New-York tribune., 1903-06-09
WALKING DELEGATE ARRESTED
SAMUEL j. PARKS CHARGED WITH EXPORTING $4,000
FROM HECLA IRON Works.
attorney Has Check and Ada1-Labor Men Say
Money Strikers.

which he declared mistake, but said he
could not help it, that the delegates were all
powerful. We were losing a good deal OF
money, and finally 1 had talk with PARKS.
That was the only time l ever saw him, and
we met in a little room in the Fiatfron BuiIo-
ing, then under construction. told him that
the president OF the union had said the strike
was a mistake. and that the men were in the
wrong. 1 also told him the way the men We're
picketing the works and sluggins the people at
work was Illegal.
L don't care a d for the union or the law"
said he Il want the money, and the strike
won't stop till it comes. Don't you forget am
/, Sam Parks"
Wen the matter dragged some time more and
then the strike became expensive / felt :
ought TO pay, much I hated to. so went TO
the American Bridge Company and saw Mr.
William H. McCord, who introduced me to the
president and I explained my trouble and my
unwfIlingness to see Parks personally, and he
offered to make the draft. So the check was
drawn by McCord, made payable to his son r
A McCord. who made il payable to Parks.
When Parks came in and the check was offered
be demurred at first and asked for money
Finally as the checl, had been drawn he took K
and it was cashed by the George =. Fuller Con-
structlon company Tor MIN / hiI Was on on Nay
/ 1902 That's the story of the check. When 1t
came back to me- I had it carefully framed.
with glass both sides, to show the endorse
ments Yesterday morning friend of mine
came to my office and said
Mr. Jerome is close on the trail OF your friend
Parks
Then 1 showed him the check and he said in
stantly, will you lend that" I turned it
over to him and hour later Mr.. McCord and
While l there the Etna Fire Insurance
Company called me up and Informed me that 1t
had cancelled a $1,000 policy IT had on the iron
" orks The message came to Mr.. Jerome. who
asked If he might keep it. He thought it i'm
mensely significant.
AS for that man Parks. he has done this with
many firms who don't care to come forward.
understand he has $4,000 in the Garfield Ma
ffonal Bank He has several firms that he is
friendly with. and they use him as a collector.
When they can't get their money they send him
round and he threatens to make strike and
they get their money in short order. l tell
you He's the finest kind OF a collector. know
of where two contractors had a dispute
about a payment One called in Parks and the
other settled right off. AS far as this present
strike is concerned. our company has about de-
cided to leave Brooklyn if can't live in
neace The majority of other firms have been
driven out already. / went TO District At
torney Clarke. of Kings County, to-day about
prosecuting the men who were picketing our
works and smuggling our help. don't blame the
insurance company AS for the case of Parks.
am done with il now: it's up TO Mr.. Jerome but
l think that check is in just the right place.
In support of Mr. Poulson's charge. District
Attorney Jerome obtained the following affidavit
from r A McCord. to whom the check was
first MADE payable:
R. A MCORD'S AFFIDAVIT
reside at No. 1901 Madison-ave.. in the
CITY and county of New-York. on the 30th day
IF AnriI 1902 / delivered TO Samuel Parks the
check mentioned in the deposition Of Neils
pouIeou which is now produced in court.
The check was duly paid in regular course by
the bank upon which If was drawn. and was
personally delivered by me to the said Samuel
INST prior to my delivery OF the check TO
parks one Joshua Hatfield was present, who
r+a+ad that the amount 10 settle the Hecta
strike had been fixed at S2oOo ana asked
4ba eaid Samuel Parks how he wanted 1t.
Parke replied that he wanted il in cash and 1
1rforrned him that that was out Of the question.
b,+ that 7 would give him check Parks SAID
+bat he did not want the check made to ms
ID Thereupon ! stated that ] would nave
he check made out 10 my order. ] went to my
+a+t.r William H McCord. and obtained the
ha.Ir NV father indorsed the back of 1t
.sPav 10 the order OF Samuel Parks and there.
,,Se- I wrote my name. "R. a. McCord. aid
sali,ered n 10 the said Samuel Parks Inc saiu
Parks asked me where he could get the check t
bas and 7 told him ] thought he could get
a. shed in the office OF the Fuller CONSTRUCTION
Company.
LABOR MEN STAND BY PARKS.
1,-,ue District Attorney Jerome declares that
,,,.as he has a good against Parks
~ Ioto- friends of the latter say that there ex-
Continued second pase.