The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-07
MOTION TO DISMISS CASE
INSHEETS PROSECUTION
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there was no understanding between
the conspirators, Parent and O 'Brien
coubination. But the man who would
not tell a lie to save his life, the man
who thinks his word so sacred that un-
der no condition would he swear false
ly, who is this vile thing before he
started on his part of the game asked,
- What do ! get ont of this?' What
was the conspiracy that the chief could
be connected with. when those two com
blnations only met and made their ar:
rangement in the hall at the time Of
the commission of the crimel
They could not hold the chief re-
sponsible, because Bell called him up
on the phone and did not get him.
As to Bell calling up the, chief from
the Halliday drug store. why did they
not bring the man to show there was
phone on tine glass showcase in the
store, as Parent said there was? Why
all this mystery when their man could
easily be brought here and corroborato
the scoundrel! There was no corro-
boration of the payment of 500 at the
Knutsford corner, There was no corro.
batin of the payment of the $3.50, and,
according to the law. this was required.
IL there was one scitilla of evidence
that tended to implicate the chief, he
failed TO see it, The McWhirters were
undoubtedly robbed; there was no dis
pute about that. But il there had been
any conspiracy between anybody it was
between Hilton g clients. That was the
only conspiracy; except that now there
apparently is one between Hilton and
his client to do something else The
case involved public sentiment. 1t
has aroused public feeling, both pro
and con, bnt the court will do his duty
no matter where it hits, and he asks
for square deal and the defense would
abide by it,
Hansen for the State.
County Attorney Hansen opened his
address by assuring the conrt that he
would not mistate evidence or abuse
the attorney on the other side if he did
not have case. He devoted his at.
tention principally to the incidents at
the city Jail, the night of the Nc
Whirter bunko He referred to Sheets S
private conversation with Bell and his
return to McWhirter with the state
ment "This man has got proposition
to make II Sheets had not discussed
how they were to dispose of the propo-
sitiou, If he was not one of the gang,
why did he 90 out and come back and
say 'This man has proposition to
make" and after permitting The man
10 make the loan, Sheets the shrewd
detective, told them not TO pay 1t back.
1e was honest why did he instruct the
not to pay the money
oack7 How did they explain 1T except
hat he was part of the gang, working
With things and cut-throats in this
own
Why did he lie to the McWhlrters
hat he had sent an officer Win Bell
f he were not Il member of the gang!
No man would have dared walked his
Of ha 4 NJ
Police if the chief was not member
# the gang A man so pert and so
)razen, a man who had taken part |
n robbery, would come up to the
,hief with his victim and help him |
elatc the circumstances, and the chief |
las the audacity to say all of that oc- |
'urred, all of that is true, but still / |
I'm innocent; ] did not stand in with |
he gang.
County Attorney Hansen then re-
erred to the fact that the chief told |
he McWhirters TO pick up the money |
,efore the reporters came. He did not .
,lame the chief for that. for from what .
10 knew Of some reporters and of the
'aper the story was TO be printed in,
e was not surprised at the chief shak-
ng his head thrice,
Jumps on Newton.
He was willing to admit that Newton
vas liar, rogue, Il villain and
'illing to admit that he is an asso-
late of Chief Sheets. | am willing to
dmit that he is not an attorney. or
nythinG else. 80 But do you think New
on would have said Il can fix things
YOU have a companion that ism T.
uown,' if there had not been some
asis for that7'' The tall, gaunt shadow
{ Chief Sheets was over the whole
hing.
Parents S story was true, said the
ounty Attorney. 1t had wthstood
he onslaughts of the defense. He
'as not promised immunity. 'Thero
e declared.
Judge Thurman asked if Hansen was
estifying.
The County Attorney replied he
new it because Parent had said it.
Judge Thurman-If you say he said
on the stand ! viii know how to
eet it, /.
"Where was the corroboration of the
ayment of the money on the two oc-
lsions9" asked the County Attorney.
We have corroborated Mr.. Parent on
early every important feature. If
hristensen had confined himself to the
ws of this State he probably would
ot have asked this ouestion2i'
Mr.. Hansen then read from decision
the Supreme Court Of Utah in
Inch it was held that it is not ncces-
Iry to corroborate every material fact,
ut in some of the material points cor
boratIon is necessary.
In conclusion he held that outside Of
e fact that tourists could be buncoed
and the robbery of the McWhirters
as the proof-that all of the asser-
ons made by the co-conspirators are
ue.
A recess was then taken until
clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION. I