Show AND PAIGE WAS threatened BY HER HUSBAND story of the canyon assault Is related in judge murphys Murp hys court preliminary trig of lauritz parse for attempted murder was opened in police court aib morning under the direction of the district attorney taking of testimony will occupy the en tiro day as several witnesses have been subpoenaed from salt lake barso has engaged counsel and a fight will be made to have the case thrown out by the municipal judge ora S the victim of the alleg ed murderous attack made by barso in tho canyon took iho stand he stated his relations with the parse family from the time of a dance in salt lake where hs first met mrs faarae farae to the assault under cross examina tion he many relations with mrs barso that him under suspicion he admitted that she had thrown her picture to him through a window or transom that he had received notes from her at frequent intervals ter vals and that after she left her home he frequently visited her and on one occasion was out with her until 3 in the morning paige stated that shortly after he had formed an acquaintance with tho family ho was invited to supper he met miss barso an adopted daughter to whom he paid considerable attention often taking hor to dances in company with parse and aisi wife one evening after work ahll was lying on a couch in his room parse came up and opened with him a serious conversation he accused balge of breaking up his home informed him that mrs farse had fallen in love with him and requested him to leave the city several days after farse told balg not to leave the city bt came back in a short time and warned him to leave and do it quietly without the knowledge of mrs faree who waa he thought ln danger of going crazy balge stales that be was an unwilling party in the family troubles and left salt lake for ogden to avoid trouble arbe warned him a number of times to desist from hla attentions to als wife local features of the attempted muri der were related not contrary to the stories printed balge stated that farbe was overanxious that he accompany hian to the canyon on the way to the oaks they drank several glasses ot beer avoiding the crowd at the oaks fersa led balge up a winding trail back ot the resort and while hla back was turned balge declares that fai aie struck him in the back of the neck with a rock and knocked him forty five feet down the hill As ho regained he saw farse crawling toward him fright lent speed to his legs and he ran until sheriff seabring was encountered at two paige was again placed on the witness stand to conclude his testimony answering evas i ively H was with difficulty that his relations with mrs parse were ascertained under close cross examina tion he admitted that mrs farse had sent him flowers on various occasions fons and hail give him money she made no request that the money be returned but stated to him that she would be pleased if he would keep it he did and received different sums at irregular intervals Inter vala |