Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-10-23
v,rian Says If He is Guilty He IS
Subject to Removal and
Imprisonment.
,ueuMENT NEARING THE END.
r,,no,,nces Robbery and Robbers
And Escorlates Donaldson as
a Creature Of Shame.
po.sible Attempt TO Dlsassociate
sheets From the Gang OF
protected Bandits.


"a. main interest in the Sheets case
..,,yi.a query as to whether the COM
..,,,og magistrate viii Conclude to
n,a he chIef.of-polIce over TO await
,.,Ion BY the district court The evil
1,ncs in the case is apparently all In,
ona most Of the arguments by the at
,orney for The defense
A was apparent TO those who
Watched the tactics IN behalf OF Chief
sAsss their case was built on a be-
M IN the public story given out by
MN As point after point In the evi-
d,uce shattered the impressions given
oat by this statement assaults were
made on them by Attorney Varian, and
.Ways he retired Disconnected and set
back BY the cross fire Of ready retort
and direct statement, made by the
MeWhirter brothers, and backed up
BY all other witnesses,
The argument IN favor Of dismlsslng
the. case, made by Attorney Varian
this morning. consumed the entire time.
and Il appeared TO be almost finished
when recess was taken at noon. II
was built solely on those same points
that were used In the public defense OF
The chief and brought out no new fea-
lures.
PASSED OVER TELLING POINTS.
Those points Of the evidence telling
most severely against the chief were
lsssed over. while there was con-
SAINT graphing with whatever evidence
remained that could be construed into
dsproying the union OF the gang with
Chef Sheets. The main facts OF the
robbery were not attacked, and IN the
Arguments OF Attorney varian the
ises stood out IA bold relief that In
'Mcity Of SAT- Lake one OF the most
contsnptible cases Of highway robbery
occurred that has been put on record
lrrtnt years, and that the gang that
l1led OF the trick went about the
lieets displaying their wealth, OBJ
uAed mostly by searching two Scotch
"a while displaying the badge OF off,
q Of the law. for several days after
Y lootlng OF their victims.
The claim. 80 often reiterated, and
ade by Chief Sheets, In his original
Natement, to the effect that the Nc
Writers did not desire prosecution,
'as that mostly dwelt upon by Attor-
ny Varlan He assembled every par"
tcle Of evidence showing that the Nc
Winters tried and wanted 10 get their
honey back, and argued from II a lack
u desire to have the gang arrested, or
70 prosecute them.
DIscREDITED CORNER STONE.
Despite the fact that the McWhirt-
tfs have denied under oath that they
uer consented not TO prosecute, or
Nipssd 10 swear to n complaint, or
@presstd satisfaction with merely
ldung some Of their money back,
nn assumption was the one chosen
build the corner stone OF defense
W Tie chief. 1t is the one also most
aleh used In the public defense from
ADMINISTRATION sources. and one no
Wunt That the prosecution will use
.nuy drawing other conclusions
WIZ the same evidence on which Mr.,
"lah built his arguments.
DLNouNCEs THE GANG.
Il was very clear that Atty. Varian
roy hired 70 defend the gang that
& accused OF operating i'm coniunc-
in rlth me chief lie referred to
, ,an Donaldson In terms the News"
,o. u@I, PRINT, as an associate OF Com
amy street women. who took rev.
,sse from their shame. and 10 the
,s 10 anything but complimentary
1s Atler painting them as a gang
,,s,sues Ne attempted to make a dis
~. hle OF demarkation between
M avs ana those Of Chief sheets,
nm " uisconnect the chief entirely
=" any association with them.
SHEETS THERE TO HEAR.
cmn 'sn Sheets looked better TODAY
ssS "mSl lan Crabtree sat beside him
cav as he,ipel and Raleigh Joined him az
seemed ~ me trial was over. He
i7om ~ " nave been taking consolation
he M sls discovery by the Tribune that
tectlves' hirters were Scotland yard de-
,penSIr. hlrei by the "hlerarch." ana
ont apa money that didn't leave them
iAIng s,., Seht on the transaction. The
a ios, Viaently didn't appear IA hin, a
have and there are many others who
N. Tsspended for their Information on
TINS ,"uae head lines ana introduc.
sise ,s,, .ne testimony. who are like
Ely. lVlant OF the joke In the discov-
On Nil uo1eh men We're encountered
he corr. street today who smoke ,y,th
Ne no ',ction OF enthusiasts. In eynas nos
lefs ni aark plot, backing IN Their ba-
re- re- o. The city. " '"' p"hco
ne than u'hne was smaller this morn
Ne stand u',l me McWhirters were an
on pasSin, Ally Varian spoke with.
Nnctory' ~, ana IN apparently n ner.
u Orator" 'auher' attempting no rlehts
houolsus, and only an occaslonai AZ
listed an OF the people who have H.
tllt. TIT nstening to the McvyhI,,nr
ably BE- y" ao, afternoon the case viii nrah.
H. as vARIANs ARGUMENT
MSS MSS ,ssrsanents on the mo,,oa
George shse,es against Chief OF Police
evidence a, ,S ~ on the ground Tho, ,he
not sufaels s ,ae preliminary hearins n .ae
ny the defsns a. SHOW probable ca,,ss
'o'9rins and sro,a was guilty OF har.
H,ith a fslonpvf otecting persons chargad
cSudge Afmetr we're commenced befnra
=. varian Ing ~ 10 o'clock. At,r
mar Of thu aso made the motion On
r ~.at Ia suppor, 'e as opened the srgu.
1upied th the Sn,. Of the motion and oc
'spurt and No dn morning session ~ y,
ne afternoon u QUIT win take up most ~ ~
pr PER Of specta, session. The usual nu,r
!, ,1Vurtroon 10 prs were present N M
NE attorney near the argumen, ana ma
was followed with intems a