The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-01-23
CHIEF SHEETS IS
DOING HIS SHARE
Has Started Crusade Against
Lawless Element of the
City.
ASKS FOR COOPERATION
OF THE POLICE COURT
Believes Judge Diehl Should
Not Stand on Mere
TechnicaIitieS.

III Judge Diohl Will just attend to his
judicial duties and trust the police de-
partmont to clean out the dives and sa-
looms which need attention, Salt Lake
VIII soon be renovated as IL never has
been before" said Chief Sheets last night
10 a Tribune reporter
Says There Is Way.
Continuing, Chief Sheets said CAS- l
understand 1t. end as the public under
stands II, the duties of n Judge of any
court arc to sentence criminals according
10 the evidence In the case and according
TO his best judgment. Now. | don't be-
llcNc that II Judge Diehl is certain from
the evidence that a man is guilty OF va
grancy. even though some little technical
point OF law may arise by which the man
could be set at liberty he Will be criti-
cised for sentencing him. At least, ! have
never heard Of any one finding fault with
MN on that score. Take, for instance,
thls man Dye. IL is just certain that
ne is guilty OF Nagrancy as II Ia that you
and j are alive. and how II was that he
was discharged l cant understand II
ought not to take more evidence to con-
Wet a worthless yagrnnt than 1t does to
send man to the penitentiary. / re-
peat that II tho Judge viii give these
fellows we run in what they deserve. the
police department Will do It's share in rid
ding the city OF all undesirable charac-
ters of this class"
Work Already Started.
Chief Sheets said further that the work
OF renovating the city had already start
cd. Tho Black Cat saloon has been
De out OF place to speak Of IL as the
White Cat. Several other saloons have
been visited and arrests made whore
worthless characters were found In them.
And. what Is more, the work Is not going
TO stop until all OF them have been so
treated.
Chief Sheets wgnts the cooperation OF
every man In the town. He wants, among |
others. the cooperation of Judge Dlehi, |
and would welcome Il shaking up OF tho |
VaBrants brought before the Police court |
strained occasionally. Good common |
sense Is almost rs necessary In handling |
such criminals as stack of law books. |
Good judgment Is almost as necessary as
n thorough knowledge of the State laws
ana city ordinances. Who Is going TO
mako trouble for the court II a known
though twenty policemen have failed TO
see the man at late and unusual hours
OF the night assocIntIng with known
thieves and freGucnting the lowest dives
In the city2 II tho mans actions and
habits and general appearance are not
suiilcient to enlighten the court together
with whatever evidence can be produced
IT VIII eventually be impossible to find
any one guilty Of yagrnncy.
Attorney Daily to Aid.
AS far as is In his power, Attorney
P. j DAILY Will assist in the cleansing
process He is going 10 make an effort
~ SNNbif tpINlCllOnS, 10 SEnu men VINO |
deserve 10 be sent there to the rock pile
No matter what has or has not been done
m the past. there Is going 10 be some
hing Going in the Police court In the fu-
.urc. and every effort viii be made TO
.Urnish the court with evidence on which
I can consclentously send vagrants 10
-ity Creek canyon.
Ordinances Haven't Changed.
1t might be said at this time that the
ordinances are the same today as they !
we're month or i year ago They have |
rot been changed, and any lmperfections
Fhich they may contain cannot be
harged TO the American party Just
fhy an evening paper. which printed a
ong article on the subject Saturday |
light. should attempt to lay the blame
or the non-conviction of the criminals :
,rousht before the Police court to the |
-hief of Police and his assistants Instead
II to the court itself, cannot be explained
Ncept in one way. and that Is too ap- :
'arent TO require an explanation. In Og-
len. wnere tne same ordinances. Drac-
ically, and the same State laws exist !
'rafters and Surc-thing men who were
imply given fioaters out OF town In Salt
AXE were sent To the stone pile for from
90 TO 300 days within six hours after
heir arrival. Why cannot such SEN I
enccS be imposed here? (