New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-28
PARKS GOES TO SING SING.
HGradcufed BetCeen Thieues =
Wife Historical IN Tombs.

Sam Parks, the walking delegate of the
Housesniths and Bridgemen's Union. convicted
Of extortion and sentenced to Sing Sing Prison
for an indetermirate term Of not less than two
years and six months more than three years
and six months, was taken to Sing Sing yester-
day. The move. taken quietly and unex-
pectedly by orders of the District Attorneys
Office was great surprise to every one about
the Tornbs. and there was no crowd about the
building when he started. Mrs. Parks was at
the Ton1bs at the time visiting her husband, It
being her first cali at the prison.
About noon Mrs. Parks, accompanied by Mrs
Eliza Hanna, Of One-hundred- and -sixty-eighth-
s.. and Shakespeare-ave and Timothy J. Nc
Carthv who is also indicted for extortion, but
has lot been tried, called at the Tombs and
asked TO see Parks They were conducted to his
cell, which was or The second tier. They sat
down with him, expecting to spend the time
until o'clock when they would have to leave
The party had not been in the To111bs more
than twenty or twenty-five minutes when Dep
uty sheriffs Bell and O'Keefe came to the sec
ond tier and formally told Parks TO get ready at
once 10 go to Sing Sing. Immediately there was
CONSERVATION in the group. The only cool one
was Parks himself. He did not utter word
bur supported his wife who threw herself on
his breast. He tried 70 quiet her hystercal sob
hing Mccarthy and Mrs. Hanna were sur
prised. but could do nothing but try TO quiet
Mrs. Parks.
Parks taken TO the main floor Of the
Tombs. and was handcuffed between two pris-
oneTs also going TO Sing Sing. They were
Charles Yeager and Charles Heaton. The
party. which had been visiting Parks, followed
him downstairs and bade him goodby again
Al the tine Of Parkss departure, which was
about 12:30 o'clock there was a long line of
friends and relatives Of prisoners waiting in the
prison Some one recognized Parks, and there
was a hurried whispering down the line of:
There's sam Parks. He's going TO Sing
Sing"
That was all the excitement the sudden de-
parture caused. Parks walked out Of the door
Of the prison with the other two prisoners on
either side. No one in the street. except pos
sIbIy q straggler or two. knew him; no crowd
collected and there was no shouting or cheer
ing.
The party. with the deputy sherins either
SIDE went directly 10 the Grand Central Station.
The train which Parks and his fellow convicts
boarded was the 1:05 O'Clock express TO Ossinng.
Teaser IS u serve q sentence for burglary
End Heaton for grand larceny
Mrs Parks had attack OF hysterla at the
ToTnbs after her husband had gone
Assistant District Attorney Rand said: There
has been no undue haste on the part OF the
District Attorney or any one else. The law
has simply taken its course. Parkss counsel
have insisted that sentence be passed, ana tnat
he be sent TO prison. and that has been done
and he was sent 10 Sing Sing. He wanted
sentence, and re got IL That's ell there IS
His counsel" reiterated M Rand has
been Shouting for justice, and now that his
client has been sent away I hear more shouts
Of his going a sneak I don't know whether
i makes difference whether IL IS
OF not he went with other prisoners for Sing
Sing, and IS there now. That settles II -
Justice Amend yesterday adjourned the hear
ing on the application of counsel for Parks