Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-04-19


them of THAI value? What was the COM
pensation Tor it's political efrect2 The
Scottish twain should dlvulge the whole
plot
LETTER FROM HOME.
The letter home, is printed in the
Ayrshire Post. under the headlines,
Maybole Men Robbed III America
Condemnation of Yankee Police" and
Is as follows
when MIR. Alexander McWhirter left
Maybple, some three months ago. being
a prominent nember.of that community
and an eS-towu councillor, we gave a
shorl sketch Of his career, under his
portrait We little thought that in so
short space OF time we would have
90 report misfortune. which wumle
nave crushed most people completely
Alexander McWhiTter and his brother
were on their way to San Francisco 10
open restaurant and bakery business
IN passing through Salt Lake City. the
brothers were lured to a room to meet
Col. Rice There. police officers, wear
ING Official badges, rushed into the
room full OF people, arrested them all
and searched them all. taking from the
McWhirters IS 200 In name Of the law
ostensibly to carry TO the police station
to deposit In their favor. One of the
mock policemen actually took one OF
The NcWhirters into the presence of
Chief Constable Sheets pointing TO the
fact that there were either connlvarce
between the actual police or most
alarming slacRness, However. as Will
be seen from the following extract from
letter from Mr.. Alexander McWhirter
TO q friend In Maybole, the police have
had tospay dearly for their--to put it
1ildly-laxity in doing their duty; his
description of Salt Lake City VIII be
read with interest too:
COLD FLOODED AFFAIR,
AS you Nlll gather from the story.
II was cold hlooded affair, and we got
absolutely no assistance from the po-
lice in fact. they protected the robbers
and did their best to hush up the mat
ter, doubtless receiving a share of the
plpnder-a common occurrence IN
America. This would seem to denote a
rotten state at municipal govern nlent
and a pretty lawless community, a state
of affairs that applies to most Of Amer
lean cities. but not so much to Utah
as some / know, For the first time IN
the history of Utah, the Morrnons last
November lost control of the city ad-
mtuistraton. and the Americans Cor
gentiles) came into power.
"GRAFTERs THEY CALL THEM"
1.-THE result has beer to fill the city
public offices with men who will stoop
10 any dishonorable act for gain
Graftcrs they call them in this voun-
tTty The AIormOns. on the other
hand, hold the county and state offices.
am ongst which Is the sherlff's depart
rnent, and 1t is due to the Morrnons and
the sherif1's office in particular, that
cur case was taken up. q reward of
$500 being offered for the capture OF
any of the gang who robbed us The
chief Of police was ARRESTED and tried
for compromising a felony. concea'ing
knowledge of il crime from q rnagS-
trate, and hurboriug and protecting
criminals. One Of the robbers was
captured several miles away The
affair, coming just prior to the Mo-
venber election, ca used a great SEN
Saticn- The Americans who were
running for office gave IL out that we
We're couple Of detectives from Scot
land Yard, hired by the Aformons 10
bring disrepute upon the American
ADMINISTERS ton OF the city Cl). and
for several DAYS all the newspapers
brought out special editions, The
election resulted In the complete de-
feat of the Americans. not one of
IN cir nominees gaining office, and the
result Is attributed to the strong light
our case cast upon the police depart
nent.
PRAISE FOR SALT LAKE.
There are hundreds of Scotch peo-
pie here, all OF whom, in common
with the vast majority of the popula-
ton of Salt Lake City, extend to us
the hand of goodwill and sympathy.
The city is beautifully situated In
valley surrounded by the mighty
Wasatch mountains. some OF whose
peaks are continually covered with
snow. The air is dry and bra"ins.
entirely free of the dampness peculiar
10 Scotland, I write this in Novenl-
her, but SO far no Sign of winter has
yet appeared, The city itself ~ one
of the Drettiest in the States, fine spa
cious stredts, thIckly planted with
huge poplars. the broad, clear. stream
OF water flowing down past the curb
ON each side of every business street;
the general appearance of prosperity
shown by the Inhabitants; that mag
nihcent structure. the temple, taxi
Ing over 40 years to build, the taber
nacle with its great organ and WON
derful acoustic pro perties. the many
fine schools and colleges; the unique
Salt Palace and. most wonderful OF
all, the Great Salt lake, combine To
make Salt Lake City one of the most
attractive and Interesting places IN
America, Later, hope to send YOU
IL few letters containing my impress
sion of America Meanwhile, we are
busy getting ready TO begin business
an Dec = 4"