The evening world., 1903-10-19
It Takes Up To-Day Charges Of
+, ExtOrtion Against Parks and
Other Walking Delegates of
the Unions.
PERJURY CASE MAY BE
PRESSED HOME FIRST
housesmith Could Be Sent to
Prison for Twenty Years on
That Charge, and He Is
Closely Watched.

The Grand Jury began an investiga.
non his morning of the new charges
against Sam Parks and other walking
delegates who are said to have extorted
large sums from builders and contrnc.
tors In this city during the past few
years.
These charges are based on the In
formation given to the District-Attor-
ney by Henry Farley. the walking deia-
gate who turned States evidence. It Is
expected that some startling revela-
lions will be made by the witnesses who
have been su6poenaed.
w. f. d. Stokes. who, II is said, has
admitted that he paid over $4,000 to
walking delegates while he was building
the Hotel Ansonla. will be one of the
most important witnesses.
I The Grand Jury will also investigate
the charges of perjury which Assistant
District-Attorney Rand hns made
against Parks, and II an Indictment IL
found before next Monday the extortion
charge will be held over. In all proba-
bility. n a new trial on the charge
of perjury begun. The maximum sem
tence that Parks could receive upon
conviction for perjury would be twenty
years.
cleuths Watch Him.
Parks processes to make light of Far
tey's confession. but 1t Is believed h a
he is well scared. 1t is said that de-
tectives connected with the District
Attorneys office are watching him in
case his fright should induce him to
.run away.
He has intimated that he will spend a
fortune fighting the case. and he has
gone over the whole affair with his at
torneys. Messrs. Eustace and Robinson.
.R.nce Fariey's confession was made
public. Former District-Attorneys Os-
borne and George Gordon Battle will
assist IN the defense.
Since Farley's confession was made
publlc James .Byne. o nephew OF Will
lam ). Dcvery, who went his ball when
1t was announced that Farley Intended
turning States evidence, has been look
sng for him to surrender him and so be
,released Of all responsibility in the mat
tor. Should Byrne surrender him other
bail will be furnished.
Fears for Life.
: Farley fears an attack may be made
o. his life by friends of Parks, and the
observation-disclosures has promised him all
che protection possible.
The confession OF Farley has made q
deep impression upon the union work.
men in all branches of labor. and an
evidence of this was given when Parks
applied to the Central Federated Union
6cr moral support for the Housesmiths
HnG Engagements Union in its tight
against the Building Trades Employers
League. When he had finished making
his appeal there was but slight applause,
and no one offered a motion for the sup
port Parks had begged. The president
called for the regular order of business,
and Parks left without receiving the
aid no asked.
when asked IL the Grand Jury had
considered or would consider the con
,Iesslon OF Henry Farley. Sam Parks's
boon companion, Assistant District-At-
torney Rand said;
"This man Farley Is such a con-
bounded liar that he lies ever when he
Is trying to tell the truth. He gave us
such a mass OF ~undigested testimony
that II will take months to verify IT.
Farley will be arraigned in court some
day this week to plead to the indiot-
meRt for perjury against him. He Will
plead guilty and throw himself on the
merCy of the Court.