Another Large Crowd

Saö in a w, April 23. - Tha continúanos of the examination of Newell B. Parsons on the charge of grand larceny in the taking of $463,000 in Cincinnati, Saginaw and Mackinaw railroad bonds from the vault of Wells, Stone & Company, called out another large crowd Saturday afternoon, many representative ladies being present. The oföcers had great difficalty in keeping the surging mass of humanity back and vvhen the doors of the courtrooin were elosed several hundred people were turned away. The testhnony of E. P. Stone. A. W. Wright, Floyd W. Packard, Herbert Aldrich and W. T. Knowlton was read over to tiiem by the stenographer, and signed after soum minor correctionis and additioi had been made. E. P. Stone stated in addition to his previous testimcny that the defendant neverhad the bonds in his custody either beforp or at the time t.hey were taken, also that Nat Wright had been in the ernjiloy of the company three years. He knew him as a boy in school. Wright was first employed by the A. W. Wright Lumber company in the lumber department, which departinent was in charge of Wells. Stone & Company. The continuance of the examination was adjourned until this at'ternoon, when Fred W. Knighr and several other witnesses wili have their testimony read to them before appending their signatures. Parsons, who was the cynosure of all eyes. toyed with a memoranda book while E. P. Stone was on the stand, varyiug his time by fixing a piercing glance on the witness. He was dressed with his usual care. and wore a large red rose in the lapel of his coat. The confinement seems to bo telling upon him and a careworn, anxions look stole over his face every now and then. Both his brothers were present, and when the hour of adjonrnment came, numarous friends rushed up to Parsons and assured hiui that their confidence was unshaken. Prosecuting Attorney Snow says that the coinplaint already made charging Parsous with grand larceny in taking the books from the Wells, Stone & Company vault will be changed today, simply by including the larceny of jewelry. the value of which is now estimated to be S5.000 instead of 2,000. a before stated. Prosecutine Attorney Snow and Dan P. Foote, one of Parso'ns' attorneys, after a fierce tilt exchanged chews of tob;icco and smiled benignantly at each other amid general laughter, in which Parsons heartily joined.