The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-08

titled to seeing Chief Sheets at Logan
on the 9th of August.
Joseph Il. Hogan, Oregon Short Line
conductor, gave evidence that Chief
Sheets travelled on his train from Logan
to Salt Lake on The 2sth of August
John Cruikshank. chief clerk in the
auditing department of the Oregon
Short Line. testified from the record
that Chief Sheets made the trip from
Salt Lake to Logan on Aug. l5
Although il was only 1880 a. M, re-
cess was taken until 2 o CLOCK to permit
the defense TO bring forward some adj
ditional evidence.
Afternoon Session.
Upon resuming Arthur Pratt, warden
and testified that he saw Sheets on
Aug 2S, having met him on the train
cnroute to Salt Lake.
Michael Darms, conductor on the Ore
gon Short Line, proved that Chief
Sheets travelled on his train from Salt
Lake TO Logan on Aug. Is.
Deputy Sheriff Sharp took the stand
and stated that on Monday last he was
in Goalen s store and was accompanied
by Parent.
Burbidge Corrects McWhirters.
Capt. Burbidge, the next witness, said
he saw the McWhirters at police head,
quarters on Sept. 10 He saw McWhir-
ter take the money from the desk and
tectye Raleigh was not present.
The McWhirters have stoutly main
tanned that Detective Raleigh was pres
ent at the transaction.
County Attorney Hanson admitted
that if Gull Nebeker, who is sick, were
to testify he would give evide that
he had seen Chief Sheets Mt Meadow
v1l1p franppuf1N hDtrr-ep AM
Aug, %.
Parent Again on Stand.
Parent was then recalled for cross
examination by the defense. He took
the stand and was asked by Judge
Thurman concerning driving around
town and his visit to the second hand
store (Goelen 81 on State street
Odd you testify on that occasion
that you did not go into the store? |
A.-No, sir.
The official reporter wns asked to re-
fer TO his notes and long time was
consumed in making the reference The |
testimony showed that the witness did |
not say that he did not go in, but that |
he stopped the buggy some feet dis.
'ant from the store. The question he
was asked on the former examination
was if he was there.
Q.-Now, Mr.. Parent. you now say
that you were there' A.-Yes, sir.
Q,-And went into the building7 /
A-Yes. sir.
Q.-Didn t you understand me to he
asking you if You went therel A.
You didn't ask me If / went in there
Q.-Dldn I YOU know that is what |
was asking You about and YOU denied
it? A.-No, You didn I ask me if ]
went in.
Q.-Didn t YOU deny that YOU stopped
there at all? A-No, sir. | stopped on
the other side.
Q.-When YOU testified the other day
about your Kansas City record, vou
said You were fined and that You were
waiting for trial? A.-Yes, sir.
Q-Is that true1 A-Yes, sir.
Q-Wasn Z you fined and sent to
jail in payment of the fine; didn Z You
spend 1l2 DAYS in jailH Al didn t
spend ll2 days in jail,
Q.-You say that is untrue7 A
Yes, sir, that certainly is untrue.
Q.-How many days did you spend
IN Jail. Al don t remember.
Q.-Was il 100 days9 A.-No.
Q.-Was it 80 days7 A.-Yes, it was
4 little more than so
Odd you pay any fine at all7 A
paid $500 to man named Abel: he
runs drug store on East Eighteenth
street He is an Alderman of the upper
house and | was released
Q.-What were you doing in lai for
20 days If you had money to paw your
ine9 Al did have the money to paw
ny fine.
Parent was then shown a police nic
,ure of himself with his number, 7s4.
ldorning it. ~
lie was shown another picture, which
he recognized as that of his brother,
whose number was 1923.
Q.-Was your brother in the hotel
business at that time7 Al don't
know whether he was.
Q-He was in Jail in Texas for five :
years for robbery, wasn't he?
The question was objected to and
he objection sustained
Some Of Parent s Aliases.
Q.-Wasn I your name Walter Allen
n Kansas City. Al think I have
used the name.
he had also used the names of w +
:. Evans, Morgan, Tarrent, Martin, and d,
others. >''' [
Q.-You don't know whether YOU z
we're pardoned at Kansas City or not !
Al don't know anything about il,
Tins closed the case for the defense 6
County Attorncl Hanson asked that J
he defendant be bound over and made G
| long argument. I
Attorney Christensen and JUDGE
Thurman replied, and Attorney Hanson c