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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-03-13


Chief of Police George A. Sheets is ex-
pected to withdraw temporarily, at least
: from his position as head Of the Salt
Lake police department as the result Of
the decision handed down Yesterday bs-
Judge j. J. Whitaker. binding the chief
over for trial in the district court on the
charge of conspiracy.
Several conferences were held Yesterday
AFTER the decision was announced by lead
eFs of the American party but nothing
definite was determined upon. The corr
IreTes were practically unanimous I'm their
opinion that the chief should not hammer
the department ana the administration by
continuing as police chief while under
cloud, and the only question was how the
chief could step out in graceful manner
Some Of the leaders commended that a
resignation from office would be taken
by the public as a confession Of guilt and
they argued that although charges had
been preferred against Mayor Schmitz of
san Francisco he still was the chief ex-
ecutive of that city and mis- resignation
had not been demanded
After several conferences had been held
compromise was practically effected.
whereby the chief viii ask for a leave Of
absence until after the proceedings in the
district court are completed and ne is
either convicted or acquitted. In case of
an acquittal the plan is TO reinstate the
chief without loss of pay during his leave
of absence. Sergeant John Hen1pei IS
said to be slated to act as chief Of police
while Chief Sheets case is pending.
Officially however. no action has been
taken. Chief Sheets stated last night that
he had not under consideration the sub
ject Of resigning, and that the subject
had not been preached to him Mayor
Thompson and several American colin-
cilmen also said that no pressure had been
brought to bear on Chief Sheets 10 bring
about his resignation
Judge j.. j. Whitaker handed down his
decision yesterday morning. by which the
chief of police is held to answer to the
charges against him.
The preliminary hearing of Chief
Sheets closed last Thursday. and Judge
Whitaker took the case under Amusement.
without designating the date on which he
would hand down his decision in the mat
ter. When he made public the result OF
his deliberations neither the defendant
nor either Of his attorneys was present.
but the chief was notified by telephone Of
the courts action. No bail was fixed. and
it is probable that the chief win be al
lowed to go on his own recognizance as
heretofore.
Chief Sheets said that he would ask
for an immediate trial as SCOT as the
district attorney and the court could fix
q date. District Attorney Fred LOufbOu-
row has thirty days in which to file
information against Chief Sheets or a
stipulation for a dismissal. 1t is believed
that he will concur to the chiefs --n-
quest for an immediate trial, which may
be held early in April.
A peculiar phase Of the case is that
District Attorney LOOfbOuTOw and Chief
of Police Sheets are neighbors and for
ing TO different political parties. Mr.
LoofbOurow is at present in Tooele. nut
is expected to return to Salt Lake to-
daV
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-03-13
HOLD THEIR PLACES.

Especial to The Herald)
Boise Ida, March 12-Today E. L.
Whitney was reappointed warden Of the
penitentiary and II. L. Chamberlain SUI
perintendent of the Soldiers home
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-03-13
HORROR ABOARD
FRENCH WARSHIP
Powder Magazine on the lena
ExpIodeS and Four Score
Men Are Killed.
VICTIMS BADLY MANGLEO
MANY COMPLETELY BLOWN TO
PIECES.
VICTIMS BADLY MANGLED

Toulon. March 1.-THE powder maya
zines on board the French battleship
lena blew up at 1:35 O'Clock this after
noon and, as a result, Captain Adigard.
eaptain Of the battleship: Captain Yer
tier. chief Of staff of the Mediterranean
sausdron, and from seventy TO eighty
bpeiackets are dead, while Rear Ad-
miraI Manceron and hundreds of men
are suffering from injuries. Naval cir
eles are aghast and the public is stunned
BIZ the appalling catastrophe, coming so
soon after the loss of the French sub
marine boat Lutin, in which sixteen men
met death.
The entire afterpart of the lena was
blown 10 pieces. The bodies of the vic
Tins were hurled through the air by
succession Of explosions, and panic
stricken workmen at the arsenal fled for
their lives from the vicinity of the dry
dock. Scores On board the lena jumped
overheard onto the stone qusys and sus-
famed serious injuries.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-03-13
SHEETS TO GET
ABSENT LEAVE
Police Chief Bound Over for
Conspiracy Will ReIin-
quiSh Authority. .
CONFERENCES ARE HELD
SHEETS TO ASK FOR A SPEEDY
TRIAL.



