The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-20
CASE AGAINST PARKS ALL IN.
RECORDER RULES OUT MUCH
SUPPORTING TESTIMONY.

Prosecution Rests Mainly ON Pienty'a
Story--A Minute CrOss-HExamsnation
Kept UP Until Even the Recorder RE-
bels-steamship Co.'S share I'm Deal.
The prosecutions case against Sam
Parks, who is ON trial for extorting 500
from Josephus Plenty last December to
call of strike on Job Plenty had at the
Hamburg American pier in Hoboken. was
closed yesterday afternoon. The defence
will begin this morning.
Mr.. Plenty, who gave practically all OF
the testimony Of any consequence that
WAS admitted by the Recorder yesterday
said that before he settled with Parks he
had a talk with August Videl, the engineer
OF the Hamburg American Line, who told
him that the steamship company would
pay half. Mr.. Plenty said that he charged
$3.50 to the Hamburg American Line, but
was told that az 1t had cost him less than
| half Of $500 to settle the affair he would
have to stand the expense himself
The long-drawn-out cross-examination
OF Plenty was continued yesterday, and
the defence objected TO almost every
question put by Prosecutor Rand. More
over, the Recorder made Mr.. Rand recast
| many Of his questions.
A. W. Schlesinger, cashier OF the Bloom
ingdale department store, where the check
Plenty had for Parks was cashed, was on
the stand half an hour while Mr.. Rand tried
to frame question about the store indorse-
ment on the check In such way that
the Recorder would admit it. When the
cashier left the stand the Recorder directed
that all his testimony be stricken out. A
like ruling was made in the case OF Louis
II. Holloway. cashier of the Nineteenth
Ward Bank The check was taken to that
institution for cashing before Plenty and
Delegate Farley went with it to the Lynch
Bros saloon, at Fifty-ninth street and
Third avenue. The bank refused to cash
| the check.
The striking out Of the testimony OF
Messrs. Holloway and Schlesinger left IN
tho record only the story told by Mr.. Plenty.
the testimony Of Nicholas Silvidio, the boot
black at Lynchs' saloon, who said he went
| with Plenty and Farley to Bloomin gdale q
and got $500 for check; that of d. b. Bugg
of the Commonwealth Roofing Company,
TO the effect that his concern had eight
union men at work on the Hoboken pier;
that OF Financial Secretary Jesse Lorrimer
of Local No. 2 Of the Housesmiths and
Bridgemen's Union, and that of Robert
, l.. Neidig, president Of the union.
Mr.. Rand did not call TO the stand Barney
, Lynch, the Third avenue saloonkeeper,
who Endorsed Pentys check, or Henry
Farley, the walking delegate, who, in COM
| pany with Plenty, took the check 10 Lynch
and said: Sam told me 10 cash this MT
ll.~l ,at htff "a han lt
started for the witness stand he said Never
! mind His object was to deprive the de-
fence Of any chance TO say that Lynch and
Farley could not DO found by Parks's coun-
sci to deny Mr.. Pleuty's story.
Mr.. Plenty took the stand Immediately
upon the resumption VI the trial yesterday
and was examined by Mr. Robinson. He
said that this charge against Parks was
voluntary, and that 1t was made when he
read in the newspapers that Dist riot At
toruey Jerome was investigating "gran
charges in regard to Parks and other walk
ing delegates. At the time ne paid the
, $500, he said, no did not contemplate a
criminal action against Parks.
Lawyer Robinson went into such minute
detail concerning Mr.. Plenty's call at the
District Attorneys Office that finally the
Recorder broke in:
Many OF your questions are fruitless
and needless"
Il except to thet," replied Mr., Robinson
loudly, "but i will take ii up another time.
The cross-eXamiusliou went on:
0. Did you ever tell the District Attorney
that you had to bear the expense OF settling
with Parks? A. No.
O. Did You ever say that any part Of the
money would ever come back to you2 A..
There was an agreement that part Of the en-
pense was to be shared by other persons
Interested before saw Parks.
o. Did you 20 to Parks after having an
understanding with the engineer on the
Hamburg American pier who promised to
pay back the $500 to you il You could induce ines
would bear his Endorsement? Answer. yes
| or no? A. cannot answer three questions
all a. once There Is one sc to Th wd S
Mr. Robinson tried TO force an answer.
| and Mr.. Plenty replied finally that to the
question considered az a whole he would
answer no.
2 DID the en- 81. sss ask You e get Parkss
giving that check to ParksS A. No. was
not to be paid for settling the trouble.
Mr.. Plenty said that Mr.. videl told him
that the Hamburg American Line had rati-
| fed the plan to share the expenses OF settle
ment and for Mr.. Plenty to go ahead.
O. Then the Hamburg American com-
pany was largely responsible for the pay
ment Of this trapsaction and for what has fol-
lowed ever snce2 A. Yes.
O. How did you learn Of Parkss status In
| the unionp A. IA have told you
Il will have the Recorder make this man
talk, said Mr.. Robinson to Mr.. Rand.
THAT Ia uncalled for. unprofessional and
cowardly, said Mr.. Rand
May II please the Court, am doing the
best can in this case and ask that the
words Of the District Attorney be stricken
from the record" said Mr.. Robinson.
Proceed. gentlemen" said the Recorder,
but gave no order to the stenographer.
BY Mr.. Rand--Did the union men return
to work alop gside your non-union men after
the strike was settled by the arran9 ement
with Parks? A. Yes.
Q. Did they continue 40 until the Job wns
cOmpletedp A. Yes.
BY Mr. Robinson, Did you receive $3.50 from
the Hnmburg-Amerioan company A. Yes,
Q, How did you come TO get That amount?
A. char ged the company $3.50 In my bill made
out In January, IN its share OF the cost OF
settling the trouble.
q, Did they agree TO pay you $3.50 before
| handt A. No; the company agreed to pay
half the expenses.
o. is $3.50 half OF $1,000 A. No. but it was
half of tho expenses.
q. Why did you have TO return the $3.50 TO
the company A. Mr. Videl camo to me and
said the company had agreed to pay half in
expectation that the total cost would be $500
Asthe amount vas 5000. or less than The amount
that would have fallen TO my share under
the agreem ont. he thought should be willing
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