The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-04
POLICE CHIEF
UNDER ARREST
George A. Sheets Is Charged
With Compromising a
Felony.
WILL PLEAD THIS MORNING
WARRANT ISSUED ON COM
PLANT OF WIN. M'WHIRTER.

Chief of Police George A Sheets was
arrested about o'clock last night by
Deputy Sheriff Farley White on a war
rant charging him with compromising
felony. The complaint was sworn TO by
William McWhirter. who. with his bro
Their. Alexander, was "buncoed out OF
alleged police officers Chief of Police
Sheets was taken before Judge j. j
Whitaker and was released on his own
recOgnizance. At 10 o'clock this morning
Chief Sheets will be arraigneG for plead
ing in the city court.
AS soon as the warrant was issued Dep
uty Sheriff White called up Chief Sheets
at his office at police headquarters
Chief Sheets. will you meet me at the
Knutsford hotel corner? This is Deputy
Sheriff White talking was the message
Sheets received.
Yes, sir. III be right down there" he
replied and hung up the telephone re-
ceiVer.
Responds Promptly.
Within five minutes Chief Sheets, &C
companied by Assistant City Attorney
Patrick j. DAILY. were at the Knutsford
hotel.
How are you. ParIey?" Chief Sheets
said. smiling. as Deputy Sheriff White
took the warrant out of his pocket.
While il was being read to him he stood
with his arms folded and nodded his head
in reply TO the service. Attorney Patrick
J. DAILY Immediately asked about bonds
and setting the case for arraignment.
Chief Sheets was taken before Judge
Whitaker and the proceedings were fixed
up.
The complaint sworn out against Chief
Sheets at the instigation Of County At
torney Farley p. Christensen and Sheriff
c. Frank Emery is as follows:
Text of the Complaint.
State of Utah. County of Salt Lake-ss:
In the city court Of Salt Lake City
Before ]. J. Whitaker. judge. The State
Titan George s. Sheets defendant
Complaint.
On this Ord day Of October. A D. 1906.
before me. j. J. Whitaker, judge of the
city court within and for Salt Lake City,
Salt Lake county, state of Utah. per-
sonally appeared William McWhirter,
who, on being first duly sworn by me,
on his oath cid say that George A Sheets,
on the 18th day of September. A. d. 1906.
a. the county of Salt Lake. state of Utah,
die commit the crime of a felony as fol-
lows, to wit: That on the 18th day OF Sep
TENDER. A ID. 1906 at the county of Salt
Lake state of Utah. James Donaldson,
Larry O Brien. John O Brien. w. w Bell.
John Doe Davis, alias Charles Hemenway
Whose other and true name is to affiant
unknown, unlawfully. wilfully and felo-
n1CuSly did steal. take and carry away
from the person and possession of one
Alexander McWhirter. against the will of
the said Alexander McWhirter. personal
three hundred and seventy-three dollars.
lawful money of the United States of
America. of the value of ten thousand
three hundred and seventy-three dollars.
the said personal property being then and
there the property of Alexander Nc
Whirter and William McWhrter. and in
the possession of the said Alexander Nc
Nbirter; that the said George A Sheets.
being then and there the duly qualified
and acting chief OF police of Salt Lake
City. a municipal corporation of the state
o. Utah, after the said James Donaldson,
Larry O'Brien, John O'Brien. w. W. Bell
and John Doe Davis, alias Charles Hem
enway (whOse other and true name is TO
afiiant UNKNOWN. had committed the
said crime as aforesaid. on the 18th day
Of September. A. d. 1906 at Salt Lake
City. county and state aforesaid: then and
there at the time last above mentioned
and with full knowledge that n felony
to wit said crime as above set forth, had
been committed, unlawfully, wilfully and
felOniously did conceal said crime from
magistrate and did harbOr and protect
the said James Donaldson Larry o. Brien.
John O BTien. w. w. Bell and John Doe
Davis, alias Charles Hemenway (whose
other and true name is to affiant I'M
known). the said persons being then and
trary to the provisions of the statute of
the state aforesaid. in such case made and
provided, and against the peace and dig
nifty of the state of Utah
WILLIAM MWHIRTER
Subscribed and sworn to before me
the day and year first above written
J. ]. WHITAKER. Judge
I approve of the issuance of a warrant
upon this complaint.
P. P CHRISTENSEN.
County Attorney.