New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-30
PARKS CONTRADICTS SELF
ADMITS ALL EVIDENCE.
.Sqgs He TOOK S500-Wanted Bills
Marked TO Steal March.


walking delegate. charged with eStorting $500
frosa Louis schmidt treasurer OF the Tiffany
studlos. before Judge Newburger, in the Court
@, General Sessions part III centred in the tes-
.sr,onv Of Parks who the stand all the
afternoon being cross-exsmined by James w.
osborne and Assistant District Attorney Rand.
PARKS after three days OF his trial, seemed
more gaunt than ever.
r,oris Schmidt; who was recalled &c the stand.
on Mr. osboFne's questioning Identified the fol-
lowing pencil memorandum signed by him:
Paid TO Samuel Parks for services rendered
500. January s. 1888" This memorandum was
attached 10 a formal cashiers receipt. The
witness identified an entry in the firms cash
book OF a similar nature. A voucher reading.
Ian Q 1909 Samuel Parks. $500 also
admitted.
Mr Osborne announced that MI. Rand had
conceded that these entries simply showed the
Payment OF the money.
H. reply 10 s question OF NJ Rand Mr..
Schmidt said that he hsd paid the money I'm
willingly and MIR Osborne 2rgled uravailingly
10 have this answer stricken out II gave Mr..
g,nd the opportunity TO get before the jury
testimony that there was fear in the witnesses
mind. In fact. IN answer 10 Mr.. Rands next
question Schmidt said that DE consented
through fear
Charles Rerv cashier OF he Tiffany Studios,
testified that ne had paid over the $500 to
schrnset
August Lubbock testified that he believed
Tim" Mccarthy called the Tiffany strike.
Mr. Osborne in opening for the defence. said
that this was the easiest case he had ever
known. The plan OF defence. as announced by
MI Osborne, is that Parks did not cal the
strike. but that Mccarthy did; that Parks as
the accredited representative Of the workInen.
ny
10 pay the .Tnitiation" fee for the troubles they
had had ct the Ansonia. He declared that IT
WAS pure business proposition: that Parks had
no objection 70 the District Attorney counting
the money. He added:
Here is a man about 20 commit a crime. tell
Ing these two business men 10 go down TO Je-
rome and have him mark the bills. DO you
think that this man. sam" Parks, dying OF con-
sumption wanted TO spend his last days IN sing
Sing prison? I shall show YOU that Schmidt
considered q also business proposition. ana
entered on the books OF the Tiffany studios:
paid Sam Parks $500 for services rendered
Mr.. Osborne declared that mans state Of
mind must be taken into consideration and told
the story OF the Hecla Iron Works laying 5000
under exactly the same circumstances az
schmidt paid the $500 to sam Parks. and
that the 5000 was distributed 10 the union. as
the $500 was going to be. In closing. he made a
passionate appeal to the jury to remember the
horrible physical condition Parks was In, and TO
remember that nine months nave elapsed since
The alleged conversations occurred
DELEGATE PARKs's TESTIMONY.
In the afternoon Parks in his defence.
was called to the witness stand. being gues-
ticTed by MIR. Osborne. After telling OF his
early life. Parks admitted that he had been con-
victed OF assault. she result OF fist tight. and
that be had been convicted Of extorting money
from Josephus Plenty. Then MI. osborne tried
10 get I'm the certificate Of reasonable doubt. on
which Parks had been released from Sing Sing
an the Plenty charges he was unsuccessful
Parks admitted telling Mr.. Thaekara that the
Tiffany Studios had been fined 500.
Q.-Did you tell him that Tiffany could come
. see you at your home A.-Nords 10 That
o.-Did you say that Tiffany ana Jerome
could go 30 --? A--Wen made some re
mark. I don't think il so raw as that.
Q.-No1. Parks. you swear don't YOU A.
Well must admit do
Ex-Judge Samuel p Mcconnell president OF
the Fuller Construction Company, came in at
,his point and. after talk with Mr.. Rand took
a seat within the rail-.
Q.-This coavelsaton took place ia al open
bsrroonl2 AYES
Q.-Why was Jerome's usune mentioned? A
Well. he had beech making some remarks about
walking delegates and fheir honesty. ! thought
thi= Was one negotiation that wus fairly honest
aud dldn't care = The s. hole world knew IT,
\ Parks denied absolute, that he ordered any
strike il Che Tinaay case SOP hat he knew any
thing Of g..
o.-Neu. what DID sou Tell Frazer WAS the
cause OF the fine? A.-That the firm was on
RECORD as n01-un:on tir:. The initiation fee
levied by the association. I said Il would
pl2c@ him on RECORD union Grm with all
large contractors IN the city.
Parks adnsi;Jed having told F-azee that he
had done business with tie Fuller Construction
Company and Others. Yes" said he Il believe
cid. Because dad do business with Them. /
oid refer Frazee TO ihese people"
Odd you say that The money was to be
paid 20 YOU Al SAID e was t. b. paid 20 ne
and then the union.
o.-Did you say anything q Dou, refusing 10
take a check? A--Nes. because We had had
trouble o. -ore with check The treasurer
couldn't gel 81 cashed.
o-whal check vas that Il was one
from the HeCla Iron Works for S2cto.
Q.-What do YOU say about their being free
10 employ non-union men, Al told them that
~ they could not get all union men they could
Odd MIR Schmidt pay YOU The money?
A.--One two eavs after.
Q.-why oid you tell MI Schmidt that he
could have NJ. Jerome mark the bills? Al
thought that To steal little OF the notor1ety
those people were getting OUT OF talking about
the dishonesty OF walking delegates I wasn't
afraid 10 have this case known.
MR.. RAND TAKES Up EXAMINATION.
In reply 20 MIR. Rand. who then took IN The
examination, Parks saie that he had been 3
walking delegate for some years The associa-
ZION. not the men. ordered strikes he did not
know who ordered the strike on The Tiffany
y studios work
you why the Tiffany Studios men had quit
work." Mr.. Rand asked.
No" said Parks
within four minutes Mr. Rand had made