Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-10-18
AFRAID OF THE GANG.

Ivu are sun NiltT', oHy way
Yes, sin
AFRAID OF THE GANG.
do you stlll have fear Of being at
tackled by the robbers or their friends|'
Yes, sir"
Tell me what you said when you
went to the chiefs office with Mr.. Pen
dergass."
II introduced MIR Pendergass to thu
chief and asked the chief If he hearo
enyihing more about the case or my
money and he said that he had not He
said tnat Braffet had told him that they
had seen the two bogus policemen at
the Sanitarium on Monday and the
chief was surprised that man OF Braf-
fets intelligence had not telephoned
him about Il. | said, Chief there Is one
thing that struck me as rather strange
and that was the quick return OF Belt
with the additional $3.50 on the night he
gave me the money in your office The
chief replied that Bell might have thai
much moro money on his person. |
asked him II he did not search Bell
before he went GU Of the station and
he replied that he did not ] then
told the chief than | would probably go
back to Los Angeles in few days and
give him my address so that he could
let me know II he found out anythins
more about the matter.
He then offered to send a POLICEMAN
With me To look for the bogus officers
and told him thai my experience with
the police department of the city was
not altogether to my liking and that
preferred To not have an officer go with
me-" This hot shot at the police de-
partmcnt created another stir and more
laughter. which WAS suppressed only by
the court inpping for order.
WORE A DISGUISE
The court WAS interrupted here after
Mr. Varian had asked question i'm
plying that McWhirter had said he left
town without desiring the arrest of
the gang.
II felt that the duty Of arresting them
dovolved upon chief Sheets" said Me
Whittier.
Let's be perfectly fair with each
other" said Mr.. Varjan. you went to
the office OF Chief Sheets on your re-
turn not intending to make a COM
plant, but with a witness to obtain
evidence against him.
Yes. 4 went there TO find out what
more ! could about his connection with
the gang"
you say you We're dressed differently
when Bell saw you at the Sanitarum.
and gave YOU glazing look"
Yes: | was In disguise. I wore a
SLOUGH hat, had on a different suit OF
clothes and had shaved my moustache
on. My hat was pulled down over my
face
DENOUNCED AS A LIE.
DO you claim that on leaving the
city the first time you were urged TO
go away?'
Not exactly urged to go, but not
the slightest lnducement was offered
me n stay"
your conclusion then is that you
We're wanted TO go?''
yes. now know that TO be an all
solute fact"
did you not toll Chief Sheets you
did not want the gang arrested?"
The question brought show OF heat
to MoWhlrter. That's liel" he an
swered back holly.
who's a liar2' retorted Varian.
"The Salt Lake Tribune" said the
witness. and Varan Gained himself.
Its IA direct lie TO say refused to
have that man arrested continued the
witness, and then gaining his self pos
session, he added that he had some feel
ing about the reports that have APP
peared IN the Tribune.
Going on, the witness was examined
on the question OF Identifying the men,
and the same kind Of an insinuatlng
question was asked. you did not
know the description of the men, on the
night you first reported TO the police,
but McWhrter answered promptly that
he dbl know their descriptions, that
he had Just seen them, and they were
wildly before his mind. An effort was
made to show that McWhlrter had
strengthened his descriptions by pho
tographs afterwards, but he stuck by
his statement II did know their de-
scripuon, SIR
A STRONG SUSPICION.
when you came back the secont
time, were you convinced that Chiel
sheets was one II the gang2''
II had strong suspicion that that
was the fact, and wanted further fact.
20 prove IT,"
you took n witness along with you
ana you found such facts, did 20,
notg
Yes. | aid and they were the fact
that chief sheets had not done any.
thing TO arrest the men. that they hat
been at large IN salt Lake week. tina
in fact there we're no further develop.