Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-10-19
,,,,Idson Brought Big Note to
MIN After Robbery and Got
Gold Coin for It.
.r.s1LINa TESTIMONY TODAY
,.oort That american" Party
W. s.ders Have About Concluded
10 "Ditch" the Big Chief.
c.ose,vatiye OF Them Say That
~ r,e,. Are Paralyzing Them ana
Endangering Party.

n.a,v vas the third consecutive day
y. ,,al Of Chief Of Police George A.
y n ~ and the main facts of the Nc
sS's robbery stand out at the end
.arles Of rigid examination ana
% .,amlration in holder relief than
. ~, and with terrific yindlealion from
r,,, other witnesses.
p. warming the proprietor of the
- r,us store not only verified the
W.. Of Alex MoWhirter that Bell
'n.d 10 number rs from his drug
e1% sander, and when the bomb
re', s'0,v officer ask for Chief sheets,
Ins -, ~ number of his private once,
en Litter heard him ask for Detec-
, aSs PajeIfh on the Same number.
w, w. asher Of the Turf exchange tes-
IA maj he cashed q thousand doll
w.' sots FOR Jim Danodson about mid
, ~ one day. week before he left
, n's and the cigar stand clerk IN the
"a,ssnsake cafe verified the claim OF
w.ubirter that he had asked him IL
psn was an officer. and had told him he
s,s robbed by Bell, who was inside
Getting drink,
PARTY LEADERS THINKING HARD
one interesting phase of the case oc-
,prred outside of the courtroom. 1t was
an me streets. where American party
mon are thinking hard about the case.
n |, now down to a critical point, for
M Tribune has been beaten out OF It's
cgn ease In It's line Of defense, and is
dumped as was the attorney for Sheets
vaefday and today, when he made
| s,perate efforts to break down the Nc
nrter story. Some time ago the TIL
| ane and its twilight satellite printed
manly statements from Honest George
sAeets.o The testimony has brought
Almost n direct issue between these
Hatements and the McWhirter testi-
! niay, with a question Of veracity be-
wen the two parties.
RESIGNATION RUMoRs.
N all sides rumors could be heard
| loisy Of a conclusion that has been
reached. or Is being discussed by the
| American party chiefs TO ask for the
resignation of the chief. in order to
ave the party. They looked for him to
Alndle himself better In court. They
we're convinced he would clear himself,
| ht they now can see different kind
q spelling in the handwriting on the
vail.
SCATHING DISCLOSURES.
The revelations OF the case have
been as startling to the Americans
~ they were unbelievable when they
hlst came out. There is still some
attempt to finl that "the hierarch is
responsible" Basking under the poll
ICY that held the Church back from
making any aggressive fight against
hose who have slandered It as a
WITNESS the Tribune has not become
shhlful In defense az II has I'm ag-
sess've SANDER and when the bomb
,hel broke In their camp they did not
SHOW now 10 meet 1t, and thought tho
afne old tactics would do. Hence
,,aey branded Il Church plot" and
%t J 80 at that with a Singing of
aaaaer ON the sheriff. tho governor,
we county attorney, the McWhirters,
tud all who could be allied with the
sLANDERER ARMSTRONG.
NOW, however, the case has recoileC
n inenl-all but Sanpetc Armstrong
80 ulofhing the "American"party sec
,Ay expressed establishment at how
,.Gt tne McWhirters have proven
~s'aseNes to be on the stand. He ar
s.'a nom this that they were to,
,.s.1N 70 ever have $4,000 robbed from
ll and therefore his conclusion.
Nss mat the Mormon Church gave tn,
~ 'as SlO,OO0 to take out and traI
whu sHei OK police and have II stolen
,n, s Withholding from the chief In
assu9n about the thugs. then &
,0,a ng II and kill the"Amcrlcan" part,
,Ss, ne was confident IN his opinion
oan ' u'e McWhlrters had not used thei
NV nv" money and were not out a cent OF
"e Transaction.
SHEETS LEFT ALONE.
sbss,ly day since the trial opened
,oss,k hempel and Raleigh have go
a, .Aef ~ the county building as 500
h,,a adjournment was taken, an,
ss,h gone away with their heads 10
s 'nsr ~ confidence. Today, however
Min was deserted. He stood alon
cess ,ns attorney after the noon re
,Sec,aa aug MS face showed wildly tn
aISh,s VI hard days and sleeples
Nan 's ne looked more haggard toda,
kIn,,,, ,sterday. and was able to snil
"a ahulng he said that he then fol,
iad ', wv" his story about where the meI
sneaH. LAY was the first time the chic
rera,.,a ything about where tho mo,
W. s,e asked Mr. Varlan' Wv N'
icy,,y w he knew II before"
trn,s"nlr 5er said that he and bl
"a az went out to get something 1,
hen ny y. returned about O'Clock. The,
fora pnSni'ed until about II O'clock no
avLpsl came back with $3.50
hs, ppnat did Bell say when ha com,
a.tass said he could only cot ,7,o IN,
until by oroiher II that would do hin
monev could get back all of m
ihoussrd 'ly brother said that even
intenssS uonars was very little. as n
fornlaS1 song into business In Cali
"o'Es SHARP WITNESS.
VILLAIN McwhIrter was ,,naa. 49,.
S. Vs,atlon at the hands OF Attv :
moyn,an Tor the defense durino ,h
to tha session. He proved IN he s,v ~
his bro,hcerr' risid questioning and, lik
swerS ia ~ made some very sharp an
much lansss, uNorney, which created :
was asa,ps i.er that Judge Armstron
Spectator compelled to admonIsh m
'urSance. mol to laugh or create dis
" the iirst questions asked hi