The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-10-04
Do NOT APPEAR
BEFORE COUNCIL
Herald and Smootite Organ
Lacked Nerve When Bluff
Was Called.
NEITHER CHRISTENSEN OR
SHERIFF EMERY PRESENT
Investigation Produced One
Thing to Spectators, That
Was, Not Guilty.

The Investigation conducted by the
City Council Wednesday afternoon at
the request Of Chief of Police Sheets
into the innuendos and insinuations
made against him in his official capacity
by The Herald and the organ of the
SmootlteS IN this city developed moth
ing that could in any way connect the
head OF tho police department with any
OF the malicious accusations that have
been made against him. His accusers
were not present, nor did they make
any effort through any SOURCE to present
any proof In substantiation of their
scandalous allegations. The Chief asked
Tor the investigation; no one made any
charges.
The brothers McWhirter, ths two
Scotchmen supposed to be some $4,000
poorer because of Chief Sheet s alleged
derelectlon of duty, we're also conspicu-
Gus Tor their absence In fact, not one
of those persons who are responsible
for the accusations. allegations and
criminatIons which have filed the air
and crowded the columns of the public
prints named for the past three davs
were there to offer one word IN support
of the truth of their baseless diatribes.
Tho investigation produced only one
thing to the unbiased. unpreIudice6
spectator, and that is that Chief of
Police Sheets or any member of the
police department is not guilty of any
of the shameful charges hurled against
them.
No Charges Preferred.
Nearly an hour and half vas con
sumed by the Council In discussing
several times called upon those who had
any charges, to make to step forward
and do so, but his requests were met
with an omlnous silence. The discus
sion eventually resolved itself into the
passage Of motion made by ". Mont
Ferry that the managers of the Herald,
Republican and Deseret News be notified
by the City Recorder that the investi-
cation will be continued at 2 p. m. Fri
day and that they or their representa-
tives Will again have an opportunity
of appearing before the Council and
producing the proof, If they have any,
OF their allegations.
made by Mr., Holiday that Chief Sheets,
Sergeant Hempel, Detective Raleigh
and Capt. Burbidge make a statement
to the Council OF the facts, so far as
known by them of the robbery of the Nc
Whirtera. This motion prevailed and
Chief Sheets and Sergeant Hempel had
related what they knew of the transac
tion. and answered questions pre-
pounded by all the Councilmen, when
an adjournment was taken at $50 p. IN.
until Friday at , clock,
Statements Unequivocal.
The statements made by the head of
the department and Sergeant Hempel
were convincing and unequivocal. There
was no reservation, The facts as they
came to their knowledge, the action
taken when the robbery was reported
and all the subsequent developments
were detailed at length by them, and
their relation of tho story carried with
IL absolute conviction of its veracity,
When Mr.. Black, IN the absence OF
President Davis, called the Council to
order at $3.50. all were present except
Councilmen Martin and o 'Donnell. Mr.
Black explained the object of their
meeting "Ths investigation il free