Text of Judge Whitaker's decision:
= In the city court Of Salt Lake City, :
salt Lake county, state of Utah. I
state of Utah VS.. George Sheets. :
y ct al. defendants I
The defendant. George Sheets to- :
y gether with others, is charged by in
= formation of the crime Of conspiracy. :
RMS court. sitting as committing :
magistrate, having heard all the evil :
y dence introduced has the following Z
y To determine:
F1rst-Was there q crime such as 4
? described i'm the information commit
= ted bX anyOne?,
= Second-ls there sufficient cause Ia .
y believe The defendant guilty thereof? I
' Section 1919 revised statutes Of Utah. :
y 1895
y The court finds that the crime as :
y charged has been committed. and aft :
= er careful review Of the facts in !
y dispute. finds there is sufficient evil :
= dence 10 cause a belief that the de- :
y fendant is guilty as charged I
II is therefore ordered that the de- I
y PENDANT, George Sheets. be held to .
= answer TO said charge to the district
y court.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-03-13
HONEST ADS.

HONEST ADS.
In an address at the monthly BAN
ques of the Chicago Advertising as
ISOLATION. ". y. Aubuchon, president
OF the American Federation OF Adver-
Using clubs. strictly advocated the
passage Of a national law to regulate
misrepresentation in advertisements
and TO absolutely prohibit misreprssen-
tation by merchant, publisher, manu-
facturer or dealer
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-03-13
SNOWSLIDE At
THE utah APEX
Three Men Buried in Ruins of
Blacksmith Shop-Quiok
Work Saved Their Lives.
Special to The HeraId.l

Bingham, March 12.-The heavy snow
Monday night and today was the cause
of a snowslide at the Utah Apex this
afternoon.
The slide came down about o'clock
just as the men were coming off shift
Three men, Gust GabTieison. George
Copp and Felix Capella, were in the old
blacksmith shop. The shop was de-
stroyed and the three men buried under
ten feet of snow.
The Apex men began work Immediately
and were soon Joined by about fifty min
ers from the Highland Boy. They worked
with will and soon uncovered the men,
who were found to be practically unin-
jured. with the exception of Capeiio. who
was thrown against the anvil and his
arm and leg badly bruised. Unless pneu-
monia should result from the exposure
they will be all right in a few days.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-03-13
A Second Slide.

Another slide occurred at the Bingham
New Haven mine. Although no one was
hurt, considerable damage resulted, as
the wires of the Telluride Power COM
pany were torn down and the end of the
compressor room was crushed in. The
building at the upper end of the aerial
tram was damaged also. The mine is
completely closed down and will not be
able to resume operations until power to
run the compressor can be supplied. The
lines of the Bell Telephone company were
destroyed and communication with the
mine is shut off.
Bingham is experiencing one OF the
worst storms of the season. II has been
showing continuously since Monday
night, and at Upper Bingham and High
land Boy the snow exceeds four feet in
depth.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-03-13
Torpedo First Exploded.

The primary cause OF the accident was
the explosion of a torpedo. What caused
The explosion is not known. but the pow
der magazines of the lena We're set on
fire. and the resulting explosions prac-
tically destroyed what was considered one
of the best vessels in the French navy.
The lens had just undergone a final in
spectiOn of her hun and machinery, the
latter part having been partly Overhauied
preparatory to joining the squadron to-
morrow. The crew was in its full
strength, being composed of the rear ad-
miral, twenty-fOur other Officers and $50
men. The magazines had been replen-
ished recently and contained many tons
OF powder, as we'll as number OF
charges for tOrpedOes.
The crew had finished their midday
meal only a short time before the expio-
sion and had dispersed to various parts
Of the vessel. Most of the men were en-
gagged in work connected with the ap-
preaching departure of the warship, but
quite a large party had been detailed TO
attend a lecture that was being given
forward,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-03-13

The Illustrations in some advs.
are about as useful as a necktie is
N a man who wears long whis-
kers.-Rusty Mikes Diary.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-03-13
Decks Uttered With Bodies.

