Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-10-18
Mrs. Francis 7. Bailey Tells OF
Her Experiences With
George Sheets.
WANTED A FRAUD ARRESTED.
How the Charcoal "sad Iron" Operat-
ors Were Allowed Ia Depart
With the Doodle.

Mrs. Francis II. Bailey vino resides
AZ l65 north First West has been fol-
lowing The Sheets case with decided
interest owing TO her own experience
with the chief OF police during the
latter part Of May. Mrs Bailey was
o.,s II the numerous victims IN this
uty who paid $3.50 for a wonderful
charcoal iron that was peddled around
by a gang OF srafters who cleaned up
In all probability $4,000 in this city be-
fore they departed
Mrs. Bailey was anxious to have the
fellows arrested and 80 notified Chief
OF Police George Sheets In writing, she
says. Here Is the story AZ told by her
10 the News this morning.
1T IS possible not a nice thing TO
push man down further than he IL on
his downward career said Mrs. Bal
ley by way Of introduction, but while
| have ben reading the accounts OF the
police scandal IN the News, l could
not but feel that there were some fea-
lures about my experiences with Chief
sheets that tailed IN measure with
those prominent IN tho MeWhirter rob-
bery."
After detailing the operations Of the
gang which poddled patent charcoal
irons throughout the city this summer
Mrs. Bailey stated that she wrote a
letter to Chief Sheets asking that he
arrest these swindlers and she would
appear In person and swear to COM
plant charging them with obtaining
money under false pretenEes
Mr.. Sheets did not take the trouble
10 answer my letter" she said. 80, af-
ter fow days called him up on the
telephone (No. 75) ana asked for him.
This Is Sheets you are talking 70,
came the response.
u then asked him what he had done
in the matter of anesting these men,
who had victImlzed. fully believe,
quite 1000 people In this city with their
wonderful charcoal irons.
"Ils answer was surprising. lie said
that the officers had found the man
and had him IN the Office for eight
hours, waiting for some one 10 come
up and make complaint against him,
but as no one had appeared the swim
dler had been turned loose.
Why did you not notify me2' !
asked him.
Someone was notified but they fall
ed TO appear, and we let him 60" came
The answer.
Could you re-arrest him | asked,
so that | could appear against him
No, l couldn't he answered. be.
cause he promised to get out of town
last night"
slrs. Bailey, in conclusion stated that
she had at the time a strong suspicion
that there was something crooked
about the whole thing, and she fully be-
iieved that had the officers done their
duty the man could have been easily
placed behind the bars, as she had a
clear case against the fellow, and the
police knew IT, According to Sheets
own admission he had received her let
Ter. the man had been brought TO no.
lice headquarters and kept there, but
she had never been notified
What was the reason that she was
not2 That IL the question that Is
lioubllng Mrs. Bailey
Mrs Bailey probably would not
have agreed to sign note for the
return of 10 per cent OF 1890.
Il think when we pay taxes which
so 10 pay sworn officers their salarie.
we are entitled 20 protection from
Inks oven II II Is only case Of $780,
said Mrs. Bailey in conclusion.
Mrs. Bailey stated further that sha
had written 10 orc az the morning
papers at the time OF the incident and
detailed the above incidents but tho
paper IN question had not printed a
line on the subject.