Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-27
Five Years Almost Since Girl
With "0pen Sour Spoke
To Him.
AIR WAS THICK WITH BILLS
While in Foreign Haunts of Titled
Bachelors the Parsons Bank Ac-
count Was Ovcrburdcncd.

Mother and daughter against father
were the three principal characters
again Wednesday afternoon in the
pathetic little drama that has been
going on In Judge Morse's court this
week. and which will probably have
the curtain rung down on it tomorrow
evening. Mrs, Jennie Parsons. Miss
Genevc Parson and Charles C. Par
sons make up the dramatis personae
Miss Parsons. still dressed in somber
color from head to foot took the stand
after the noon recess. She proved q
clever witness, parrying the questions
put to her by her old friend, but now
her fathers counsel, Attorney Stewart
Waling. with almost the keeness
showed by her mother in her spirited
retorts to Attorney Hoppaugh at the
morning session. She said that she did
probably show affection for her father
both In action and In letters up to the
time OF her mothers illness in Paris
when she was operated upon for an,
pendicitis, al which time the air
grew so thick with bills" that thew
hardly knew which way to turn. RE-
mlttanceS from the father to cover
them did not show up with satisfactory
frequency. and the ardor of both moth
CT and daughter seemed to wanc from
that time on.
Ffrom there mother and daughter
went to Genoa, the weather grew cold
"and everybody left" From there they
went to Florence, where it grow so hot
Everybody left From there they
moved to Rome. whore 1t again got too
hot for them "and everybody left"
Did you not have a proper daugh-
terly affection for your father?" asked
the opposition attorney, Mr.. Walling.
Il felt all the affection a daughter
could feel for father who had de-
serted her for the 10 best years of her
life." came the spirited reply.
TELEPATHIC COMMUNICATIONS.
Eyes. my mother and 1 communed
through mental suggestion, or tele-
pathy. Some things in the letters were
probably based on newspaper articles.
My mother and 1 discussed these
metaphysical matters. but 1 got my
knowledge not from books. but from
my experiences. No, these things were
not original with me; they were mental
Images SOMEBODY'S else brain had con-
veyed to my brain. Yes. / wrote PLAYS
and dramas; 1 have complete sketches
can show You IL you want to sec
them. The dreams about my fathers
morality to considerable extent
believe to be true. II should dream
OF murder, and my mother should J
dream the same thing. 1 think some
thing very strange had happened. and
there must be something in it.
Yes. my father lavished money on
us as man lavishes money on his
race horse-because 1t Is going to win
him something and he wanted to make |
me attractive for selfish purposes"
When Attorney Walling attempted
TO pin her down to a delination of her
affection for her father. the fair wit
ness replied: 1T is perfectly impossible |
to measure affection by inches, Mr..
Walling; there is no moral tape mea- |
sure"
Il may have made the remark to |
you. Mr.. Walling. that l thought my |
father criminal, but I said 1t to |
You in confidence, as I might to my |
priest to my doctor. OF my lawyer, |
as I would to gentleman, thinking |
1t was sealed?"
REMINDED OF HER FATHER.
"Ycs, 1 remember the conversation
with you in Denver. when you storm
ed and clustered around violently, |
very much reminding me of my father.
Mr.. Walling"
Did I not advise you to write your
father letter." asked Attorney Wal
ling.
Il do not think you used any such
temperate phrases, Mr.. Walling."
Later on Miss Parsons reminded tho |,
attorney: You must have been
indulging in dreams yourself. Mr..
Walling"
'At the Brown palace my father
threatened to run away. 1 saw his
threatening look as he said some-
thing in low tone to my mother. DO
you hear that. Neva?' said my mother;