The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-10-02
Ridiculous Efforts of 4
christensen Gang to Dis
it Police Dcpartmel
LUX A WEEK OFF
TO COOK UP THE,
PiaIn Truth Knocks Prou
Under Towering ST
ture y. Slanders

o%neh ofsn OF dlsgruntled and diss
9%ince,hoIders % from the Shcs
county Attorney g Offices 'nc 'S
ror e,iJ JUNCTION with couple Of
pers t controlled by the hier
JSellPIed TO discrcdit the eli
department by connectin0 -,
allesed piece of bunco WORK
Pulled of IN this city on th,
nue m present month. OF cotI
mnole s, thing was fat failE
everything attempted by tbis
political and official b1nelas |
how the plain, unvarnished
crates to knock the proys I
under the fimsy structure ~
ed by the Emery~Christensen
Ienegades who are lust no1,
hight before cyclone of nnhi;
and indignation. p''
Manufactured sensatits
;. On September Is Aleyandsy
nam McWhirter, brothers, rep
rived from Scotland. were Ca;
been buncoed out Of a sum :
yvariously placed at from sIods
Voo- 1t was the same old stors
peen Told over and over agai
Ihlght be supposed that eve5
boy II the land is familiar X
ntvonoa t,e OF separating thet
stranger from his money. 3
inc ponce were appealed to. az
invariably the case, by ;he vi
want their money back aftr
been foolish enough to throw
IN TINS particular case the CbI|
lice and his assistants did. a
ways do in such cases, eyervIi
slble to secure the return oe
money. Any statement to thdI
Is nothing short of a contem,h
baseless lio made out of WI
All tho newspapers were fam
the facts (or that part OF tn
the victims themselves did mo-
at the lime of their occurr
similar stories had been wrf
and time and time again, thi
not considered OF any value AZ
of news, To gain value IL i,
twelve days until the Emers
sen gang could find time To III
the seDbiance of d sensationz
on the ability, honesty and I'M
the cleancst. abIest aud best
partment this city has ever u
Is just what happened at po.
quarters, i'll the language Of
himself. z
"'lne first [ knew Of thir|
Sergt. Hempel came TO my
a young man vino said he 2
buncoed, ] immediately sen !
gcant out TO find the man who
the Job. In about au hour
strangers came in. One of
known rs Bell and the othel
name was McWhirter and chs
brother Of the man who y |
first, The Scotchmen said
had been IN the deal, indirec-
Immediately challenged him TT
he had received any of the
McWhirter said he had not.
" Did / have anything tc !
iti' asked Bell. McWhirterz
replied; Nc, you did not, exs
reciiy.'
II then asked Nc Whirter niI
ed Bell arrested. lie replies
did not, but that he wanted Il
back. [ told them that I wolr
in my power to help them, goi
as TO suggest that they rema
city d few days to assist d
search and Offering TO have the
extended if they would consel
lay their trip to the coast
Juncture Bell spoke up and (
lend McWhirter $1,000, TAXI
for the money. This was agfe
Bell went out to get the mon
After time he returnet'
that he had only been able
$3.50. The McWhirters (the &
having arrived at this office(
that they needed the full 81
Bell said he would 60 out and
rest. AS he started to leave
one of the brothers asked 20.
the $3.50 and hold il until BellS
with the balance. | stepped
hall, took the $50 from Bell 9
ed it over to one Of the brothe
q while Bell came back witt
naming $3.50, and Alexander
ter sat down at my desk and !
note which Bell had already !
for the money, handing it ovet
Then they all went away toge'I
saying, 'We will have to hur'
catch that train.
'tI was at all stages of Hhe
ings ready and willing 20 do
the McWbirters suggested.
TO arrest Bell, but they pref
handle the case in their own w
them TO do So III
there is to the matter, and | CO
lieve the attempt to blacken
Dartment can have any other
boomerang effect
Spite of Malcontentss
There g the plain, straigh
story of honest George Sheets
not syllable Of bitterness IN
George Sheets is too big q
worry over the petty spite-wo
gang of political molcontents
heir finish just ahead OF. q
lelight to spatter the filth y
hey revel on the skirts OF cis
md decent citizens. George :
90 firmly established in the ca
md good will of the people
lake to give himself much
,bout n pack of political wot
.narl and snap at his heels,
lot bite.
No explanation has been
he fact that though the Mc'
we're in such a hurry TO get aw
Salt Lake, and refused to conn
he Chiefs request to remain
avs to assist in the search p
IespoiIers. they are now IN t
,aying hurried back from Los
fter 4 STAY of only day or 80
rourht them back in such 9 ~
,hv didn't they remain her
here was n much better chan
here ever will be again to rccoy
1st money! Emery and Cnt'
NV D-.l,.. thar tVIII |