Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-03-01
HEARING BEGINS
THIS AFTERNOON
Preliminary Investigation OF the
Charges Against Heads Of Pc
lice Department Opens.
SIGNIFICANT WHISPERING.
County Attorney Says He Is Tired of
"Dilly Dallylng' De-
lay IL Eliminated.

The preliminary examination Of Chief
George sheets OF the police department..
Captain George r. Raleigh, william
Newton, ana others charged with CON
splracy VIII commence az o'clock this
afternoon The hearing viii be con-
Quoted before Judge j. j. Whitaker in
the civil division OF the city cOur, The
decision was reached this morning ar
tor the defendants had entered pleas OF
mot guilty" to the charges laid against
them by Alexander McWhirter one of
the Victims OF The famous $4,000 swim
die. said TO have taken place In this
city last foil, The forinalities In Judge
Whtakcr's court were not done quick
~; whispered conversations and follow
rupversat onk. delnya and conferences
marked the procecdnRs. CHIEF sheets
and Detective Raleigh arrived az the
building some few minutes before 10
o'clock the hour set for pleading. They
we're accompanied by Attya. >. Thur-
man ana Soren y, Christensen. their
legal representatives. Mr.. Christensen
represented Chief Sheets when the lat
ter was on trial last fall, charged with
compromising a felony. \ few minutes
later M'lllirm Newton hustled into the
court room ana took a sea. at the press
table. where he engaged IA conversation
with a reporter Chief Sheets and cap
tain Raleigh took seats on rear bench
where they talked with their attorneys
IN 2 low voice.
WHISPERING" GOES ON
County ATTY. willard 1onson was
in the court room promptly AZ ~
o'clock. fcw seconds later Attt
Christensen who appears to have the
defense in charge so far went INTO
the private Office of Judge Whitaker
where. with Mi Hanson souc mo-
ments were spent in conference. Upon
appearing Mir. Christensen called his
clients into q corner and another long
and hushed conversation took place
This performance was repeated over
and over again. During a couversa-
ton with Mr.. Christensen, Mr.. Han
son said somewhat angrily 81 am tired
Of this dilly-dallying and want this
case to come up at once" Mr.. Chris
Jensen said he. too. was anxious 70
have 1t come up. ut was brought into
Judge Whitaksr's court By your own
request and cannot sec why you want
II transferred somewhere else again.
II there Is more delay | will have
hench warrants issued and bring the
defendants to a hearing before Justice
Bishop this afternoon continued the
county attorney IN answer To some in
audible remark made by MIR. Christen-
sen.
BOTH SIDES READY.
After moro whispering. MIR Chris
Jensen stated to Judge Whitaker
that he was ready 10 enter a nlpa for
the three dcfrndants present, He then
cntcred plsaA as explained and AM
nuuhcod that The defense was ready
10 have o preliminary hearing this
afternoon THE state is ready and
can have witnesses here by 2 o'clock >
answered Mr.. Hanson. II will have
d stenographcr here also" This end
ed the proceedings. Mr.. Newton, after
listening 70 the talks between the at
torneys turned around to a friend and
with q smile on his face asked, where
| am at? ! don't know whether this
Is Bishops court or Whitakcr's or ono
in Murray While the members Of
the police department remained silent
during the hearing MIR. Newton talked
willingly. "They have charged me
with lo, of things whcn the county
attorney himself. says he does not be-
lievc me connected with this affair
AT all" or" James Donaldson, Will
liam Parent. "Nick' Ross ana the
other defendants were not present.