The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-10-17
Arrested Monday Night in Hot
Springs, Ark, on Charge Of
Grand Larceny.
HAD BEEN LOCATED THERE
FOR THE PAST WEEK
Arrest Delayed So as to Give
Pretext for Delay in the
Sheets Case.

When word was received by the
Sheriff's Office Tuesday morning that
jim Donaldson, one of the men who is
charged with being implicated III the
alleged robbery of the McWhirtcr
brothers, had been arrested Monday
night at Hot Springs, Ark, upon the
request OF the county officials, Acting
Governor c. S. Tingey issued requisi
tion papers on the Governor of Arkan-
sas for the return of Donaldson to this
State. The complaint on which the
papers were issued charge Donaldson
with the same offeuse as that upon
which the warrant for his arrest was
issued, that of grand larceny.
1t was announced Tuesday afternoon
that Sheriff Emery would leave for Hot
Springs with the papers Tuesday night.
This plan was afterward changed, how
ever, as County Attorney Christensen
stated that the papers were mailed TO
Hot Springs in the afternoon, and that
Sheriff Emery would not leave Tues
day night 1t was learned later that
the Sheriff would probably await wire
from Deputy Sheriff Sharp, who located
Donaldson at Hot Springs, and would
then leave Salt Lake and meet Sharp
and Donaldson at some point on the
road. A special to The Tribune from
Hot Springs. Ark, confirming the arrest
of Donaldson at Hot Springs is here ap-
pended.
Donaldson's Arrest Confirmed.
/ HOT SPRINGS, Ark, Oct. l6.-James
Donaldson. alias Billy James, wanted in Salt
Lako City on the charge. OF swindlng two
men out OF $4,000. arrested here Mon
day night and started to Salt Lake the same
evening. Joseph Sharp, deputy sheriff.
followed Donaldson to this city and soon 10,
Gated him and IN connection with local
officers, arrested him Donaldson and a worry
attractive and stylish looking woman, have
been in the city little over two weeks
and have been occupying cottage, where
they were living in style The OF
SIPS was found on Donaldson.
The accused voluntarily agreed TO return
without requisition papers and signed a Tor
NAL statement to this effect before Justice
Suddeth The deputy sheriff left with the
man and woman on Monday nights train.
two hours after his arrest.
The alleged fugitive is we'll known TO The
officers here and time manager OF
an upstairs gambling rooms His prncipsl
occupation is said 10 be the manufacture of
roulette wheels, which be manipulated
by tho operator. He had ordered two OF
these wheels shipped 10 him here, but wired
after his arrest TO have them diverted and
returned to Salt Lake. Donaldson claims
that the charges against him grew out of n
political conspiracy and that he will be able
to defeat them.
Why Was Arrest Delayed?
Tt would appear from the above dis
patch that Deputy Sharp had located
Donaldson several days before the ar
rest was made.
1t would also appear that the arrest
was delayed purposely AMI with one
object only in view, that is to give
opportunity to ask postponement on
the case against Chief of Police Sheets,
which is set for hearing this morning,
The Smootite organs have printed
and reprinted statements that Sheriff
Emery and his deputies could put their
hands upon Donaldson at any time.
Why, then, was the arrest delayed until
just on the eve of the hearing of the
case against Sheets7
The Sheriff and County Attorneys
Office made the absurd play of getting
out requisition papers when they knew
that he had already waived that and
was on his way to Salt Lake. 1t was
an appeal to the grand stand.