The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-10-06
A BROKEN DOWN CASE.

The copspiratorg against Chief sheets
appear TO have got themselves into 4
predicame which they Gpd most un-
irresponsible and vicious charges
against Chief Sheets, but when they
were called down they absolutely re.
fused to respond to the invitation Of
the Council-composed OF enemies as
well as friends Of Chief Sheets--aud
funked when they were asked to ap-
pear and tell what they knew or
thought they knew. There was no way
to make the Council stop, no way to
procure delay, therefore they would not
appear before that body. To do so
would be to show the impotence Of their
case and TO bring the matter to
speedy conclusion which would over.
wholm them with confusion.
But there was a way whereby they
could secure further DELAY, and delay
was what they wanted, although their
supe:serviceable tool, Sheriff Emery,
declared from tho first that he had the
offenders IN sight; he had the victims
also IN charge aud announced that he
could bring the matter TO hearing at
any time, with every material party at
hand.
So, in order to secure such delay as
might be, they brought proceedings ~
court. This would insure TO them soma
days delay at least; then when the
case was called in court the impudent
assertion was made by the Assistant
County Attorney that ''bo could not
see bis way clear to have the case set
for next Tuesday, as Deputy Sheriff
Joseph Sharp, who is away trying to
run down tho alleged bunco men, will
be an important witness in the case, a5
will also Alexander McWhirter, who is
along with the deputy sheriff for the
purpose of identifying the bunco men,"
That is TO say, Mr.. Hanson distinctly
and positively gives the lie to sheriff
Emery where the Sheriff claimed that
he had these man under his hands Ii
was necessary to post Sheriff Emery as
a liar IL this matter iu order to vindi.
cate Governor Cutler in his ridiculous
offer Of $500 reward for the arrest of
men accused in police court case.
For if il had been admitted that Sheriff
Emery had these men under his hand,
as he claimed 10 have them, Governor
Cutler would have been IN pretty box
in Offering $500 for their discovery aud
arrest.
The evident purpose Of playing for
delay and keeping this case alive as
long as they can during the campaign
and di5missing it Immediately after
election, is very plain to be seen in
the tactics adopted by Assistant County
Attorney Hanson, who would not agree
to have the case SET for next Tuesday
and who would not agree 10 have il set
for any day. The bunco rleu, it would
seem, are far enough out of hand 10
make a case whereby the Sheriff is ap-
parentlv TO earn that $500 reward
offered by Governor Cutler, aud Alex
ander McWhirter, supposed to be one
of the chief complaining witnesses, Is
also away. That is to say, the case has
absolutely gone to pieces already, ard
the copsplgators are merely sparring foy
time in order TO keep il as long as pos
sible before the public in the expecta
tion that il will help the church par
ties in their political campaign.
Ia this, however, they are doomed TO
disappointment and defeat Already
the reaction has set in, and men of
discerGment aud sense scofl at the idea
that they have any case at all. The
conspirators for political effect will
find that that political effect has goae
back on them and has attached itself
10 the other side