, 1891-06-13

arms, and could tell from an examination
as to whether or not the gun had been
recently discharged. The one which he
hal borrowed was full when he got it.
and in the barrel of it we're two small
specks of rust. If the gun had been
discharged the night before, it must have
been cleaned with water, otherwise this
rust would not have been there. Mr..
Davidson made a strong attempt to break
down this testimony on cross examination,
but the witness stuck to his story as orig1-
nally told, and it went to the Jury IN that
shape.
In the afternoon the first witness called
was Engineer Drummond, who testified
that from Kate Welsh's house to the
Capitol saloon the distance was l, 800 feet,
from Hates to West Movers about ], 300
feet. from the Capitol to Meyers $40 feet
and from Hates to Talbot's house a little
less than a mile. The distance from the
point where the body was found to Hates
is just a little less than two miles and a
half.
Al Mcclure, a gambler at West Meyers.
testified as to Parkisou's whereabouts on
the night of the murder. He swore posi-
lively that the defendant vas in Movers
for at least one hour between 1890 and ?
O'Clock. Parkison had played poker for
half an hour. At lis he bad finished
playing and was sitting by the table. He
LETT there a few minutes before 2 o'clock.
The defendant himself was then called
to the stand. During his examination-in-
chief he created a most favorable impress
sion. He answered all questions put %
him very clearly. and exhibited not the
least nervousness or confusion. His testi-
mony contradIcted several witnesses, but
contradiction in evidence is one of the
leading features of the case. Parkison
said that he left Fort Russell on the night
OF Oct. 2. to come to town. and arrived
here about 7 o'clock. He went straight
to Harry Hynds' place and stayed there
till about $50. On the way out he met
Baker, who told the witness that he,
Baker, wished to see witness at Gle. to
which he replied 'All right" From
Hynds' defendant went, in the
of Thornborough. to several saloons.
About 9l5 they got back to
Hynds'. About $50 witness left, by
himself, for Salt Lake Hates" place.
There he found Baker. About l0:45 he
and Baker went oyer to the Chicago
saloon and, after staying there a few
minutes, they parted, Baker starting back
for Hates and Parkison coming down
town. He reached Hynds' about lI:I5.
and met Private Kabis there. He stayed
there about three-quarters of an hour, and
then went to Meyers, played poker for
about three-quarters OF an hour and then
started for the Chicago saloon again.
From there, after buying some whisky,
he went to Pearl RaYmond's place, and
after staying there TIL 1870. he started
for home in the company OF Briggs, Stone
and Riley. He positively denied having
met Th~ornborough and BuzZard near the
fair grounds. He had Sc or 81 in money
when he reached town. In several other
particulars he also contradicted Thorn
borough. Instead of stopping at one
saloon only after leaving Hynds' the first
time, as testified by Thornborough, they
went to four different places. He heard
the morning following the murder that
he was suspected. He %corroborated
Beemer as to the lending OF the revolver.
He resigned his position as corporal last
December.
At this point the witness was turned
over to the prosecution. His manner in
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ing with counsel in a lively manner. As
to time he was not certain at all, and IN
one instance did not know whether he
had renamed at one place for ten minutes
or threa-auarters of a hour. He was,
however, possessed of a steady nerve. and |
when Prosecuting Attorney Davidson
Numbered questions at him as TO his rea-
sons for trembling and for turning pale |
at certain times, he, in a steady, clear
voice, denied that he had done 80. The
cross examination lasted over three hours,
and was listened to with breathless inter
est by both the spectators aud jury. 1t
was very ably conducted by Judge David
son.
The defendant was born in Ohio and is
% years old. He lived IN Ohio for thir-
teen years. He enlisted in the service at
Columbus, Ohio, in the spring of 1888.
and in a short time was sent to Fort
Russell. He has been here since August,
1888. The witness got badly ratified on
questions relating to the evidence which
he gave before the coroner's jury. Final.
ly, however, he stated that while he was
being examined there he was under the
influence OF liquor.
During the cross examination the wit
ness admitted that he had been to Hates
about l O'Clock, a fact which he did not
mention on his direct examination. He
was very much confused as to what hap
pened there at that time, and contradicted
himself several times.
On the whole it may be said that he
did his case more harm than good. Sew
eral matters he could not explain, and
positively refused TO answer some ques-
tons put to him. On questions relating to
conversations with Baker he gave very
little satisfaction.
The close of his cross examination was
about $50 aud court adjourned till 9 this
morning. Unless the state offers rebuttal
testimony, the case will at once be argued
and will go to the jury. A rumor is in
circulation that within the past week a re-
volver has been found near the spot
where the homicide occurred, OF the same
calibre as the one offered in evidence.
Whether this fact will be given in evil
dence or not this morning ia not known.
A noticeable feature of the case is the
fact that there has been no clash what
ever between counsel. Everything has
gone along most smoothly, and not an
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