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Show STRIKE LEADER ACCUSED OP EXTORTING MONEY. NEW TORK, June 9. Samuel Parkes, business agent of the Houseemltlis and Brldgemen's union, -was' arrested today and held In bonds for appearance tomorrow tomor-row on a charge of extortion preferred by ' President Paulson of the ' Heel a Iron works and R. A. McCord. son of the president of the American Bridge company. com-pany. It la alleged that Parkes was given a check for $2uu0 to settle the strike In the Hecla ircn works in May, 1102 After this arraignment, Parkes said he took the check in question, but he said It was to be used for the "waiting time" of the in.n on strike, A large number of men te-celved te-celved money from the check. |