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

after he had skinned some sucker
through his stacked decks
This, in brief, is the record of the
leading witness in the conspiracy charge.
Further cross" examination will bring
forth startling developments. When an
adjournment was taken at noon Sat
'urday, until p. m. Monday, the cross
examination had only begun, but Judge
Thurman expressed himself as satisfied
with the progress made. "We have
something which will utterly destroy the
story of this Witness said Judge Thur
man, "but I cannot divulge it TO you
at present. Parent also denied that
he expected or had been promised any
immunity by the prosecution; he pro-
fessed absolute ignorance of what a
man who "turned States evidence
usually GOT
While paying the police 800 per
week for protection Parent claimed
that he and his partner, Bell, were op-
Grating alone. They had no connection
with Jim Donaldson and the o 'Briens.
He was moi consulted and knew nothing
of the McWhirter bunko game until
Larry O'Brien came up to him on the
street, after the card trick had been
turned at the Aptler house, and stuck
policeman star on him and asked
him 10 impersonate an officer. Notwith-
standing the fact that Parent. on his
own admission, relieved Alexander Me
Whirter OF $s,307; that he was the
chief actor in the affair; that he pulled
off the largest coup. $4,000 out of a
$4,000 robbery. he knew nothing of
the deal, was not party TO il until
incidentally picked up on the street.
6 Bell and | were standing in front OF
tailor shop on Second South, - said
Parent, explaining this incident Liar.
ry came up. He seemed 10 be very
nervous, He told us that Fwe got a
fellow in the joint who has lost $4,000
and has several thousand more. He
wants policeman. Here s badge
with special policeman on it, he saws;
come and be the officer and arrest this
fellow. The O'Briens and Donald
son never took such desperate chance
rs that, Parent knew the part he
was to play He was waiting for lust
such an occurrence and was ready 20
fulfill his part and he did it to the
extent of over SS00O
But the falsity of Parent s story is
complete when it is proved that Chief
of Police Sheets was not IN Salt Lake
City when Parent says that Newton
Il al ~
August and paid him $1o0 FOR police
protection. George Sheets was then
IN the State of Idaho, accompanied by
his wife, and ENJOYING his annual va
cation. Parent states emphatically
that on the 25th Of August he and Bell
at the Chesapeake cafe. E'We met him
nj the Chesapeake at $780, said Par
rent "This was on Saturday, August
25. We told him that we had decided
TO take a chance. / gave him S10o He
told us to go back to the room and
wait. He came back in about two
hours and told us to go ahead every
thing was all right
On the 18th of August Chief Sheets
left Salt Lake for Idaho. He returned
to this city on the evening of Tuesday,
August IS, three davs after Parent
says he consummated a deal with him
and paid him 500 for police protection.
This is a serious discrepancy; it is ono
that County Attorney Hansen and his
star witness Parent will have great
in overcoming. They will have
TO rcarrange their dates and this will
be impossible for the crook to do.