, 1891-06-12
BADLY MIXED UP
Some Tangled Testimony as to
Time in the Parkison Case.
One Witness Gives Strong Tes-
timOny For the Prosecution.
But His Manner Does Not
Strengthen His Story.
The Case Will Very Probably Go to
the Jury Today.

As the Parkison case developes, the de.
PENDANTS chances are growing brighter
and brighter. The evidence yesterday,
with the possible exception of one witness,
was In his favor. although introduced
on behalf OF the prosecution.
If all OF the witnesses so far examined
testified truthfully Parkinson must have
bcen possessed of seven league boots. On
the night of October ., 1890, at -
o'clock, he was seen at several different
places, some of them miles apart. In
TACT, the evidence so far is. in several
very important particulars, irreconcilably
in conflict.
The strain attending the trial is yisibly
affecting the prisoner. and he looks tired
and worn. AT the same time, however,
his appearance indicates that he thorough
" understands the situation and appre-
ciates how favorable the varying stories of
the witnesses are for his case.
The jury is paying the closest of at
tention to all the evidence, and scrutinIzes
the appearance and name of all the wit.
nesses. The spectators, too, who yester-
day filled the court room to Overlooking.
are attentive listeners.
The first witness yesterday was joseph
Mulholland, a private. He testified that
that on the night of October 2. he was
guard from IL to /, and from 5 to 7 on
the morning of October 3. He saw
Parkison on the morning following the
homicide, and the defendant informed
him of the finding OF the body. His tes-
timony was of little or no importance.
Harrison Briggs, a colored cook in the
employ Of Lieut.. Nickerson, was the next
witness. His testimony differed materially
from that given by MIN before the
eoroner's jury, and was evidently a big
surprise to the prosecution. He swore
positively that he saw Parkison come out
of Pearl Ravmond's place about 100, and
that he went home to the post with Parki-
son and slept with him all night. The
defendant had a revolver and n bottle, and
laid the revolver on a box when he reached
quarters. This, Of course, accounts for
the prisoners presence from 1870 until
the finding of the body.
Charles NJ. Beemer testified that he
was on guard from s to I, and from II to
l on the End day Of October. An attempt
was made to introduce in evidence a
conversation between the witness and
Baker, as to the money which Baker had
in his possession. but the evidence was not
admitted.
Michael Riley and Charles Stone both
testified to having seen Parkison at Pearl
Raymond's about l o'clock on the night
of October ..
Corporal Frank Baker was called to the
stand, and his testimony was quite
important. He swore that he saw Parki-
son On the night OF October . at West
Meyers He came in, sat down, bought
some chips, and played poker for quite a
while; it might nave been 1890 or |, or
2, but it could not have been earlier than
1890. He was there from a half to three
quarters Of an hour.
Milton B. Holmes saw the defendant
at West Meyers between half-past | and
3 O'Clock; directly in conflict with the
evidence Of the witness Briggs, who says
he found Parkison at 1870 and stayed
with him the remainder of the night.
Then came Private Davis Of Co. G, and
his story was remarkable. considered
with what had preceded. He saw Baker
and Parkison early in the evening of Oct.
.. He left them near the fair grounds,
and came into town. Later in the even
ing he saw Parkison at Hynds' and still
later at West Meyers. About 10 o'clock
he went to Kate's and stayed there for
two hours, He saw Parkison there about
u O'Clock. From there the witness went
back to Meyers, and Parkinson came in
there afterwards. The witness was there
fifteen or twenty minutes and got back to
the post about 8 o'clock. He saw Parki-
son the next morning at the post, and the
prisoner told him if he thought he would
be arrested he would desert.
Private Buzzard of Co. f was next and
his story mystlfied the case more. The
witness, from Lis evidence, had evidently
been on a big drunk on the night of Oct.
2. He swore that he and Private Thorn
borough met Parkison about 400 yards
from falbot's house, near the fair grounds,
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