The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-04
Chief is Restless.


During the entire time Chief Sheets was
On the stand, he was nervous and i'll at
ease. He shifted about in his seat, ner-
vouSly drummed with his fingers on the
arm of his chair, and his answers were
given in many cases only after careful
thought.
The only other witness examined was
Sergeant John Hempel, to whom Nc
Whittier made the complaint that he had
been buncOed.
The members of the council who were
present were Black. who presided i'm the
absence of Council President A. J. Davis;
Barnes, Carter. Crabtree, chairman OF
the council committee on police and pris-
ons. Fernstrom, Holiday, Holley, Mulvey,
Tuddenham aud Wells.
Mayor Ezra Thompson was present dur
ing the entire session. a large number
of spectators were in the room PrOmi-
nent among these were number of prom
inent American party workers and
clergyman
AT the opening of the session Council
man Black stated that the council had
met as a committee of the whole, in ac-
cOrdance with a motion passed Tuesday
night. to take up and consider a commu-
nication from Chief of Police Sheets. in
which he asked an investigation OF certain
charges he asserted had been made in the
Salt Lake Herald and the Mountain
Republican.
Are we going to take up this case
alone. or others with it?'' asked Council
man FernstrOm.
'If there is any other charge" said
President Black, 1t should be made in
writing. and such written charge filed.
There is no rumOr so far as / know that
any other charge has been made"
Councilman Crabtree said that there was
another matter that had been suggested.
in reference to trunk and some clothes
that had been sold to a secondhand man.
He said that should be settled also.
IF we take up the charges made in
the newspapers we should take up all OF
them" said Fernstrom- Crabtree said
. ToF a -fr-ral -
whole matter investigated in full.
A Limited investigation.
1T should be understc ID said Coun-
Gilman HOLIDAY, that we are not to take
up the matter of a bunco game. The
county is working on that. We are here
to investigate the facts in these cases
and learn if the chief Of police has been
Councilman Wells said that the first
and most important thing TO do was to
show whether a buncO game had been
committed If no crime had been COM
mitted he could not see how there could
have been collision Charges had been
made. he said. that the chief was dere-
lict in TIE prosecution OF the case IL
ii were established or admitted by the
chief that buncO game had been com
mitted there would be basis on which
to proceed.
Crabtree. This is simply a request by
the chief on account of articles and insin-
uations by the papers We have nothing
to act upon unless someone comes forward
with charges
Wells wanted to know what there was
TO investigate II there were no charges.
Holiday reCited the facts in the McWhir-
ter case as they had been published in
The Herald. Continuing ne said:
1T was stated further that these men
went to Chief Sheets and wanted him to
get back their money. 1t was insinuated
that he got them $1,000, and as i would
infer from the articles. it was also in
situated that he cut up the 5000 and
investigated. If the men are here and
did go to the chief and he failed to do his
duty, they should come forward and make
their statement"
General invitation.
Councilman Black chairman asked
HOLIDAY if he wanted to ask if the news
papers, The Herald and the Inter Noun
tain Republican. were present at the
hearing
''I want to ask the newspapers. or any
one else who IS here. and who knows OF
this case to come forward.
Fernstrom moved that Sheets be called
upon to state his object before the COM
mittee. and give him chance to tell
what he wanted. The motion was sec
onded by HOLIDAY.
A general discussion followed and Chair
man Black ordered Chief Sheets letter
read again
Ferry moved that it be the sense of the
committee that the examination of wit
nesses II there were any be under the
that the councilmen reserve the right to
ask questions and that those who should
testify be required to take oath before the
recorder. who Is a notary. This was aft
erward withdrawn by Ferry.
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