Evening journal., 1903-10-29
TRYING DAY FOR
LABOR LEADER
sensational Evi aence Brought
Out at the T rial OF Sam
Parl IS
Parl IS
5 CHARGEl NIl-H EyIORTION

New York, Oct. 30 Sensational tes-
timony was heard at the trial of San
Parks. walking delega te of the House
smith and Bridgemen's Union. charged
with extorting $500 Il ON the Tiffany
Studio Company.
Benjamin Thackara, who was sent
by the Tiffany corpora hon to ascertain
why the men employe d by it working
on some buildings last December
quit told OF his NEE ing with Parks.
and Of having asked am why the men
had stoppe d work. P; lrls said, accord.
to the with ess. "Tiffs my is fined $500,
and If you've not pI epared to settle,
send Tiffany to see me-"
David Frazce, general superintend-
ent of the Tii Tan y siadios, told of his
interview with Pi irks in a saloon Janu-
airy .. when Pa III again said that Tiff
fany was fined $780, Later in the
same day Fra. wee. accompanied by
Louis Schmitt, Il easurer of the Tiffany
corporation, visit ed Parks in .his own
home. Schmitt a slSed Parks, the wit.
ness said, why tn, , fine" of $500 was
imposed, and Parl u replied:
"Now, you're fin ed $500. and you
are getting of ligh {. 1t ought to be
$1,000 am not in This business for
my health, and you're getting off easy.
other firms have dor le business with
me, and If you don't wish to pay you
can fight like some 0, her firms, who
changed their minds p retty quick"
Schmitt, according to- the witness,
then said 1--WE have TO pay this
money in order to do b vsiness?"
That's about it," said Parks. but
it is for Initiation, that enunds bet
ter"
Does this money go to the labor
union?" asked Schmitt.
1T goes to Sam Parks was the
reply made by the accused. Il have
lost my health working 70 a lot of
ungrateful , who wo nld throw
me down in a minute if ever. Fthing did
not go right. l am going way soon
for my health. and after fe " months
you will not hear of Sam Parks in
labor troubles. I've got ei pugh to
keep me comfortable during the rest
of my life"
Louis Schmitt, treasurer of Tiffany
Studios, was the next witness. and his
story of the interview with Pc Tks on
January 5 was in the main Drrobo-
rntive of Frazee's testimony eaI lier in
the day A stir went around the room
when the witness told of Parks laying
that he could employ non-union men.
why the union men will kick,
said 10 him" the witness declared.
Never mind," Parks replied. i've got
those ---- mugzled and If any one
of them objects l will fine. him $50,
and he cant get another Job in the
City"
Schmitt tnen testified th at he had
gone alone to Parks residence on Jan.
uary z, two days later, and handed
Parks an envelope containing the $500
in bills and gold. Both men had vori
fed the amount Parks then said that
the men would resume work the fol
lowing morning, which they dd
During the cToss-examination the
witness said that Parks told him that
the Tiffany Studio would employ non
union or union labor, as they deCmea
ft Parks had told the witness that
the Hecla Iron Works had paid him
$4,000. but that he had distributed
this among tho members OF his organ
ization. He knew that Parks was com
hitting a crime in accepting the 5000
and Parks intimstion that he might
report it to the district attorney II ne
liked had cnite taken tcls breath awav.