The sun., 1903-11-07


cinr"-"cnds His Resignation to the
lien. and the Union Accepts II,
with IIoots for Ono Lone Protestant
Sam Parks is taking his medicine. :"
Ne was sentenced by Judge Newburger
in Genera Sessions yesterday to two years
and three months in the State prison for
bayjrr nr orsod $500 from the Tiffany
6ldios.
A. the s,,1 w1:s going down behind the
western hiis reyond the Hudson. Sam
par,s, benz Of shoulder and haggard Of
hce -hn>rd into Sing Sing prison and
the taxing of the medicine began A few
bou- .alor. at IA meeting of his House.
smin., and Bridgemcn's Union, Sam Parks :
resigrariun as one of the unions walking
delegates. penned by his own hand and
earrled to the meeting by his indicted side
partner, Tim Mccarthy, was presented.
Tie resignation was received with cheers.
There WIS only one protest against accept
irg IT, II came from man who proposed
that the resignation of Parks be not ac-
ceped and that his pay should continue
while he was in sing Sing. He was assailed
with jccrs boots and catcalls and shouts
Of What's the matter with you?"
motion to accept the resignation was
then carried amid a storm of applause.
Some Of tire loldest applauders were the
men vino carried Parks downstairs on
their shoulders every night in the days
when they thought him on top, A petition
to drop Mccarthy, too. received 800 sigma
lures At the meeting.
81. ,,s.I, l,l,. 4, ,,,t
has ovcr known passed out of the world
Of labor and into Jail. Sam Parks is down
and out He himself has said it. He stood
on little elevation in front of the prison
yesterday just before the gates clicked
behind him. and posed, handcuffed to two
burglars, for his picture Then he said
This time I'm down and out for fair
put up the best fight I could. but the
bosses combination beat me. Now I'm
all through. I've made my last fight
I'll go in here and do my bit like a man,
and III do 1t the best I know.N If live to
come out. I'll go away to some quiet place
and bother nobody.
But III come out as | 60 ina union
man; and I'll die as lived-a union man.
I've sent my resignation to the union and
i'll be read tonight and accepted. They
amt got any more use for me. But, unless
I'm expelled, I'll always keep my union
card
That was Sam Parks's valedictory. The
cameras clicked, and Parks, taking long
look at the golden western hills beyond the
river, walked in through the prison gates
and the prison swallowed him up.
Parks was taken from the Tombs to
Judge Newburger's court about II o'clock
yesterday morning. He wore a greenish
brown sack suit, which harmonized with
the greenish brown of his eyes; a derby
hat and, in place of shirt, a heavy, white
sweater. through the collar of which the
long, thin neck craned like that Of n turkey
huzzard. The f0refnger of his left hand
was wrapped in white rag a badge, it was
said, of the disease that is wasting the once
iron physique slowly. but surely, away.
He came into court ready for business.
The last goodby to his wife had been said
he night before and, at her husbands re-
quest, she was not in the court room.
There was no sentiment in the whole
husinees The convicted mans lawyer
was there to say the last word for his client,
He asked the Court to take into Consid-
Grafton Parks's physical condition in pass
ina sentence.
The physical condition of this man"
laid Judge Newburger, us the only thing,
II seems to me- which should b. remem-
5orcd in considering his sentence. | have
given much thought to that and, bearing
Il in mind, ] sentence you, Parks, to two
wears and three months in the State prison
Al Sing Sing"
Three hours later Parks, handcufed to
Charles Weiner, sentenced to not less tlGn
on wear nor more than five v, ars for grand
larceny, and to Henry FELTON,, sentcnc d
10 not less than ono year nor more than one
YEAR and ten months for burglary, was on
his way 10 Sing Sing, along with several
other prisoners, all in charge of Deputy
Nle,iff5 Kelly, Bell and Parsloe
There was no d7monst ratiCn at the Grand
Central Station. The prisoners wcra
hustled through the crowd to the smoking
car On he next track east was train in
which we're several workingmen. One Of
them. who sat by the window of his car
reclv opposite the seat in which Parks
was sitting, took from his pocket mem
bershp card in his union, he id il up against
the window pane and shouted:
Good luck, Sam, old boy"
Paris smiled and called back That's
Tho way Show your colors and don't let
nobody bluff YOU"
Never mind" reioined the union brother.
you stick TO Murphy, he'll get you out,
Tell wit Dev'ry."
The whole car as we'll as Parks. joined
heartily in the laugh. A few minutes later
man in the blue jeans of a locomotive
engineer or fireman walked up to Parks
and said
You're all right Sam; we're all lookin'
for graft.
BE sure you get il, then" retortcd the
eS-czar, somewhat tartly.
There was a shout of laughter at the
Hraueors expense, which, evidently, he
hdn "nioy, for. with a grin, he replied
Som of rs don't have to go to jail for
, u, though
There was nayer a smile on Parks's
'ace at that, and the others in the car didn't
warm up 70 ii much. The long, thin,
alow faced man in handouts looked al
,1e stranger very gravely for a moment
Then he said
I'll talk that over with YOU later, my
hoy
At l,5th street Tim Mccarthy boa rded
ne trnln along with John Snyder. a high
prYa'o in the hpusesiniths' union. Nc