The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-05
ACCEPTS HIM TO ASSIST PROSECUTION;
THE PARTNERSHIP MADE PLAIN
Low-Down Methods Adopted Prove the Conspiracy
Between the Official County Gang and the Finn
Hammers Who 'Turned a Trick" on the
Way Here From Denver.

been there ever since. He had never
been out except TO come to court
Q.-Haven you been out in a
buggy7 A.-Yes, sir.
Q-When! Al don't remember
the date,
Q-Where do you gol Al went
down on South Temple to No. 1881.
Q.-When was thatl Al asked for
permission 70 go to the sanitarium.
Q,-What did You go to the santa
rum for7 Al wanted to look at
the register.
Q.-When was that? Al don t re-
member the exact date after I arrived.
Q.-Were you trying to fix up datesl
A-No. sir; I don Z remember.
Q.-You were irving to fix up your
memory from the register?. A.-Mr-
Hilton suggested that / GO,
Q.-This man is your attorney (point-
ing to Judge Hilton)' A.--Yes, sir.
Q.-Now the Assistant State Attor
ney3 A.-Yes. sir.
Q-He suggested that you. get the
about it2 Al got the dates 1 ar
rived at the sanitarium.
Q.-You not only had your own in
formation and memory but you had the
assistance nj your special Attorney
Al wanted him to fortify what I
said.
Q.-You aud he came here for the
purpose of doing something and you
wanted to fortify one another' A
We didn t come to do anything: l was
brought here and ] employed Mr.. Hill
ton because I needed an attorney.
Q.-Didn t YOU hire him so that you
might be benefited by his advice? A.
Yes, sir.
Q.-Yon wanted him TO be attorney
for YOU and for nobody else2 Al
wanted him to be my attorney.
Q,-Certainly; so that you might get
the benefit of his advice in this par
ticular case' A.-Yes, sir.
Q.-Have you discharged him? A.
Q.-He is still your attorneyi A
Yes, sir.
Q.-And also attorney for the State7
Al don Z know anything about Mr..
Hilton 8 arrangement
Q.-So that You and the State now
have the same attorney in this case
You have Joined handsa Al haven't
joined handse with anybody.
At His Game on Train.
Witness said he had been in buggy
that day with Deputy Sheriff Sharp.
pie and one on Second South He left
Denver about the 1st of August in COM
panv with Harry Sullivan and Harry
Thompson. He did not remember the
exact date. At some snowshed or a
tunnel he left the train and waited for
another train.
Q-Why did you get off the train'
"A got off because I did not want
to ride IN on that train.
Q-Why7 A.-Because [ wanted to
come in on another train.
Odd you have any little fimdarn
game on the train? A.-Yes, sir; l had
several of them.
On other words, that was your
regular business, whether on the train
or off the train, on sea or land? At
has been.
Q-You had a little game after which
you thought 1t advisable TO get OFF? A
We got off,
Q-you thought 1t advisable 10 get of?
Ave got off because we wanted to
walt for the next train.
Q-What was your reason? A.-We
wanted TO get OF.
Q.-Now. tell the court the reason you
wanted TO get the other train,
Judge Thurman experienced great diff
flculty In getting an answer from the wit
ness and asked him TO tell the truth.
Q.-You had game and somebody was
held up and di6n't YOU want TO get OF?
Some Of YOU left your baggage and you
threw voDr grip under the seat? A
So the conductor told He said the
fellow We had been playing cards with
$50 you played some games@ A.
Yes, sir.
Q.-Robbed people2 Ave didn't rob
them.
Q.-You say the game you described
here last Saturday morning wasn't rob-
hery2 Ale played his own money.
Q.-Sou knew there was no chance for
the other man 10 win? A-These wasn't
much of a chance The only thing for
him was not 70 play.
Q.-Isn't that robbery? Isn't II steal
Ing In your estimation? Al don't
think IT'S stealing.
Q.-It isn't stealing TO deceive man
into parting with his property In a case
where YOU know he has no chance to win
and every chance TO lose? Al didn't
deceive him.
o.-You don't deceive anybody? Al
have deceived people.
Q.-But YOU do II reluctantly? Al
did 1t for the money that was In H.
Q.-Tbats the motive that inspires
every thief to do it-for what there's
In il
Judge Hilton objected.
Attorney Christensen--Is this the State
,bjectlnS or the defendant?
ATTORNEY Hanson-We don't object as
The attorney for George Sheets. and
hats the only man on trial here.
Judge Thurman-Wel take care of
george Sheets.
Attorney Hanson-I know that, and
we'll take care of the defendant.
Judge ThurTnan-Well. see that you do
=, pnrI have got a lob on ypur banda.