The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-07-02

Ais arrest. except for two weeks, wher
ne was on trip TO Chicago Wniie
the testimony did not develop 1T. 1T Il
probably true that Parent was sent tt
TO locate John and Larry O'Bren:
'sYou have never had preliminary
nearing, have you3" queried Mr. King
''No. sir.
s.Yon know you are not to have any
do YOU not?'
Mr.. Loofbourow objected. and Mr.
King changed his question, and asked
Parrent If he expected to have pre-
"Well, / don { know, " responded tho
witness uaively. "You see, [ don I
know anything about the laws in
Utah. and there were smiles all over
The courtroom. Parent, IN response to
further questions, denied posltvely tnat
he had been promised any immunity
from prosecution in return for his testi-
monv against Chief of Police Sheets, or
against Donaldson.
Acting OH Hilton S Advice.
"Then you are relying entirely up
on the good offices of the prosecutors
of this county and district, are you'''
demanded Mr. King,
81 am relying upon the advice OF
my COUNSEL was Parent 5 answer.
'''And that is Judge Hilton. of Den
ver-the same man who acted RS spe'
cial counsel for the State IN the prose
cution for the State in the last pre-
liminary examination of Chief Sheets?
Mr.. Loofbourow objected TO this
question. but Judge Armstrong over
ruled tho objection, and Parent an
swered in the affirmative. Continuing
the examination, Mr.. King asked Par
rent If he had not expected 10 keep
the McWhirtcr s money, when, by pre-
tending 10 be a policeman, he had taken
il from them. Parent said he had so
intended.
"You have been in the habit of ex
wav?' insinuated Mr. King gently
''Not in this way?" replied the wit
ness
''You have been arrested often?' y
HGes, sir
Parent admitted that he had been
arrested in Kansas City, Denver and
Dallas, Tex. His arrest in Dallas, he
declared, was for disturbing tbe\peace.
Parent further acknowledged that aft.
er the last preliminary examination of
Chief Sheets he had been furnished
with transcript of the evidence taken
in that case, including his own testi-
mony and that of the McWhirters.
so you had a copy of your own
testimony 10 read before you testified
in this case9'1. Mr.. King demanded.
Parent admitted that he had, but
denied that ne had read il to any cN-
tent. He denied that he had received
a copy of the McWhirter testimony
given in the first Sheets case before
he himself testified in The second
Sheets case.
Is Stud Poker Expert.
On redirect examination Mr.. Loot
hourow qualified Parent an expert OH
the game of stud poker. and Parent
denied that he had ever heard ii called
by the name of Ehoky-pokv, or
ion that McWhirter testified he played
it with Donaldson and John O 'Brien.
When he entered the room, he said,
o 'Brien told him that they-that is
Donaldson, o Brien and Whirter-
had been playing stud poker. The
hands held by each were lying face
upward on the table, and Parent ex-
amined them.
Donaldson. be said, held four trays,
q ,Brien pair of queens and Nc
Whlrter, to the best of his rceollec.
ton, three aces and pair of kings.
What kind of q hand is that
known as among confidence menu
asked NJ, Loofbourow.
1T. IS known as the big nit, "
replied the expert. ''The big nit, -
he declared, twas usually the third
hand dealt, By big nit he meant"
he said, "that the cards were stacked
before they were dealt. Subsequently,
however, Parent admitted TO Mr.,
King that where three sit in bunko
game of this description it is known
participate, it is known as the "big
mIff - Ho n5,nittad ,-,tLo..
culver Of an eyelash, that he and Bell
had been playing the "single mitt"
around Salt Lake for some time be-
fore the McWhirter incident. This
practically ended Parents testimony.
The next witness was Walter NJ.
Heath, letter-carrier. who declared
that on the day Of The robbery he
was accosted by McWhirter at the
postoiiiee, in the presence of Bell and
Parent. McWhirter asked him if
Bell was police officer, He replied
that he did not know, whereupon Nc
Whlrter declared that the two men
had robbed him of $4,000. AS thev
walked away, Heath said, Bell airily
waved his hand Mt him (the witness.I
y few minutes later, he said, he came
out OF the postofiice and saw McWhir-
ter and Bell together. He followed
them until they reached the back en-
trance OF the police station and turned
in tharc.
why did you follow them?" asked
Mr.. King
Because I thought it was my duty
as citizen to do so,' replied the
witness, who was then excused from
the stand. Court took a recess until
2 clock
More Witnesses for State.
w: D. Casey, poolroom man, was
the first witness called after luncheon
he testified TO having changed $1,000
Dill FOR Donaldson IN September, but
could not FIX the date
William T, Rodigkeit, commonly
known as "Dutch,' night manager at
the Vienna cafe, was the next wit
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