AMIDST masses or dense smoke the
search for the dead and wounded was
commenced. The lower decks of the lena
were Uttered with the fragments of shat
tered and torn bodies, while the sur
rounding water was dotted with human
fragments
number of killed and wounded until to-
lnoFrow. when rollcall will be held as
many OF the men were completely blown
10 pieces. while others were incinerated
Many Of the injured became temporary
" insane and rushed frantically around
untll they fell exhausted.
Lieutenant Tercelin. one of the wound
"a survivors, believes everybody below
al The time of the explosion undoubted-
y was asphyxiated by the fumes aris-
ing from the magazines. or from the
combustion of b" powder.
Town People Struck.
There are tonight a total of $50 wound
Ga men being cared for in the hospitals
er 10 their own homes. but in addition a
struck by projectiles from the explosion
= --tear-old child was instantly killed by
some Of the missiles.
The fire is now practically out. and as
s0vil as the battieship Is free of the
oeadiy fumes. probably some time to-
usnt' the work OF bringing out the
oVaies will begin.
1cToiC ACT.
me maritime project has drawn atten-
WI 70 an aet of conspicuous heroism
RSIiormed by five sailors of various ships
.~ho responded TO his call for volunteers
- open the sluices Of the dry dock Those
aeh continued their vain efforts. unde-
sslteo by the death of their leader Mid
ssnlpnlan Rouse. who was tiecaDitated
IN. ssns shower of projectiies from the ex-
R.9qlng twslve-ineh shells. until orders
NJ ~ finally given the battleship Patrie
z9feG opposite the dry dock 10 fire a
s'su INTO the gate. This was done and
te M water rushed in just in time to pre-
49,. he flames reaching the central and
s@-ssrd magazines of the lena. In these
,s-as@zines were stored the greater por-
~ ~ OF the torpedoes. the explosion of
saien would have had a terrible conse-
t1snce in the arsenal and town.
liter the shell from the Patrie had
aSetst the gate il ricochsted- went through
ss,, arsenal wall and buried itself in
800 800 OF the Qualifications. just missing a
me ne lena will be total loss. Her after
ZION has been damaged beyond repair.
10y tomorrow che dry dock viii be
s.'n.p.ued, the wreck shored up and the
oesslom of the dock searched for bodies.
oled tonight.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-03-13
Wild Panic Prevailed.

The first shock of the explosion was
extremely violent and shook the vessel
fore and aft. II was followed instantly
10y other shocks. The crew rushed Wild
D. about the decks The men forward
who had been attending the lecture
clsmbOred oyer the bulWarks and jumped
down. some o. them into the dock and
others 10 the stone quay, many being ia
tally hurt.
The hundreds of men below deck we're
tnshrOuded III smoke and while they
CROPPED their way toward the exits they
became the prey of suffocating fumes
which caused nlany OF them TO fall I'M
conscious,
Shells and charges of explosives in the
magazines continued TO explode. and
masses Of metal were hurled into the air
and fell about the docks and arsenal
Vessel Soon AfIame.
These flying missiles demolished the
torpedo shed. the engine works and the
pump house nearby, and constituted a
most serious menace to the lives of those
VINO made their way toward the battle
ship to begin the work of rescue The
lena was afiame from bursting projec-
tiles. and the fire prevented approach
II is declared that for thirty minutes
the authorities were unable to discover
The Keys with which to open the locks
to flood the drydOck and submerge the
snip, but when they did finally open the
locks the water rushed in on to the lena
and the explosions came to an end
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-28
SAN JOSE FOR BERKELEY

SAN JOSE, Feb. 27.-The question Of
the removal Of the State capital from
Sacramento to Berkeley was the prin-
cipal matter of Importance before the
Chamber OF Commerce this evening,
and after letters from both the Sacra-
mento and Berkeley business organiza-
tions had been read setting forth rea-
sons why the location of the capital
should or should not be changed. reso-
lutions were adopted favoring the re-
moval to the university town.
The letter from Sacramento was
signed by the officials of the Chamber
of Commerce of that place, and was
in the form of a reply to the open COM
munication sent out last week by the
Berkeley people. 1t branded as ma
licious untruth the statement made by
the Berkeleyites against the Sacra-
mento weather and dwelt at length
upon table of statistics. prepared evil
IDENTIFY in the capital city. Other rea-
sons were given, but the arguments
of Berkeley were considered best, and
the result was the adoption of resolu-
tions favoring that place as the new
seat of State government.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-28
ROOSEVELT |NDORsED IN
HOUSE FOR THIRD TERM

