Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-11-23
JUNCTION JOTTINGS.
The Jury out I'm the Parry Case
General Notes.

The Court opened promptly at o'clock
with slim attendance on either side Of
the bar.
James May was arraigned upon an in
dictment comprising five counts, for I'M
lawful cohabitation with Martha May
and Rhoda May.
George Chandler, an old time butcher
both in Salt Lake and Ogden, was
arraigned upon an indictment containing
four counts, for unlawful cohabitation
with Jane Chandler, Marian Chandler
and Georgiana Chandler. Defendant
asked for the statutory time to plead,
and j. N. Kimball, Esq, his attorney,
moved for continuance of the bonds
given in the U. S. Commissioners court.
The latter's motion was argued and the
Court granted it.
The perjury case was resumed, Assist
ant District Attorney Ogden Hiles pro-
ceeding with his scathing examination OF
Mrs. Susan Parry, which had been
broken off on Friday afternoon by the
defendants illness. She testified as to
having stated to other persons that she
had made a mistake in her testimony
before the Grand Jury. She had never
said to anyone that she chad got the
best of the Grand Jury" Denied having
been counseled as to what she should
testify. When she gave the child's age
as "going on three years." it really was
sixteen months old, but she meant to say
"going on two," although she had no in
tention to conceal the age of the infant.
1t was all through excitement that she
L., MID lnnu- xryha
Joseph Parry was now. Again, was posi-
tive she never had mad any conversation
as to what she was to testify before the
Grand Jury. Her father, Josiah Wright,
had never advised her one way or the
make the mistake right she would have
made an explanation. Here the wit
ness broke down, and the prosecution
concluded her examination with com
mendable humanity
More evidence for the defense was
given by Josiah A. Wright, father OF the
defendant; Mrs. Susan Ellredge, her
daughter; Joseph A. West, w. G. Childs,
James l.. Dee, Thomas d. Dee, Ben E.
Rich, M. Richter and Lorin Farr, the
seven last named testifying as to the
character of the defendant and her eX'
cellent reputation for truthfulness. Here
the defense rested and recess OF fifteer
minutes was taken.
On reconvening, o. +. Hill was re-
called on rebuttal by the prosecution t.
testify with regard to Mrs. Susan Ell
dredge's testimony before the Grand jury
as to the age of the youngest child of he
mother. Counsel for defense objected t
the introduction of collateral matter, anC
the prosecution withdrew his question.
Mrs. Aureloa Wright, recalled by TIN
prosecution, certified as to any converse
ton held with defendant with regard t
the latter's case, at her fathers house, tn
day when she testified before the Crane
Jury. On that occasion Mrs. Parry hat
said she had told the Grand Jury the chill,
was cover three years DID," while sh
had intended to state it was cover two.
Acknowledged to having heard the pre-
vious evidence spoken of since the be
ginning of the trial.
Counsel for defense recalled Josiah
Wright and Mrs. Nancy Middleton
daughter of defendant) as to what TIN
latter had stated at her fathers on tn
occasion already referred to.
The jury were excused till 2 p. m.
In the case OF the United States VS.
Sidney Stevens, additional time wa
granted.
The unlawful cohabitation cases OF Eli
jah A. Box, Abraham Chadwick W
Ellis and James May were put un tn
general call as Nos. Is, II, IS and 49, -uc
, cessively.