New-York tribune., 1903-07-19
PARKS FACTION IN FIGHT
Plasterer Badly Used Up in East
Side Saloon.

Reports reached the headquarters Of the
Building Trades Employers Association at the
Townsend Building last evening that the Parks
faction of the Housesmiths and Bridgemen's
Union, rather the famous entertainment
committee" had another mixup with workers it
did not like after the disturbance at the
meeting of the union on Friday night. The
rnixup took place at Barney" Lyneh's
saloon, at FIfty-ninth-st. and Third-ave.
1t appears that the plasterers are un-
popular with the entertainment committee
since their union signed the arbitration agree
ment OF the employers association. Patrick
Grimes, president OF the Plasterers' Union
who told the story OF the fight. said when he
was al the Townsend Building that it took
place about midnight on Friday after the meet
ing of the Housesmiths' and Brldgemen's Union
which broke up in disorder. The Parks men,
he said, attacked Peter ONeiH and Thonias
Moynihan two plasterers who were in the
saloon. and after a free fight Moynihan so
badly used up that he had to stay at home yes
terday. O'Neill, who confirmed the story told
by President Grimes, was more lucky, and was
able to attend a meeting in the Townsend Build
ing yesterday afternoon. President Grimes
gave this account of the trouble:
Pete o'NeiI, sam. sherry and Thomas
Moynihan. all members Of the Plasterers Union,
were standing at the bar when Parks and num-
Der of his crowd came in Parks went UP to
nose. don't know who struck the first blow, nat
some, one hit Moynihan and another man hit
went at 9Ioynihan. who knocked Mccarthy down
twice. A rush was made by Others on Moynlhan.
but he is thoroughbred when il comes to 4
scrap and hit right and left and every time he
landed a man went down But il was one man to
1--WE or six, and h. naturally got done up. He
in such bad shape that he had 70 be taken
where a cut six inches long in his scalp was
sewed up and he taken home. O'Neli man
aged to get of easier and is able to be about
to-day.
There was great Indignation among the plas-
terers at the recital of this story and much sui
phurous language was used toward the ENTER
tsinment committee" It was predicted that this
commuters DAYS Of activity were nearing a
close.
Secretary Fertig Of the employers associa-
ton, when told of the alleged fight, said;
The element of the Housesmiths Union which
uses these tactics is doing more TO drive the in
dustrious members 10 disregard the union and
20 work than they could possibly do any
other way. Intact, while this element is fight
ing against settlement. il is really only hasten
ing a general settlement.
Mr.. FeTtig 50 id he was getting many letters
from meElbers Of the union complaining bitterly
Of the grip Of The Parks faction on the union
He showed one letter. but withheld the name of
the writer for fear the latter might get him
into trouble. The letter denounced Parks and
his methods. Il said that while Parks and his
adherenrs were lighting the Plan Of arbitration
they were employed by the Fuller company and
others on the best Jobs, while the others could
get nothing to do. Parks himself he said. was
getting S43 a week from his union. and all his
followers had plenty OF money while the bulk
of the members OF the union were kept from
working
Parks could not be seen last evening, his
wife saying he had gone to bed. When a mes
sage was conveyed to him asking if he had any
thing 20 say about the fight he sent word that
he had nothing TO say.