New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-18
6O-62 West 23d Street.

the longer he thought of it the surer he became
would not receive any help from Parks. but wound
be left to s!arve. The case against him was very
Before Farley made his confession he had talk
with District Attorney Jerome. in which the latter
tod him that he could not offer any promise of re,
ward for the confession, and that he did not need
shed by saying that if he wished to tell the truth
ana make amends Tor what he naG done ne ~Q1iq
who was doing and who intended to do the best
There was talk yesterday of disbarment and
some heavier penalties for the lawyer accused IN
the confession, nut no steps were taken. II vas vas
said by one lawyer who discussed the subject that
difficult 10 obtain conviction for the lawyer under
the evidence. as the proof of perjury ana the cyl
OF subornation without confirmation from otner
1t is understood that there are large parts Of
the confession relating 10 other deals which have
Vaiue in tho cases ALREADY begun against Parks
suits
The members of the Building Trades Employers
Association were unwilling TO discuss the case or
Eiiiitz said:
do not think it would be proper for me to dis
cuss the confession The whole OF the pLosecu-
poyers TO do away with extortlon ana punish the
'grafters' has borne some fruit
MT EidHtz also said that the employers in the
association would not stop prosecuting guilty per-
sons IL any more cases came w, even II taS unGiS
which the cuprts belonged had signed the arel-
with the exception. perhaps. OF, the Criminal
by strikes from the time of digging the. founda-
tions. until it finished. the Ansonia Hotel, in
fourth SITS holds the record for continuous stTlkTS
The building or the hotel was started by w e u
Stokes in 1889 To avoid labor troubles, MI stokes
was the general contractor himself, and subet the
different branches OF the work Strike after strike
occurred ana ,ir Stokes made several visits TO the
Board of Walking Delegates. which was then a az
feud with the Building Trades Council; rival or
ganizaton. Union wages were paid and union con-
diions observed. but soon after one sulhe M "a,
settled. another was on, and this state or AFFAIRS
lasted for many months. .,
The principal strike occurred because OF me lurs
diction of certain work which the Metal latherS
Union (Which was in the Building T~ades CouNciD
and the Amalgamated Sheet Metal Workers (Which
claimed The metal fathers would agree to nothing
but the absolute recognition Of their union and this
consented 10 act as arbitrator himself. and ON
June Il 1901 paid visit to the meeting of the
ment This resulted i'm nothing, and Mr.: Stokes
then sent letter stating that he offered 81 eo ovr
for i he time thew had been idle and TO pay eacn
man 30 cents a day extra wages II the tTouCe
could be ended. At this time he had just left a
hospital where he had been suffering from an i'll
ness largely brought by the worry caused by the
labor troubles. At the same time. while he eX-
pressed hope of settling the trouble. ne teIt
About a week later f. II. Croker. son Of Richard
Croker and secretary of the Roebling Company.
was appointed as arbitrator Of the trouble. He
a settlement At one time, when it supposed
ali was settled trouble came from an unexpecte
source. 4 plastereT put il claim for money Tor
alleged extra work which Mr. Stokes disputed.
until his claim allowed Pending the taking
Of the to the court. Mr.. Stokes ARRANGED with
the plasterers at work ON the building 10 do the
work under the superintendence of a foreman
among themselves. to be selected by themselves,
The PIasterers' Union. however met soon after
ward and decided support the Claim of the mas
Ter plasterer rms meant that the plasterers were
strike. and IL vas some time before this trouble
was settled.