The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-11-20
Ar2s9rN.

The prosecution introduced Ms Lucy
s. Anderson. who testified that she had
a child born August 2ith, 1884, and that
defendants child vas born near the last
of September or the first of October.
1884. Had seen the child at Mrs. ParIy's
house, in the arms of defendants
daughter. who said IL was her mothers.
child. Witness had had a conversation
in July, 1854 with defendant.
Mrs. Amelia Wright was called: Live
on Second Street; know Mrs. Parry, ths-
defendant; she is a sIster-in-laE OF mine
do not know who her husband Is; Jos.
Parry is her REPEATED husband.
Question-Do you know. whether de-
PENDANT had q ckild born in 1884
Answer-No sir; could not tell TIE
age of her youngest child.
After considerable questioning the
witness said that ? ne should think that
the child is nov abO-t 3 years old. Had
known that defendants condition pres
aged maternity in the summer of 1881,
and had seen q child in defendants
arms later in. the same year. On Cross
examination witness said she was not
positive whether it wss il IS 4. or %
that the child was born, but thought II
was N 81.
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sworn. Saw defendants in 1884 :. should
suppose that she became a mother in
that year: have always understood that
Jos. Parry was defendants kss5and.
CrOsS-examined Witness said that
she had seen Jos. Parry at the residence.
of defendant IN 1881.
+. a. Perkins took the s53nd. he
lived within about 10 feet OF Mrs. Par
rvs house IN September of that year.
He had observed that she was about %.
Z become a mother in 1884, and Judged
I the, she had become such laser from the
change in her appearance and fsem
having seen q child there. Had seen
/ Jos. Parry at the defendants residence
within the summer OF ISL
This closed the case fO- the prosscu-
I ton and a recess OF ten minutes was
/ taken.
After the Jury had again taken
their places in the box. Mrs.
/ Parry, the defendant, was sworn
/ for the defense. She testified: Am
the defendant in this case; vas sub
| uCenaed to appear osfOre the Grand
! Jury on the 18th day OF February last,
at about fifteen minutes 70 10. and went
az once to the jury T0om. Ny daugh--
/ ter was suhpRnaed al The same time L
never had been a witness in court be-
I fore. and was euIEe4I AB1O1o11 u TIC
methods and proceedings. Was too
much excited to know who was IN the
| room or who asked me questions. Was
| interrogated concerning a case OF CO
/ habitation against Jos. Parry. Ques-
items were asked as TO the age OF my
oldest and youngest children. Gave
I the age of the eldest as II years; II
/ should have been l. years Ny youngest
| child is named Henry Grover; II
4 vas . years old last October. ! gave
the age OF this child before the Grand
Jury as going on 8 years instead OF :
: vesrs: the error was made through e1-
\ element; had 10 knowledge OF the
I effect my reply would have on the case
aid not realize afterwards that mad
done any wrong, or should have cor
l rected 10. =.
The defense followed line OF CUES,
tioning to show that the defendant had
not msliciOusly made the misstatement,
| when Mr. Hiles objected.
! The Court held with the defense
Continuing. the witness said she tod
her daughtes as soon as they got 20 the
Too. ~ the stairs, that she had made =
r,,i.take. she would have gone back 70
Tie Grand Jury room and corrected the
statement had she bad presence OF