Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-10-17
SHEETS LAUGHED ONCE.

SHEETS LAUGHED ONCE.
through the examination Chief
Sels sat shrunk down and sprawled
VI In chair. behind his counsel,
W. Varlan and Soren Y. Christen-
" During the telling points OF the
tsnnony he shrunk still further
on and the only bright thing about
im vas the glistening diamond In.
htle, Several times he looked up
hehty at the witness while he was
Fling vital point in his story, but
me clear statement rounded into
telling blow. the chiefs eyes would
hll 10 the floor and the expression OF
ken interest would leave his face.
vnfe' when McWhrter Identified
donaldson as the Doe" Sheets Joined
Y The general laughter. but that was
NJ only time ne smiled.
AeWhirtet Is not so Scotch as he
vas month ago, Instead OF telling
toou' men Weighing 10 stone" and
rlo'hg to Fort Douglas IN q tram"
ne spoke today with a free use of
alnenoanlsms, and remarked when he
"a" Donaldson's picture and was ask
l.u u mat was the doctor, Sure
'"a's the doc all right"
WHEN HEARING COMMENCED.
When Judge Armstrong assembled the
yslsh az 10 o'clock and Deputy Sheriff
NV buter announced that the court
~ ~ session, the courtroom was well
nvtoed with spectators and within a
IVY snort time there was hardly stand
vs. room. Seated at the table inside
W railing were Asst. County Atty.
l,, slu hanson and former Senator
mnMar brown on the states side, and
Eve I've v > Narian and Soren Y. Chris
s su.n and Chief of Police George
,ss $3.50 on the side Of the defense. The
,,I,, 's ana benches on the inside OF the
,olIas were illed with members of the
's M department and attorneys,
A. nv court called the case OF the State
dMn against George Sheets. and
,taled II the attorneys were ready
,nn pVveed. Asst County Atty. Hanson
, "a that the state was ready
lsr.a asHeu that Arthur Brown be en-
tn az associate counsel for the state
rs.s was no response from the attor-
strons the defense. so Judge Arm
,I,nsssehe men asked the state to have its
.,,nrrs scs sworn, which was done. The
I'M lux, Tor the state then asked that
rour, is'lesses be excluded from the
vere a aoVnl except during the time they
Vas VI, the witness stand. The order
f.n.a Haae and the witnesses for the do
1boso we're then called and sworn.
fsr.~ VINO We're sworn In for the de-
ysrz, ate Asst, City Atty. p. ]. DAILY
psc. " Police John Hempel. Can't. OF
l.IyS y r. Burbidge, Detective Ra-
An II ia ana Philips, Tribune reporter
~ ~ Witnesses were then Instructed
ep,,re court to remain outside tho
uOom until called. Wv
AcwHIRTERs STORY.
M , INA McWhirtcr, the eldest OF
the AZ T9 brothers who were victims of
"a for rv ,Sy. was the first witness call
mer,s 'le STATE. He detailed the move
tlms ~ vi himself and brother from the
ihsi, IVY arrived IN New York up 10
thelr IVal in this city, and told of
Who s~~periences with the gang OF men
Anlsr 'Seu lhem out of $40. 100 I'm the
New Ioomlnghouse on Sent 10. Mr.
On l.et told his story with hardly
reptin..s by the attorneys es.
sens,e. q question occasionallv fron,
he IN Brown, with a view ~ mar
MI" We connection Of the story nnn,
he s,o ns made good appearance an
'trai sIasd and impressed ali with ,b a
e,tIsnS 'orward manner in which ~
TESTIMONY IN DETAIL.
u SstsT giving his name he ,o.,,a.,
md r caay as follows: "My bro,hsr
eo ino rsiae here from SCOTLAND ahnu,
FORK op ago. We arr,yed in " Nav,
AXE ~ az Aug. 81, and arrived 'n S ss,,
b the :" tuesday, Sept. is, and stor Sa.,
0 san ,,ullen hotel. We had ' ,,nIasa
h. ho, Sose. Cal. We lett orr ,r ursees
4r lu pS, and went to have ali I,p sI,ps -. -
er on Vs I've we We're standing ON ,he c n
e wers Second s South and Main me w Sor,
no ino o approaches by a yo,,ng " n,s,'
inquired the way to tho warm arm