The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-05
HERALD LIE IS
NAILED BY POLICE
Absurd Story Under BIood-Red
Head Line Shown to
Be False.
HAS NO FOUNDATION IN
MATTER NOR IN FACT
Simply Coined in Mind of Wild
and Woody Writer
Fill Space.

Some ground and lofty tumbler In
the literary arena gave an exhibition
In assininity I'm the Herald Wedncs-
day morning that should be preserved
in marble and handed down to poster
ity. 1t shows what can be done In
newspaper reporting without facts. 1t
illustrates the absolute necdlessness of
truth and shows that accuracy of state
ment only tends to ruffle the feathers
of a fake-to destroy the ripping con-
unuity OF blooming lie.
II goes further. 1t points out that.
in the Herald's policy, everything and
everybody connected with the American
party administration Is legitimate prey
to that paper whose principal purpose
in life Is to slander those whom IT can
not control.
Note how plain a tale Is made to reek
with rottenness, how simple a story is
so warped and twisted out of Its real
and origiGel semblance that every per-
tinent fact is buried out of sight.
Facts In the Case.
few days ago Doris Cr3sley. a girl
thief. stole various and sundry articles
OF jewelry from Mrs. Hugh Ward and
Mrs. w. Il. Throckmorton. ladies who
had employed her as a servant. De-
tectives Chase and Burt were detailed
on the case, caught the thief, rccoy-
cred the stolen property from the loan
office where II had been pawned and
are now perfecting the case for the
prosecution against the prisoner, who
Is locked up awaiting trial.
on Tuesday both Mrs, Ward and Mrs.
Throckmorton called at police head
quarters. as was perfectly natural. ex-
pecting TO have their property restored
TO them. 1t was explained to them that
II would be necessary to retain the
stolen jewels until after the trial OF the
Crosley woman, as II would be needed
as evidence against her. Neither lady
made any objection to this and, even
II objection had been made, 1T would
not have been effective in changing the
usual course of procedure In criminal
cases
Not Necessary TO Pay.
Before leaving the headquarters the
ladies were Informed that In all likell-
hood the pawn brokers would make an
effort to collect from them the amounts
which had been advanced to the thief
on the stolen Jewelry. They were as
sured that no such payment from them
would be necessary. and that their val
uables would be restored I'm good order
as soon as they had served their pur-
woman.
Both Mrs. Throckmorton and Mrs
Ward went away perfectly satisfied
with the arrangement and thankful for
the assurances which the detectives
had given them.
Then what? Up jumps the Herald
fence-straddler and attempts To lam
bast the daylights out of everything
bearing the American party brand. de-
Clase, under a b-l-u-d-r-e-d head, that
Chief Sheets is standing In" with the
pawn brokers to loot the victims of
thieves. that he had demanded Of Mrs.
Throckmorton and Mrs. Ward that
they yield up the money advanced by
the pawn brokers TO the Crosley wo-
mani"
Matter for Amusement.
To those acquainted with the prac-
tices of the police department under the
present administration all such pub
lished rot as this Is simply matter tor
amusement. There are those however,
who unfamiliar with the exigencies OF
the service and not advised as to The
process of detection, identification and
recovery, made necessary by the ultra
cleverncSs of the modern thief and the
up-to-date fence" might be led to be-
lieVe that this and all other branches of
the American party administration are
ColiuuCtSu ioi 'he PSiSoll''i pehelll anu
behoor OF the men In charge OF them
Nothing could be more ridiculous
There has never been a cleverer or
more efficient administration of police
department affairs than George Sheets
is today giving to Salt Lake City. Law
yers, politicians. men Of all callings and
OF every political faith daily recog-
nize and comment upon this fact. and
to them such foolish frothings OF po-
litical opponents are totally without
force or effect.