The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-06
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Braffet Tells His Story and Soon AZ
ter Prosecution Rests.

on Second South, after the return Of
Alexander McWhirter from Los An
geles He informed the chief that he
represented McWhirter in connection
with the robbery, and stated to him
that in his Judgment the trick had been
Donaldson as one of them, hut the chief
expressed the opinion that Donaldson
was not implicated, and the trick had
been turned by parties from some East
ern city. He told Sheets that Mrs.
Young. who conducts the Autler room
ing house, had given him an accurate
description of Donaldson.
Chief Sheets. Raleigh and witness
went to the Antler house and Mrs.
Young gave a rather confused descrip-
tion of the various men who had been
at her rooming house, with the eIcep-
tion of Donaldson. He suggested to
the chief that the description fitted
Donaldson. AS they were walking back
the chief asked the witness if be knew
did not know. Chief Sheets suggested
to Mr.. Raleigh that ON. e. ought to
know" Mr.. Raleigh did not seem to
understand what was meant by NJ.
e. and asked the chief and he said
"Mulvey. Mr.. Raleigh said some
thing about the likelihood of finding
Donaldson on Commercial street.
Witness also testified to seeing the
two bogus officers at the Sanltarium
when he was in company with McWhir-
ter, and when he told the chief and
Raleigh about this the latter replied:
"Why in the hell didn { you inform
the police9 and the witness said, 81
didn t consider it ripe.
No Police for Her.
Mrs. Peterson, who keeps a rooming
house at 253 South West Temple. was
next sworn. She testified that she knew
both the O 'Briens; they rented room
from her. They came to her place about
the 18th of September. She told them
because she did not want the police to
come around. They had come there
when the O 'Briens had rented from her
on a former occasion. One of the
O'Briens said she would not see any
police because he had it ''hxed better
this time than he had before.
There was no ross-examlnatlon.
William F. Rodigkeit was next called.
He said he was waiter at the Vienna
cafe. He saw Donaldson the morning
after the robbery at the cafe. He had
thousa nd dollar bill, which he said he
won in a gambling game. He said he
would open up gambling house.
Rodigkeit was not cross-eXamlned
Alex McWhirter Again on Stand.
"A
bv County Attorney Hansen. He was
asked TO state Just exactly what was
said when he went into the chlet OF
fee with Bell.
This was objected to by Mr.. Chris
tensen because it was not redirect eX-
animation.
Mr., Hansen said he had only gone
into the matter in part on the former
occasion.
Witness started in to relate the con-
versation and got to the part when be
said: "Tbat is lie. chief.
Attorney Christensen jumped up and
said: ''That is not the conversation. 1t
is evident that he has read some tran
script since then. | am frank to say
that. That is what | am going to cross
examine him on.
Here the witness broke loose and
objected to suspicion being cast upon
him.
MGR. Christensen asked if he had
suggested that he was suspicious
character.
The witness said The Tribune had
cast suspicious upon him, and protested
that he was as honest as any man IN
Salt Lake.
Mr.. Christensen said he was not rum
ming The Tribune. and desired the court
to instruct the witness TO answer the
questions.
answer the questions and not make
voluntary statements.
Referring to the occasion when Nc
Whlrter took Pendergast. with hlm TO
the Chief s office, witness saaid he was
convinced that the Chief was not doing
what he could in the ease, but he did
not take q witness with him TO entrap
the Chief He admitted that on that
occasion he did not tell the whole
truth because he was getting more
sense-with people who were smooth
he was 10 be smooth he acted on the
principle that it takes rogue to
catch rogue He gave the Chief
another address in Los Angeles, telling
HIM he was going there when he in
tended to remain in town. and to ga
certain extent he he'd - The only part
that was a lie was that he was TO leave
town,
At this ,iuncture w, j. Casey was in
troduced, as a witness as ne desired To
be relieved. He testified that he cashed
a thousand dollar bill for Donaldson,
but he could not tell the adte.
Judge Thurman moved TO strike out
the testimony as immaterial.
The court said it was a circumstance
and allowed 1T TO stand.
Mr. McWhirter returned TO the stand
and was asked many questions as TO
Chief Sheets getting the $3.50 from Bell
IN the corridor and as to how Bell
got the additional $3.50 so quickly. and
the chief not having searched him.
These were the points that McWhirter
desired corroboration on and took Pen
dergast with him for that purpose
In the course Of this part Of the exam
ination Attorney Christensen again APP
pealed 10 the court to instruct the wit.
ness To answer questions, and this was
done. The witness also apologizcd to
Mr.. Christensen for interrupting
Replying TO other questions relative
to the extension Of their tickets and
the chief asking them to stay a day
or two. witness said they did not re-
main because they were virtually pen
niless and had to avail themselves of
their tickets.
When Attorney Christensen asked