The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-05

Wnen tne preliminary nearing OF
Chief of Police Sheets, on charge of
conspiracy. was continued in Judge j.
J. Whitaker s court on Monday after
noon, the court and spectators were
startled by the announcement Of Conn-
ty Attorney Hansen that he desired
for Parent, the crook. associated with
him as representing the State. 1t was
startling in every aspect. Hilton is at
torney. for Parent, who is a self-co
fessed thief; while on the train com
ing over from Denver with his part
ners, Parent turned trick and had
70 leave the train somewhere near Sol
dier Summit on the Rio Grande and
wait for another, the "sucker' had
complained to the conductor: and now
the Denver attorney represents the
State of Utah in prosecution against
some of the leading officials of Salt
Lake City. And at the same time Hill
ton still stands as attorney for Parent.
When County Attorney Hansen made
his request Soreu Y. Christensen asked
if Hilton was being named as assistant
County Attorney. AS assistant prose-
cutor' replied the County Attorney
Judge Whitaker granted the request,
and Hilton was entered of record as
assistant prosecutor.
During the afternoon there were sew
eral tilts between the counsel. Once
Judge Thurman asked Parent what
statement he made to Hilton on the
train. Hilton objected strenuously-
Christensen asked whether he was OBJ
.jecting for the State. Judge Hilton re-
Piled with considerable warmth that he
was objecting for both and addressing
himself particularly to Judge Thurman
he told him he was asking for some
thing that no reputable attorney would
ask for. Judge Thurman replied, in eff
feet that the fact that Judge Hilton
used the word reputable surprised
him
The cross examination and redirect
examination of Parent consumed the
entire afternoon and the latter phase of
it was not concluded when a recess was
taken until this morning.
County Attorney Hansen had virtu-
of the witness, and the court intimated
10 the defense that they would again
have an opportunity 10 cross.examine.
Parents memory was not so good as
TO dates as il was on Saturday. Then
he was positive; yesterday he was IN
cliued to hedge and qualify by saying
that such and such thing happened on
certain date. TO the "best of his
Knowledge or he "thought it was on
that date;" but he still is certain that
the alleged conspiracy began on Aug
%. and that he saw Chief Sheets several
times before that date, He swore sol
emnly that he would not tell false
hood under oath 10 save his life, and so
solemnly did he affirm that on a gam
bling proposition he would beat a man
out of his last dollar, and he had done
it in the case Of the McWhirters I'm
a Hoii'SHdH NdS, uuiti bi9
definition of n gambler, part of a
gamblers s daily avocation.
He told that himself and Thompson
and Sullivan, his partners, had a card
game on the train coming over from
Denver The stranger lost and ne com
planned to the conductor, Parent and
his partners left the train at tunnel
or snow shed, he said. and the only rea-
son he would assign for doing so was
that he wanted to come into Salt
Lake on another train. He left his
grips on the train, one of them he re-
covered at Ogden, the other he lost en-
tirely.
Parent Was Fixing Up Dates.
The courtroom was crowded TO eX-
cess when the cross-examinat tion of Par
rent began, II was conducted by Judge
Thurman. In answer TO questions, the
witness said he was brought TO Salt
Lake two weeks ago under arrest on
two charges, one grand larceny, the
other robbery, He was taken to the |
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