Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-10-02

was always called Doe by the
OBrien family and Frank Fall
stan The D'Brens were gem
orally pretty well supplied with
money and this was particularly
true on ana FOR a day or two after
sept. Is. when the four that is, John
ME, Larry. Mrs. O'Brien and Miss Da-
Wis moved up to South Temple street.
In addition to renting apartments on
the last named thoroughfare Johnnie
OBron rented an office yoom on west
Second South. To the office he took
collection of mineral specimens from
his late roomlng place.
SHEETS A VISITOR
II IA pretty clear that Johnnie
o'Brien and Jim Donaldson We're the
gentlemen who we're found having just
played "a quiet game" Larry o Bricn
was the escort Of the McWhrters Bell
and Peck were the two policemen.
who happened TO be hasdy by, aud
doubtless "Col" Rice waa none othe
than Falstaff
II has been hintcd that Chief OF Police
George Sheets made at least one trip
10 the place where the OBrlens were
rooming at the time OF the robbery. and
Detective Dick shannon was there a
heard to say that the gang stood IN
with the head Of the police department.
SIGNED STATEMENT.
To set at rest any doubt that may ex-
ist as TO the genuineness OF the. decla-
ration made by McWhlrter. the follow
Ing signed statement is published 1t
relates 90 the interview between Nc
Whittier and chief sheets.
"On Friday, the 18th of September.
az about IL noon, accompanied by MIR.
Pendergrass 7 visited the chief Of po-
lice IN his office. 4 gentleman who was
stranger 10 me was In the room and
remained there during our conyersa-
ton. ! introduced my friend, Mr.. Pin
dergrass, TO the chief, and then told
the chief that on reaching Los Angelica
! had approached an attorney with re
gard to the state of my case and he
advised me 10 return to Salt Lake City
Immediately and consult an attorney
here. | reached the city here Monday
last. and proceeded to an attorney who
recommended another attorney. Mr.
Brahet, who would. he thought. be able
TO do me a service In connection with
the matter. Nj. Braffet has had charge
OF the case since then. but now informs
me that, owing to trouble with his eyes
II unable to continue his services In
the case any longer | have come up to
you to see Il you can furnish me with
any further Information.
The CHIEF Interrupted me here and
said that he had nothing further to
report, he had done all that he could
and said that had seen two OF these
men, the two bogus officers, at the
sanitarum on Monday evening last.
GETTING TOO WARM.
"rhe chief Interrupted me by stat
ing that MIR. Braffet had already told
him of this. and said he was surprised
that man Of Mr.. Braffets intelll-
gence had not phoned him or notified
han or, The. mems residence 80 they
might be arrested.
II said: 'Onc - these men was the
| little short fellow who had brought
| the $3.50 into your office that you CAV
| to me. He seemed to know whom /
| meant, and nodded his head | said
! that I did not intend to walt in Salt
! Lake City longer than. say, two days
I later-wOuld he take my address so
/ he could write me of any further de-
] velopments. He said, certa lnly, and
| | gave my address.
II turned away to the door and said.
'Bye-the-bye, Chief. there is one
| other thing which | do not under
stand. and that Is the quick return
of that little fellow with the other
| $3.50 in gold-where could he have
| got itp The chief said that probably
| he had 1t on him at the time. | said.
| Did you not search him when you
took him out into the hall to relieve
him of the s7j07' He said, No, he
had not thought of it. He said: The
two OF you came in together he
said this. but did not catch on to
what he meant. He was twisting about
uneasily In his chair, as II he did not
want to prolong the conversation.
He. at this stage, offered me a
man to go with me throughout tho
city looking for any signs Of the men,.
but / said that / was satisfied l had
not been dealt squarely with by the
| department. And he said: How Is
that2 | have done all that | could In
the matter. didn't /? ! asked you to
stay. | said. You asked us II we
asked you what chance there was for
recovering the money. You said 1t was
10 chances to one against 1t. and as
this was poor encouragement, and as
our tickets expired that night. for San
| Jose. we thought Il was better to go
on. that we would have every conf
dence in leaving the matter in your
hands, but II II was ten chances to
one then, II was a thousands chances
| to one now, and we went out.
The other man present did not en-
ter into the conversation
PENDERGRAss' STATEMENT.
4. 5. Pendergrass, a stenographer
who accompanied Alexander McWhir-
| ter to Chief Sheets office on Sept. 2s.
makes the following sworn statement:
we went into the chiefs Office and
found Mr.. DAILY, the city attorney.
there In conversation. Mr.. McWhirtey
introduced Inc TO the chief as Mr..
| Pendergrass and Immediately made In
! quiry as TO what developments had
| been made with the case regarding the
| recovery OF his money.
| "Mr McWhlrter first stated that he
! had come back from Los Angeles on
| last Monday and reached Salt Lake
] some time during the evening. Said
| he had seen some attorneys In Los An
| geles who advised that he return here
| aud try to make some recovery OF the
/ money. That when he reached Salt
Lake he Went to see an attorney here
| who advised him to take the matte. IN
| With Mr.. Braffet, which Mr.. McNhlr-
ter said he did, but that on account OF
some trouble with his eyes MT Braf-
| fct had said that he could not devote
| any time to the matter and advised Mr..
| McWhlrter 10 take the matter up d.
| rect with the chief OF police and see IL
| he could do anything more about 1t for
| him. Mr.. McWhirter then asked the
| chief II he had seen anything OF any
OF these men, TO which the chief re-
| Piled that he had not. Mr.. McWhirter
then said that on Monday night he had
seen both OF the bogus officers at the
sanitarium
The chief at this point interrupted
him and asked McWhirter why ne had
not let him know at once about these
men so that he could have captured
| them. and also asked why Mr.. Braffett
| hHd NOT dnnn 90. ihnt NJ. pra ttnAt