The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-27

was at loss to locate the telephone
he talked from. He finally said that
it was in the front room on the coun-
ter or the showcase.
Why Parent Left Town.
Now to correct Parents testimony
the state has brought forward this new
crook. this Bell, this guardian angel of
the prosecution, as the pampered pro-
tege of the state, to correct the errors
of Parents testimony. To see that he
makes no mistakes the transcript of
the evidence of Parent in another
nearing was left with him in his cell
for no purpose except to coach this
witness as to what he should tell to
agree with Parent in the salient points
of the states case through correcting
the lies he had been caught telling
That is why Parent left town or was
sent out of town last fall.
There is just one point for you to
consider I'm weighing the testimony in
this case and that is whether or not
George Sheets received $3.50 bride
money in George Goalen'S secondhand
store on State street That is the sole
question for you to consider. If
Sheets took that money at that time
and that place he is guilty. If he
didn't he is not guilty and your duty
of humanity. who never drew an honest
breath in all his life, but who goes con-
stantly about from place to place,
thriving on vice, says that he did.
Sheets says he has never been in the
place for years. Goalen and his clerk
say the incident could never have oc-
CURED. Now if you believe the story
of Bell as against that of the other
three men then go ahead and convict
George Sheets. But let me tell you that
if George Sheets goes to the peniten-
tiary for this offense charged, then he
will go with halo of glory about his
head as compared with such rogues as
Parent. Donaldson. Bell and that ilk."
Sheets Again on Stand.
At the opening of court yesterday
morning, George Sheets was called TO
the witness stand for one or two ques-
tions on cross-eXamination. o. r. Day
and T. s. Pendergrass testified to the
stenographic report of the council in
vestigation of Sheets. They said they
had been unable to get all of the ques-
lions asked OF answers given, because
several people were talking at once.
The state then called Councilman F.
s. Fernstrom and A. r. Barnes, former
councilman, TO rebuff the testimony of
Sheets. They said that Sheets had re-
piled to questions put by them, saying
that he knew the McWhirters had been
robbed of $4,000, because he saw the
receipt which McWhirter had while at
the police station. In his cross-exam-
ination Sheets said during his own tes-
timony that he had never seen the re-
ceipt until ii was shown in Judge ARM
strong's court some months later.
Christensen Is SatirfeaI.
Attorney Soren X. Christensen fol-
lowed Judge Thurman for tho defense
with a brief ten-minute talk TO the
jury. He will complete his address to
the jury this morning. With a satiri-
cal smile on his face he began quoting
the words of County Attorney Willard
Hanson:
"'Oh it is so. so easy to simulate. so
easy to deceive 1 think, gentlemen,
you will agree with me that this jury
of eight men is not so easily deceived
as Mr.. Hanson may think. You can
not deceive a jury of eight men such
as this is by garbling the testimony
and endeavOring to cloud the memory
of the jurors by keeping away from
the main question. II was Mr. Han
sons duty to enlighten you as to the
evidence in the case, to recall the tes-
timony to your minds and to conscien-
tiously assist you in so Gar as he is
able to determine from the facts in the
case the guilt or innocence of this de-