Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-12-10
A SEARCHING INQUIRY
Into tho Serious Allegations Against
Marshal Z. II. Parsons.
MAGGIE roRKSgRs TESTIMONY.


day uItefuoou, utluto tVihhirSioh'h
Pratt. There was "a larger attendance
Of tho general public than on any
previous occasion since the opening OF
the inquiry, and considerable Interest
was again manifested.
Tho cross.examinailon OF the girl
Maggie Forkner was resumed by Judge
Henderson. The witness was subject
ed to rigid qusltioning, aud she ad'
mitted having been sent to the Ogden
Reform School on the request OF her
mother, who regarded her as lncoFrl'
gible.
Counsel was proceeding 10 probe In
TO the past life Of the witness when
Me-. varIan jumped up ami protested
against such line Of oross.examination
being pursued on hearsay.
Judge henderson answered that one
Of the most material objects In n case
ofthis kin was TO test the crcdibility
aud standing OF the witness. The force
Of tho cross.examlnation would be
greatly destroyed n upon every peril.
nent and material Inquiry the defense
had to atop In order TO have tested the
materially Of the question.
The commissioner ruled that the
question might be put.
Witness, In further cross.cxamina.
tion, said shc was at the Ogden Reform
school Mt the SAME time as one Birdie
Booth, during n "diiliculty" that arose
Mt that Institution. Witness made the
same charge against Mr.. Barton, at the
Reform echool,a as she now made against
Marshal Paeonp. She and "trusty''
at the Reform school, named Clarence,
LEFT for California together one night
after this, but were arrested Mt Terrace,
on the train. They were then together
in one OF the hunks. Sho Afterwards
brought n similar charge against Mr..
pnttberg, by whom she was arrested.
The accusation which she now pre-.
ferfed against Marshal Parsons was the
third time she had accused officers who
had her In charge.
Judge Hendrrson-YOu were held
and put under bonds 10 appear In the
case against Mr.. Bsrton-you and
Clarence. You went 10 Ogden TO tes-
tify before the grand jury, and that
was the day, you say, On which this
affair happened IN the Marshal's VI.
ficeG
Witness replied yes, and was then
Intercepted as TO the alleged acts OF
the Marshal towards her, both on that
occasion aud nj the penilentiary. She
adhered TO her former statements In
her evidence In chief. Warden Van.
II a. -. HNs..es
the mentioned the matter, and that
was some time after.
Judge HenduTson-When, as you
allcge, Marshal Parous put his arms
around you did you ioel insulted-that
II was an outrage upon your
Witn,ss-lt didn't suit me very
well. (Laughter.l
Judge Hcnders0n-But you dldn'l
Ray 40 10 him2
Witnes---No, didn't.
Judge When you told
Mr.. Nand.rcook about the PafsOn,
affair what did he say2
wiiness--NOthlng, he only aniiled
IL was about week after this that
told Annie prindlo OF what Mt. Par
sons had done; but she did not SAY
anything 10 me ~ TO the marshal hsv
ing insulted her until wehad both beer
before the grand jury. | was no
aware, beforehand, that Annie PIN
die was to go before the grand Jury.
Answering other questions the wilt
ness said she was Informed that th'
marshal, ON recent occasion, had nc
cused her OF "ilirting" with the guard
NJ the penitentiary. ASKED who tOlt
her this, she replied Mrs. Evan" Van
dercook).
Judge Henderson-what was tn,
reason Of your telling Mr.. Vandefcool
about this?
wlinefs-I do not know that Their
was any particular reason. just toll
him, TINT was all.
Q.-But Mrs. Vaniercook was til
matron there and had supervision q
the house aud control OF you girls whe
around. What Is the reason you dil
not tell Mr.. Vandercook instead Of MI
VandeTcook?
Because | didn't want TO to-
her.
Q.--rhat Is the only reason you ca
give, is ~
Aye. Mr.. Vandercook was tn
warden there, aud thought II was IN
place TO tell him, and not 10 10 her wit
II.
0.-Mfh. AnutINoOh WIS Aut Aihtio
there; don't you feel 1t would hav
been more delicate aud proper thin
for You TO have gone to her anu mad
such "a comp laintas that?
PeThaps 1t would; but 1 didn
think NJ ne the time.
Q.-Do you think so now?
A. Qndifiereully)-I guess II woul
have been better II had told her,
Annie Prindle told her (sho sale
that the work AT the Glesey house vi
too hard for her, aud that she dl, n,
want TO 40 back. That was the Onl
reason she gave. Witness had beeni
the habit " smoking cigarettes uu
ing the tiuie she had been at the pom
Tertiary. She bought them from IN
boy Remington who worked In Tia
oiilce there. She did moi, however
drink. No gentlemen ever came Int
their cells and played cards with then
Q.-W hat was the reason that tn
mnrshal ordered Annie Prlndle an
yourself TO los locked ~?
A. (smilingly)--I heard that tn
marshal had said it was because wa
flirting with the boys and that Ann
was getting ''too observation-disclosures
] told her 30. II was Mr.. STARK, one {
no guards, who told me the marshi
thad spoken OF Annie Prludle beiu
stoO iresh.N
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