The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-29
1.-TWO MACS" AND
PARENT DISAGREE
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Mr.. King was still arguing this poiut
when the noon recess was takenJ
Objection Is Overruled.
Upon resuming after recess, Attorney
King continued his argument on The OBJ
lection. Ho contcnded that, it must be
shown that a ''brace game had been
arranged. that an agreement had been
made IN advance to extract money from
the parties, and that they had no chance
to win before robbery could be proved;
but there was no such agreement IN
volving Donaldson. Amy transaction be-
tween the parties after the completion
of the alleged transaction upon which
the State must necessarily rely, was
incompetent,
District Attorney Loofbourow held
TINT the subsequent transaction, the di-
viding of the money, was part OF the
conspiracy, and another part of 1T was
the disposition Of the cWhiters-gct-
ting them out Of town.
Attorney King briefly replied lie
asserted that the charge against the de
fcndant, under the evidence they were
attempting TO adduce, should be receiv-
ing stolen property or accessory, after
the fact. eff the gentleman who mi,
tiated these proceedings" concluded
Mr.. King, ''knew the facts and evi-
dence in this case, another charge
might have been brought; but Mr.. Loot
bourow and Major Breeden are not re-
sponsble for their conditions.
Judge Armstrong promptly overruled
tho objection TO which ruling Attorney
, King excepted.
Dividing the Spoils.
Parent again took the stand and
continued his story. Donaldson, Larry
O'Brien and hims self he said, went TO
! Nick Roster S saloon on West Temple
street, between First and Second South,
after leaving the Antler. Parent re-
marked to his companions that the
Scotchman would be hot and would KICK
and would have to be taken care of.
This remark was stricken from the
testimony on motion of Attorney King
HWe went into a wlncroom, con
tinued Parent, "and | gave Donaldson
the $4,000 | took from him; and Larry
bills. ! said / would keep the $4,000,
as something might happen, and until
we could make other arrangements.
Parent then told of the bunch GO
ing TO the house of Donaldson s sister
in New England addition. where they
partook of dinner. About 10 clock
Bell came to the house and SAID he
could get the McWhirters out OF town
for $1,000, and could compromise the
whole thing and get receipt IN full
by returning half of the sum taken
o'Brien Sits on Bell.
Subsequently an arrangement was
made that they should all meet at
Donaldson S room in the Imperial hotel
at noon the following day, At this
meeting S7370 was pooled on the table.
Bell wanted the $4,000 secured In the
poker game included in the pool, but
to this Larry o 'Brien objected, saying
that had been secured before Bell and
Parent entered the deal. They got
one-third of the $3.50, "and,'' said
Parent, 80 'Brien said, take out 20
per cent of the balance for George
Sheets.
Mr.. Loofbourow asked Parent if he
or Bell were officers, and the witness,
smiling somewhat broadly, answered,
NO, sir.
The District Attorney introduced a
phony roll Of currency, not as an
exhibit, but simply as An illustration
of the testimony.
This closed the direct testimony of
Parent.
Attorney King opened the cross-ex-
animation of the witness at once, and
it was not concluded when the case
was continued until Monday.
Parent stated emphaticallv that he
did not know Donaldson or any of the
other participants. He admitted that
he might have been taken for an
officer IN plain clothes by any of
those in the room.
Parent Says Donaldson Won.
When Parent entered the room the
cards that had been dealt were lying
on the table face up. When McWhirter
claimed the game was unfair Parent
inquired what hand he played. Nc
Writer showed him, and when he
looked at the other hands he declared
that that held by Donaldson was the
winner,
Parent denied that he hourished
gun and threatened to shoot Nc
Whirter or any one else. He denied
that he searched McWhirter, but af.
6rmed that the Scotchman gave up his
money voluntarily. He got the re-
volver from Sandy" after he got the
money.
All the testimony is strongly con
Trajectory of that given by The Nc
Whirters.
Parent claimed that he did not hand
Donaldson the $4,000 he got from him
before they descended the stairs at
the Antler house, but averred that
| Donaldson accompanied them TO the
| saloon, and there got the money. He
stated, however, that his conversation
in the saloon about the division of the
money was with Larry o 'Brien.
The case was then continued until
Monday
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