The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-01-01
OFFICERS TRY
TO GET LIGHT
Find It Difficult to Trace Footsteps
of Nephi N. Sheets the Night
of His Murder.
SEEN BY ONE MAN ONLY
DEVELOPMENTS EXPECTED AT
inquest THIS MORNING.

Half the gap existing in the move
raents of Nephi NJ. Sheets, between 5
p. m. and 9 p. m, Thursday, the night
Of the murder, was closed up yester-
day, when it was reported to the police
authorities by William GALLAGHER, a
cook at the Saddle Rock restaurant,
t39 Main street, that he saw Sheets
pass the restaurant at 7:1O. Mr.. Gal
lacher was just going off shift and
was standing in the door of the res
taurant when Sheets came north on
the east side of Main street. Sheets
wss walking rapidly. Mr. GALLAGHER
had known him for years, but did not
speak TO him. Sheets looked neither
TO the right nor the left and seemed
70 be looking for somebody at Godbe-
Pitts drug store corner. Mr.. GALLAGHER
paid no attention to his actions and
lost sight Of him at Main and First
South streets.
This glimpse Of his movement is all
that the police were able to hun down
yesterday. Mr.. GALLAGHER was unable
70 say whether Sheets crossed from the
west side of Main street to the east
Just opposite the Progress building or
not, but he is inclined ~ believe that
he did. GALLAGHER noticed a man
cross the street at that point and a
moment later Sheets passed. He said
he turned to look at the clock as he
stepped out from the doorway and
that 1t was. $40 The police worked
on this information during the cay, but
Sheets movements could he traced no
further. Every clue that came within
the officers grasp melted away and
they were again left with absolutely
nothing upon which to work.
Blood Stains Explained Away.
The blood stains which were traced
to George n. McHan's residence, 1856
East Eighth South street, proved to
have come from a wound on his dogs
leg. The wound had evidently been
inhieted by q piece of glass or some
sharp instrument. McHan is in the
dairy business and one of his employees
was In the vicinity of where the muir
der was committed delivering milk
early Friday morning. IT is believed
that the dog followed the wagon along
and left its blood on the snow. The
bloody trail was not found until Fri
day afternoon and the police believe
that this is the correct solution.
Prepares to Meet IoId-ups.
Important testimony, it is said, will
undoubtedly be brought out at the in
quest when il COnvenes again at 10
o'clock tomorrow morning. Many of
Sheets friends will be summoned to
II late with them. But a few days ago
Sheets had a talk with George Morris
Oh the street He said that he had
lust been to police court and had taken
q look al two or three suspected hold
Ups He told Mr.. Norris at the time
hat he was carrying q gun and pre-
pared to shoot down the first ~ IN who
accosted him.
The funeral over the remains Of
Nephi NJ. Sheets was held at o'clock
Yesterday at the Waterloo meeting
house. A large number of relatives
and friends attended the services.
Bishop \. G. Woodruff presided and
Bishop Harrison Spe-ry. Joseph E.
Taylor. H. G. Clark and Joseph Nc
Murrin were the principal speakers.
The Waterloo choir rendered three Sc
lectiOns. George D. Piper, H. @. Whit
ney, Horace 5. Ensign and John
Spencer also sang. The remains were
inferred in the city cemetery.