New-York tribune., 1903-06-11
MORE PARKS EVIDENCE.
Delegates Express Appr0oaI Of Him
by Offering Him q Place.

Evidence of the most startling character,
showing a widespread system of corruption and
revealing remarkable instances OF the selling out
of worlxingmen by their delegates was yester-
day furnished to District Attorney Jerome
This new evidence, in the opinion of the Dlstr1ct
Attorney not only affects the status of Samnel
J. Parks whose arrest under a charge or eX-
tortion created so much of a sensation, but also
discloses an instance in which certain lapor
leaders combined with the employers and for a
price sold out the Amalgamated Painters ana
Decorators organization, then on strike al'eI
raising a corruption fund of $3.50 from fifteen
of the largest decorating firms in the city lor
the purpose This new evidence thoroughly SUD-
stantiates the early declarations that the work
ingmen have been the victims OF their leaders,
who have sold them and their interests, trading
in them as a commodity.
The principal case of the character Indicated
in which an organization was sold out for the
beneft of a rival and some BOSSES was ie
lated by Mr.. jerome yesterday. He SAID
In the fall of 1902 the Amagamated Painters
and Decorators called out their men on m enl d 81
oral strike for shorter hours and increased
wa pes This organization was at the taihe d
member of the United Board OF Building 1rdues
Council, of which Samuel j. farhs SaneraI
president. When this strike became geLeISl, ~
the employers got together ana oecl9eq ; tt ~ 49,,
best method they could adopt IN nshilne ne s
strikers was to build up the bfolheIilo'u. - VI
Painters Decorators and Paperhangers rlEdl t
orsa MIA ton which not a MEMBER OIL CnS
tinted Trades Council. To do this they decideo
70 eecIre representation for the second organlza-
lion in the central body, and to assist IN 5 llIg
fight President Bahhorn OF the lhteIhd a3 .loll.i
brotherhood of Painters. Decorators anu f"PSi
hangers was summoned from Lafayette, lnd'
MADE \ SECOND COLLECTION.
The Brotberbood entered the fight, raised a
f,,n5 Of 81 800 and began operations a prom
inent member of the Brotherhood Went 70 seven seven
teen Of the firms in that line IN the cltA, d,Iu
,rfap tn
of the brotherhood Only two hrns decHHeu'
one of these was that of Theodore Ho1stddtei: Hos
Fifteen firms put up S3,'.o togetIef, !lle ~
was handed to a member OF a PronllIetnI coti oh
struction company. and ultimately reachea tne
hands of five labor leaders. Several OF the
ca abinetmakers who contributed 10 tnls iullt re-
fused 10 nav for ianitors in their places but they
willingly paid the delegates for protection
After this fund had been collected. repre-
sentative of the Brotherhood cailed Oh the 0oD
iretmakers and said J,
what want with this small sum. inere ,s;I s;
ing to he an election Of ofhcers III 'hf couiiSit
soon and therell have to be another cohecu"h.
Again the cabnetmakers went down IN thelr
,,ocl.ets this time To the tune of SZoo. Ihls
nancy vent to five walking delegates, OF Whom
Samuel J. Parks the man now. on pan, was one
.Tba reas SON given for the second assessment was
that there We're in the council other delesaCes
fhan those directly interested. and that THESE
men would have to he seen before the Broth-
arhocd couId get in After the second cOllec-
ton tl,s. brotherhood was admitted to member
shin in the council the strike waned and broke
Ae far as this collection goes / helleNe that II
certain representa- tiOns were made TINS aHalr
might constitute the basis OF larceny charge-
FIRMS NAMED BY JEROME
District Attorney Jerome named the following
firms as contributors to the fund:
WILLIAM R.fMGARTES & Co, No. 323 Fifth,
ID : HESS 4 co. No. 42l Fifth-avc.
THE HAYDEN COMPANY.
POTTER & sTYMVs COMPANY, 40. 3T5 Lex
inGton-ave.
t;ERT3 BROTHERS, No. 5o7 Fffth-ave.
II ID WADELT0N. No. f6O Fifth-ave.
4. IoWESBEIN'S SONS, No 3s3 Fiffh-ave.
NEUMAN d CO.. No. 375 Fifth-ave.
H. r HUBER & Co. No. :s2 Fifth-ave.
w a j. SLOANE, sS4 Broadway.
HERTER BROTHERS. No. 3U0 Fiffh-aNc.
TIFFANY STUDIOS. 3:s7 Fnurth-aVe-
PETER LAUCFHARDT, No. H.. Ciinton-st.,
Brooklyn.
But this by no means the only case
brought to the attention o: the District At
torney yesterday. All day long he was busy
consulting both employers and employed. for
the revelations already made have brought for
ward a number of labor men. The District At
torney said that he had secured enough eyi-
dence to ask for six more charges against Parks
at least as well as a warrant for another labor
leader. He declared however. that for the pres
ent he would content himself with pressing the
Parks case and preparing his John Doe pro-
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