The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-24
RRANN NAMED IN PARKS CASE.
LYNCH SAYS EX-MAGISTRATE
COOKED UP THE PERJURY.
Tells Of Meeting Assen,blyman Dick Butler
Attended. At which Lie Was Con.
cocted tn Save Pnrks--Farley says 20,
Too-Sentencc Suspended ON Lynch.

as the lawyer who with Sam Parks, Henry
Farley. Tim Mccarthy and Assemblyman
Dick Butler, induced him to commit per-
Jury in Parks's behalf.
Mr.. Brann's only comment on this
charge was: II guess my reputation will
stand against the accusation Of a con-
fessed perjurer.'
Lynch said that he and the others had
a meeting at night in the back room Of
his saloon at Third avenue and Fifty
ninth street last spring, at which he related
to them what he had testified during the
day at the District Attorneys Office re-
gardng the cashing Of Josephus Plenty's
check
Lynch said that champagne was drunk
while the perjury scheme was being framed
up and that after they got through dis
c,lssing the affair Parks walked out OF
the room and, seeing one O'Neill, a member
of the Plasterers' Union, who was on I'M
friendly terms with him, at the other end
of the saloon, walked over to O'Neill, called
him vile name and hit him.
Lynch's affidavit was presented to bring
to the attention Of Judge Foster in the
General Sessions yesterday e1tenuating
that sentence might be suspended. 1t
was. In his affidavit Lynch said;
Henry Farley called upon me in the COM
pany OF Joseph Plenty and said Farley said
to me, Barney, | have check for two
hundred n2OO) dollars that Sam Parks sent
me mp IRON the hall to have cashed." | said
TO him: III you say it all right will give
YOU the cash" | then went to my cash drawer
and found didn 7 have sufficient cash ON hand
then Endorsed the check and sent the
same across The street by my porter to Bloom
ingdale Bros, with whom | have had
maj fn dSaassa bonds Bas
connection with their dry goods business:
said they refused to cash it for the reason
ha, the check was PAYABLE to the order So Of
indorsed it. / called Farley's attention to
it and then Joseph Plenty added after the
therein the words "or bearer"
then sent the check again across the
street to Bloomin gdale Bros by, my por-
dollars for the check, which turned over
TO Henry Farley in the presence of Joseph
Plenty The check was =, 81, check for $40
nally OF Samuel Parks.
When was first sent for to 60 70 the Dis
trlct Attorneys Office l testified tina, the
Farley riu After had SO testified | was in the
COM any Of Samuel Parks. Henry Farley,
Henry A. Braun, Timothy Mccarthy and
saloon. and was asked what had testified
to,when went down to the District Attorneys
office, to which | replied by informing them
what my testimony had been.
They all then said that l must not testify
that had given the money to, Farley. but
must testify that had given the money to
Plenty This vas the same evening that the
disturbance occurred in my place OF business
when the assault was committed by Parks on
The said persons hereinbefore named were
in my private room drink champagne at
the time and the said advice so given to me
was given ndrdnay by ss sns one q the
present at that time. namely. Parks. Farley.
Mccarthy. Butler and Brann.
p 1o the OF oGy somp Es to w ss
the advice thus given me ! falsely swore that
! had paid the money to Plenty instead OF to
Farley.
Thereafter was called before the Grand
Jury as a witness in the case against Samuel
Parks and. still acting in accordance with the
falsely testified that the money was paid to
Joseph Plenty instead OF to Henry Farley. to
whom it was actually paid.
Lynch went on to tell how he confessed
to Assistant District Attorney Rand and
continued:
nv yp pIace e"e Of business. Henry Farley came
in whereupon ! told him that bad reached
that / saw no reason why should sacrifice
myself and my family for kind OF men in
whom had no interest and from whom
hoods that had been induced to tell to save
them. Whereupon Farley replied: 'ltsup to
me-"
Henry Farley in his confession that he
periured himself at the Parks trial also
named Brann as the lawyer who advised
him to do it. He swore that Brann told
him what TO cav.
Lynch spent two days in the Tombs
before he was released yesterday under
suspension Of sentence. Aseemblyman v.
!; bowling appeared tor him In court paJ
He said tina. for many years Lynch had
had an excellent reputation and that his
only connection with the Parks crowd
was that they patronized his saloon and
he cashed their checks and went on their
bonds when they were arrested. 1t was
TO no personal advantage that he perjured
himself He had lest his citizenship and
his right to conduct business in his own
name bv pleading guilty to the perjury
indictment and had gained nothing.
Mr.. Rand then told the Court that Lynch's
perjury had been deliberate.
"The one good thing about the mass OF
perjury which has surrounded the Parks
case said Mr. Rand to Judge Foster, is
that it never deceived any one for moment
Everybody knew that the defence's case
was lie.
Il have told you the things have against
Lynch and now will repeat those that are
favorable to him He has borne good
reputation, he Is a man of family, he had
nothing to gain by his perjury, It was COM
mitted for the sake of friend and 1t was
committed at the instigation OF Parks
lawyer, who as public man--lndeed, as
one who had held public Office might be
expected to exert great influence and whose
advice might be expected to be- regarded
with great respect by man like Lynch;
And Lynch has confessed and has helped
the people
The crime Of perjury. said Judge Foster,
is one that is constantly being committed
in the courts and 1t is perhaps the most
difficult one OF all crimes to ruin down.
But you have aided the people and you
have promised to aid them further. You
have been punished to some extent, enough
10 get a taste Of it, And although l am
going to suspend sentence, that doesn Z
msan that you are going to be allowed to
60 free
For ten years you will not be allowed 10
leave the reach OF the law, but must report
10 Mr. kimball, the agent OF the Prison
Association And il he reports at any
time within ten years unfavorably OF you
You can be brought into court and sent
10 prison for ten years. II you remain
law abiding citizen, as you were before
This perjury matter came up, you nave
nothing to fear"
Both Farley and Lynch were indicted
for perjury Lynch was not witness
al the Parks trial. but testified before the
Grand jury Farley was a witness before
Recorder Goif at the trial