Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-03-07
Defense WobbIes and Weakens
In Effort to Rescue Head OF
Police Department.
SHOWING NOT WHAT PROMISED
Second Hand Men Display Ar1x-
iety to Testify for Accused But
Are Not Very Certain
Absolute Failure to Prove There was
No showcase in store---A lech-
meal Evasion.

Tho defense for George sheets Is to-
day presenting its views ana this morn
ing had d number of witnesses upon the
stand 10 aid in its attempt TO remove
avorv eoubt and cloud from the CHIEFS
name. This end was far from attained.
Two attaches of the second hand store
on State street appeared exceedingly
anxious to take an oath that Cliet
Sheets was not IN their place Oh sept
90 but under cross-eXaminatiOn we're
not SO positive as they We're expected TO
be. Cough, the clerk; stated positively
at first that Sheets was not in the place
but a moment later confessed than he
was vim and out of the store on that
date. This admission decidedly weak
ened the first assertion. Some time was
spent by both defense an2 prosecution
W. an attempt 10 establish and discredit
the statement made by parent mat
Sheets and Bell stood near a glass show
case IN the frght room OF the store. Tine
second hand store Keepers threw out the
impression at first that there was no
case, counter. or anything in the room
which MIGHT be taken for show case:
Iengthy1hestioning finally brought out
the facts that two ranges were piled
WIN EOOuS aliQ Nflell ollt VI tlAS StoNe9
was sold, a table had been substituted
to display goods. and this 10 all intents
and purposes was SHOW case
The state Is not worrying over the
alibi effort as upon this point. and In
the arguments TO follow testimony tax
ing it viii epdeavor to show thar con-
spS-acy was formed, although one of the
principals was not in the city. County
Atty Hanson was on the alert this
morning and succeeded in blocking a
number Of leading questions. which
called for pTesumptionS and SUPPOSE
ton upon the part of the witnesses
soren X Christensen had the examina-
ton Of witnesses for the defense under
his charge. The courtroom was again
crowded. Many persons who attended
the 'irst session are seen at every meet
ing Chief Sheets and George Raleigh
attend each session, but none OF the
other defendants is ever present.
The Sheets hearing WAS resumed at
five minutes after 10 o'clock. The de-
Tense is presenting its testimony.
Thomas Halliday, of the Halliday drug
company, John Cruikshank, actinG
auditor of the Oregon Short Line.
George GoaIen, second hand stora
Keeper Benjamin l.. Cough his END
ploye. are among the Witnesses
Mi. Halliday WAS the first Witness
called. Questioning was commenced by
Judge Thurman. Mr.. Halliday said he
his name for the past 10 months In
answer to questions he described the
arrangement OF his store, particularly
the location OF the phone counter in
the rear of the store. This SIS separat-
ed from the front portion by partt-
tion, with means OF entrance from tho
front. 1--WE have two private phones
and two public phones" explained the
witness There never was phone In
the front OF the store. The public
phones are on the west side OF ths
rear; the private phones are on the
east side In the rear This assertion
WAS repeated several times to discredtt
Parents phone story In which he said
Bell telephoned to Chief Sheets through
an instrument standing on front
counter or case In Haliday's drug
store counter. Atty Hanson eross-eN-
amined the witness. The fact was
brought out that the phones We're at
tached TO long cords to permit them
standing on prescription counter
Judge Thurman recalled the witness to
ask the length of these cords Five
feet" answered the witness. Between
questioning of the county attorney ana
Judge Thurman IL was learned thae
strangers sometimes use the private
phones. The witness did not think the
cords were long enough TO permit the
phones being brought out through the
partition separating the front and
rear portions OF the store.
SECOND HAND MAN.
George Goalen. keeper OF the second >
hand store at 1863 State street was the
next Witness, Mr.. Goalen said his place
IS i've doors above Second South street.
1le said there is a boot black stand OPP
posite and little 10 the south OF his
place. The witness said SO iar as nc ne
knew he was in his place September 20.
When asked If he has some method
whereby ne could refresh his memory,
he said he could look in his day book
10 &c II he had made amy entries OIL that
date. The witness said Louis BrocS
works for him and either one or both
are always about the place. Mr., Goalen
said he knew Chief Sheets, but has
NOT seen him Ia the stOre since tlle lat
ter became chief Of police
1T he ana another man had come
into your store would You haze seen
them"
- certainly would"
What Is your custom when persons
come into your place.
Mr. Hanson objected ia this question
faying u Was not material. Judge Thur
msrl said In an attempt to impeaCh tcs-
tlHony the question was proper. Judge
Whitaker SUSTAINED the objection.
What IS the Size of Tho front room
I'm your place.
a. " AZ. 60 or So feet deep and about
WAS there a show case IN that room
ON September 2o?'
mo"
Mas there ever show case therc;'
Not Within two years
SHIFTED HIS BASE.
Under cToss-eNamination the witness
repeated chat during no time while he
was about the place had Chief Sheets
been IN.
did you talk 70 Deputy Sheriff Jos
eph sharp few days ago2'
Yes"
'Dld YOU not tell him You did moi
remember whether or not You saw
chief Sheets In your store September
aO?'
yes"
why then do you say now YOU did
NOT sea him.
ar Sharp asked me otr han,
then
"But YOU have said your inemor.
MAS as good then as II Is now"
II have tried since 10 romembel
whether or not ! DID SEQ ME- Sheets
about my place
The witness denied THAI pspull