The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-05-10
Alleged BunkO Man May Put Up
Fight for His Liberty
in Missouri.
M'WHIRTER SWEARS TO
NEW STORY ABOUT CASE
GuileleSS Man From Scotland
Now Says That 1t Was Bell
Who Robbed Him.
Sheriff c. Frank Emery left wednes.

Sheriff C. Frank Emery left Wednes
day evening for Kansas City, Mo.
with requisition papers for the returr
Of William ST Clair, alias w. W. Bell
who is under arrest there for the
alleged buukoiug and robbery of the
McWEi-tcr brothers IN this city last
September. Bell was arrested IN Kan
sas City Tuesday, at the, instigation
OF Dopcuty Sheriff Richard l.. Edding
ton of Salt Lake. who, according to
a statement made by Sheriff Emery
before he started, has been trailing
Bell through various Eastern cities for
about month.
Bell, according to = dispatch re-
ceived by The Tribune from its
Kansas City correspondent Wednesday
night, will probably resist cxtradltion,
and Sheriff Emery may be confronted
with a legal fight when he arrives.
Following is the dispatch;
Following a Request from Salt
Lake that William ST. Clair. alias
Bell, wanted in that city 10 testify in
a police Ynuldle be held until eXtradi-
tion papers could be forwarded, 4 fugi.
tive warrant was today issued
against the prisoner, and he was
transferred from the police holdover to
the county Jail. st. Clair declares
that he Will make fight for release,
and II is probable that an effort will
be made on his behalf 10 secure his
liberty through habeas corpus proceed
ings. r.. l.. Eddington, deputy
sheriff from Salt Lake. is watching
developments, and wall make an effort
10 get st. Clair out of the State should
he gain liberty through any legal
process.
Has Made No Confession.
The enemies of the American party
VINO have been trying for about SIX
months TO implicate Chief of Police
George 4. Sheets in the bunkoing Of
the McWhirters, set up howl Wednes
day that the arrest Of Bell meant
another confession that would corroho-
rate that made by W. II. Parent,
the sclf-confesscd crook and thief, who
Hmrnod state S evidence
AS n matter of fact, these people
know nothing as to what Bells story
Will be. II is stated on reliable au-
thority that n few weeks ago, after
Parent was released upon his own
Tccognizance. and while he was in Colo
RADIO at the expense of the State
of Utah, he met Bell, and urged
him 10 return voluntarily 10 Salt Lake
and tell story that would implicate
Sheets. promising HIM immunity from
prison sentence If he would do so.
Bell refused. it is saId. TO play the
role that Parent had played, or TO
have ANYTHING 10 do with suy con
spiracy which would implicate Chief
Sheets.
When they had this conversation, it
is stated, Parent made an engagement
TO meet Bell again, but Bel! did not
keep il. fearing that Parent would
have an officer along the next time,
and that he would be placed under
arrest. The talk that Bell will make
8 confession such as Parent made is,
therefore, all moonshine, for nobody
in Salt Lake, except Parent has seen
or talked with him since he hed the
city last fall.
McWhirter Makes Affidavit.
Gov Cutler issued rcquisitior pa
pers Wednesday, based upon the writ
ten request of County Attorney vii.
lard Hanson, together with the war
rant issued months ago for Bell Is
arrest. and an affidavit made by
' Sandy McWhirtcr that Bell was
the man who searched him aud robbed
him Of oTcr $4,000. McWhirter's s story
has hitherto been that Parent was
the man who searched ham, ana IN
fact. he emphatically stated when
Bell took him 20 the police station
on the night of tho robbery that
Bell had taken none Of his money.
McWhirter has become Sc used TO
signing any old affidavit that Hanson
draws up 70: him to sign, that he
probably d!d not read the document 10
which he affixed his signature Wedncs.
day.
It developed Wednesday thai Sheriff
Emery is afraid that Parent, his star
witness. will "1y the coop" Par.
rent. after his release without bail,
wanted TO remain IN Denver, it is said,
until the time came for him to go on
the witness stand. Sheriff Emery,
however, was distrustful Of him, and
insisted that he return to Salt Lake.
Parent finally complied.
Parent is duartered III the woman g
department Of the coanty jail, though
the Sheriff is violating The Law every
day he boards him at the county cs-
pense. He is living like lord, and
dressing Ike n financial magnate