Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-10-04

A, lie ala. As soon as | came in
aud told him about the ounce game.
Mr.. sheets told me to take this young
fellow out and see what | could find
out about Il, The detectives were at
supper and ! took this young man out.
o. Have you seen Jim Donaldson
since this Is supposed TO have taken
place.
A. have seen aim several times.
q Not within the last few days.
a. 10, sir; not IN the last few
days
9. How many times have you seen
him.
A. have seen hin every few
days.
3 Don't think you have seen him
A. Probably seem him TWO or three
days ago. J don't remember Just
when
G. You have not looked for him?
A. ! had 40 idea that Jim Donald
son would NIX uD IN a case like that
CHIEF SHEETS STORY.
q Nh Sheets. you may relate your
connection With this from the start
the same as Mr. Hempel has done.
a. ! way Just leaving the hall 60
go TO lunch at about $3.50 ] came out
OF the desk sergeant's office 20 10 into
my Office and these two men came IN
aud wanted TO know If was the chief
of police, and said Yes"
@ What men are you talking
about?
A. These Seotchmcu
O. This was after 1Ir. Hempd was
gone out
A. This was an hour or 50 after
Mr. Hempel had come in ana told me
| that this man had been buncoed out
of $1,000 and had told him to 20
right out ana see what he could ind
out about Il.
q. When did you see them again?
A. See who?
@. These Scotchmen2
a. There were two other fellows
came back OF about $3.50 and took
seats there and asked If was the
chief OF police. and ! said was. and
this Scotchman said that this fellow
who was with him WAS mixed up I'm
! proposition and lost some money. ana
/ they quareled back and forth-he ana
this other felIow--and the other fell
! low said did | have anything to do
! with il? Did ! get any OF your
/ money! and said something about
/ meeting him at the foot Of the stairs,
and then this Scotchman said some
/ thing about being an auxiliary officer,
! They Quarreled there about some
| money and then the other fellow said
something about. IAN got Is $23--S3
! and $50 bill' And then be offered
: to loan the Scotchmau $1,000 ana take
his note FOR it. He said he would have
/ to - out and get II If he was willing
ana he left the office IN a few minutes
and said, I will BE- back in the course
OF two or three hours" When he came
| back they were both there tine man
that Mr. Hempe went out with and the
man who came into my office. and
asked him there If he wanted this man
arrested and he Said NO" that he
was going out that night. and ! told
him that / could get his ticket eS-
tented If he wanted 20 stay
HAD A RECEIPT.
e. Why did you ask him if he
wanted that man arrested?
A. | Supposed that he was mixed
up I'm the business some way.
@, You We're suspicious about II?
A. | was suspicious about there bg-
ing something wrong
q, Were you suspicious about the
man they called Belle
A, ! was suspicious OF both OF
them.
Q Why We're they not arrested?
a | could not arres, any one IN
less this man would prefer charge
against them
O. Chief. | understand you asked
them II they wanted that man arrest
&c, You knew that there had been
bnnco game played upon them2
A. Yes sir.
@ Then he said that he had been
robbed Of SIS zoe.
A. He had n note or recei~. for that
amount OF money-he had a receipt
for $500 or $500, l don't know
mich
g. He stated tina, he had been robbed
of that amount, didn't he?
A. Yes, sir.
Q. Did understand you 10 state
that he had been robbed OF $1,000?
A. He said that n policeman had
taken this $, 600 away from him.
Q. Would Il be customary for po-
lice officer to DO this?
A. No sir.
Q. Did you not have reason TO think
there had been some robbery?
A. was sure there was some rob-
berry between them.
O. But not serious enough to lnves-
tigate@ You would not be Justified I'm
arrestlng he whole bunch Of them9
THOUGHT THEY WERE FRIENDN
A. could not throw them in jail
unless some man would make the com
plaiut
g. There We're two Of them?
A, There were two OF them mixed
up in II IN an indirect way
O. You understood Then. that tne
man had been robbed OF $1,000 when