The evening world., 1903-09-01
WILD CROWD CHEERS CONVICTED
DELEGATE, BACK FROM SING SING.
Remarkable Demonstration at the Grand
Central Station and at the Tombs, Friends
Of the Prisoner Hurting the Police Aside
as They Cheered Him.

Att,r. enccuntering several delays
growing out OF the refusal OF Recorder
Con- 20 pass on the SO, 900 bail bond fixed
by Justice sewell, OF the BROOKLYN Su-
prene Court. who granted a certificate
Of -%easonabl. doubt on his conviction for
extor;ior. Walking Delegate Sam Parks
finally secured his freedom this after
moor when Justice Amend In the SUI
prcme Court OF this county approved
the entire bond OF l 5000. Recorder Con
In refusing to accept the entire bond
declared that he thought rs Justice Sew
ell had granted the certificate of reason
able doubt and fixed the bail he SHOULD
pass upon that part OF the bond.
Justice Sc well had adjourned his court
and Parks was compelled to sc before
1nstios Amend. who immediately. pafse1
the bond Parks then left for his home.
Never In the history OF his city has
there been such a demonstration for Il
man In transit from Sing Sing TO the
Tombs as that accorded Parks when he
got of the train from Ossln!ng in the
Grand Central Station this afternoon
and made his way, guarded by n posse
of deputy sherlffs. to the prison van
as "a tThAll Nv ilbo ~ I ~
crowd Of between seven and eight hum
dred men. silent. grim faced. massed on
the station platform beside the tracks.
They had assembled SO swiftly and s,
orderly hat they might have risen from
the ground. Attention was not attract
ed to them until the engineer OF the In
coming train set his breaks.
Gave shout of Welcome.
Then there was n waving to and fro
as the eager faces strained forward
seeking the man they had come TO greet.
And when they saw his long. gaunt
form descending the car platform they
raised their voices In n mighty shout OF
welcome that echoed and re-echoed
through the great train shed.
sam Parksr' they yelled. Sam
Parks! Sam Parks until the women
and children in the waiting room turned
pale with fear at the great clamor, and
attendants with frightened faces rushed
from very corner OF the building 10
learn the cause OF the disturbance.
For a few minutes as the crowd
surEed about the walking delegate, VINO
has been convicted and sentenced for
extortion, It looked as II they would
tear him from his guards. Buas they
shouted and yelled and danced he raised
his hand and called: Easy boys, easy;
let them take me through"
The thrpng opened up a lane through
which the deputy sheriffs led their pris-
oner. the crowd closing In after them.
sweeping along in a great rush that all
but carTied the swinging doors leading
TO the waiting room of their hinges,
Another crowd had assembled in she
waiting room, where the renewed greet
ing was, II possible. more enthusiastic
than the nrst. There were many women
and children in this crowd, n they
seemed carried away with the feeliogs
OF the crowd. which continued 20 cheer |
and howl madly.
Fought to Hand Him Flowers.
As Parks was led through the station
a tall mar wearing a white cap ana
carrying r large bunch OF flowers
fought madiy to get at the prisoner
Time and again he was thrown back by
the crowd.
But he fought his way desperately
and finally managed TO press the
flowers into Parks hands. The walking
delegate smiled his thanks and waved
them above his head. This signal. slgni-
fcant o, triumph. seemed 10 tce his
followers in the Housesmiths and
BridEemans' Union, They howled In
words OF encouragement and
they Rugged each other and
daneed about wildly until men ana
women ran in panic from the scene or
infected by the nervous excitement
to.ned In the shouting.
The squad 0, ten policemen detailed
the Grand Central Station were swept
bout In the struggling throng IN
n%anniklns. Thelr shouts and efforts te1
control the crowd we're completely z
,ored, and IL SSS,d, have heena very
tn!a6 for thsg Friends OF the
,rAscrsr,o y taken him from his
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A. me ew.paf reached the street Parks
<Skd TO hSve room made r7r
rsss to the waiting prison yAp'''