The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-11-10
The Latest Evidence in Young
Parsons Trial.
A CLOUD OF WITNESSES.
Some Very Contradictory and Unsatis-
factory Testimony Elected Pros
poets for n Termination.

saloons with him that day and drank
with him; a young man from the south
was with him; my stand was at the
White House; drank with him at the
Senate; was pretty drunk and my en-
ployer put him in the wagon, and I
drove him TO the White House; go:
near the Palace Hotel, when he acted so
drunk refused to drive him any fur
Their, an he said: You id son of a
b-h you will" and at the same time
pulled a six--shooter and punched my
ribs with II; told hum to put it up or
would drive him 10 the Police Station;
l then drove him TO the White House;
when he got into the hotel, he had q
little scuffie with the boys again, and
pulled his gun; the boys tried to stop
him in his wild career. He then went
out TO the carriage, and attempted TO
get in, but pulled the whip-socket oct
and fell backwards. He was then
taken in the White House: he went of
the next morning with his friend.
Cross examined - Was subpenaed
this morning in the case. - ~
Q.-You say you had drink at the
Senate" Did you stay long there?
A.-No, We soon went TO the White
House.
DEFESsE-You had q short session at
the Senate" and then adjourned to
TO White House" did your rwO E
Odd you see any danger when the
defendant drew his pistol2
| Al don't think there would have
been much left of me If it had gone of.
Have met the defendant since then once
o. twice.
NEWELL BRowS, recaIled-I reside at
Lehi.
Q.-Do you know his (the defend
ant's) reputation for peace and quiet
ness at Lehi7
Al do. =
Q.-what was that. reputation. good
or bad3-
At was bad.
Cross examined-Where did you first
meet the defendant
At was at Mr.. Thomas.
Q.-Whst kind of place is that Of
| Thomas'7 Is it saloon2
A.-No, not exactly; it is a house,
celia. and corral. / saw him there sew
eral times; did not understand he was
there as a resident, but was buying cat
| tie there. 1 have heard his reputation
I discussed; heard Mr.. ]. J. Thomas and
Mr.. Rose talk of him; Mr.. Thomas said
he had no use for him.
LOUIS GARFF, recalled-Live in Lshi;
knew the reputation of defendant for
peace and quietness in Lehi.
Q.-Is that reputation good or bad9
Al should say bad; he was q reck-
/ less character.
The witness named a number of per-
sons who had discussed the defend
ants character. They talked about his
reckless manner: Of his shooting near
the train; and at another time when
the defendant was playing cards in
cellar with others, that some alterca-
| ton took place, and the defendant
pulled his pistol and said he was the
best man in the crowd, etc.
| B. G. EARL, recalled, to testify to
reputation, said his general reputation
for peace and quietness in Lehi Is bad.
TUESDAY MonNISG-At the close Of the
examination of the witness, Which was
/ the fourth for the prosecution, the
court thought it useless to accumulate
evidence from one locality, and decided
/ to limit both sides to four witnesses
each, so there is some likelihood of
getting through with the case this week
The balance of the jury were discharged
this morning who were empaneled for
| the term.
The prosecution rested their case so
far as witnesses were concerned.
The defense called as a witness,
T. +. TRASE, of Lehi-Have lived
there since 1850; am q merchant at
Lehi; have known the defendant since
June OF last year; met him at Lehi
again last fall on a number of occasions;
knew a number of persons, some of whom
are acquaintance of defendant, and
from all the information I-haYe, know
his reputation 70 be good. 80 ~
Cros5-eIamined-Never knew nor
heard prior to January last, of any tur-
bulency or drunkenness Of the defend
ant.
ISRAEL EvASs-Reside at Lehi; have
resided there about thirty-five years and
ten months; am well acquainted in
Lehi.
A number of names were read to the
witness, whom he recognized as fair
representatives Of Lehi. He continued:
/ saw defendant last October two or
three times, at Mr.. Thomas while pass
/ ing by there; understood he was there
in the stock business; l should Judge
that all the names mentioned are
more or less acquainted with the
defendant. Prior to January 10th, I
heard nothing against the defendant.
SAMUEL TAYLOR - Reside at Lehi !:
have lived there since the fall of 1853 :
am blacksmith; know almost every
body in Lehi; first met the defendant
last October; Mr.. Thomas came with
him, to have q horse shod; saw him
occasionally then, after that; / never
heard anything said against the de-
PENDANT prior to January 10th, 1886: if
200 people had discussed his reputa-
ton IN Lehi, 1 should certainly have
heard of II.
BENJAMIN PowELL-Reside at Lehi;
was born there; am in the sheep bust
ness; know all the names mentioned;
they are fairly representative men of
Lehi; saw the defendant and formed
his acquaintance during the fall of 1885;
l recognize from the names that some
of them were acquainted with the de-
! PENDANT. know the reputation OF the
defendant prior 10 January 10th, 1885,
! for peace and quietness to be good.