The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-11-23
MRS. PARRY,


statutory time 20 plead.
The defendnt,
MIS-. PARRY,
had in the mOantime come iato the
courtroom and taken q seat in the usual
place. Her appearance was somewhat
improved. bat she was still looking
rather. careworn and weary. After the
calling Of the jury. Mr.. Hiles took up
the Cross-examinaLion Of the defenc-
ant witness where il had been so ab
ruptly broken of.
Witness said: After leaving the Grand
Jury room went 10 my home and then
TO my fathers house; nave not spoken
70 Mrs. Aurelia Wright about what
testified 10 before the grand jury; never
told her that had got the best Of the
jury never talked 70 my father about
going before the grand jury or what |
should testify to.
Here Nj, Hiies Questioned the witness
as TO the age Of her child and after
computing the age OF the child, askt
witness IL IL Was not 10 months old an
the 18th OF last February. to which she
replied that it was.
.Q.-Whst was your answer TO the
question regarding the age OF your
child? -.,.. -
A.-That it was going on 3 years Of
Q.-Why did you not state the exact
sge of your child?
Al could not say. % SEES,
Odd you not know that the sub
iect of the exsct age of your youngest
child was one Of earnest inquiry by the
grand iury2
Al do not know but IL. was.
Q-How many dimes was ths quts-
ton of its age asked your
Al do not remember Of its being
asked more than once.
Q.-Don't YOU know that IL the age OF
this ch ID was the subject of esrnes: in
guiry. the question must have been
asked more than once?
A - don't know.
Q.-When did you learn that you
were indicted?
A.-Not until L was arrested. on the
Saturday morning.
Further witness said that she heard
some one say that DR.. Allen was before
the Grand Jury the same day upon
which she was. Did not know any
other member Of my family was before
the Grand jury 10 testify as to the age
of the child. Never ceunselIed with my
father in relation 10 the testimony ]
gave before the Grand Jury. He never
said what testified to was right.
Odd you not testify that Jos.
Parry had not lived or cohabited with
you FOR the last three years?
Al said he bad not made his home
At my place. We had agreed that he
should net do so.
Q.-Where is Jos. Parry now?
Al do not know.
Further questions were asked by Mr.
Hiles as to witness reasons for not
going back to the Grand Jury and recti-
fying the mistake she had made. Wit
ness replied that she would have done
so had she known that any trouble
would follow.
Q-Don't you say now. Mrs. Parry.
that you are mistaken when you say
here that you said before the Grand
Jury that your youngest child was
going on three instead of over three
Don't you think you are making q mis-
take now7 Can you answer that?
The witness here broke down and for
several moments sat in her chair
sobbing. and her daughter. Mrs. Mid
dleton assisted TO restore her. The
witness would evidently not be able TO
undergo any further questioning and
the question was Withdrawn BY Mr..
Hiles and the cross-examination termi-
mated.
The defendant left the room for q
moment and her father, Josiah =
Wright, was placed on the witness
stand. He was asked several questions
which finally led up TO whether Mrs.
Parry had made any statement as to
what her testimony before the Grand
Jury was, when an objection was inter.
posed and sustained. The Court said
ha would look further into the que stun
and II he found il to be admiss lble b e
would permit it 10 be introduced.
MIS-. SUSAN ELDREDGE, daughter If
the defendant. was called and sworn.
She testified that she had accompanied
her mother TO the Grand jury room and
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