The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-07-07
Another Roast for Parent.

Attorney King referred in scathing
language to the evidence of w. H.
Parent, who turned states evidence
against Donaldson.
When Major Breeder addressed
you, gentlemen" said Mr.. King 'he
said that the evidence would show
that Mr.. Donaldson was beyond a
doubt guilty Of the crime with which
he is charged. What the evidence did
show, major, was that your self-con-
fessed criminal, Parent, is q thief of
the worst character. and it shows that
he has been, under your courtesy, for
over six months without a preliminary
hearing-thiS dog, who under his own
statement ought to be Ianguishing in
the peritentiaTy. Major Breeden said
he would not ask you to convict any
one on the testimony of Parent, yet
the very next minute he tells you that
in order to convict Donaldson it is ne
cessary TO believe Parent. When, Mr.
Breeder, are we to believe you or to
look for any truth in your propo-
sitions?
In his zeal my brother, Breeder,
quoted 20 YOU what purported to be the
evidence in this case, but you know
gentlemen, that not one portion of il
was quoted correctly.
Simply 10 satisfy the within and de-
sign of some party in power. the state
asks you ID send Jim Donaldson to the
penitentiary, and at the same time it
has two criminals, one a confessed
thief, who admits the commission of
the crime with which Donaldson is
charged. as the guests of the state at
the county Jail, unpublished for their
crimes Here are two grafters of the
worst stripe, one of whom mad admit
ted it under oath, confidence men who
go up and down the country robbing
their victims: these are the men who
should be punished for this crime.
say it, and I repeat it emphatically
Jim Donaldson was the victim of these
sure-thing men at the time of that
card game, and he is still their victim
in this case.
can Honest Gambler"
Jim Donaldson was a gambler. but an
honest one. We have put his character
in issue, we have thrown down the
gantiet and opened the way for the
state to introduce any evidence contra
dieting the testimony of these men who
swore that among the class of men Jim
Donaldson associated with his reputation
for honesty, integrity and fair dealing
was good Major Breeder compliments
the sheriffs office and especially Deputy
Sheriff Sharp for the signal service rem
dered in this case. With all the shrewd-
don't you suppose that If there had been
a single man lis this community of 10000
people who could have said anything
against Jim Donaldson's character Sharp
would have found him and brought him
here?''
The attorney went carefully over each
bit of evidence introduced by the state
and either characterized ii as not ma
terial or highly improbable.
District Attorney Loofbourow, while not
as eloquent as the attorney for the de-
tense, made an especially strong argu-
ment in closing the case for the state
He occupied the remaining half hour of.
the time allotted the state by the court.
He dwelt particularly on what transpired
in the room al the Antier rooming house.
He said that Alexander's appearance on
the witness stand proved conclusively
that he was telling the truth when he
said that he was unfamiliar with the
playing of cards.
Handled Cards Like Loaves of Bread.
You saw the way he dealt the cards
out when he was on the stand" said the