The sun., 1903-07-02
Duffy's Pure M,It VIII skey.
MORE TALES OF PARKS'S WAY.
TOLD BY CONTRACTORS VINO AD-
NIT PAYING HIM BLACkMAIL.

TOLD BY CONTRACTORS " no AD-
NIT PAYING HIM BLACkMAIL.
Didn't Give Damn for jerome, VINO Was
"Only q Cigarette Fiend, Anyway"
Dared Builder Brandt to Mark Hills
He a;sye-EIis Epithets for Union Men.
There was hearing in the case OF The
People against Parks yesterday afternoon,
before Justice Mayer Of Special Sessions
Two Of the building contractors who have
charged Sam Parks with extortng money
| from them under threats of paralyzing
| their business by ordering strikes of their
workmen told their stories to Assistant
District Attorney William Rand. Jr
Herman Lobel, of Lobel h Andrews,
| ornamental and architectural iron manu-
facturers and contractors, with Offices at
| 53l West Fifty-ffth street, was the first
| to put his testimony before the Court. He
| told how he was employing seven house
smiths on the new Republican Club build
| ing and on the new women's hotel last
January, when somebody ordered them
out on strike. On Jan. 20, Mr.. LObel said.
he went to see Parks at the walking dele
gates house. "A large man, whose name
he did not know let him in. He found Parks
In the parlor, and Parks went at him with
out any soft preliminaries, saying;
Now, here, we are neither Of us children.
This is plain business proposition / am
going to make to you. You're doing lot
OF work here in town, and you are very well
able to pay us $500 to avoid trouble. Pay
1t, and You won't have any trouble"
Mr. Lobel testified that the Republican
Club job involved his firm in ss,s57 worth
of work and the hotel job in SIS, 500 worth.
Parks said to him further:
az we get the money, you won't have
any more strikes. II you don't pay up.
then there will be trouble. And you know
IL! Every job you have will be held up"
But If you get the $780, Lobel said he
Akked Parks, "can I go ahead with these
jobs have now, and how soon?"
/, AS soon as you produce the goods, he
said Parks answered
"IT told him." continued The witness.
shat would bring the money to him on
Saturday. This conversation was on
Thursday. Parks told me TO bring the
cash to his house, l protested against
paying as much as $500 and he replied:
Why, say, we ought to tax you 81 900 on
the work you are doing The men went
back to work the next morning, Friday.
! went TO Parks's house on Saturday with
$500 In y-dollar bills"
WAS anything said asked Mr.. Rand,
about waiting time for the menY
YES" answered the witness. Il asked
about the waiting time who would pay
IL? Parks said: Don't you pay those
- cent. If you pay me don't
care whether you employ union men or
not.
Mr.. Lobel testified that when he went to
| Parks's house on the Saturday he found
Mccarthy, another walking delegate, there:
n was the first time he had encountered
Mccarthy and he called Parks one side
and asked II Mccarthy was "all right
Parks replied that Mccarthy was all right,
and knew about everything that Parks
him he couldn't raise the other 5000 until
later. A week afterwani he met Parks in a
saloon near the headquarters of the house.
smiths union, when Parks was alone. and
| paid him 500 more on account. That was
| lust before Parks went TO the Hot Springs
| for his health. Parks told him to fix the
| other 800" with Mccarthy. Lobel said
he had never paid the other 500.
"Why," asked Mr., Rand did you pay
that s4OO to Parks2"
II thought that IL didn't pay the money
our business would be ruined" said the
| witness.
"Did you believe Parks when he said that
| II YOU didn't pay him he would tie up all
your work."
| 81 did"
The defence reserved the right TO cross
| examine Mr. Lobel.
Louis Brandt of l.. & j. Brandt, contrac-
tors, with offices in the Windsor Arcade
Building, was called to testify regarding
the accusations made against Parks in
another case Mr.. Brandt told how his
Arm had a Job on the st. Paul Hotel build
| ing at S3tieth g, rect and Columbus avenue
last September. The first contractor for
the building had gone into bankruptcy,
| leaving matter OF 5000 in dispute be-
| tween himself and the union. Mr.. Brandt
| had not assumed this indebtedness. The
union insisted that he should, and when he
refused, the housesmiths in the building
| were called on. :
Mccarthy, Mr.. Brandt testified, appeared
az tho active agent Of the union In order
ing the strike Mccarthy told him to 90
! to Parks to have the matter settled. He
did. He said to Parks;
| Il want to settle this trouble. How can
I do it2"
aIf YOU will pay me $1,000" the witness
said Parks replied, -Ill have the men go
back to work tomorrow morning.
|
| as excessive, and Parks reduced his demand
TO $500 and then to 5000. Mr. Brandt said
he would have 10 consult with his brother.
The next day he went back with 5000 in
ne-hundred-dol bills, Parks greeted
him by saying
-You have been down seeing Jerome.
haven't you? Mr. Brandt had been to see
the District Attorney You can 90 to
Jerome all you want. l don't give damn
for Jerome. He's nothing but cigarette
fend. anyway. I've got three lawyers
smarter than he il. You can mar the
bills on me if you want to. Where is the
money? Put It out there on the table.
That's all l want
Mr.. Brandt put the money on the table
and there was some casual conversation
about Il whip which WAS lying on the table.
Mr. Brandt said that Parks said he kept
the whip "to whip his men into line"
Mr. Brandt said he does not know who
took his money from the table. He saw
little girl in the hall, hut he couldn't swear
that she took it.. He did swear that he
didn't take it away himself.
Why" asked Mr.. Rand, did you pay
that money!"
Because" answered Mr.. Brandt, II
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