The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-23
new CASES AGAINST PARKS.
GRAND JURY WILL HEAR ABOUT
FIVE MORE FHARGES.
The Con, icted Delegate ks Likely TO BE
Tried ON some Other Indictments
Already Impending -DeSery Calls on
ulIDi--NelSiig Explains His Attitude.

ullni--Neldis Explains His Attitude.
Five more charges of extortion by Sam
Parks are TO be taken before the Grand
Jury in a few days by Assistant District
Attorney Rand One of these complaints
concerns the Tiffany Studios in Fourth
avenue. In this case two men, Supt FIaSee
and Louis Schmidt say that they together
negotiated with Parks and paid him to
settle strike. At Parks's trial they were
in court. He denied ever having seen them.
Mr. Rand says that their case is the strong
est he has against Parks,
Three indictments for extortion against
Parks are pending now. Mr. Rand said
that they would be tried in the criminal
branch of the Supreme Court, probably in
the October term. 1t is possible however,
that they may be tried in the September
term.
II have experienced great difficult y
in getting witnesses to testify against
Parks" said Mr.. Rand They were afraid
Of him and his so-c0ed entertainment
committee. Holloway, who was cashier
of the Ninteenth Ward Bank when Plenty
and Farley took Plenty's check there to
get it cashed, threw me down on the stand
in my room he told me that he recognized
the check; on the stand he said it looked
like the one that was presented AT the bank.
He is now vice-president OF the BANK
Mr. Rand told vi al Ass lult case In which
Parks was the defendant
"The comDlainant's case came up from
the Magistrate court, he said, but when
Mr. Lord and tried to get the complaint
we couldn't We learned that II had been
settled and we so Informed the complain
ants lawyer. He admitted that It had been
and said that Sips had been paid to square
he riatter. The lawyer sad that ne gov
$50 as his fee"
Il think that Parks's conviction will make
it easier for me to get evidence against him
for his Their trials, as well as for the other
walking delegates under indictment, added
Mr. Rand. these are Tim Mccarthy and
Richard Carved. Mccarthy, who IL
walking delegate for the Housesmith his and
Brdgemen's Union. il indicted for COM
plicity with Parks i'll e1torting 800 from
the Lobel Andrews Company, and $500
from l.. & j. Brandt, builders.
Mccarthy was in court when Parks was
convicted on the Plenty charge and was
very solemn Carvel is delegate for the
Derrickmens Union and is accused Of ex-
torting 5000 from Isaac A. Hopper Son.
Barney Lynch, the saloonkeeper who
cashed the Plenty check, is indicted for
perjury for his testimony concerning the
transaction. 1t is said that charge of
per jury will he presented to the Grand
Jury by Mr.. Rand against Henry Farley
as a result of Farley's testimony in the
Parks trial. Farley testified that Parks
and Plenty were not together on Dec. 10.
He also gave testmony in regard to the
check contradicting that which he gave
before the Grand Jury.
If Parks is sentenced tomorrow his
counsel will take steps 70 obtain GER
tificate of reasonable doubt. If they get
il Parks can be released On bail while his
case g es through the higher courts.
Parks is having restless time in the
Tombs. His friends are g ing to try to have
him removed to another part Of tie prison
and to get exercise privileges extended TO |
him There was some talk Of his running
strikes from the Tombs through his under |,
lings. He wouldn't see reporters yester-
day.
Big Bill Devery was in the Criminal
Courts Building. 1t is said that Parks
saw him.
President Robert F. Neidig of the house
smiths union. who is supposed to repre-
sent the anti-Parks faction in the union
said yesterday:
Some of the members have censured
me for taking the constitution, bylaws
and records Of the union to the District
Attorneys office. They do not seem to
understand that had to do So If every
thing is straight why should We object |
10 giving all the information that is sought? |
Besides, it must be remembered that our
union is already in col empt of court for |
failing to produce the records before the
Grand Jury
Neidig went on to say that men like |
Parks should he dealt with by the union |
rather than in the courts. This would |
spare organized labor the injury done it |
through the trial, he said
James Wilson, business agent of the |
International Association of Machinlsts, |
said that his sympathies were with Parks
in a measure. |
IL do not believe in turning against him !
now that he is down. he continued. II |
believe his union, for which he really ac |
compIished good deal, will stand by him |
and will probably agitate for a new trial. |
Charles l.. Eidltz, president Of the En-
ployers' Association said yesterday that |
the conviction would have little effect on
the building situation now, as tho en-
ployers had all the iron workers they need. |
c. Il. Cheney, secretary Of the Iron
League. said: ut soems to me that the
effect of the conviction will all depend
on whatever importance Parks's lieu
tenants retain in the union. | should
think, however, that his absence from the
Board of Building Trades will lead to a
gradual disintegration of the old union"