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

This mornings testimony lacked tho
amusing features which made last
weeks proceedings interesting. W. II.
Parent was ON the stand during the
forenoon and good portion OF the tes-
timony was 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 owl
dence has beer submitted to show this
The defense played strong all fore
noon and again succeeded in bringing
out statements that show Donaldson
was "silet' and apparently indif-
ferent sitter in the game
The long explanations of the various
methods used in playing cards were not
exciting and TO many. mot even en-
PERTAINING.
HEATH ON THE STAND.
Parent was, on the stand until 1850
o'clock. Walter NJ. Heath, a letter car
rier OF 53i Eighth East, was then
called. Attorney King objected to the
witness testifying, saying the defense
has not been furnished with list OF
the states witnesses, and that the
name of the witness on the stand was
not endorsed on the information. He
was overruIed, and Heath began hts
testi:nony Heath saw Alex McWhir-
te:, Bell and Parent in the Federal
building NJ f.20 o'clock in the after
noon Sept 49, 1906, and II was he, whom
NIcWhirter asked il Bell and Parent
We're policemen. saying that they had
taken over $4,000 from him. Heath
passed on. thinking McWhirter 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
ont. after getting his wheel from the
basement of the Federal building ar
p0stoflice, he saw the three men walk
Ing towards town. He followed
them to the police station which
they entered by the rear entrance. An.
adjournment was then called until
o'clock
PARENT OsS-EXAMINED.
Immediately after court was declared
in session this morning w. Ii. Parent
was recalled 10 the sta nd ana placed
under denomination by Atty. ): A.
King The questions put to the Wit
the fake game and the division of
spuils afterwards. Parent said that
be returned s. 600 to Donaldson in a
saloon when the money was divided.
This amount Parent said. he took
from Donaldson when he Uhe witness)
and Bell appeared Ia the room mt the
Antlers as policemen. This amount
also was what Donaldson says he won
on three 'seyens" IN the hockey pokey
game.
Parent was dressed IN black suit
and black tie today
Atty, King asked the witness: You
know You are not 20 have preliminary
hearing, don't your
An objection from the state was sus-
tanned. The question was then asked
Ia a different manner Atty, Ktnc want
ing 10 know IL immunity had not hecn
promised Parent In farming states
eyidcec, The witness then said 10 did
not know that any such arrangement
has been made Numerous similar r1ses-
lions were asked to bring out some
thing regarding Immunity but the Wit
ness repeated that he has been made 80
promises,
HIS PAST RECORD
Tho defense then made Parieut 20
over h.s past record briefly. naming
the cities I'm which he has been arrested
for various crimes.
Atty. KING asked Parent Il he was
not furnished with u transcript OF the
McWhirters' testimony in the Sheets
trial before he, himself. testified. The
Wi'ncss said he sa~ transcript bui
NOT az that time.
In answer 10 questions from Atty.
King, Parent said he has never gono
ove r any testimony with OF I'm the pres
snee OF DIST ATTY, Loofbourow or
Deputy sheriff sharp he qualified this
statement by sayine he and the deputy
sheun were arguing over an lmmo-
terlal point and 10 settle tho dispute
referred 10 q transcript. ''ft had no
hearing on the ease" volunteered the
witness.
Dist. Atty, Loofbourow then took
Parent Tor redirect examination. Tile
'itness said hc had never heard
The torn 'hokey pqkey" applied
To amy card game. Some Ola
'nssiou MAS thCu devoted TO- STUD
rpker. Parent explaining tho method
of playing, value % cards, etc
SOME POKER HANDS.
Parront described the HANDS each
player held telling or the three queens
held by John O'Rrlen. the full hou8e or
something as good held nv AfcWhiitor
and tho four ''trays' held by Donald
son. "rhlS i9 similar % the big mh'
hand used hy confidence men" oS.
planned Parent
II Is needless 10 explain that Tho
sucker is dealt good hand; ono thlt
win make him confident ana anxious ID,
bet One of tho ring members gets
a little better hand, Of course. al
also the money,
WHERE "SWAG'' WAS DIVIDED
Il was brought out that Donaldson
offered his room as "a place t0r tho
division of the money taken from Inc
"JHCk' O'iSrien said inc
gang could meet IN his room, hut for
himself, hs 'didn't Ike womon around
while business WAS being transacted"
Donaldson furnished the boys with
location ~ the room. etc.
DIDN'T KNOW "HoKHY- PoREY.
Durlng recroBs-sy examination Att.
Sing asked parront n he didu't know
hat hockey pokoy' WAS the namo op-
lled no stud poker as a blind in sNn
WHOM an ordinance was
a a.at .lt fa.l