New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-18
LAWYER FIXED UP ALlBl
THAT'S FARLEY STORY.
District attorney Confirms Walking
Delegates Confession of Perjury.
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cerned in the remarkable midnight confession mace
by Walking Delegate Farley. the conhdant OF
Sam Parks, who, facing an INDICTMENT on d
charge of perjury coTlm4,ted to save Parks'
finally decided that he would no longer stand ny
the man who had abandoned him, and. going TO
the District Attorney, told him not merely the
truth in the case of the HobOken pier contractor,
Josephus Plenty from whom Parks extorted S2V'
and for perjuring himself about which incident Far
ley was indicted but the whole story of the
methods and various jobs of Parks in the extort-
ing line
District Attorney Jerome tonight confirmed the
story of the confession, and when asked If he knew
that Farley in hiding said he was, because he
feared for his life.
Yes [ know Farley is in hiding He told
that two members of his union, who had been
indscreet in the opinion of some Of the leaders
had been found floating in the East River, with
their cards showing their union still on their
bodies. He told me he was afraid they would Kill
him. too after this confession, and thai is why he
is in hiding. Farley, in his confession, :old that
one lawyer had advised framing up false abb,
and then this advice carried with it the perjury.
for which he and Barney Lynch. the saoonkeeper.
are at present under indictment.
Moreover. 1t is the main development OF this
confession that Parks also perjured himself. and
this charge he will be indicted on Monday. In
point of fact. the plan rave Parks indicted
to-day, but 1t had 10 so over. Despite reports 70
the contrary however it has by no means been
decided drop the many indictments against
Parks for extortion in labor cases There is no
reason. moreover, to believe that Farley, despite
his confession Will entirely escape the legal pun
ishment for his own perjury, although his confess
sion may result in Z reduction Of the penalty.
When Parks is indicted this charge of perjury
he will face the possibility of a twenty years SEN
tence. this being the maximum for the offence.
Lynch is also under Indictment. The sole witness
in the Plenty case who has been involved in
perjury charge is Plenty and it is believed that his
testimony will entirely confirm Farleys confession
While no legal steps may be taken against any OF
the lawyers involved tx IS more than probable that
the entire text Of the confession will be made
court record time during the trial. Mr..
Jerome last night expressed great satisfaction at
the turn things had taken.
After all" said he. whatever question might
be raised about extortion. and whatever charges
might be made about case. there can be no two
opinions about perjury
Mr.. Jerome also admitted that Farley had in his
confession suggested that W. E. d. Stokes could
tell where thousands had from. thus intimat-
ing that Mr.. Stokes had been a large contributor
TO the extorton tribute levied by Parks and his
walking delegate associates.
The announcement published in The World"
yesterday. that Farley, who testified at the Parks
trial that he had Parks receive the none,
from Plenty, that he had not seen Farks that
day. had confessed that lie had in that testimony
perjured himself. implicated Parks Mccarthy and
Barney Lynch the saoonkeeper. and declared
that the perjury had been concocted and suborned
by a prominent lawyer. brought CONSERVATION to
the ranks Of Parks's followers. AS lawyer ex-
pressed IT, the story left a had taste I'm the mouth
Of every who had been connected with the
case, and there general inclination on the
part Of everybody TO deny connection with at least
this phase of the case
None Of the lawyers who have been counsel for
Parks in the various stages of the suits brought
against him would admit that they knew anything
about this development and Devery. who
has been supporting Parks with money and advice,
for the first time had nothing TO say.
Ex-Assistant District Attorney James W Os-
Borne, who has been assisting Parks recently, de-
MED emphaticay that he had anything to do with
this part Of Parkss career.
4 wish it understood that I came into the case
long after the Plenty trial over. and had abso
lutely nothing do with any it's develop
ments. have been retained only in the case about
the Tiffany charges Yes, it certainly does look
pretty rotten. OF course I don't know anything
about this new story, and can't say what l may
may not do"
lie was asked IL Parks had seen him during the
day.
We'll, Parks says ne isn't scared. lie says that
Plenty was not deep enough in the affairs of the
union 70 have known anything about the business
dealings"
Levy & Unger whose names had been mentioned
counsel for Farley. said that they had been
retained In the perjury case in tentative
ner certain conditions but that their whole
connection with the case had not lasted day
and they had dropped out By mutual agreement
as Farley preferred TO continue the case with the
lawyer assigned by the
Henry A. Brann. ex-City Magistrate and one Of
the counsel for Parks in his first trial quoted
saying: i only appeared in the case at the be
ginning. and have paid no attention 10 it since
They're a bad lot, and didn't want to be mixed
up with them never met Farley but once He
Is D scoundrel be * deseTter from the British
and have not been friends since we 0 We're on the
bench together. ana he may try to involve me in
Big BIZ Devery was looking rather rlum when
seen at his headquarters. He didn't like TO talk
about the subject.
II have nothing to say about that. he said. 7
don't know anything about these things they're
FarIsy's confession. as published yesterday. has
been confirmed by Assistant District Attorney Cor
Of the labor indictments. well by the District
Attorney. Alr. Corrgan said the main effect of the
confession to make II easy find witnesses
in the other cases: Such witnesses being and
s,anding nut on record jury anu '''e''
The conft ssion Of course relates primarily the
the arrest Of Parks on the charge. he and Parks
the story OF told By Plenty hi: sdn tS M Ri iS
The lawyer. he Gays, told him that an abb must
story he should tell on the stand The story as
told was that he had met Plenty in LyHch's saloon.
check for him and given him the money. that
away, and that he did not see Parks that day.
Farley Then says that he himself, Parks and
third person. met the lawyer again and got the
story fixed" lie says ne would not have been
able 10 concoct the lie himself He admits perjury
cares that the story told by Plenty was correct
But this is not all Of the confession, and il
is the uncertainty as To just what else he told
that is worrying Parks and his friends most.
The confession goes on 10 tell of other deals
i'm which Parks was engaged, and Of other cases
of extortion by the labor leaders.
one OF the cases wss that Of the eytortion OF
ton of the big Ansonia Hotel; at Seventy third-st
and BroadHay which 1 was sd under construction
consultation with John r. Heinzelman the lawyer
and friends He says that he knew the case against
him practically hopeless that he felt that
he sentenced md