Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-12-15

The News report Of the investiga.
ton into the charges preferred against
Marshal Parsons closed at 81 ycster.
day afternoon, and the following Il an
account Of what transpired after that
time, the afternoon having been taken
up with the rebulting evidence adj
duced by the prosecution;
Mr.. Il. J. stark said he came from
Missouri about three y ears ago. His
age was twenty-five. He until re-
Gently was employed as nm inside
guard In the penite utlsry, having
gone there In the latter part Of October,
isss. Mr.. Dyer was then warden.
Witness stated what were his general
duties while a guard Mt the pcniten.
tiary.
Mr.. varian--w etc you In the Prin-
die woman's cell on the m orning when
she and Maggie Forkncr came down
to 20 before the commissioner?
A.-No, sir, was not.
Odd you 70 Into her cell after
she had returned from seeing Mr..
stephens aud myself, and did you have
n conversation with Prindle In which
you advised her and Maggie, when
they were going before the grand Jury
10 Ic sure andtell their story straight,
and 10 "oinch the old ~ Of u b." or
words b. that effect?
A.-No, sir, most asauredly not.
Odd you ever have such a con.
versation with that glrl or anybody
else In the Wide world?
A.-No, cir.
q did you ever have any flirting
or any other improperly with these
women
AL had only the same relation
with them as with the other prisoners.
Q.--But did you-yes or NO?
A.-No, sir; I ild not.
This witness attention vas then d..
Tccted 10 the question Of tne "mystcf-
ious key" and he stated That when he
told Mr.. Vandercook Of his suspicions,
the latter ut once sought 10 ferret the
matter out.
He believed he did tell Fofkner on
one OCCASION, when she was about to
20 before the grand Jury, that "thero
was no occasion to be too hard on tbs
old man" tmoaning the msrsbal), but
that II she was forced to 10 upon the
itini, she had simply TO tell the truth
what she knew AMI nothing more.
lie had no ill.teeling against the mar.
slal.
To Mr.. Rawlins witness admitted
having occasionally talked 10 the fe.
male prisoners In their cells.
Mr.. RRwlius-Wlfen you told Annie
Prindlo and Maggie Forkner TO be
'easy on the old man." why did you
speak In TINT stylt7
Witncss-well, just meant that
would like them to be as easy as pos.
sible towards him.
Odd you Use the words cold
man:"
Ayes.
OILS that the way you were gen.
orally IN the habit OF speaking OF the
marshall
A.-No, sir; I do not know that 1t
was.
Q.-why did you use that expires.
zion TO Maggie Forkne?
Alt lust occurred 20 me, but do
not know that 1 had any particular
reason for II.
Q.-New, do you think II was the
proper way for you to address u prisoner
In respect to the man who had charge
OF the penitentiary, and who was your
superior officer?
Ain the way used II | did not
know that there was anything disre.
spectiul about II at all.
Mr.. Rswlins (sarcasticallv, - or
course you thought that II would tend
TO raise the marshal IN their estlma-
ton? That was your motive for thus
speaking Of the marshal TO Maggie
Forkner, who was then "a prisoner
A.--well, thought that II spoke
TO her In that way that she would be-
''hs easy M she could"
Odd you 10 10 that cell aud talk
TO her In this way with the Intention
Of Inducing her to suppress her testl.
mony before the Commissioner, or TO
retrAct anything she had said before
with respect TO the marahnY
Witness said that he did not.
Odd you not believe that there
was a "Job" put up ON the marshal by
these two girls?
A.-Well, don't know that did.
did not know what was going on at
the time, could not form any opinion
aboutit at ALL
Odd you or did you not believe
at that time that those girls had put
up job on the marshal?
Al did not know anything about
st.
Odd you belleveit?
A.--No, sir.
Q.-Did you believe they were going
10 testify against the marshai2
A.-Well, | knew they were going
down from the peniientiary.
Odd you believe and understand
that they were coming down here Ia
testify against the marshal?
Ayes.
Q.-And II was for the purpose OF
procuring modification or abfidge.
ncnt Of that testimony In some way
that you went to Maggie Forkner and
had this conversation with her?
Alt was for the purpose
q. (armly)-Answer the question,
please.
A.--.For the purpose OF procuring u
modification OF her testimony, do you
say?
n Q.-Yes.
A.-Well, don't know that II was.
In answer 10 other questions by Mr.
Rawlins, witness said he never told
the marshal about the duplicate key.
He Investigated Il charge against Essie
Banks arising out Of n "fall Oup with