The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-24
Assesses .eFinev Of $500.

Assessed "Fine' of $500.
",rhe secretary told him TO sec Parks.
and he found Parks sitting in the boot
black chair In the international q, Yea.
n saloon on Third avenue This 70
man. Benjamin Thackara. said TO
Parks:
"I am from Tiffany & Co. and I'm
trying to find out what the strike was
bout
who the hell are your responded
Parks.
"T'm the outside superintendent.
Then. according to the testimony. the
following conversation ensued:
Have you authority to settle this
natter" asked Parks.
No" said Thackara.
"Wer, ] will tell you what It's about"
replied Parks. you are fined $500"
''why9"
Now, don't ask too many questions"
but I'd like to find out what we are
fined for" persisted Thackara. i want
TO make a report to my employers"
'eYou have no authority to settle this
matter" said Parks. "rell Tiffany ana
Co TO come up here or send the main
guy I'm not doing business with pea
nuts"
"Whereupon." the prosecutor contln-
ned. Tiffany sent Mr.. Frazee, rae
tory superintendent. who found Parks
at the Same saloon. Parks told frazee
70 send up some one who could do nusi-
ness" Then Louis Schmitt. treasurer
OF the company, went to Parks. Scninit1
repeated the demand for the reason OF
the strike.
",Then Parks explained to sohmitt
that the fine was an initiation fec
"TnIt,ation into what?" demanded the
outra ged Schmitt
into doing business" replied Parks
"All the others have paid and by rights
ought to charge you guys $1,000"
."But II we pay this money" asked
Seb,1itt. who'll send the men back to
work? What reason will be givenY'
"sav those men-I've got those mnz-
rod" replied Parks. IF one OF them
sborld kick I'd fine him $50 and see to
n that he never got another job In
town.
Us this money for the union or for
your"
done a lot for those ungrateIui dogs
and now. in the future. I'm looking out
FOR sam Parks. See?'
1--WE haven't the money with u.s. said
eol,,ritt -Guess I'll have to give you
q check"
"rf I'll known you didn't have the
oo,, p" snarled Parks. "T'd never have
vaateo time talking to you guys You
ought 70 know better than to ofter
check. and. anyway. ] don't like Two
Of YOU TO come here together. send
tho coin by one man.
Paid Money, strike OFF.
"snbseduently schmltt obtained the
cash and gave Il TO PARKS. AT Schmitrs
request Parks counted It.
what guarantee do ] set that the
man win 10 back to worlt7' demanded
eehrnltt when Parks had showed the wad
INTO his pocket.
"Ah they'n 20 back ell right All
Won have Is my word Go TO tho Fuller
company and others I've done business
with II you want 10 and ask them II
X roce. I'm boss Of this game. You
aon't do nothing II I say so and YOU
do something II 7 say so, see"
Tho men went back to work next
day--January Z.
or course the Plenty and the Tiffany
,asea AFRO only two OF many IN which
sam Parks was involved. However.
,rav sre typical. Before Parks was
brought to trial on the Plenty charges
certain persons proceeded from Tam
many Hall to the Criminal Courts
building and advised District Attorney
Jerome 70 forget the PARKS indictments.
MIR. Jerome coura geously refused TO
quash tho Indictments.
"All right" he was told. "you go
ahead and convict Sam Parks and ven
get you There won't be any rough
stuff maybe but wen kill you polu-
callv"
Maybe" replied Jerome. But tell
your friends this. I might lose out by
convictlng this rat, but he's going to lose
out with me-"
-Four indictments were found against