The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-10-19
M'WH|RTER UNDER
DISCRIMINATION
Nothing of Startling Nature De-
yelops at Second Day Of j
Sheets Hearing.
YOUNGER OF SCOTTISH
TWAIN LAST WITNESS
He Repeated Nearly Same Story
Which His Brother Told
Wednesday.

Nothing of a startling nature de.
veloped at the second day of the hear
ing of the charge against Chief OF
Police Sheets. The major portion Of
the morning session was taken up with
continuation of the cross -examina-
tion of Alexander McWhirter. Several
times during the examination Attorney
G.: 5. Varian and the witness, Nc
Whirter got into controversy about
the latter s method of answering ques-
tlons, he being much given to offering
an explanation with every question.
Mrs Mary King, sister Of Jim Don
aldson, and his two neces, MarcelIa
and Grace King, occupied the balance
of the time reciting the visit of Dom
aldson and the other members of tho
gang to New England addition on the
evening Of the bunko game and then
taking dinner at her house.
Miss Mary Davis was the first wit
ness at the afternoon session. Miss
Davis is a handsome young woman and
the sweetheart of Larry O'Brlen, whom
she described as a gambler. She told
Of visit Mrs. John 'Brien made to
the police station several days after
the McWhirters lost their money.
Mrs. Pendergrass, the stenographer
who accompanied Alexander McWhir-
ter to the Office Of Chief Sheets and
took notes at one of the interviews,
recited what took place at the inter.
| view.
Another McWhirter Heard.
William McWhirter, the youngest Of
| the Scottish twain, was the last wit
ness of the day and his cross-examin-
! atlon was In progress when court adj
| journed. McWhirter s story was in tho
mo - AL IL I.I
! the previous day by his brother The
| language he used in reciting the
various incidents was almost identical
| with that used by his brother, and gave
| the impression that they had carefully
rehearsed the story.
The courtroom. was again crowded
| Some OF the answers brought forth
! laughter from the crowd and several
! times Judge Armstrong threatened to
! clear the courtroom.
There was not, however, the same
! interest evinced In the proceedings
that there was the previous day. The
explosion of the supposed bomb by the
| elder McWhirter had failed to have
that stirring and sensational political
have and the hearing has now dropped
to the ordinary course of events.
Tribune Was Correct.
News of Thursday relative to pur-
ported interview between Alexander
McWhirter. and a Tribune representa-
tive is false and misleading McWhir-
ter did not approach The Tribune rep
resentative. but the reporter ap-
preached McWhirter and asserted that
he had been correctly reported in The
Tribune. McWhirter admitted that the
report was correct except IN one in
stance where he was quoted as an
sweriug 90 Yes.
The questions were: Q.-"The
Chief asked you if you wanted Bell
arrested7" A." Yes, sir" Q.-"And
you said No, A. Yes.f
The reporter insisted that that was
he was willing to leave ii TO the rec
ord. McWhirter insisted that he had
not answered the question at all and
then began to talk about the head
lines
Before leaving McWhirter voluntar-
lily SAID to the reporter, - lour report
of the cross examination was very fair,
very fair indeed
Alexander McWhirter on Stand
Upon resuming the cross -examinati
of Alexander McWhirter yesterday
morning Attorney Varian asked the
witness ii he had not requested, before
that he did not want the matter TO get
into the papers, as it might get back
home and the witness replied that he
had not, When Bell jumped off the
Third South street car, and McWhirter
followed, the eXplanatio Bell offered
was that the doctor was dear friend
OF his and they could settle 1T, and
then Nc Whrter was not positive as to
the fact that he was being taken to the
police station.
McWhirter said he had made sworn
statement to his attorney, Braifet, and
he believed that statement was now
N the hands of the County Attorney.
He remembered the affidavit appearing
in the News signed by himself and Pen.
dergrRss and he had made statements to
reporters that had appeared III the
newspapers. In the statement made
to Brafrct he thought he said that the
Chief had said ito keep it quiet from
the reporters, for if it got out it would
hurt him. - He did not put that IN tho
affidavit printed in the News He made
the affidavit for the purpose of con-
trming what Chief Sheets had done the
last time 1--WE were in his office. He
did not think that Bell made any ref
ereuce to the matter not getting into
the papers and he did not think that IN
the conversation he could confuse Bell
with the Chief.
Considerable questioning followed as
to when the witness arrived IN LOS
Angeles and when lie left again for
Salt Lake. This was for the purpose
of testing the value of the witness 8
recollection, but it was much mt fault,
rs he was mixed as to time and dates,
nor did he remember the name of tho
hotel he staid ut in Los Angeles.
Under Assumed Name.
McWhirter, continuing, said he re-
turned to Salt Lake on Sunday even
ming. Upon his return he stopped at
tho Elks hotel and registered under the