Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-08-02
NOW FOR HEAD
OF GEO. RALEIGH
Looks Like He viii Have to Re-
sign or Be Kicked
Out.
ALREADY ON ANXIOUS SEAT.
Known As "the MiddIeman" His Rec
ord is Anything But Spotless
One Among the Crooks.

a number of American" party Off
cials and leaders felt that the re-
moval or resignation of George A.
Sheets as chief of police was. abso-
lutely necessary for the welfare of the
organization. There was division I'm
the camp over the Sheets case. and
there is still dissension over it. and
there is promise of considerable more
erouple. But there is one matter con,
iitCteu with the police department i'm
Which tnere is little If any disaeree
iient' 1t pertains to George r. 7 IA
ieigh, chief OF detectives.
:. ne consensus of opinion among
that Iran 5icah ofhcials and workers is
.hat lsaieigh must either resign or he
suifiinarily kicked out. He is slated
lor removal unless he resigns Tbs
statement is made on the authority Of
u member OF the city council and an
american party man. Net only is
na,eigh accused of completely In the
NV hirter robbery and swindle but his
shady transactions.
UNSAYoRY RECORD.
headers of the News" have not for
gotten the charges made against hin,
py gamblers and Cinnamon during tho
iast campaign. By the former he was
called the "middlenlan." BY the latter
ne was accused of petty grating. All
WOO told the News" how ''Lally" tried
20 coinpeil MN to buy a suit of clothes
Tor the privilege of running a fan tan
game. Ii was also made public that n
Wen known member of the local gam
pling fraternity, not of the protected
class, but one OF those who was forced
TO close up his shop" accused Raleigh
to his face of affording protection to
certain favored ones and called him
the "middleman."
SHEETS HAS REGRETS.
When Raleigh was first appointed
chief of detectives. he was said to be
the right hand man of George A. Sheets
chief. 1t was learned this morning that
sheets did not want to appoint Raleigh
to that position but was forced to do
So There is reason to believe that
Sheets has regretted 1t ever since.
TO BLAME FOR CONDITIONS.
Raleigh comes in for a generous share
Of the blame for the frigbtful condi-
tons now existing in the city with ref
el'ence to the colored thieves and va
grants now investing the town. Rob-
berries are of nightly occurrence and
gambling houses are running practical
ly wide open. All kinds Of gambling
games are running in Bruce Johnson's.
Hatfield's and other Joints masquerad-
ing under the title of Club" Raleigh
knows where these places are but moth
ing is done to break up the dives. Are
these places afforded protection? If
so. does Detective "Lally" get some
thing for protection. He is also
charged with conspiracy and 1t is I'M
derstood will be charged with accepting
a ih.z IN ha nlN af,.t.
All this and a great deal more Is thor
orughly understood by those on the Gin
SIDE American party councilmen
know that something must be done.
turn comes next. One of the councilmen
admitted as much to the News" and said
that Raleigh ought to be removed If he
aoes not resign.
RALEIGH CRITICISED
There Is reason to believe that some
action Will be taken in this connection
in the near future whether successor
to Sheets Is appointed or not, Raleigh is
criticised for not closing up gambling
dens; for not cleaning the city of murder
Gus coiored thieves and street walkers.
he knows they are here and dare not
with the McWhirter robbery and other
scandals. he is regarded not only by citi-
re. but by police officers, as a failure
in the position he occupies
II would be interesting to know IL RAJ
leigh has any power, or did have, over
Sheets. II would be equally Interesting
TO know the exact feeling Sheets has
at the present time for Raleigh. Thsre IS
reason to believe that Raleigh is wor-
ried This morning he was In earliest
consultation with Sergt. Hempel. one OF
the faithful, and ono who has been men
TONED as a possible--though not proba-
ble-successor to Sheets
In American" party political circles
and among the members OF the police de-
ri ant L..
that Raleigh will either resign or be- re-
hoved.