The sun., 1903-08-21
| MEYER SAW PLENTY---P
UNION LEADER FLATLY DENIES
ALL THE CHARGES.
Called to tho Stand I'm His Own Defence
Says He Didn't See Plenty's Check
and Doesn't Know Others who Have Ac-
cused Hlm--Devery May he q witness.

$500 from Josephus Plenty, a maker OF sky
lights, denied yesterday that he had ever
seen Plenty or had ever got any money in
any way from Plenty
He denied that he had ever heard Of a
strike on the Hamburg American Line pier
at Hoboken, where Mr.. Plenty said his
strike occurred. He denied ever having
seen four men. who were in court, who
accuse him Of other cases Of eXtortion, for
some Of which he Is already under indict-
ment.
He denied ever having taken cash to
settle "A strike and said that he had taken
but one check for that purpose. He re-
ferred to the one for $1,000 in connection
with the Hecla Iron Works strike. for pay
ing his mems waiting time" That he has
already acknowledged. He did not know
how long he had lived in Chicago befor q
coming here and forgot, he said, the name
OF the labor union TO which he belonged in
Chicago.
Parks said that he came here to go 70
work for the George A. Fuller Company
OF which Samuel D, Mcconnell is president.
Assistant District Attorney Rand tried to
get him to say whether he had known
Mcconnell in Chicago and whether McCon-
nell got him to come here.
Parkss lawyers objected and the Re-
corder wanted to know what Mcconnell
had to do with the case
i want to show explained Mr. Rand
that Parks was brought here from Chi
cago by Mcconnell and employed by the
Fuller company for the purpose of calling
strikes on jobs of the Fuller company a
competitors"
The echoes OF the objection almost
drowned out the Recorders ruling that the
testimony was not admissible
Henry Farley, also walking delegate,
as well as deserter from the British Army
and formerly New York policeman who
had been dismissed from the force, Was
the only other witness of the day.
The calling of Parks by the defence was
surprise to those in court. and before
they'd got over the shock his direct testi-
monv was over. His counsel asked him
only two questions.
Q. We're you in the company of Josephus
Plenty OH Dec ls or 10 last? A. I was not
l never saw him before 1 saw him in this
court room.
@. Did you ever ace this check before this
ACJlOns A. NO,
Mr.. Rand then took the witness and
plunged at once into the question of why
Parks left Chicago till he was checked by the
Recorders ruling against the admission of
evidence about Judge Mcconnell. The
cross-examiner continued
Q. When you came here by whom were you
employed? A, The Fuller company.
rn9; We're s you then n, member of Local
q. Are you one of its officers? A. Yes
Q. Since when' A. | believe since 1907.
Q. How long have you been ts business
agent? A.. Since 1895 with the exception Of
about eighteen months.
After few more questions rece-s was
taken. When the trial was resumed these
men sat in the front row Of the court room
Neils Poulsen president of the Hecla Iron
Works; Herman Lobel OF the Lobel-An-
drews Company, Louis Brandt and Louis
Schmitt. and Mr.. Frazee Of tho Tiffany
Studios. All these men have sworn to
paying money 10 Parks 10 settle strikes
When Parks took the stand again, Mr.
Brandt stood up and Mr.. Rand asked;
9. po you know Louis, Braldtf A. No.
y. DO you know he IL the complainant
against you in another indictment for ex-
=; Did you ever get cash for settling
.. Did you ever get $500 from Mr. Brandt
for settling strike last September on the
st Cloud Hotel? tObjecton sustained
Parks denied ever having seen Mr.. Frazee
or Mr., Iobel, but was not asked to say
whether he had ever seen Mr. Poulsen.
Parks said that he knew Barnev1ynch,
the Third avenue saloonkeeper who in
dorsed Plenty's check, Lynch had cashed
for him his salary checks as business agent
Of the Housesmiths and Bridgemen's Union.
He said he didn't know whether Lynch
could. write. and then said that Lynch
had signed his bail bond when first arrested
He said that he had been twice to Lynchs
since his indictment, in company with
Henry Farley. another walking delegate,
and was there on the night he was indicted
Parks said he didn't talk to any one that
night about his being indicted He
thought he might hav discussed tie case
twice with Farley, but did not remember
whether he had talked with him about it
at recess time.
Farley was then called and said that he,
Plenty and Parks were not together on
the afternoon of Dec. 10 or at any other
time, He said that he met Plenty that
afternoon in the saloon at Fifty-thrd street
and Third avenue and that Plenty had a
check he wanted cashed. He had never
seen Plenty before Plenty, he said, was
one of a number who had been invited to
drink at some ones expense. He didn't
know who gave the invitation and did not
remember the name of one man present
or how any one looked
he said that some one called out to
Plenty: Farley will cash your check"
whereupon Plenty told him who he was.
gave him his card and showed him bank
book showing his balance at Jersey CITY,
Farley said that he then went with Plenty TO
Lynchs saloon to get the check casEed
and that Lynch wouldn't cash it until Far
ley ascertained whether Plenty did have
such balance. Farley said that he then