The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-10-04

had not yet come. He thought his
brother had been taken some place
else and been done up. ! said 10 him
that / was willing TO go with him to
see If we could find his brother, and
that is all ! know about it,
Replies to Questions.
In answer TO Mr.. Preece, Sergeant
Hempel said that he told the Chief
about the robbery. The little fellow
had nothing TO say to the Chief eH-
cept that he had been gambling with
those fellows, aud said: "The Chief
knows then, business. We had better
get started
Replying TO Mr.. Fernstrom. the ser.
geant said he was not sure whether he
said in the presence of the Chief that
they had taken $4,000 from him.
lnterrogated by Mr.. Crabtree, Sergt.
Hempel said that the young fellow
stated that he had been playing cards
and lost the money When they were
playing some fellow took the money.
. reported the matter few minutes
after be reported il 10 me and the desk
sergeant. He told me about the $4,000.
That was the first time [ had ever
seen him or his brother. / went the
next day to the Cullen hotel TO see
him and his brother, but they were
gone.
Asked by Mr.. Wells if no knew the
man named Bell, the sergeant replied
that he had never seen Bell in his life.
He knew Donaldson.
Mr. Wells-Do you know if he is
gambling man, crooked mani
Sergt. Hempel-Donaldson l should
say, Is sport. I never knew him to
be mixed up IN anything like this be-
fore, and don t know that he is mixed
up IN IT.
Mr.. Wells-Is he a gamblerl
Sergt. Hempel--He was working IN
gambling house when they were run
ming. don't know any Of the others
who have been mentioned.
MT. Wells-Are they known TO the
police department.
Sergt. Hempel-I don II know who did
this Job.
Continuing, Sergt. Hempel testified
that he saw the Scotchmen in the hall
together between z and clock and
gave them chairs TO sit down on and
wait for the Chief. That was the first
time he had seen them both. .'They
gave me a description OF those fellows
the best they could. | showed one man
to him that l thought might be mixed
up in it, but he said, No, he was not
in il, [ should say that the descrip'
tion given would not tally with jim
Donaldson. The Scotchman said ne was
l1ii 4SI-o"; "S' N4N@7NN5 ~O''' --
hat"
IN answer TO Mr. Dininpy, Sergt.
Hempel said he did not know whether
the Scotchmen were at the station from
the time ne left until he returned, or
not. ''AJ s o clock Mr.. Raleigh came
and | asked them TO step into the, de-
tectivos room, and they went IN there
and sat down.
What the Scotsmen Said.
Mr., Holley-Did you understand
they lost $1,000 playing. cards and the
other $4,000 was taken from tbem3
Sergf Hempel-That is what they
said. said. |sWhy does your brother
pack all Of this money around with
him3'' and he said, ''Well, my brother
eau take better care of 1t than |
ean. . certainly did all l could to
locate the men and the money. L don I
| know how / could have done any more.
Chief Sheets sent me out with him TO
locate the men. The detectives were
at supper at the time.
Replying TO Mr.. Barnes, Sergt. Hem
peI said: ~ have seen Jim Donaldson
several times since this took place, but
not for two or three days:
Mr. Barnes-You don't think you
have seen him within IA week.
Sergt Hempel-l can say That l saw
him last, probably two or three days
ago.
MIR. Barnes-Of course you have not
hunted for him. You had 10 occasion
to?
Sergt Hempel-I had no occasion TO
look for him.
In answer 10 other questions, Sergt.
Hempel said that the Scotchman was
not, at first. sure whether the Antlers
was the right place. He went partly
upstairs and then came down and said:
S!Yes, this is the place" They only
gave a description of two of the men
One fellow, they said, was tall. slim,
about five feet eight or nine inches,
black mustache and black slouch hat
!! and the other fellow was young tall
, and smooth shaved. One was supposed
TO be in the game and the other was
policeman The black mustached fell