The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-02-26
MORE ARRESTS IN
'WHIRTER CASE
Three of Alleged Fleeing Gang
Apprehended Last
Night.
OTHER WARRANTS ARE OUT
THOUGHT THAT PARENT MAY
HAVE "sQUEALED."

charged with being members Of a gang
organized TO rob tourists passing through
SaIt Lake William Newton. an attorney.
Dr jim Donaldson and Rosario Pfz-
ruto. West Temple street saloon keeDer.
We're arrested late last night by Deputv
Sheriifs Steele. Emery and Sharp on
signed by Alexander McWhirter AT least
Iouf more warrants have been issued for
other members of the alleged gang
nave Sisned complaints against Lar
~ and Jack . Brien, W. IT. Parent. alias
Davis W. ". Bell. alias Sinclair. besides
the ones ] signed for the arrest of Don
atdSoi, Rizzuto and Newton" declared
Alexander McNhirter late last night
Other warrants have been issued also
ued
Donaldson and Newton were released on
tuelr own recoSnizance last night and
klIzuto- who was arrested under the
name of Ross. was heII at the county
County Attorney Mysterious.
The warrants charge each with CON
spiracy- mat as far as the warrants
go County Attorney Willard Hanson re-
fused to divulgc the nature of the details
of the complaints signed bv McWhirter
saying that the officers wanted to serve
the warrants still in their hands before
the charges were made Public
McWhirter promises Sensational reve-
iatiOns He. too. for two or three hours
last night refused to say anything of the
NudiStS against the men Tor whom war
rants have been issued. Then he reIented
and stated that evidence has been secured
TO show that the so-caiied gang tn
which II is alleged Newton. Donaldson
Bell RizzUtO and the others are said to
belong was formed to fleece tourists
coming into Salt Lake by enticing them
into poker and other games Of chance
Cmef Sheets said he couldn't Under
stand the new McWhirter game at all
Rizzuto Quite PerPIexed.
Rizzuto. when seen in his cell at the
county jail after his arrest. said he didn't
know what ne was in prison for When
told that he was charged with being one
of a gang to rob tourists systematically
ne seemed unable to comprehend the mat
ter at all. 4 never saw Jim Donaldson
the 0'Briens Bell. Parent or Davis in
my life he protested. 4 know Billy
Newton. however. lie has been in nv
place several times ] never heard Of any
gang; ] don't even know how to play
poker and 7 don't know anything about
the whole business 1 never saw the Nc
Whirters.'
had signed warrants for all the men in
VOWED in the poker game with himself
and his brother on Sept. ~ These men
are charged individually with robbery
and grand larceny. The warrants issued
yesterday charge them with conspit-
acy- McWhfrter says they have found
new members to the gang that the lat
ter was organized long before he was
robbed
Asked if he intended TO prosecute the
men arrested on the warrants issued yes
terday for conspiracy after, they were
tried for robbery and grand larceny. Mr..
McWhrter aid he didn't know"
Maybe Parent "SqueaIed."
McWhirter in his statements intimated
that should the state be successful in con-
Vlcting the men on the grand larceny
and robbery charge growing out of the
Fleeing of the McWhrters on Sept. 10. in
the now famous poker game they will not
be prosecuted on the complaints drawn
up yesterday
Several reports rumored last night that
Parent. said to be the bogus policeman
in the poker game who was arrested in
Denver and brought here a few DAYS ago.
had given the officers valuable informs-
tion against his associates in the gang
McWhirter alleges exists.
Donaldson is oiit on $ e0 bail pending
his trial for grand larceny and robbery.
to come up Marcn s. Newton was
rested With s w. Sears some time ago.
charged with stealing a check for $500
from Peter Olson. tourist in Salt Lake.
Newton was dismissed and Sears IS out
on S2.o00 bail.