Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-03-05
CHECK TO NEWTON
IS INTRODUCED
Evidence Supports Parents
Story About Paying Court
Attorney Hush Money.
WITNESS is PHILOSOPHER.
Shows similarity in Morals OF Lawyer
And Thief--Judge Hilton As.
slsts Prosecution,

Two things are becoming evident as
tho hearing Of Chief George Sheets pro-
crosses and they are the facts that the
defense Is attempting to let the main
defendant drop quietly out OF the lime
light. making room for the less favored
William Newton. police court attorney,
and that the state has prepared pow
erfuI ca SC. The sensation OF yesterday
afternoons session In Judge J, j. Whit
akers court was the Introduction of
n check mentioned by w, II, Parent.
the co-conspiratov who Is now testify
Ing against his former pals Parent
had Just finished telling the story OF
how Newton said he should have por-
tion of the MoWhirter haul. as II was
through him and by his efforts and per-
forinances as gotbeiween thar Bell,
Donaldson and the witness were able
to work their illegitimate money-mak-
ing In this city, Parent told how he
had told Newton to consult with Bell
aud OF how check for $40 was finally
made ont In Newtons favor ana paid
to him. Willard Hanson. county attor-
hey, pulled q yellow slip of paper out
OF his pocket. asking Parent II 1t was
the check In question. Soren X Chris
ISOLATED with Judge Sam Thurman for
Sheets and Raleigh, was on his feet
instantly. objecting against the sudden
introduction OF any check as evidence.
His objection was overruled and Par
rent examined and identified the check
II read payable 10 the order OF William
Newton, the sum Of $50, signed by w,
II. Parent and drawn upon the Des-
eret National bank OF this city. II was
dated Sept n. ana a paying tellers
stamp showed that 1t had been cashed
upon that date
PARENT SCORES ONE.
Parent was under cross examination
during the greater portion OF the att
ernoon. but Judge Thurman's questions
failed 10 elicit any damaging contra
dctions from the witness. who a times
answered the questions asked him In
manner that brought momentary en-
barrassment to the prosecution. When
Judge Thurman was attempting to pin
,he witness down to a bare assertion
that he would not swear TO "a falsehood
| under any circumstances the attorney
| asked half-sneeringly, "Then you would
not lie to save even your associates
| why suppose you would not lie TO save
your life?" Parent repeated promptly
that he would not lie under oath under
| any conditions. After being a thief,
y
tell US that you have been promised
| no money: no Immunity, and expect
nothing for coming here and tcstlfying
as You have" retorted Judge Thurman
accusingly, You have high idea of
morals. perhaps
| II don't know much about this high
| moral business" answered the witness.
"but you protect thieves for money;
| associate with them for money l guess
| its all the same thing SO Ear as morals
are concerned" This bit of philosophy
created an undercurrent OF merriment.
ANOTHER HOT SHOT.
While the cross-exanination was I'M
der way Judge Thurman directed a
number of questions at the witness re-
| gardlng the policeman stunt" which
| Parent pulled off so cleverly as a ell
max to the McWhirter episode. The
witness dropped the remark, If there
| had been a policeman around | would
have got him to go up" Judge Thur
man promptly jumped at this remark
and threw 1t back al the witness. DO
| you mean that II any policeman had
been in sight you would have had him
go up to see what was the matter IN
| that room, when you were told that
two Scotchmen with a lot of money
wanted policeman"
II did not say any policeman. There
We're some | didn't know answered the
| witness. This reto~t filled the room
| with laughter and Judge Whitaker had
to rap for order
BATTLE OF WITS
This instance was but one OF many.
The witness was calm and collected
throughout what would have been TO
the ordinary man and stranger to a
witness chair. a most trying ordeal.
Judge Thurman took Parents testi-
mony OF Saturday bit by bit and in Il
half dozen different ways tried 10
shake the witness on important asser-
tons A lengthy fencing with words re-
suited between the attorney and the
witness when Judge Thurman tried 10
get Parent to repeat positively that he
saw Chief Sheets between August u
ANA %. II believe so; i remember II
that way" or That's as near as can
say to the best OF my knowledge" were
the unsatisfactory replies witness vol
unteered to the questions, asked him in
ALI the tones and with all the gestures
In Judge Thurman's most worrisone
style. with the exception OF an occa-
sional by-play the afternoon was one
stretch OF cross-examlnation resulting
in little more than Il repetition Of the
story told by Parent Saturday when he
made such sensational charges against
the Salt Lake police department. Dur