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-The first
Endorsement Of President Roosevelt for
the Republican Presidential nomination
in 1908 on the floor of the House was
made tonight by Representative Gronna
of North Dakota, who, while opposing
the ship subsidy BILL said that he was
for Roosevelt for President in 1908
and that Dakota would send delega-
ton to the convention to urge his
nomination. This statement elected
applause from the Republicans.
Kahn of California charged the
Democrats with insincerity so far as
subsidy legislation was concerned, but
admitted Individual exceptions.
Gaines of Tennessee. in closing the
debate against the bill, became in
volved in a controversy with Kahn and
the chair reminded Gaines of the rule
governing personalities.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-28
CAPITAL PRIZE
MOVING TOWARD
BERKELEY'S HAND
People Will Be Given Op-
portunity to Pass on
Proposition
FEW VOTES AGAINST
Measure Reported Favor
ably by Committees
of Both Houses
WHIRLWrND CONTEST
Sacrarnentans Believe i
Will Be Impossible
to Stem Tide
CALL HEADQUARTERS,

SACRAMENTO, Feb. 27.-That the
people of California will be given an
opportunity of voting upon the pro-
posed removal of the capital from Sac
ramento to Berkeley is virtually as
sured.
question to the decision of the electors
was reported out OF committee favor
ably this afternoon, both In the Senate
and Assembly, and given second read
ing. 1t has been made a special order
for tomorrow I'm the Senate, and its
passage seems foresone conclusion.
Costar, Chandler and yoGeI I'm the As
sembIy and Mckee and welch In the
Senate were the only members to vote
against the bill when it was being or
dered out of committee.
Walter Parker, Jere Burke and
George Hatton are declared to have
purposely delayed arousing interest on
the proposal earlier in the session for
the purpose of preventing Sacramen-
tans from organizing opposition to it.
1Ae S6CldIioHlduS lHelnSeiPes AUNT
that they have been dismayed by the
whirlwind nature of the Berkeleyites'
campaign, and believe that the time is
now past when they can effectually in
tercept the progress of the movement.
Senator J. A. Mckee denies that it is
the intention of Sacramento's business
interests to raise a fund to oppose the
removal.
IF we can't keep the capital on the
merits of Sacramento" he said tonight,
ut would be useless to spend money in
trying to make either the legislators or
the people of the State believe they are
ley"
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-28

Every nook and corner of San Fran-
y cisco was under the surveillance of
Pinkerton detectives last night, the OBJ
walker, the absconding treasurer of
the savings Bank of New Britain, Conn.,,
who is supposed TO be in hiding in this
city. From all around the bay the
PfnkertOn agents were called into San
Francisco TO aid in the search, and
every resource of the PinkertOn agency
was called into play TO locate the man
whose shortage of $500, 900 has caused a
reward of $4,000 TO be offered for his
capture. All the detectives who have
been on the mans trail are also CEN
tered here.
James Fraser, head of the PInkerton
bureau in San Francisco, denied at an
early hour this morning that Walkers
arrest had been effected, but admitted
that word had been received that the
abscOnding treasurer was here and that
elaborate preparations had been made
for his capture. He was last heard of
In Portland, and is supposed to have
two or three days.
The disappearance Of Walker and the
subsequent discovery that he was short
half q million dollars in his accounts
furnished one Of the leading sensations
Of the year in Eastern financial circles
walker. who is 81 years of age and
gray Of hair, was considered one of
the banks most trustworthy officials.
For several years he had been in con-
troll of the most important financial
operations Of the institution. His rec
ord for probity induced the directors
to give him a free hand and he handled
millions Of dollars for the bank
However, 1t was whispered after an
inspection Of the banks balance sheet
al the first of the year that all was not
right An examination was begun, and
early in the present month, when
walker saw that exposure was in
evftable, he fed. It was at once discov-
cred that he had misappropriated sums
aggregating 100000
The bank offered a reward of $4,000
for the arrest OF Walker and later an
nounced that it woul1 pay $1,000 for his
lifeless body.
It was learned that on February 8
walker was in Hartford. Conn. The
next day he went to New York He
did not tarry long in the metropolis,
but took a train for the West He
!. stopped of twice en- route and reached
APortland. oregon. on February Is. He
Remained in Portland for two days and
Z then. it is said, came to San Francisco.
he had not been here long before the
Pinkerton agents had him under sur
veillance and last night. according to
the report. under the direction Of S. D.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-28

