The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-10-03

better not let him go out with that $3.50.
He ought to leave it hero.
The chief rushed out into the ball,
overlook Bell insisted that he leave
the $50, TO guarantee his return with
the other money, and the few words
of argument which took place between
them is given by the chiefs accusers
as foundation for the belief that there
was q conspiracy In that act.
Chief Sheets Immediately returned to
his oifce, placed the money on his desk
and awaited about the department for
Bell S return. II was only q few min
utes until Bell did return with $3.50 and
the entire $1,000 was Immediately turned
over to the Scotchmen and note given
Bell to evidence the supposed loan.
Did Not Desire Arrest.
Chief Sheets asked the Scotchmen If
they desired that arrests be made. qucs-
tioning them as to what proof they had,
and they protested that they had no evi-
dencc to furnish. Indeed, they were
anxious, ii appeared TO leave the city,
aud 1t developed that their anxiety 10
leave, as they claimed, was due to the
fact that they had tickets that would
expire and that they could not await
an investigation.
The police officials and The Tribune
reporter naturally thought it a fimsy
story they told about losing $4,000,
when they were more interested In get
ting the benefit Of c couple of $50 rail
road tickets than in aiding the police
IN hunting down the man they claimed
had robbed them Of 10000 In fact,
one OF the officers stated that if the
alleged victims would remain over he
would make such a representation to
she railroad officials as would, be be-
lIeved, secure an extention 10 the time
limit on the ticket.
But no. These victims of This con.
Epiracy had to catch train and get
out of town.
Has 1t ever occurred TO those who
have condemned George Sheets that men
IN compounding felonies and in execut-
lug crimes do not operate IN Offices
filed with disinterestod parties? Is
there any man who will believe that
George Sheets is such chump that he
would enter into such transaction with
Bell or any other blackleg or criminal
in tho presence of four or five other
PERSONS?
Is there any one who would believe
that these two so-cailed upsophisticat-
ed Scotchmen would leave town to save
500 which they had put up for couple
rr all 81,
lew days and aid the police in iden
tifying the iren they claim had leeced
them of $4,000 might lead to the re-
covery OF the SUM lost OF the punish
mont Of those who had wronged them7
One Of McWhirters Quoted.
One Of tho AIcWbirters is quoted by
2 local newspaper as stating that he had
little faith in the police department.
becoming interested IN tho case. He
based this expression on q reply which
tie CHIEF of Police gave TO him in an
swer TO question as to what the pros
poets Of recovering the money were.
The Chief told him that there was per-
hsPs one chance out OF ten. This, Nc
Whirter says, ne thought was q very
shm chance, aud ne therefore concluded
it was best to drop the matter so far
es the police department was concerned
and save his railroad tickets
Was there any evidence of conspiracy
II this statement of the Chief Of Police
Could he have said honestly that with
SO little evidence in his possession that
., ~, b~.j
was better chance than one IN ten
that The money alleged to have been
lost would be recovered?
George Sheets has dealt with GRIM
inals fer many years; IN fact, he is
known as terror to wrong-dos-s
throughout ths intermountain country.
There IS no man n Salt Lake who un-
derstanas ths ways OF crooks or who
knows mors crooks personally than the
present head OF the police department
Of Salt Lake CITY. He has sent TO
prison more law-hreakers during the
past nine months, or quite as many, as
were sent during ths entire Norris ad-
ministration. If he we're the scoundrel
some are charging, would he send men
70 the penitentiary or 10 prison IN order
to extort money from them' Rather,
would he not shield them and permit
them 10 pursue their unlawful ends7
Cashed Drafts in East.
The NcWh!rters claim they ceshed
draft for $4,000 when they arrived IL
New York and that they secured ten
$1,000 bills. They are Oh sightseeing
trip, aud doubtless must have spent
some of this $4,000 in other cities be,
fore reaching Salt Lake, Other cities
are one hundred times more likely 10
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