New-York tribune., 1903-06-10
NEW EYTORTION CHARGES
Rearrest of Parks after DeVery
GiUes Bail for HIM.

Although successful in securing a bondsnan
in the person of William s Devery, who chose
the occasion TO set up innunlersble drlnKs' 10
make few appropriate remarks and incident
ally to flourish huge roll of bills. Samuel D.
Parks the labor leader who is under charges
of extortion, had bad day yesterday. and was
rearrested on two new warrants alleging further
instances of extortion. Moreover. the night spent
in the Tornbs together with the multiplying
cases against him. had visiby disheartenlng
effect upon Parks When first arrested he was
defiant and confident. After his second arrest
he was evidently shaken. While waiting Tor the
calling of his case in Special Sessions ne sat
with his head buried in his hands. unconlforted
by quotations from Shakespeare with which his
counsel. x-Magistrate Brann. sought to raise
his dropping spirits. Less classical and more
pointed allusions of his labor friends equally
fell fiat
The new charges on which District Attorney
Jerome secured fresh warrants yesterday fur
nsh striking additional details to those already
adduced in the Poulson case. on which the hrst
arrest was made. Moreover, il the af1dav1ts De
true they absolutely destroy the claim advanced
by Parks that he collected the money for the
men. not for himself. for one of them reports
Parks as consigning labor men to torrid clines
and offering to allow the employment of non
union men. provided the sugar" Deverys term
for necessary cash was forthcoming con-
siderable revulson of feeling the part OF labor
men may be expected if these allegations are
substantiated. they support Mr.. Jeromes con-
tention that the men have been sold out for the
profit of the walking delegate
NEW AFFIDAvITs AGAINST PARKS
The new warrants were issued on two aff1
davits+ of which the first was made by Louis
Brandt of the firm of Brandt Brothers, build
ers After declaring that he resided at Marble
Hill. Kingsbridge. Mr.. Brandt related the cir
cumstances under which he alleged that he was
forced to pay $500 to Parks to secure the call
ing off of & strike While engaged in work on
a building at the southeast corner of Sixtieth-
st. and Colunbus-ave.. Brandt alleges he was
approached by Mccarthy, a walking delegate
OF the Housesmiths and Bridgemens Union.
and informed that unless he paid $1,000 which
was owing from a previous contractor strike
would be forced upon him Despite Brandts
protests that the money not properly charge
able TO him. Mccarthy persisted. and on his re-
fusa1 the men in his employ did go on strike.
District Attorney Jerome declared yesterday
that at this juncture Brandt to him in
great Indignation. IT told him." Mr. Jerome
said ito go back and Parks. and tell him
that they were both grown men and didn't want
any fooling and ask how much it would cost to
call off the strike told him Parks would ask
81 900 and that he could go ahead and beat
him down, and when he got his figure I'd send
up couple of detectives and catch Parks with
the goods on. He told me afterward how true
my prophecy had been. but when he succeeded
in getting the price down 10 $500 he preferred
TO pay it and trouble"
Brandt recites the facts OF his bargaining with
Parks in his interview, and says in his affidavit
asked Parks what he would take, and he said
$1,000 How do you want the money, m
quired; Il want it in bills: bring It and IL lay ,It Il
right down on this table You can mark the D1lls
II you want. and the District Attorney can go -
said Parks using language too vulgar 70 repeat
According TO his statement IN his affidavit
Brandt had a consultation with his partner. and
the next day drew $500 and took the money
to Parks's home and laid the bills on the table
as directed. Presently a little girl came and
took the money. Brandt declares that during
this time no mention made of paying the
men waiting time or any compensation other
than that given to Parks. At the close OF the
interview Brandt says he asked Parks II the
mea would go to work at once.
"As true as you are sitting there. the strike
will be of at s o'clock tomorrow morning was
Parks's reply according 10 Brandt. who says that
this forecast was correct. Brandt swears that
he paid this money because OF his fear OF the
serious injury that could be done his business
by the continuance OF the strike. and parted
with his money in fear of the threats made.
Similar in character is the affidavit made oy