The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-03-05

Following the sensational exposures OF
Saturday by W. H Parent, the bunco
man who turned states evidence and i'm
plicated Chief of Police Sheets in a series
of robberies and swindies similar to the
McWhirter robbery the witness was put
through a cross-examination yesterday
afternoon by the attorneys for the chief
The prosecution scored a material point
against Attorney William Newton the al
legged go-between of Chief Sheets and the
bunco gang, by the introduction Of a
check in evidence drawn by William H
Parent, made payable to William New
ton. The check was on the Dessret Ma
tional bank and called for $50. It was In
dorsed by William Newton and bore the
paying teiier's stamp showing that 1t had
been paid. It bore the date Of Sept. q
and Parent swore that It was Newton 8
| share of the proceeds Of the $1,000 Nc
Whittier robbery.
The defense on crOss-exa mfnation of
Parent made further efforts to get him
to reiterate positively that the date of the
forming of the conspiracy was between
Aug. q and Is He said that he was sure
of those dates but was not as posi-
tive as to the other dates in the case "a
he had been on Saturday. adding to his
answers TO the best Of my knowledge"
Hilton Aids Prosecution.
Judge o. n. Hilton. of Denver. the at
torney for Parent. was entered as spe-
cial prosecutor for the state on motion OF
County Attorney Willard Hanson yester-
day afternoon, and assisted Mr.. Hanson
in the examination of Parent.
The attorneys for the defense brought
out on cross-exsDaination the details Of
another flim-fiam game that took place on
the train coming in from Denver. when a
his pals, Thompson and Sullivan, who
were later arrested in Salt Lake and
driven out of town, engaged gullible
stranger in a game Of matching dollars
After winning the money they were afraid
of getting arrested and left the train at
Castle Gate, coming to Salt Lake on the
next train In their hurry to leave the
train the grips were left on the train and
Parent said he secured one OF the grips
later through the assistance Of Attorney
Newton.
Frank E. Hansen. claim agent for the
Oregon Short Line, who c0nfiscated the
grips on hearing OF the alleged robbery.
will be called by the state to testify to
the contents Of these grips and the efforts
stranger. He says that he found a num-
Der Of checks made out TO unknown par
ties calling for various amounts OF mon
ey, in these grips
Court Room damned.
The court room was damned to the
doors when the hearing opened yesterday
afternoon. w. II. Parent was called to
the stand and Mr.. Hanson moved that
Judge Hilton be entered as special counsel
for the state.
Judge thurman IOf tile Oe4enSe at once
began cross-examining Parent as to the
flim-flam game on the train on the way
from Denver to Salt Lake. He asked the
witness why he and his pals left the train
after robbing the stranger. He said they
did not care to take the chance Of getting
caught. so left the train when II was
going through a tunnel.
Your game" asked Judge Thurman
was the same as you practiceG here-rob-
bling people, wasn't IT?
I'VE didn't rob him" replied the wit
ness He bet his own money"
Q.-Are not yolr games. as you de-
scribed them Saturday, rcbbing people?
A.-Not in my estimation.
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