December Thaekara told Of his
meeting with Parks, who said. accord
ing to the witness: Tiffany is fined
$500. and if you're not prepared to set
tie send Tiffany to see me-"
David Frazee. general superintendent
employed by Tiffany. told of his inter-
view with Parks in a saloon, Jan. O.
when Parks again said that Tiffany
was fined $500. Later in the same day
frazee. accompanied by Louis Schmidt
treasurer of the Tiffany corporation
called on Parks I'm his own home
Schmidt asked Parks. the witness said
why the fine" Of $500 was imposed
and Parks replied:
tI am not IN this business for my
health and you're getting off easy
other firms have done business with
me- and If you don't wish to pay you
can fight it, like some other firms. who
changed their minds pretty quick n
Not in It For His Health
Does this money go TO the labor
uniOn2" asked Schmidt
1T goes to Sam Parks" was the re-
ply made by the accused, acc riding to
the witnesses. u
'I have lost my health orRing for
lot Of ungrateful -- t- - -
who would throw me down I'm a min
ute If everything did~nOt go right. I
an going away soop for my health and
Aiter few mopths you VIII rot hear
Of Sam Parks in labor troubles. I've
got enough 70 keep me comfortable
during the rest of my life"
Discussing the method of payment.
witness quoted Parks as saying that
heldid not take checks.
schmidt and the witness then left
I'arks, saying they would have TO con-
cult with other members Of the cOrpo-
ration about the matter and that Parks
would hear from them later.
They Had to Pay.
on cross-examination Frazee admit
ted that his side had sought Parks be
cause they had TO.
Frazee said he was mistaken when
ne sWore the defendant said 'the money
goes TO Sam Parks" The words were
the money goes 20 Sam Parks and a
few others"
Jesse Lorrimer. secretary Of local
union No. Of the HOUsesmiths and
Bridgemen's union. of which defend
ant Parks is the business agent or
walking delegate. was called to the
stand after recess. He carried two
hig account books with him and these
1kare produced for the purpose Of show
% that the men who were working
1 - g HlHaa
quit work on Dec. 81 were members Of
that gnion at that time.
Mr.. Osborne objected to the witness
testifyiug 20 the membership on Dec
81 on The ground that LOrrimer was
rot then secretary. but this objection
was oyerruled-
Parks Got the Money.
Louis schmitt. treasurer Of the Tiff
fanny studios. was the next witness. and
his story Of the interview with Parks
ON Nov. was In the main corrobo-
rative Of Frazee's testimony. Parks
told them that the fine should be paid.
and until il was paid not bit Of work
would be done on the Tiffany Jobs
Witness said that Parks reply 10 his
question as 20 whom the money should
go was
"It goes to sam Parks and you can
20 20 any of the firms that have done
IAAarAAAcce Win me anu ma out LnHL
SASH Parks word goes"
The witness was very positive that
Parks had said the money was for
himself, and not for sam Parks and
a few others" as Frazee's amended
statement had it,
Schmitt testified that Parks refused
to accept a check when he suggested
that method OF paying the fine" say
ing:
You don't think that I was born
yesterday. 7 want bills. and you can
get them market by Tiffany OF Jerome
or any one YOU like"
Sensation Created.
a stir went around the court room
when the witness told Of Parks say
ing that he could employ nom union
men.
why. the union men will kick L
said 10 him" the witness declared.
Never mind Parks replied; IT
nave got those -- -- muZzed. and
IN any one Of them objects we viii
ine him $50 and he can't get another
job in the city.
Srhmitt then testified that ne had
gone alone 60 Parks residence on Jan.
2 two days later, and handed Parks
an envelope containing $500 i'm bills and
gold. Both men verified the amount.
Parks then said that the men would
resume work the following morning.
which they did
During the denomination Schmitt
said that Parks told him that the Tiff
fanny studios would employ n0n-union
nr union labor. as they deemed fit.
Parks had told the witness that the
HecIa iron works had paid him $1,000,
but that he had distributed this among
the members OF his organization. He
knew that Parks was committing a
crime i'm accepting the $500. and Parks
intimatiou that he might report il to
the district attorney IL he liked had
quite taken his breath away.
At the conclusion Of Schmitts testi-
mony court adjourned for the day.