Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-07-23
DONALDSON TELLS ALL, ALSO.
Latest Evidence from Crook Cor
roborates That Submitted
BY Companions in Crime.
Man Who Played Policeman and
Visited Chiefs Office Says lie Paid
For Protection of "6ang."

The arrangement OF Chief OF Police
George Sheets. now charged with ac-
cepting and receiving brides. occurred
this morning in Justice Bishops court.
| Atty. soren Y. Christensen represent
ed the defendant and entered plea
of mot guilty." for his client. The
whole formallty consumed hut ..
few minutes and lacked any SEM
blance Of feature
The arrest. the fourth of Chief Sheets
in connection with the McWhirter at
fair, and subsequent developments was
made yesterday by Deputy Sheriff J. s.
Sharp who met the chief on the streets.
a bond OF $500 was furnished by chief
G. Vail OF the fire department and John
Sheets, the chiefs brother.
BELL HAS CONFESSED.
The sensational part OF the latest ar
rest of Chief sheets follows a confess
sion by w. w. Bell, alias VIM. St
| Clair, Bell played the part of the "po-
lice,nan" in the Mcwhirter affair and
accompanied Alexander McWhirter to
the police station on the night of the
| robbery. His confession duplicates the
head of Salt Lakes police department
Among the most damaging sta tements
is one that he Bell, paid Chief Sheets
| from the police. Bell. Parent. who
confession some time ago, and others
were fleecing tourists and conducting
general hunco system In this city and
both assert they did SO under the pro-
lection of the police.
MENTIONS WORK DESCRIBED.
DIR" James Donaldson. card shark
and all around man about town, has
also confessed and the three confess
sions corroborate each other and the
| testimony of the McWhirters aud Par
| rent on the witness stand. William
| Newton, police court lawyer.is brand
ed By Bells confession as the middle
| man between the police and profession
al crooks 1t IL asserted he wrote let
| ters handled the money and performed
| the regular duties which fall upon
| the man Sin between In substance
Bells confession is as follows:
BELLS CONFESSION.
| The substance OF the confession made
| by Bell Is as follows;
when came to town / met Par
rent and we started to do little
'sneaklng' In the Brunswick saloon,
| which Newton had picked out for us.
| i was arrested by shannon and Wilson
and taken to the police station, where
was given 'iloater' by Raleigh. Par
L
| bought our tickets and were walking
down the street and met Newton. He
asked us what we intended doing and
| we told him we were going to leave
| town. He told as TO stay and he would
| arrange things. He asked me how
much we were willing to give up.
told him n hundred a week. That
night we met Newton in the Chesa-
peake cafe. Before 1 would give New
ton any money ] wanted to find out
from the chief II 1t was on the square
] called him up from the Heidelberg
saloon and said:
"'Chief Sheets, my wife Is sick New
ton says it's all right.
SHEETS SAID you STICK"
He replied. Yes. it's all right: you
~ then went over to the Chesa-
peake and paved Newton the hundred.
"A couple OF weeks later ] MAS afraid
that Sheets wasn't getting the hundred
80 | called him up and made an APP
pointment to meet him at the knuts-
ford hotel corner, / paid him the hun
dred dollars in the entrance TO picture
gallery near the corner
After the bunco game Of the Nc
Whirters I was with Ale McWhlr-
Ter. / went into the Sun drug store ana
called up Cn-ef Effects. I said:
bring him. over?'
He sold: yes: les all right, bring
him over. His brother has been hercs
Come In the back way.
~ went over with him and went IN
TO the chiefs office the back way NC
Whlrter started to tell about the ounce
game and the chief said he had heard
5ho,n II from hts brother and that ne
hnd bean buncoed. The chief said Do
isis man have anything to do with
10, syewhIrter said, He took my
money / said, BE careful. McWhirter.
ana tell things rs they occurred. me
chief asked. Did this man nave any,
thing 10 do with IT, Do you want him
arrested7 McWhirter said ne wshten
his money ana began TO cry
SHEETS no GET $4,000.
~ looted n, The chief ana raised
two fingers. meaning that he would
| get So, 00n out OF g. McWhlrter ala
| not see mis- as his bnclS was turned -
! me The chief then called me out
| IN the hall and said; what do you
| intend 10 90 with those people, Flow
| arc YOU going To get rid of then2' !
| toId him that ! would get Them OF
/ on the night train for California and
| tie chief said u ! could do that II
I would be al right. lilo asked ME II
! I thought I could get any Of the money
| NNth ini ANl'HA fHAiR . NNtH ftftff '-''fN
! I thought / could get buck $1,000
I'VE went back into the room ana
| the chief said. This man has pro
| position 10 make "a you, McWhlNer'
! asked AIcWhirtcr how much he
] wanted and he said he wanted half biz
| money back / told him Tint would
loan him $1,000 out OF my personal
nrcaunt II lie would agree 10 repay u
when he recovered his money Nc
Mhrter agreed 70 that
HAD TO GIVE 1000 BAcR
~ went ont and found Jack O'Brien
and jim Donaldson 1 told them We
| had 10 give $1,000 back Donaldson
said we ought 10 settle with Thorn for
| less and ne went out and got bin
| changed. IIo told nie 10 Try 10 set.
tie for $3.50.
AFTER ! went hack to tho police
station | told McWhlrtor ] could only
| got $3.50 He faid % had 20 have
| 81 900 ana I said would Try again.
| went out IN the hull and the chief
followed, saying; That fellow sent