Thaw was mentally depressed and IRA
tional after his return from Europe In
November, 1903. and that in August,
1905, two months after the homicide.
when he visited him in the Tombs, the
defendant was the victim OF insane de-
lusions.
Under the cross-examination DR..
Evans expressed the belief that Thaw
at the time Of his marriage, when he
made his viii and codiciI. was suffering
from a mental depression OF a tyne
usually classified under the general
head of melancholic
Through the whole trend of the DAYS
developments the belief was strength
ened that the District Attorney was
trying to prepare the way for a COM
mission in 1unacy.
During the cross-examination of DIR.
Evans Thaw began 10 write rapidly and
told the reporters he was preparing a
statement.
His action attracted the attention of
his lawyers. who apparently wished to
dissuade the defendant from making a
formal statement public. However, this.
written upon scrap OF paper. finally
reached the press table:
This is the second statement Mr..
Thaw has made since August Is: With
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-28

had then admitted to Howard were
false An indignant and scornful No
was the witness reply.
Jerome asked if Thaw had not threat
ened her with pistol and If she had
not feared his anger and brutality so
that on her brother Howards advice
she gave him money with which to pur-
chase weapon for her own protection.
Denials, emphatic and unqualified, were
made to every question.
Jerome, In explaining the recalling OF
the defendants wife. excused 1t on the
ground that he might do so in order to
pave the way for testimony he expected
to offer in rebuttal next week. This
can mean only that, having failed In
his effort to introduce the Hummel
deposition, Jerome intends to call
Howard Nesbit as a witness and dis
credit Evelyn Thaw out of the mouth OF
her own brother.
DR.. Bingaman, one of the Pennsy1-
vania family physicians of the Thaws.
and DIR. Britton D. Evans Of the de-
fendant's staff of expert alienists were
the other witnesses of the day. DR..
Bingaman expressed the opiniona that
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-28
Mrs. Ihaw Denies Accusations
asMade to the Prosecution

NEW YORK Feb 2Dstr Attorney recalled Evelyn Mes
bit Thw
her ordeal renewed while the District Attorney
young startling
contained in the Huel deposition coroboratng crushing
embodied in
Reading from Howard Nebt statement Jerome asked Evelyn
shamefu1y
concerning
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-28
THINKS FIGHT is WON

BERKELEY, Feb. 27-Superior Judge
w. H. Waste has been requested to re-
turn at once to Sacramento to help in
the capital removal fight. Judge Waste
said that he had confidential advices
which indicated strongly that the
question to the people of the State.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-28
WORK FOR THE BIG STICK
Santo Domingo on Verge of Revolu
ton Over Treaty

ST. THOMAS. Feb. Excitement
in Santo Domingo is intense regarding
the DOMINICAN treaty. The Ministers
demand the withdrawal of Senior velas-
quez from his post or that the Presi-
dent accept their resignation. Cover
nor Tejara is with the opposition. A
revolution is threatened and Cibas is
in open rebellion.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-28
MILLS MANSION DOOMED
Will Fall Before March of Business
in Fifth. Avenue

NEW YORK, Feb. 27.-D. o. Mills
house. S54 Fifth avenue. at the south
west corner Of Fifty first street, will
also be razed to make way for the
march of business in Fifth avenue, now
nearing the doors of the vanderbilts
and other wealthy members Of New
York society. A new building will be
erected on the Mills site
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-28

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INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALLS
NEWS TODAY
TELEPHONE TEMPORARY SO
THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 2s, 1907
WEATHER CONDITIONS
NEWS TO-DAY

Observation-Disclosures temperature, GO;
minimum temperature. 46
FORECAST FOR ToDAY-Fair; light north
wind changing to westerly. Page IL
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-28
Jerome Paves the Way for Lunacy Commission for IhaW
Father Yoke Makes Vigorous Plea for Carmen and Award Delayed
I toward Nesbit Will Be Called to Tell
Tale Of Brutality Toward Evelyn

THE
pave commission Harry Thaw
present condition his mind,
AienBts for thee testified.
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