New-York tribune., 1909-11-14
UPHILL JOB
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olds had been appointed an Assistant
Secretary. the appointment came. but
with il an order 20 proceed 20 Boston.
That was only the beginning OF jour
ne,s away from New York City. MI.
Parr understood that his stay in Bos-
ton was 20 be for a month only but be-
fore that time had expired he was or
eered - the Nsine district, with head
quarters in Portland. Then he PRO
tested - Mr. Loeb who saw Mr.. Reyn-
o,ds. and il was decided that as Mr..
PARIS health was not good he should re-
main IN Maine until the autumn. and
then should return 90 New York city.
Mr. Parr said he knew that when he
appealed 20 Mr.. Loeb ha would get his
message 10 the President. and he added
that without the backing Of AIR. Roose-
welt throughout his Investigations he
would not have been able 70 accomplish
the results. Instead Of sitting back and
waiting for The autumn ana release from
Maine Mr.. Farr began an investigation
which led 10 disclosures Of wool frauds
in which the government had been swim
died out OF more than $5o0000. The en-
suing prosecutions kept Parr in Maine
until March 1. 1907. Then came the or
ders 10 come 10 New York
BOTHERED FROM START.
The story OF his Investigations here
came out in the trial OF last spring. and
before that when the raid was made
But the vicissitudes attending his work
at the docks were not made public From
the day he started in he was pestered
by private detectives. They followed
him 10 his home I'm Flatbush, and when
they happened 10 miss him. peered into
the windows and annoyed his wife and
children He appealed 10 the United
States Attorneys Office in Brooklyn for
relief and pointed out two Of the men.
who were arrested. but nothing came
Of H.
The private detectives said they were
being paid by the sugar company 10
follow him. He saw one Of their re-
ports, which. he said, was filled with
/ falsehoods Before he made his deposi-
ton on December 3. 1905 upon which
the indictments We're found and upon
which the government based its civil
suit. he was ordered by Mr. Reynolds
10 so 20 Cuba. but he refused 10 go.
and was backed by the influence he
had at Washington.
IL took Mr.. Parr eight hours 70 make
the deposition. ana few days later he
vas ordered 10 60 10 California and not
TO return until January 2s. and then to
come East by way Of New Orleans. He
left here on December 10. but he didn't
/ stay away so long as expected. and did
not return BY way OF the Southern citv
he went straight 10 Washington and
saw Mr. Reynolds The latter. Mr.. Psrr
said last night, WAS not pleased BY the
I change IN programme. but no punish-
ment for disobedience Of orders fol-
/ lowed
There was much difficulty in getting
lhiormatlon as 70 whether a civil suit
woule be Undertaken. Mr. Parr said. In
the summer Of 1898 he went away on a
vacation. and when he returned here
/ found that Lawrence Bates. an exam
iner in the Custom House at George
/ town, had been sent on TO take charg,
! CT the civil end Of the case. Parr had
had copies OF the differences in weight
Of oargoes made. che for the Collector.
cne for the United States Attorney ana
one for himself. He found that he was
unable TO get a copy when he car,e back
lie went 10 Washington and attended a
conference at which Mr.. Fowler was
present
MR. PARR PROTESTED.
Mr., Psrr protested against the an
pointment Of Bates, who in the mean
time had asked for a force Of s;x clerLs
10 DO the work that Parr had already
done in the way of preparing the records.
MI Fowler backed UP Mr. PARIS pro
test against Bates. and so did Henry T..
/ Sumson, who was United States Attor-
/ ney here at the time. Bates WAS re-
called after Parr had refused 10 go an
with the case unless he was unhampered
III was through a friend that an offer
! OF $4,000 was made if Parr would 20
! abroad until matters were fixed mn q,
| This was before he made his denosjtion
] This bribe. Of course, could not he traced
! 10 ITS source. Mr.. Parr said that esrI,, ir
his investigations he had received word
IRON Mr. Loeb which was, in effect. thai
ne should 30 ahead and he vvouId he
backed up which. he said. as he felt II
meant that the President was with him
gave MIN courage 20 proceed.
MI Parr has been in direct CHARGE ~
the investigation under Mr. Stimsoo
right along and furnished the evidence
against the men who were indicted re-
cehtly. He has had nelp OF various
Kinds. and some of il, ne said last nigb.
especially in other short weight cas.s
like that against ths Musicss. had bse,
/ especially efficient.
II was brought out al the trial Ia,
spring that Mr.. Parr expected Ia %, >
percentage Of the moneys recovered for
the government. but not long ago the
! acting deputy surveyor heard -ror,,
/ washington that he was not entitled %
any money. He denied last night ,h,,
I any one but himself had furnished The
! evidence upon which the roverp,,e,,
had won SITS suits
I'm regard - the cargo Of the stsan,-
ship Strsthyre. which vas heinz ,,n
loaded when the raid was made !, ,,.,v
/ learned that Mr PaTr seized il rrndsr
the customs rules IL was subject % cor,
1 fscstion. But orders came soon ar,or
The seizure that the sugar sbould \.