The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-01
YOUNG SCOTCHMEN LOSE
$4,000 IN A BUNC0 GAME
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the big pot containing $4,000 without
showing his hand. Donaldson is now
supposed to be in Goldfeld, and Sheriff
Emery wired last night to that place
TO have him arrested. The other men,
bers of the gang are not positively
known to the officers, but it is possible
that two of the members will be ar
rested in Salt Lake today
Chief of Police Sheets was called up
last night over the telephone and
asked about the case.
Yes, two ScOtchmen came to my Of
flee" ne replied, and reported that
they had lost $4,000. / don't remem-
Der their names, but they said they
lost $4,000 in poker game, and that
about $4,000 was taken away from them
by two phony police officers, who were
confederates in the deal
Did Bell come TO your office with the
McWhIrter brothers. and did they tell
you that he was one of the police
men?''
Yes Sheets replied: he came with
them He said, however, that he told
them he was simply an auxiliary Of
ficer."
Chief Sheets Story.
You asked him, did you not. to re-
turn some of the money!" he was
asked
We'll. this man you call Bell,
didn't know his name and have not
seen him since. made a deal to give
them back some of the money. l told
them that ten chances to one they
would not get much of it back. They
said they would. be satisfied with
s., 900. This Fellow weat oat AID pres
emily came back with $3.50 He turned
it over to me, and ] handed il 10 one
Of the brothers. He went out again and
soon returned with $3.50. This satisfied
them and they all three left my office
together"
ibid you think Bell was an accom-
plice?" was the next question.
Yes" was the reply.
Did you investigate the case any
further TO see if Bell represented him.
self as an officer"
mo. | didn't" he said The Scotch
men seemed satisfied and said they
would not stop in Salt Lake any lon
ger, so the case was dropped. l haven't
seen Bell, as you call him, since, and
never saw him before in my life.
rs that ell you know about the rob-
berry. chief?' was asked.
That's all" he said and hung up
the telephone receiver.
Hired Room for office.
Mrs Mary Young, who runs the Ant
Ter rooming house. where the robbery
was committed, said last night that an
elderly man engaged room No. on
Monday. Sept II, and had it for three
days He said he wanted to do some
office work in the room, and asked
Mrs. Young to take out the bed. The
man who rented the room did not re-
gister, and Mrs. Young said that she
did not know his name. She was shown
a picture of Jim" Donaldson and
said:
well. | don't know the man, but !
believe he was one of the men who oc-
cupied the room / told them to re-
gister if they wanted the room, but /
see they didn [. l was sick all day
and did not look after 1t. They paid
each day for the rent, and occupied
the room every afternoon for three
days"
Did you know that they were play
ing cards il that room?" was asked
Eyes. they said they intended 10 en-
gage in social game occasionally, but
| am in no way trying to shield them
in the matter" she replied
Mrs Young admitted that they
brought no furniture to the room or
did any office work there. She knew
about the robbery. but refused to say
anything more about what occurred in
the room.