Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-07-01
PARENT FINISHES TODAY.
Dandy lin" Was Only Silent
Spectator" and Had no
Hand in Game.
Walter NJ. Heath. n Letter Carrier,
Tells of McWhirtcr, Bell and Par
rant AT Federal Building,


amusing features which made last
weeks proceedings interesting. w H.
Parent was on the stand during the
forenoon ana good portion Of the tes-
timony was a discussion of poker and
other card games. The state endeav-
ored to show that the game in the Ant.
lers was confidence" arrangement
while the defense argued that no evil
dence has been submitted to show this.
The defense played strong all fore
noon and again succeeded In bringing
out statements that show Donaldson
was "slctf and apparently indif-
fereut sitter in the game.
The long explanations Of the various
methods used N playing cards were not
exciting and 10 many, mot even en-
tertaining,
HEATH ON THE STAND.
Parent was on the stand until 1850
O'clock Walter NJ. Heath, a letter car
rier of 5a4 Eighth East, was then
called, Attorney King objected TO the
witness testitying. saying the defense
has not been furnished with a list OF
the states witnesses. and that the
name Of the witness on the stand Was
not endorsed on the information, He
was overruled and Heath began his
testi.nony Heath saw Mex. MeWhir-
te. Bell and Parent IN the Federal
building at A.20 o'clock in the after
noon, Sept. 10, 1906, and IL was he, whom
NoWhirter asked II Bell and Parent
were policemen saying that they had
taken over $4,000 from him, Heath
passed on, thinking MeWhirter crazy.
Parent encouraged this belief by
touching his head and nodding to-
wards McWhirter. Bell and Parent
walked down Market street. followed
by McWhirter When Heath came
out. after getting his wheel from the
basement OF the Federal building or
postofiice, he saw the three men walk
Ing towards town. lie followed
them to the police station, which
they entered by the rear entrance. An
adjournment was then called until 2
O'Clock.
PARENT ROSS-EXAMINED.
Immediately after court was declared
in session this morning w. II. Parent
was recalled TO the stand and placed
under cross examination By Atty. s. A.
King The questions put to the Wit
ness brought ont the familiar details OF
the fake game and the division of
spells afterwards. Parent said that
he returned 81 600 10 Donaldson In
saloon when the money was divided.
This amount, Parent said. he took
from Donaldson when he (the witness)
ana Bell appeared In the room at the
Autlers as policemen. This amount,
also was what Donaldson says he won
on three "seyens' in the hokey-pokey
game.
Fsnrp.,,t ,,ta, draeena IA "a hlork SttIt
ana black tie today.
Atty. King asked the witness; You
know You are not 90 have preliminary
hearing. don you?'
An objection from the state Was sus-
tained The question MAS then asked
IN different manner Atty. KinE want
ing "a know If immunity had not been
promised Parent in turning states
evidecc Tho witness chem said ho did
not know that any such arrangement
has been made. Numerous similar qucs-
tlons were asked to bring out soine-
thing regarding Immunity bur the Wit
ness repeated that he has been made 80
promises
HIS PAST RECORD.
The defense then ruade Parent 90
over his past record briefly. naming
the cities IN which he has hceu arrested
for various crimes,
not furnished with - transcript OF tho
McWhirtets testimony in the Shects
trial before he, himself, testified, Tho
witness said he Snw = transcript hut
not az that time.
IN answer 10 questions from Atty.
King, Parent said he has never Como
over any testimony with or iu the pres
sncc of Dlsl ANY Lonfbourow or
Deputy sheriff sharp. He qualified THIS
statement BIZ saying he and tne deputy
sheriff were arguing over an imma-
terinl point ana IN settle the dispute
referred TO n transcript, 1T had no
hearing ON the case" volunteered tho
witness.
Dist Atty, Loofbourow then took
Parent for rodlrect-e4aniinatio u. The
witness said he had never heard
the term 'hokcY-pQkey' applied
10 any card game. Somo di4
cussion was then devoted to- stud
poker, Parent explaining the method
on playing, value u cards otc,
SOME POKER HANDS.
Parreut described the hands caoh
player held. telling OF the three queens
held by John O'lrlen the fllll houao or
something as good held by McWhiit'r
and the four trays" held by Donald
son. This 80 similar Ia the hig mitr
hand used hy confidence men," cN,
planed Parent
II Is needless 90 explain that the
sucker be- dealt q good hand one thut
viii make him confident and anxious tl
bet One OF the ring" memhsrs sets
lltto better hand, OF course. Rad
also tlo money
WHERE "swAG' WAS DIVIDED
IL was brought out that Donaldson
offered hts room az q place Tor tAe
division ~ the money taken from tho
MeWhirtcrs. Jack" OBren said tho
gang could meet IN his room but Tor
himself, he "dldn't like yomon around
while business was being transacted"
Donaldson fnrnished the boys with a
location Of The room. etc,
DIDN'T KNOW "HoKEY-PoKEY
DURING REORGANIZATION AtiH
King asked Parent N he didn't know
that hockey pOkoN'' WAS The name iu-
piled 10 stud poker as q blind in SAN
Fran0lsco, when an ordinance WAS
pnssed against tho game, Tho wllaess