The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-03

County Attorney Hansen told him to
do so. This was objected to, unless the
full conversation could be given, and
exactly what transpired. 1t was allowed
TO 90 in by the Court with the under
standing that it be properly connected.
Witness explained that he did not
show Mr. Raleigh very plainly. 81 told
him that we mixed the decks on the
man and fixed tho decks on him and
gave him n big hand and he lost, the
witness added,
Parent Shows Skin Game.
County Attorney Hansen produced
two decks of cards and handed them TO
the witness. with the request that he
demonstrate.
Witness proceeded to mix tho cards
and dealt three hands, stud-horse poker;
He explained that one man dropped
out, and two stayed. One had three
fves in sight and a fourth five in the
hole; the other had two jacks and an
ace in sight and an ace in the hole. Re-
sult, he was skinned.
Q-When You showed that to Mr..
Raleigh, did he say anything!
A.-Raleigh smiled and said to be
careful.
Q.-Was anything said about the get;
ting of these people away by Raleighf
State what this was if anything9
Al told him we didn't have any
trouble with people we had beat; we
had got them out of town 4 man who
posit on Il bank that was not in exist
ence. He was told to take II or send 1T
to that bank. Then We changed the
envelopes on him and mailed the letter
to ourselves. They would 20 then,
thinking they would get their money
when they got TO their destination
Odd he say anything about thatf
A.-No, sir.
Q.-Did You see Mr.. Newton again2
A-Yes, sir; 7 saw him every day.
Q.-What conversation did you have
with him after that?
Newton Was Collector.
Al think we won a check the first
day and gave it to Newton for collec-
tion, and then we agreed to give him
90 per cent of all collections he made.
Newton accepted the proposition. we
gave him 500 for Mr.. Sheets and the
20 per cent was his own.
Q-At the commencement of the Sec
ond week did you give Newton Sloot
Ayes, sir; we gave 1t to HIM at the
saloon.
Q.-During that time did you bring
in any people?
A-Tes, sir.
Q.-Who were they?
Al don't know who they were,
there were so many Of them;
Q-What was done with them?
Ave won their money.
Odd YOU ever have any converse
tion with the chief?
O.-After this did you see the chief1
A.-Yes, sir.
Q.-Where?
A-On the street,
Odd you ever talk to him?
A.-No. sir. Once he spoke to me
and told me the suit of clothes I had on
was too loud; to go and change them,
and l went and changed them.
Q-Did you ever see Mr.. Bell give
Mr.. Sheets any money!
week we went to work Bell WASH t
satisfied with giving Mr.. Sheets the
800. but thought $50 would be enough.
Bell went to the phone and called the
chief up Sunday evening.
Objection was raised to this answer,
Witness added: "He called somebody
up but the defense insisted on find
ing out who it was.
Dwell. did you meet Mr.. Sheets,
A,-Bell met him: l was present.
Q-What occurred there2
Says Sheets Got Money.
Ave walked TO the Knutsford cor.
ner and waited q few minutes, Bell
says, "there comes Sheets now Bell
crossed TO meet him and as Bell got
to the curbstone ] started across. /
had given Bell $50 before that and
Bell put $50 himself We had decided
to pay Sheets ourselves and see if he
wos getting all that was coming to
I
spoke a few words, | saw Bell hand
him the money and he said; Is every.
thing all right, chief9' He said yes" -"
We told him good night and went home,
This occurred about 7;30 at night.
Q.-What occurred after that?
Al didn t see Mr.. Sheets any more
until about the Goth Of September.
Q.-After this did you give Mr.. New
ton any more money?
A.-Yes, sir. Newton showed up
Monday morning for the money and
Bell told him he had given Sheets the
money himself. Newton was angry at
this and told him to leave him the
money after that
Q-After payment of this money to
Mr.. Sheets did you run in any more
suckers7
A.-Yes, sir,
Q-What was done with them'
Al ne sdule IHiuS lueni IL VIC
could
Coming to the McWhirter affair, wit
ness said he knew Larry 0 'Brien, John
o 'Brien and Donaldson. Larry O'BrieD
and the others were doing the same
thing as witness and Bell were doing.
Q-What were they doingl
A.-What they call the ''big mitt. -
They had a place at Mrs Peterson s
rooming- house on West Temple and an
other place on Second South. He never
saw the game, although he had been
in there, bnt they told him what they
were playing.
Larry Looking for Policeman.
Q.-Have you talked with them
about Raleigh and Sheets'
Ayes.
Q.-When2
A.-When we were dividing the mon
ey-the $4,000. On the 10Th of Sep
tember ] met Larry o 'Brien. They We're
operating at the Antlers. Bell and /
were standing on Second South in front
of a tailor shop. Long came up; he
seemed to be very nervous. He told us
that ave got a fellow in the joint
who has lost $4,000 and has several
4 thousaOd moro He yyan+c rnlioomar