New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-31
PARKS AGAIN CONVICTED
GOES BACK TO TOMBS.
Jury Out Ele0en Ninutes-Mr.
RdndS Scorching Summing In.

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sam Parks, the walking delegate OF the
Hcusesu1iths' Union guilty OF extortion, II urn
ing verdict eleven minutes after Judge New
burger had charged them that. II Parks re-
ceived $500 from Louis Schmidt, treasurer of
tie Tiffany Studios Company. after his attitude
was such as to convince the complainants that
their property would suffer II they did not pay
II. they should find him guilty The jury sent
word 70 the court that they could have returned
q verdict without leaving their seats Parks
heard the verdict. his head between his hands
and his elbows on the table.
Judge Newburger remanded Parks 10 the
Tombs until next Friday for sentence. He is
already under sentence Of two years and half
in Sing Sing for extorting 800 from Josephus
Plenty, and four other indictments for extortion
are pending against him, besides one for per-
jury incident 70 his testimony in the Plenty
case
Parks took the stand for redirect examination
when court opened but his counsel. James ".
Osborne surprised everybody by saying, The
defence rests
Mr.. Osborne asked for the discharge OF the
defendant on the usual grounds Judge New
berger denied all the motions
Nj. Osborne. in summing UP. declared that IT
had been conceded that Sam Parks did not
call the strike. and that Mr.. Rand had made no
offer 70 produce the man who had called the
strike. Parks he said, acted as agent for the
man.
What dc YOU think Of q high class man Ike
Schmidt" asked Mr.. Osborne. letting a poor
ignorant fellow like Parks walk into the com
mission Ct a crime? Even invite It. because ne
went 10 Parks. Parks did not 60 to him. sam
Parks lzhored TO bring labor and capital to-
gether. All Of as are patriots in this court
room Remember. If you convict 2 man who Ia
bored 70 bring labor and capital together. you
are COINS e create a--arct-isrn-
Nj Osborne ended BY quoting again the
Schmidt memorandum. ALLOW Sam Parks 500
for services rendered
Parks seemed delighted at 5Ir- oshorre's sum
ming up It's the graadast thing ever heard in
the country he said.
Gentlemen" said Mr.. Rand, in addressing the
1,,rv. you're asked 70 believe that the house Of
TIFFANY. known the world over for commercial
integrity as well as the house Of Rothschild.
went cunning for Sam Parks last December 70
&c, them business And il disgusts that q
man Of the stamp Of sam Parks, who has
robbed he iron workers Of their daily bread to
feed his fat purse should come here and put
forth The defence that the men he had betrayed
did this thing.
Never since Adam lifted his whining face to
Cod and said. This woman did it, has such an
excuse been heard
IF YOU believe that there was any reason why
the Tiffany Studios should be fined. I want you
70 run out that door and acquit HIM If Parks
held them up and said, II you don't pay me this
money YOU can't do any business n this town
rba crime is the same whether Parks is a walk
ing delegate or q Presbyterian minister
And they have the nerve to ask me Why L
didn't MT on the stand the man who ordered
the strike and started the whole thing. Parkss
scoouplic= and co-delegate, Tim Mccarthy.
A,5 where oh where. is Tim Mccarthy The
fact that the defence did not put Mccarthy on
The stand is the best proof Of this defendants
s,ilt He knew ali about It. But the weakest
Of all the pulpy statement on which the De
fence had rested its case was that statement
Of Parks's: GO down and see Jerome NoN'
let's see
The Tiffany Studios were in serious way.
rhe7 had a lot OF contracts their hands,
$4,000 worth of them. that had 70 be
switched on time Then on the day before New
z-ea-,s every one Of their men quit Sam
parks said 10 them. II you don't pay $500 not
HIT Of work will you do in this city There's
+bs fear. Then he told them to go down and see
Jerome. That's the one thing that 1 criticise
the Tiffany people for They ought to have told
re-o,,e But I am sorry TO say they thought
-oa ~ their contracts than the detection of
crir,a He was 50 sure OF their paying that
money that he dared them TO go down and have
Jerome mark the bills
He wanted Jerome 10 know, did he? Well
gave him a chance before Recorder Golf to
co. whether he wanted Jerome to know. He
Vas asked whether he knew Mr. Frazee? Mr.
Frazee stood right up before him and Parks
denied absolutely that he knew him. Perjury,
Won know; straight, unmistakable perjury.
August Leubeck, one OF this union, foreman
of the Tiffany workraen, went 10 Parks and said.
whats the trouble with the Tiffany jobs?-
this man. showed out of his 81 a day in mid
winter. in holiday time. oh, then the lash
cracked over the back o. the union Get the
= out OF here he answers this man TO whose
tender heart the appeal was made.
In his charge Judge Newburger said;
you are not here to determine the right OF
men 70 organiZe or Of organizations 10 levy
Hnes or order strikes. You are here 70 de-
tern1ine the question is the defendant. SaIpuel
parks guilty OF the crime OF extortion- Ihsre
vour duty ceases Did this DEFENDANT convey
the ide clearly and distinctly that, using the
power OF the union he could ana WouIu pre-
vent this company from caFLytAs o9t 80
contracts? II his attitude NOT ms "orus, 80
such as to convince the complainant that tIelI
property would suffer. then you snouia ma q
Verdict OF guilty. 1t is immaterlal WHAT OePaii
Of the money.
Parks.s counsel said they had no hopes OF