Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-03-05

ing Judge Hiltons position and when
the latter would enter an objection
the defense would ask. "As what do
YOU object as attorney for the witness
or az attorney For the state2' Tits
between the attorneys for both sides
were frequent and these. the spectators
seemed to enjoy hugely.
ROOM WAS CROWDED.
The small courtroom In the basement
floor OF the city and county building
was crowded to Its utmost capacity
when court was declared open at 2
o'clock. The spectators crowded into
the jury box. lined up on side benches
and jammed into the spectators beuch-
es. over half Il hundred men stcVd
ON tip-toe during the entire hearing.
seeming disinCilned to shift In their
uncomfortable positions for fear of los
word of the racN testimony being
furnished in an even. low tone by the
young man In the witness chair. Chief
Sheets sat directly behind Soreu y.
Christensen. During the greater part
OF the time his chair was tipped back,
his head resting against a pillar behind
him. Captain Raleigh SAT on the end
OF the principals bench, twisting his
mustache. Attorney Newton was not
present. When the clerk announced
that court WAS in session, there was a
starting anything. IT developed that
Day, the stenographer, was not In the
room, and a messenger wss sent out
into the building to bring him In. When
the tardy Stenographer was at his
desk, q. young fellow with yellowish-
brown hair brushed neatly, arose aud
In obedience to nod from Judge Thur
man stepped on the stand. sat down,
crossed his legs and without the slight
est sign of embarrassment or nervous
ness waited for Judge Thurman's OPEN
ing question. This was in substance,
You knew what you We're charged
with when you came to Salt 1.ake?'
LOOKED UP DATE.
~ believed 1t was because was i'm
picated in the Mcwhlrter affair an
Swered tho witness. who later admitted
that he understood he was charged with
robbery and grand larceny. The Wit
ness said he was taken TO the county
jail. In answer to questions coming
rapidly from the attorney for the de-
Tense, the witness said he was out Of
jail several days ago In company
with Judge Hilton he went to the sani-
tariuun 10 look up the date Of his ar
rival at that place by inspecting tho
register. Parent explained This was
at Judge HIlton's suggestion SID
Parent.
Judge Hilton was your attorney and
is not the states attorney" asked
Judge Thurman
The witness said he visited the san-
tatlum TO verify what he had told
Judge Hilton. In n sharp and quick
duel of words the witness admitted that
he had hired Judge Hilton as his at.
torney because he felt he needed legal
aid, and so Tar as the witness knew
that understanding was still good.
Il taI.s a.l
hands, insinuated Judge Thurman.
The witness was wary and refused TO
offer point-blank answer to this and
other questions of similar nature
Parent said he had been taken from
the county jail three times in an open
surrey; once 10 the sanitarium, aS
explained, and twice 10 and from the
jail and courthouse.
THE MAGrNNIs AFFAIR.
Parent admitted that he, with
Harry Sullivan and George Thompson
| got off at "a tunnel on the line of the
Rio Grande Western" when coInins
towards Salt Lake about the first OF
August but for long time refused
to answer Judge Humans ques-
lions candidly Parent repeated sew
eral times that they got off one train
to catch the next one" Enough of
this story developed during the ques-
tioninE on this point to show that II
is the incident described In detail in
yesterday afternoons News" II was
the feecing OF 3 tourist. Louis Magin-
mis- OF 3S3 east Broadway. Butte. Par
rent and two associates turned this
trick and later when Frank d. Han
sen, who worked the case UP. secured
enough evidence to- convict the men
and traced Parent to this city, tried
to get Parent arrested failed so mys-
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no aid or encouragement from the
police is no longer thing of mystery.
Parent says ne had police protection.
He certainly had, This case was the
first Mr.. Hansen ever failed to clean
up and the first one he was unabl 20
get police aid in handling. There are
n number of significant features TO
this shady affair which when they
come TO light, viii not aid the defense
at all.
OFFICER WAS NEEDED.
Judge Thurman few minutes fur
Their along the questioning asked the
witness what range gambling has. "In
Salt Lake It appears to have con-
siderable range" was Parents anus
ing reply. where do YOU draw the
lines?" asked Judge Thurman. when
] can't talk the money out OF man,
] draw the linz" answered the Wit
ness firmly Shortly after this in
teresting meeting OF swords between
attorney and witness Parent de-
clared he would have called n genu-
Inc policeman 10 go into the Antler
to turn the trick in connection with
the McWhrter robbery. Its been
done with genuine policeman in
serted the witness with vague smile
Judge Thurman asked hotly, III YOU
had seen any policeman would you
have called him2" "Oh, we'll. there's
several do not know" answered Par
rent slowly, When order was restored
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