Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-10-04
COUNCIL HEARS
STORY OF BUNCO.
,.,., of Police George A. Sheets
'''' Makes His State
ment.
,rry. DUMMY "BuTTEo IN"
.,nsn There TO Applaud Every
Time Gallery Play Was Made Tor
Benefit OF the Accused

JIM
mhltewash investigation OF me
-" connection Of chief Of Police
l is.',s with the recent "bunco" scan
IN this city in which two Scotch
- were swndled out of $4,000 in a
.os,r game and were then relieved OF
!, .no hy A man representing himself
!. q member Of the police force,
commenced by the city council
.,dsv afternoon and thus far has
s,,v4p TO be the greatest farce ever
,,Ssrtaken by that body The In
r,aleation was brought about by
c,,., sheets. who was backed by the
SS.,osrIcanp members of tho council
man Il was Intended TO have
bs newspaper men and the county
Metals at the investigation to pro-
N.Y. fhsr evidence against Chief
Ssssts but that effort was the best
.n,, AZ the farce because IL did not
,,ts the American" councilmen long
/, find out that the newspapers nor
,be officials did not intend to appear
sna Five away the evidence they have
,Sajnst the chief Further than that
Msv soon discovered that they had
M nower to compel the attendance Of
NJ newspaper men and officials and
hence they were at sea as 10 what
should be done or hoy to proceed.
BLUFF DIDN'T WORK.
After noundering around ana ar
Ulng the matter for fully two hours
hey decided TO hear Chief Sheets
| alc Of the story and then adjourn
| will Friday afternoon at > o'clock
| and In the meantime the city recorder
! viii officially request the newspaper
nsa to appear at the investigation.
Ms action was taken with a view TO
fNng the newspaper men an op-
Nitunity 10 show whether or not
! Ag have the backbone to back up
Atr charges rs Black expressed II.
AMERICANS" STOOD PAT.
There was very heated argument
as 10 whether or not the chief should be
asked to make statement. The
Americans contended that he should
q not be required 10 DO so until some
tAarges had been preferred against
hin and thar certainly those who had
aarses to make should be heard first.
lN Democrats urged that Sheets make
statement, as there were certainly
one circumstances which gave rise
b he stories published In the papers
s.lch Sheets could tell the council
ikut The Americans" held out
snlrst the chief going on the stand
aotg as they could. but were finally
nttd to submit TO the requests of the
spoaton,
DlNINNY "BUTTED IN"
a.sts was accordingly given the
i1'isgs Of the floor and told his story
entire affair He was cross
'iiznst al length by members OF the
Council and before he was through he
enlaaNlsd himself in a number of
ssaaees and had not helped his case
sWwA The chief w9s given all the
Asls@ possible by the American"
ntrtsh X the council aud also NV
Assnrl CIV Attorney Diplnny I'M
= Hs ill,F was called TO time by
hss aal Eanted to know II Dinin-
yni nGe TO defend the chief or 10
Mswl 90 Investigation and get at all
ak N the case. Dinlnnv then
ahsst bis tactics and asked questions
''n Brought more facts.
CITY OFFICIALS THERE.
~ 4 The members OF the council
sIFesent excepting President A. j.
'Ms ana Councilmen Martin and
... Mayor Thompson and a
..uws Oh other city officials were
ss.n ana took deep interest IN
'rgVeedngs Among the crowd of
i"alVs which filed the council
,. ..Osf 70 oyerflowlng We're the man
~asW The Tribune and Telegram,who
s%.Psd chairs close beside Assistant
attorney Dininny. The largest
~aVh Oh the spectators were Amer
n's party workers, who were there
~ 'yv'. lot sheets and they certainly
A oy applaudlng every time any
N Americans made a gallery
- Not only did they applaud but
r. ''sai OF them yelled out some sugges-
s uulihg the proceeding and thus
r.t'iea with the work. Chairman
s-'a ps'd no attention TO the coach
,,..' ys We part Of the spectators and \
limited i 10 30 on until Il was called
us attention Of the sergeant-at-
als BY a newgnar,ar n,a, 49,. ,a
a'r stopped. F' no" ''"u Wa
BLACK THE CHAIRMAN.
when the meeting was called ~ ~,
!, A., 10Y o'clock, Black was chosen
ro.. ", ~ and then stated the pur-
Va, ~ =. Ins meeting. He said that IL
|sBsv s1 ena open and anyone who
sny s,,,i1..nlhg about the case or had
|hssta F'ieence TO submit would be
|tht iernstrom wanted TO know II
|Nr, 1pi'so proposition was the only
ts. ,r " oe considered or II other mat.
Ina, aug aug De gone into. In answer 10
|hsy. ,es.aoree said that he wanted m
Ih,baa t trunk matter, which was nun
;a'ed also ''P'' > Yesterday investi-
u., LETTER READ.
Va, S sSss then wanted to know II there
ssro'a gyone Present who had any ', vi
% bs hesrS we chief or who wanted
The bs,rs ~ lne matter He Inquired
nttl., ,om.Spaper men who wrote the
were rohSa me two Scotchmen who
70 rs, soOea we're present. There was
'tron1 tbas 70 Ire Inquiry 80 Fern
| itl the oo', moved that Chief Shsats
ugated II y. what he wanted Invea-
0rrnun,ca,, was suggested that his
,, An -I, r,.Ilo to the council aslims,
y the l.,,sasIgation would explain tha1 |
~ e''er was read. p'''" '"a'
r FIVE MINUTES TO DECIDE.
|, s ,,I:. thought that tho os,a, -.
w Re mioh, privilege OF the floor so !
~t 10 III 'udhe Q statement I'm re-.
sssi that , ,Se' HOLIDAY then sue-
" men roh, wy newspaper men and
Alh whlobo pe siNen Ave minutes |
'shsr ~ 70 make up their minds |
Wiling n ivy they wanted TO saw |
Ie'rt Vas ne sall to these charges
70 Bacs response to his sugens-
Walton 90 suggested that the IN.
IN 10 ,hss, over until 5 o'clock las,
Tccially ,r, vls newspaper men could !
invited to attend o''u
Can. WOULD HAVE TO DIG.
Ssaghi AM asked S Fernatrom il no
,oW With eyls one would bn ther, y,
v,.poned. IN ' s i the hearing ,vas
,sAt that n ,sply to that Fernstr ~rs
AZ evidence in tbl.c ooancilmen wanted !
me ns sst OUT and dis for \ xxx ~ would s
caq r ssere not roIn men y, The papers he !