The sun., 1903-06-18
THEY TELL OF "SEEING" PARKS
HE TAINTED THE S2,OOO FOR HIM.
SELF. SAYS POII~SON.

or for Any Damn wan OF TS1rtu -DSies
gates Don't Report Moneys Received.
The examination Of Samuel j. Parks.
the walking delegate OF the Housesmiths
and Bridgemen's Union, on charges Of
e1tortion, preferred against him by four
different complainants, began yesterday
before Justice Mayer in the Court OF Special
Sessions The court room was crowded
with men prominent in the building trades
unions among them almost as many enemies
OF Parks as friends.
Niels Poulson, president Of the Hecla
Iron Works OF Brooklyn, the chief com
plainant against Parks. was cross-examined
by ex-Magistrate Brann. Parks's counsel.
Asked whether he had ever paid any money
to a walking delegate before the alleged
payment to Parks, he said:
"Yes, once before. walking delegate
came to me and told me that certain OF the
men in our employ were behind In their
dues to the union. and that unless these
dues were paid they would be expelled.
This, of course, would make them nom
union men, he said, and their continuance
at work for us would necesstate his ordering
a strike. 1t was intimated that II paid
these back dues for the men 1t would be
all right, so paid the money, $3.50. because
we couldn't afford to have strike at that
time"
Mr.. Poulson said that he waited year
before bringing charges against Parks
because it took him that long to get over
the effects of the strike that Parks had or
dered. Asked to whom he had talked about
the payment of money to Parks, he said:
II talked to members Of the Iron League
about it. They all knew the exact situation
and they said it was too bad. but that there
was no way out Of it and that would have
TO grin and bear It,.
Mr. Poulson said he presented the matter
to the District Attorney Of his own accord,
and not at anybody's suggestion.
But" said Mr.. Brann. 1you never made
any charges against the walking delegate
that got your $780,
mo; he ran away" said the witness.
@. When you decided to make q money
payment to Parks why didn't you yourself
make cheSa e to h assn
1sf psin.%.s., Ss shs Sq{is5 s|s w
Seua Se had Sn1d ordersd " u ns didn't 20 to
'h, sdf1s da psts to a a 2oa any at ths tim.
out the direction of the union? A. No.,
v
suade the men to 60 back to work unless you
paid them their he TstinF Tine ,h,s a. cS.c No. ont
for %as HoH f die @ pro protest abo", dd youS
ness was going to pieces and others were
'a q. Do S You think Parks ought to be in Jail?
Ths %hy az s Sos psy ,Ss MsG1 had
g DO you blame Parks for the Ssn strike s,3,. On
rrt1t-n iraf ma wnE
What did you .hnt the you gave
:, q. DID you, consider that you were giving
'r1e i yo 9sIa aea %SS. RS to ws sP
. O., And you think Parks wanted The money
him.eif tn si''@ i consider tho. was held up By
him. 'n
Mr.. Poulson vigorously denied that he
had brought the charges against Parks
ing delegates in Parkss union on Saturday |
next as counsel for Walking Delegate |
Parks suggested.
The cross examination OF Robert A.
McCord, the estimator OF the Hecla Iron
for e COO to to Parks, did in I reveal anything
new save that the only person who knew
how that amount had been fxed by Parks
for settling the strike was o 3oshua altaao Hat,
Company. Mr.. Hatfield is out OF town.
and as his testimony is regarded as vital
the examination could not be finished yes
terday. In the absence OF Mr.: Hatfield.
Francis D. jackson secretary OF the Heola
Iron Works, went on the stand to tell what
he knew about Parks. M. Jackson said |
that in September. 1901, Parks demanded !
that he discharge some non-nnion painters |
who had been hired for one day to paint |
the iron work on the new custom house
sT told hin, tn aand me- at her in the |
morning." said Mr.. jackson, -and l would !
let the non.union men G.. he demanded en-, nae
hot about the matter, and finally said to
him that when he sent message to me, |
Offering to sell out his union for $1,000. he
rage and replied: That = George Low !
told you that, / oan lick him. can lick |
Iron Works: All this time he waved his
fist in my face I declined 10 fight with |
him.
The message referred to by Mr.. jackson
came out in the testimony last week OF
Iron Works He declared that Parks came |
to him and told him that unless the Hecla |
Iron Works paid him :! 900 he would order
strike on all their work.
MIR. jackson said further that he wrote |
to builder named Choate about Parkse
conduct, and that Parks heard Of It and |
meeting him at Twentieth street and Sixth |
avenue, two months later, threatened 70 |
get square with him, He next saw Parks
IN April. 1902, at Brevoor Hall, where
jackson had gone to see II a new strike
Parks on that OCCASION said to him
i don't care for the law, for the union.
or for any damn man on tho face Of the !
earth. I'm going to get square with the |
Heola Iron Works II it takes to the end Of |
my days, and III settle this strike when l
get damn good and ready"
Attorney Jerome called Walking Delegate
Kelly OF Parkss union to the stand and
made him admit that under the oonstitu-
tion OF the Houseemiths and Bridgemen's
Union. a walking delegate was Obliged to
report at each weeks meeting all the busi-
ness transacted by him during the week,
and to turn in to the treasurer all moneys
collected by him during the week. After
teetifying to that much, Kelly hastened to
add that this part Of the constitution was
not enforced or obeyed.
The examination was adjourned until
July T. The examination in the case OF
Walking Delegate Carvel was adjourned