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

What Attorney Brafet Said,
Chief Sheets-G did after Mr.. B-affet
had told NE. He explained the case
to ne. That was two or three days
afterward. I took the descriptions be
had and compared them with those
had. Then l met Mr. Braffet the next
night and he told me that he and the
Scotchman had seen two Of the parties
down az the Ssnitarium. Mr. Raleigh
said "Wby in hell didr I you rele-
phone to the City hall and haze them
arrested7" And Ny. BraffeJ replied,
well, it ism It ripe yet.
In answer to Mr.. F'eEnstrom, Chief
Sheets said he thought IL was Just
naix-up among themselves.
Mr.. FernstTonl-Didn t you accuse
the other man Of acting as police
mani
Chief Sheets-They accused him OF
acting as an auxiliary. told the
Scotchman that he was not policeman.
| showed him the regulation BADGE
that we use and asked if 1t was like
that and he said, ''No, II had just
straight policeman on II. The tel-
low who took the money and was gone
was the one accused OF being an otheer.
Mr. Carter-Did you ever see the
man who got the $4,000?
Chief Sheets-No, sir.
Mr.. Crabtree-Did the Scotchman ac
cuse this man Of being an olicer3
Chief Sheets-I would not be positive
as to that.
Mr.. Wells-But he charged him with
being an auxiliary officer.
Chief shsssyt,s--lhey :, were .5;3 tfn;5 talking {
get any of your money, did get
cent of your msney2p and the Scotch
man said, " No - He would not make
charge against the man who was
there.
Mr.. Wells-Did you take any pains
to find cut if he had impersonated an
of6cer2
Chief sheets-when this fellow of
fered TO give them $1,000 that seemed
Mr.. Crabtree-Did the SCotchnan
accuse Bell or did he want Bell ar
rested
Chief Sheets-No, SIR
Mr. Crabtree-Did you see the tick
cts of these Scotchmen9
Chief Sheets did not see them.
They did not produce them,
Mr. Wells-Chief, you &ald YOU
thought the ScotchnIen and Bell were
friends.
Chief Sheets-Well, they had got in
a miy.up over some money matters
Mr Wells-Cou!d you not have had
that man arrested without charge
against him?
Chief Sheets-No, sir.
Brafet Brought in Donaldson.
Replying TO Mr.. Barnes, Chief Sheets
said that MIR. Brafet had connected
Mr.. Donaldson with 1t. He sent Ral-
eigh down TO Donaldson S room and he
found Jhat Donaldson had lett there.
Raleigh went around TO several places
but could not find him.
In answer TO Mr., Dinlnoy, Chef
Sheets said that Mr.. Phillips of The
Tribune had heard something about the
miX-up and he came into the Office and
asked about it. He said to Philips,
There they are, you can tax 70
them But they said they did not
want anything in the paper about IT.
Shortly after, Bell returned the SloVo.
1t was in gold Both the Scotchmeu
were there and that is the first he knew
of them being brothers. When the
Chief cot the $3.50 the Scotcbmen
asked what the $40 gold pieces and the
$40 gold pieces were. and he eNpla4hed
TO them. m
give YOU $1,000 and call 1T square
Chief Sheets--No. sir, he did not:
In answer to further questions Chlea
Sheets said he had only seen one OF
the Scotchmen since their return. lie
had had an interview last trIoaY
night. Mr.. Pendergast came TO MS
otcc with the Scotchman, aud was IN
troduced aud the latter asked what the !
Chief had done about the case re
replied that he had done all that he
could. The Scotchman said he had seen !
two of the fellows down at the sam !
tarium and the Chief asked why he !
had not telephoned TO the Office.
The first time Chief sheets met Brat |
fet the latter did not tell hun about
seeing The men at the Sauitar'um, The !
next night the Chief met Braifet and |
Detective Raleigh was with him, and /
then Braffet told him that he had seen
the men at the Sanitarinm.
Had Driven O'BrIens Out
Answering Mr. Fernstrom, Chief
Sheets said he knew the O Brien broth