Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-12-17

ON the otnerhi1e. ~ was EeHie Banks,
not Anna Prindle, who had made APP
plication for n pardon. II was alec
suggested that Auns Prindle--whOss
lips were sealed when called for sem
tenc-, preforring to plead guilty to
making the same defense that was
made In the Olsen case--want ed mo-
toriety. II this "cool, calculating
woman" desired through this motor
iety TO get pardon, che must have
known, Of course, that these ihings
which had been brought out would
secure II for her. II was ridiculous.
Now, II this wouan was ~ cool and
calculating, a type Of all that was bad
In the world, she would have Hxcd the
occasion OF these assaults when others
might not have seen Whist took place.
But Inc ach Instance there were others
about who might have seen II all. IL
she was NO cool AMI calculating, why
did she take such chances2 Counsel
then entered upon ~ niicrosc0pical re-
view Of the evidence throughout.
He fret took up tho testimony Of
Prindle and Forkner, and advertcd TO
the firet meeting Of the marshal and
Miss Prlndlc In the private Office OF
the former on September 22nd. Mr..
Narian laid especial stress ON the testi.
moDy Of Mr.. NJ. X. Parsons, whose re-
collection aH to that one particular day
he asked the commissioner not 10 place
too much reliance upon. II was strange
that he should be able to recollect all
that he did aud all that transpited on
that one afternoon and yet be unable
to call to mind things that took place
ON other occasions. II Mr.. Parsons had
been there, would not Miss Prinllc
have seen him9 Counsel for
the defendant had said "YOu
must convict Mr.. NJ. X. Par
sons OF DOWNRIGHT perjury In
order 10 sustain this woman's story"
but II was not necessary 10 do anything
Of that kind. Mr.. Parsons might have
been honesty mistaken after nll this
lapse Of time. Naturally his feelings
were greatly wrought up, family pride
and honor stepped In, aud he was thus
uuintentlJnally led away In his be-
lief. Mr.. Vnrian mentioned the cir
cumstance Of the marshal telling Mrs.
Gicsy when he took Priudle ~ her
house that the Judge aud prosecuting
attorney desired her TO be received
there, IA she was unlike an ordinary
prisoner. But the tune In that regard
had since been changed. And why
the change? Why should the narshal
have said 10 Mr.. VandercoDk, "lf she
does not 20 back 10 Giesy's, send
her into the celi?v Could counsel
give his motive for thal2 The story VI
the drive 10 the penlientiary was re-
called, and also the alleged lnterfer-
ence Of the marshal with Anna Prin.
dle at the office In the penitcntlary. IL
was stated that they were interrupted.
who interrupted them? Glesy's son,
II whs said, boy Of fourteen, who had
never been called by the defense,
though quite old enough to give evil
dence. rhe occasion OF the gathering
OF relatives at the Glesy residence was
once more rakcd up, and at some length
the district attorney analyzei the evil
donce Of the various witnesses, with
the object Of showing that they were
mistaken. II this matter had never
come into question, Mrs. II. A. dlesy
who was so very positive In what
she said-cOuld not, 10 save her life, as
a matter Of independent recollection,
have told whether the door between the
kitchen and sitting room was open or
shut. With her general character for
Intelligence, was II ut all probable that
Anna Prlndle would have named such
a place and time for the assault II she
were relating n conceded story The
second time on which the marshal was
alleged tn have assaulted her In his
private office In the Wasatch building
was referred TO, aud counsel argued
that the fact that Miss prindlc was
seen walking alone In the hallway near
the corridor went 10 show that che had
escaped from somebody. Mr.. Giesy,
the marshsps brother-in-lRw, his sub.
ordinate, his dependent, had been sent
out OF the office ON nn errand while
Miss Prindle was there; but he
had not been called 10 the wit
newsstand. This marshal's visit to
Miss Prlndle's cell was next taken
up. She had been thrown into that
cell, into that corridor, with prostitutes.
There was no escape from those Rssoci-
ations. She was absolutely In the
power OF tn. marshal. lilo could have
put her In the sweat-boN or anywhere
else. No power more despo,lc over the
pefson Of the citizen existed than the
marshal possessed there, and she knew
IT, Was II surprising, then, that she
hesitated and deliberated long before
telling her story? She knew she was
standing alone, surrounded there by
the marshal's Pensioners, dependents,
members Of his family circle, and she
had hard load to roll. Nothing but
pressure long aud repeated could have
induced her 10 bring her name out Ia
tho way she had had II brought out.
She knew too well the posltlon In
which she would place herself II she
told OF the marshal. After giving
vent TO his feelings Ia regard 10 the gem
eral conduct OF atlairsat the penilentinry
Mr.. Narian remarked that so much
as to tho management OF that inslitu.
ton had cropped up during this inquiry
that they were enabled 10 form u
tolerably fair Judgment as TO what tho
marshaPs Ideas were concerning these
things. Maggie FOrkner was In
custody simply IN witness, and should
have been placed In the county Jail
OF some house Of detention; for even n
she were II prostitute sho had n right To
control her own person and her own
associations. She was taken aud
placed Ia tho women's ward with two
or three Others, and kept there. The
marshal knew that during this time
II was rumOred In the penitentiary
that at least one OF the convlcts had u
key which admitted him Tor them) into
the women's ward. He knew IL be-
cause tho warden had informed him
that the guards had been Ia the habit
OF allowing these convicts 10 go down
and talk with the women
through the bars OF their
windows. Among the privileged ones
wns LOomls, the twelve-year term bur.
glar from Ogden, Essle Banks, lover
who took part In the picnles In the cor.
ridor In the day time. But when Miss
Prndle came upon the scene there was