The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-03-02
SCOTS TESTIFY
AGAINST SHEETS
Famous Bunco Game Re-
hearsed at Police Chiefs
Hearing.
ALL PLEAD NOT GUILTY
,rwHIRTER BROTHERS TELL
coRRoBoRATIVE STORIES.
ALL PLEAD NOT GUILTY

Once more the lime nShI mas Deen
..,,.ed on Alexander and ''Weelum' Nc
,1-s,rter the Scotch brothers who were
~ victims Of the famous $4,000 buncO
~ that started the investigation which
-t,,inated in the arrest of Chief of Pc
TO- George A. Sheets. Captain Raleigh
and half a dozen others.
an III brothers McWhirter were the wit
aJsee Yesterday afternoon at the OPEN
~ - the hearing Of Chief Sheets in
1 ne ~ ybitaker's court yesterday aft
S,noon on a charge OF conspiracy The
eelllIe-ience of a few short months in
$500 American city has evidently
pre-. ne hrothers much. When they
l,-ls5,arsd in court yesterday they had the
aPYo,aa-eore of Well-tO-dO young men. Cor
~ neftv spring suits supplanted the
Ie,,,s,rbat awkward appearing old country
srnarel they mad worn Wnen the lnyesti-
IL, started some months ago. Their
s"nt and dialect too. were improved.
-. no longer described the robbers as
,,1afSbing ten stone and they spoke
W sosfs instead of jackets. albeit they
"a not YET discovered that smooth
shayen" was American Tor the Scotch
''bare-faced,
Robbery Story Retold.
Tho stories told by the Scotchmen on
.ha stand Yesterday afternoon We're much
~ same as what they testified to in
hn1F % 4.
ine last falI when Chief Sheets was tried
snd acquitted on the charge of being an
s.cessorv to the robbery. They testified
IN the manner in which the swindle was
penetrated The confidence game Of
Tarrv O'Rrieu. the loss of the 81 000 al
cards. the part played by DIR" James
Donaldson. the bogus police raid. the theft
of the SS.373 by Parent and Bell and the
SUBSEQUENT chase about the city with the
bogus policeman, were all aired by the
evidence
chief Sheets and Detective Raleigh at
the police station. The stories Of the
two brothers on all material points were
cOrrObOrative.
With the alleged swindle was the testi-
monv of Alexander McWhirter that w.
" Bell. one of the bogus policemen. after
the sWindle, called up No. IS from the Sun
drug store at Market and West Temple
streets. Ne. 70 on either phone connects
with Chief Sheets private office at the
police station McWhirter says he did
not hear what Bell said over the tele-
phone after calling for the number.
William McWhirteT was the first of the
brothers to arrive at the police station
and tell the chief of the robbery He said
that the chief exhibited but a languid in
terest in the story of the theft and final
" sent Sergeant John Hempel out with
him to look for the robbers. While VII
liam was in the chiefs office he said that
somebody called Sheets up by telephone.
but what conversation was had he did
not know.
Later in the evening Alexander Nc
Whittier and w. W. Bell, the bogus po-
hceman. went to the chiefs office and
Bell agreed to try TO get some of the
money back for McWhirter. Alexander
swore that the chief told him he would
SEND an officer out with Bell. Some time
alter Bell returned with $50 which the
witness said was given to the chief, who
urned it over 70 McWhirter A little
alter Bell gave McWhirter $3.50 more. after
which they went with Bell to the train
md went TO Los Angeles on the midnight
rain"
"WeeIum's" Rampage.
Considerable amusement was created by
he crOss-eXaminatiOn Of William Nc
Writer by Judge Thurman, who asked
be witness about his Commercial street
Experience of some weeks ago. when ne
as arrested for wildly flourishing a gun
nd striking terror to the hearts of the
eniZens of that street. County Attorney
ansOn by an objection finally saved him
ON further questioning along this
ne
All the evidence that was introduced
was over the objection of cOun-
!. for the defense, who contended that
D evidence concerning the McWhirter
bbery could be introduced until il was
luMn L0dI AIaiCl CIlttNS HrAS t0tlllEtAt0
It'll the crime. Judge Whitaker reserved
is ruling on the case and the evidence
ent in subject to the objection and may
? stricken out unless the county attOr-
y can show that Chief Sheets had a
lowledge of the proposed swindle before
was executed.
It is the general impression that the
-OsecutiOn has its strong card up its
6eve. Just what tin is seems a puz-
e TO everyone outside of the county
torney and the sheriffs office Per-
stent rumOrs are to the effect that Par
Mt has confessed, but these are ridi-
lied by the county attorney. Judge o. n /
ilton of Denver. counsel for Parent |
as an interested spectator at the hearing /
ssterday. He. TOO, denied that his eli /
Il had made any disclosures concerning /
lie crime.
Immediate Hearing Granted.
Chief Sheets. Captain Raleigh and At
rney William Newton. through their at |
rneys. Judge Thurman and SOren y. 1
entered pleas of not guilty to 4