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Show ' ' i i r- . r -ni -wuiv Li LI LIULj . LilLiljLmLLJ. J:2 Wliifclicr Says County Attorney klcnson TcIIied Willi Him About Cose Gut of Cc:rt, While Hanson Says lie D;J Not Discuss Cose Willi Whitalier Out of Court; There You Are THE TELEGRAM this morning asked - Judge Whitaker of the civU division of the City court to explain his action in granting County Attorney Hanson's motion to release W. II. Parrent, the crook, who had made a Startling Start-ling confession of his guilt-in connection with , grave crimes in Judge Whitaker's own court. '. County Attorney Hanson was called upon to explain his extraordinary conduct. . ' 1 On the point as to whether or not the question of re-casing re-casing Parrent was discussed out of court by the Court and the County Attorney, the answers of the two officials do' not agree. v- . , HANSON SAYS THERE WAS NO SUCH TALK. WHITAKER SAYS THERE WAS. So there you are. An issue of veracity is presented. .Meanwhile Donaldson and others are. telling that they were offered their liberty on the same terms that Parrent secured his. Donaldson says that Judge Hilton, attorney for Parrent, told him the day he arrived here that he' would take Parrent back to Denver with him. Hilton kept is word- - r .'- :rrtrrr-T "' .' The developments of yesterday are denounced as disT Graceful bv Mormon and Gentile alike. - . Burbidge shortly "before . 3 . o'clock. Parrent was at once turned loose and lost no time in disappearing. - There is little question but what Par-rent Par-rent left the city as soon as he could catch a train. It is believed that he went East on No. 2 over the' Rio Grande Western, which left this city at 3:50 yesterday afternoon. Conntv Attorney Hanson stated ves-terday ves-terday that Parrent would be here wben he was wanted; . Will He ever be wanted t Did not the County Attorney accomplish accom-plish his purpose when be bad Chief Sheets bound over to the District court? Citizens of all classes condemn in no uncertain terms the action of Judge Whitaker and County Attorney Hanson in the releasing of the self-confessed crook, bunko-steerer and sure-thing man. . , "It is the most outrageous piece of business that X have beard of,' ' declared a prominent member of , the bar this morning. "Think of it, a court before whom a man has testified under oath that he was guilty of robbery and grand larceny, together with that of conspiring conspir-ing to fleece and rob his fellow-man, la allowed to go on bis own recognizance on the mere motion of the County Attorney. At-torney. ... "No questions asked by the court as to the whys and wherefores of the motion. mo-tion. Just a simple motion and the granting of it. I am well aware that a member of the bar ought not to discuss the action of the court, but I can't help but say that this looks to me to be the rankest deal that I ever heard of." Similar sentiments are heard on all sides. Said one prominent citizen this morning: , 7 ' "Talk about conspiracy, if there was not a conspiracy x on the part of the County Attorney and this fellow, Par-rent, Par-rent, then I don't know what a conspiracy con-spiracy is. No nndertsanding, no agreement between the County Attorney Attor-ney and Parrent or someone who-was representing him?- Oh!--" ! Said another member-of the bar this morning: . - , "I do not care to discuss the order of Judge Whitaker in releasing Parrent on his own recognizance. I will say one -thing,, however, that tbe aetion of the Coonty Atttorney in making Attorney Attor-ney Hilton a party to Ihe prosecution of Parrent when it was known to the County Attorney that Hilton was the attorney for , the. defendant Parrent, is without precedent in the jurisprudence of this or any other country as far as I know. The action of the County Attorney At-torney was a remarkable and unheard-of unheard-of one. As far as I can see the action of the County Atttorney shows beyond the shadow of a doubt that there was a deal on somewhere, and that Hanson was a party to it.' Judge Whitaker - of. the civil division divi-sion of the City court was asked the following questions immediately after he adjourned court at noon: "WILL YOU GIVE THE PUBLIC YOUE SEASONS FOB RELEASING PAEHENT ON HIS OWN EECOONT- ZANCE?" "CERTAINLY, THE MOTION FOB RELEASE WAS MADE BY THE COUNTY ' ATTORNEY, AND I ' GRANTED IT." "Was there any understanding between be-tween t!?e court .and tbe County Attorney Attor-ney before the decision was banded down by the court?" "THERE WAS -NOT." "Was the question of releasing Par-rent Par-rent discussed - out of court by the -court and County Attorney?" r " TOE COUNTY , ATTORNEY AJIE INTO MY OFFICE JUST BE-t BE-t roZE COURT OPENED YESTERDAY MORNINO AND INFORMED ME TIIAT HE WISHED TO MAKE A MOTION FOB THE . RELEASE OF PARRENT ON HIS OWN RECOGNIZANCE. RECOGNI-ZANCE. HE STATED THAT HE HAD REASONS FOR MAKING THE MOTION. MO-TION. I DID NOT ASK HTM WHAT HIS REASONS WERE AND HE DID NOT GIVE THEM TO ME. AS SOON AS COURT WAS OPEN THE COUNTY COUN-TY ATTORNEY MADE THE MO-' TION AND Z GRANTED IT." This is the answer of Judge Whitaker Whit-aker to question No. 3. The same question ques-tion which was put to County Attor-. Attor-. ncy WUIard Hanson and to which the County. Attorney answered, "NO." The same questions were put to County Attorney. Hanson. "Will you give the public your reason rea-son for releasing Parrent on his own recognizance?" . "I don't care to give my official business busi-ness to the public?"- , "Is that your answer?" "Yes; that will do as well as any other." . x "Was there any understanding between be-tween the court and the County Attorney Attor-ney before the decision was made by the court?" ; . v "There was not." " ' ' Was the question 'of. releasing Par-rent Par-rent discussed out of court by the court ar.i the County Attorney?". I "2:01" - , - - - , .,- "What about the conspiracy charge I n;aint Parrent which, was before Jus-t.Ie Jus-t.Ie liishopf What was done with that "On my recommendation Parrent was "nved to go on his own recognizance ' at charge. The order of Justice : was made before Parrent was , J from the county jail." .1 there anything more that you nay in the matter I" - . "Yes; there is a lot that. I might t y, tut yon can rest assured that I am r ;t o:t.i to do it" 1'urrent was released from the county -.il yesterday afternoon. The order for 1 j r ! .. j was telephoned to-,Jailer ' .. " ". " t- |