New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-19
PAID PARKS WITH CASH.
STRIKE ENDED FOR $500.
Plenty Tells Hoo Money Vas
Raised for the Delegate.

-ters yras an fntiraat:on at the beginning of the
trial that the prosecution would take only one Gay
In presenting its evidence but the long cross-eA-
animation OF the witness yesterday showed that
Parks intends 10 make as long fight as possible
in the trial
Comparatively few labor men were IN the court
room yesterday. ard the absence OF many members
~ Parks.s union in which he has been all power
fuI was regarded as significant. Parks mas Oeeh
deserted bv some Of his former associates IN the
Board Of Building Trades, and there were lndlca-
f,ors Yesterday that members Of his own union
were also deserving him
LABOR UNION NOT on TRIAL
Assistant District Attorney Rand in opening the
ease for the prosecution, told the jury ui@' ~ ~
labor organization was on trial with Parks he
continued.
There is no question Of the rights or wrongs OF
labor offered for your coIsideTatloh Int
Is - man. The laws Of the State approve and en-
courage labor ORGANIZATIONS ana IN me 6tfer body
NOBODY accuses Samuel J. Parks OF oelIlg = M5In
stTke He is accused here OF crime the sta Ias
calls eXtoruon. simply a ioILn o. - hing dele
up by threat to use the power OF q Maaf7 +, Get
gate to absolutely ruin mans business 10 get
money from him
NJ Rand declared that to get money by threat
49, 4r,.-oiaI ruin was as much robbery as OBJ
+sf7t-,z money by a threat OF personal violence
hacked up by q loaded pistol He described 20
senl7ls Plenty the complaining witness as man
,-rs,,fra tbe honest and honorable calling OF 3
---1,,-ar If labor he was TO certain extent In
the mower Of Parks organization the f1ouselil-'i'S
and f3ri5eeueu's Union. He said MI FIeHly Sc
cured contracts for skylights on the Hamburg
American piers in DecemoeI' -so- oll % 1891
were non-union men. strike was oeCia I
against Plenty on December 10 1907 ana al 'ie
union men on the pier were called out
HAD TO PAY OR FACE RUIN
4r.,,,, vas losing money when he obtained let
.sr of introduction TO Parks. and Parks sala 10
him: IF you come to me with S-yG IN your iialo,
,.or,r men Will 20 back TO work Mr. hallu sai1
that Plenty when confronted with Parks aellIaiI'
had either 10 pay the money or face rum i17
continued.
II was no crime to pay the money no more
than if you gave your purse 10 d 54'sN N2e1f dsy
fisI,r +6als = check drawn TO Samuel J. Parks
Ile-5 - Tii~i national Bank Of Jersey city, l
think and offered II 10 Parks at FlLiS -III
and T5ird-ave. Parks told him he would not take
check and Plenty said he had been unable 10
was present and volunteered to get, me cH e
Cashed They phoneo 10 the bank, ana TSH ItlTI
1" Bernard 1-yIeh saloon a ss 1ts
This cashed-" Lynch indorsed the check and sent
fused to cash IT, because the check was made to
Parks and not Endorsed by Parks. Farley hXeo
by getting Plenty to scratch out Parks's name
chec5 ras cashed and Plenty vent back with Far
ley Parks and Farley give the $3.50 10 the
walking delegate. The strike was declared off the
same day and the union men on the piers went
hack 70 work
COMPLAINING WITNESS HEARD.
T. P. Eustace. Of Parks's counsel moved for the
discharge Of Parks on the ground that the indict-
Tent did not disclose any threat by Parks against
Plenty, but the Recorder denied the motion and
M Plenty was called as the first witness Mr.
Plenty gave his address as No. $50 Arliugton-ave
Jersey City, and said he had been builder Of sky
lights since 1870 In November Of last year he con-
tracted 70 put IN ten skyIghts on the Hamburg
American pier in Ho5oken. The lights called for
Ao0 feet Of glass. in frames OF vertical steel con-
struction, which brought the work within the
Jurisdiction Of the Housesmiths' and Bridgen7eD's
Union He said the strike caused loss Of money
70 him, and his testimony was continued as fol-
lows:
bs}}s -H 5sy long T} we're your men idle? About
they were at work again on December "a 40 ''1
7,Q-What day did you first visit NeV-York? A
Q-W nom Old YOU see in New-York? Al went
mems Union, where / saw Haran secTetS i
ne union who gave me a letter Of Introduction 10
TIE witness Identified the letter ubic,, noe
marked in evidence. He said that when he left
Lianan he went 10 an apartment. where he met
Parks.
Q-What did YOU say to Parks and what did he
had authority 70 settle the strike called on the
!t5aaItno1Tg- american pier and that had come to
Jersey de-esate Dolan, and The only way to settle
wanted money. and the business way 10 30 vas
70 give me money ! asked him how much and
ne asked me the amount Of my contract. I told
him $500, and he replied that Dolan ought 70 he
satlsAeo with 500 and that he would want 800. He
told Iae 10 come back the next day when Dolan
would be with him Just then two other men canne
n ana ne Io!a ne not TO speak about the matter
day, Parks said 10 and this is nv share Of
81. showing me big roll OF about thirty bills, of
which me outside one gold certificate for
Sy9 The only way 10 settle these matters is
with money was the last thing Parks said TO me
MUST PUT Up CASH.
Odd he say anything more about cash? A
would not bother me any more. but that 7 would
have 70 put up cash
Nj Plenty Identified his checkbook showing
stub. 30. 6.355. dated December Is and indicating
that the corresponding check had been drawn to
fhe order II Samuel :. Parks for 800
Where did you=zo the afternoon Of Deem
her 49," asked Nr. Rand.
i went TO an Office at Fifty third-st and Third
ave and saw the defendant and a man named
Farley
Stand up Farley said Mr.. Rand looking tow
srd the rear Of the courtroom.
Don't roared Colonel Robinson, Of Parks's
counsel, but he was too late. Farley was on his
feet and M Plenty had identified him before the
Recorder had time or opportunity to rule on the
disputed point Mr.. Plenty Identified his Cancelled
and much discussed check, and counsel vrangled
over IL for several minutes before the Recorder
decided 10 admit it evidence. with the proviso
that the jury should not look at the Endorsements
The check showed that it was originally drawn TO
Parks. but that it had been altered to read Pay
able 10 order
Parks said he was sorry had brought a check"
said Nj Plenty, because he thought I was in
earnest when said 7 wanted TO see the strike
settled. He added that unless the cash was pro-
Guced the strike would 80 on"
AIr. Plenty told all the steps taken 10 get the
check csshed. including a visit with Farley 10 the
Nineteenth Ward Bank where the telephone proved