Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-03-05
SaIoonkeeper, Porter and TWO
Young Girls Testify for
State.
MUCH EVIDENCE STRUCK OUT.
Defense Plays Blocking Game and
Trims Edges of Strong Points
Very CIevery.
State Endeayors to Expose Dealings
Between Newton and Crooks, FROM
isinS TO Connect Them Up.

Taken all in ALL this mornings ses-
sion of the Sheets hearing was tame
compared with saturdays exposures
and the defense gained considerably
Parent, yesterday asserted that he
and Newton and Bell had explained
10 swain. the saloon keeper that he
wound not be in danger if he rented
them his Mineroom. as they had police
Drotection." Swain, upon being called
TO the stand. corroborated Parents
testimony only so far as the attempt TO
rent the wineroom was concerned. He
denied, however. that any reference had
been made towards police protection"
llpon motions of Soren y. Christensen.
much testimony brought out by the
prosecution was stricken from the rec
ords,
A number of witnesses were called 10
the stand this morning, Parent being
the first 10 take the chair. Among the
others called were Miss Grace King,
s"'Dr." Jim Donaldsou's niece; May Ila-
vks Larry OBrien's wife; Charles
Swain, the saloon keeper. Fred Anness,
the employe of the sun drug store; and
Belmont the porter In the saloon where
Newton and others made their head
charters, Despite the fact that these
witnesses were called to testify by tho
prosecution. little was gained through
their evidence, as the defense made
every effort to block the corroborative
testimony and in the main succeeded.
Jim Donaldson was in an ante-room
awaiting his turn to be called, The
doctor will be called this afternoon.
Frank II. Hansen Is another witness
vet to he called for the state. Unless
the county attorneys Office has some
thing more up its sleeve the hearing
Will come 10 an end within short
time. After Miss King had finished
her testimony Judge Thurman said
he had no questions. Miss King had
testified throughout that Donaldson and
the gang had been out TO her home
Sept. 20. All testimony introduced be-
fore during amy hearing of the sheets
OF McWhirtcr case had the gang out
at Miss Kings home on the same eve
ming as the McWhlrier affair. sept. ~.
Chief Sheets WIS present at this
mornings hearing and appeared in bet
ter spirits than he has exhibited since
this, the second, hearing opened. He
watched the proceedings closely. Cap
tain Raleigh was in his usual place at
the end of the 'hnourners' y bench. The
little courtroom was again crowded,
many OF the faces being those seen at
every session since Saturday. Judge
Hilton was seated beside County At
toruey Hanson and took more active
part In the examination. While Par
rent is on the stand, Deputy Sheriff
Joe" SHARP sits at the side of the jury
box within u few feet of the wltness-
Parent was dressed in gray suit.
white collar, and was neat and natty
in every detail. He appears on the look
out for yelled question from judge
the time evasively,
TODAY'S PROCEEDINGS.
The hearing was resumed promptly
at 10 o'clock this morning. The court
room WAS again fllled with Interested
spectators. w. II. Parent, the self
confessed gambler and conspirator
who has turned states evidence. was
called to tho stand The prosecution
Immediately resumed its redirect
questioning. The defense objected
from the start to this witness an-
swering questions regarding his ac-
Uuaintance with Shannon and Wilson,
members of tho Salt Lake detective
force Attys. Hanson and Judge Ilii-
ton explained that they Intended
showing by their questioning that the
acunaiGtlnce, To be proved existed be-
tween the detectives ana Parrent VIII
throw further light upon Chief sheets
completely with The understanding
that the evidence viii connect directly
with Chief sheets. Whitaker oyerruled
the objection.
MEETING WITH SHANNON.
Parent then proceeded to describe
meeting Shannon on Labor day at the
Salt Palace. when shannon met Par
ront and a pal In the beer garden.
shannon touched mo upon the shoul-
der and said the chief wanted to see
me- said the witness. 'Oh. | don't
think SO" he continued. "FIe knows
I'm here and can gee me when he
wants to-
PARENT then went on TO explain
that Shannon asked what he ana his
associates wara to get out OF the af-
falr proceedings under the forces
very nose.
you,' Parent said he answered. BELL
said ne would tell the chief that We
were being interfered with by shan
non and Wilson, At the conclusion
of testimony upon this phase, Attorney
Christensen made a motion that the
whole be stricken out, explaining tina
the witness had offered no facts con-
ncoted directly with the chief. After
considerable talk between the defense
aud prosecution. Judge Whitaker up
held the motion.
PAID NEWTON 500.
Parent next told of giving Newton
New York exchange for 500 ~ q sa-
loon on Second South street "The pa
per was turned down and l paid the
money" continued the witness. "Tho
paper was out Of a series Of books we
had made The witness identified n
book OF blank drafts, Parent de-
Rcribed how man who had been IN.
veigled into 81 game would be induced
10 fll out one OF the drafts. The slips
were printed on both sides, 30 after
the man had filled IN a draft, the
'sharpsn would pretend To tear out the
draft and tear II up but In reality
while blotting the fresh writing would
turn the book over, hiding the writ.
ne and exhibiting the blanks. The
ook was admitted as evidence.
'PHoNED TO SHEETS,
Judge Thurman asked Were you
tn Bell when he telephoned 10
sets?"
Yes, sir"
'was there any one In the drug
tore"
"a clerk---Bell asked IL he might usc