Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-07-04
He Tells How He Was in the En-
ploy of Councilman Mar
tin MuIvey.
AS sPoTTER ON GAMBLERS
Because lie Believed That the City
Was Not Getting Licenses From
The Sporting Element.

1 III. jim LDIdluHpn ytbhtlphN NAsSf-
noon in Judge Arnstrong's court 1t
developed that Donaldson was IN the
employ OF Councilman NJ. Il. Atulvey
on the date of the McWhirter robbery
and that Is one reason that he was In
the game at the Antlers rooming
| house. Donaldson declared, in answer
TO questions put by Dist. Atty. Loot
borrow. that he was employed by Null
| voy to trail the gamblers and see
what they were doing, as Mulvey was
| Mt outs with Chief Sheets because the
| latter would not let the city get the
| license from the gamblers, The de-
| PENDANT also declared that he was un-
| friendly with Chief Sheets at that
| time, and had been ever since he closed
UP the gambling joints.
| In the early part of his cross-ox-
| animation questions were asked of the
| defendant In regard TO the amount OF
money bet in the game and as to how
| much money he had ON his person at
| that time. Donaldson said that he
| mad 50. 600, but of that amount $1,000
belonged to c. w Scott, who had given
| ii 10 him 10 place on the races. He
| admitted that he did not pay O'Brien
| for the chips he bought at the beginning
| OF the game, but insisted that o Brien
stil owed him 81, 900 on the last hand.
| him the money, Donaldson answered
| that they conspired against him just as
| they did against the McWhtrters.
WANTED BELL TO TESTIFY.
Donaldson denied most emphatically
| that he went with Bell to rent the
| room where the game was played, or
| that he paid any money for 1t. He
| also denied that he was In on the game
| to rob the McWhirters. He filed an
| affidavit some time ago in support of
! his motion for a continuance, setting
forth that he wanted Bell present to
| testify In his behalf. When asked as
to that matter Donaldson declared
that he still wanted Bell to testify, as
| he thought he would tell the truth and
not be like Parent.
In telling of their return to town the
| night of the robbery after they had
| dinner at the home of defendants
sister, Donaldson declared that his
| sisters dog followed them to town and
| he stepped in at several places TO tele-
| phone them TO come and get the dog.
DIDN'T TELEPHONE SHEETS.
| Now isn't It a fact that you tele-
| phoned to Chief Sheets to meet you at
| the corner of Third South and State
streets and didn't you and Bell meet
| him there?' inquired Mr. Loofbourow.
mo sir. was the positive reply.
rYou have been very closely connect
81 with Councilman Mulvey, the chair
man of the police committee. for some
time, ha,9 you not .
"And You have also been close to
Chief of Police George Sheets haven't
your"
mo, SIR
"Doesn't Sheets loaf around Mulvey's
saloon and is closely in touch with Null
vey?"
mo. sir; / know at that time Mulvey
and Sheets had been enemies for seven
months; the same as ! had been to
Sheets"
why were they enemies?"
"AiuIvey was sore at Sheets because
he would not allow the city TO get the
license due II from the gamblers"
WAS Mulvey starting gambling
house. too?"
WAS SURPRISING GAMBLING.
mo. sir. he was suppressing gam
bling. / was employed by Mulvey to
trail these gamblers and to find out
| what they were doing.
you were a part of the city admins
tration. them"
Il was not on the payroll"
'You were in the employ of Mulvey
when you We're gambling at the Antler
roomlng house, were your
Eyes. sir Mulvey and l have always
been good friends and he asked me to
do this for him."
when you sent Bell TO the police
station TO repay TO the McWhlrters
1000 Of their money, why didn't you
so yourself?"
"Because I was afraid OF getting
'pinched l was glad to have anyone
10 The defendant tod of following
Bell to the depot 10 see that he gave
| Tt.E. . H. 10 n ell Cd
why he did not give the money over
on the train and the latter replied that
he mad given him the money at the
police station whereupon Donaldson
upbraided him FOR passing money In
such place as that. After the train
left he said that they went to
| O'Brlen's room TO get his sisters dog
but that he did not talk the Nc
Whirter case over with the O'Briens
at all.
AFFLICTED WITH ECZEMA.
Donaldson told OF going TO Denver
after he heard the McWhirters were
back In town and when asked why
ne went he said that he wanted to go
to Hot Springs on account OF being
afflicted with eczema and also that he
was afraid of being arrested II he
stayed here. He said that he stayed
In Denver five days and then went 10
| BIOL Springs Nnflt ne WIS warn
arrested. He saw Parent while he
was In Denver
Several questions were asked the
defendant concerning his variouc
sweethearts but most OF them were
objected TO and ruled out by the court.
TRAVELLED AS BILLY JAMES"
He was asked as to whether or not
he had ever been married 10 Effe
Fay. the woman who went with him
to Hot Springs. but the question was
objected TO and was not answered
He said that he Travelled under the
name of Billy Jones' but that he
gave his correct name In Hot Springs
He was asked II he was ever ar
rested for felony, 10 which he re-
piled In the negative.
do you understand that murder Il
a felony?" was asked by Mr.. Loot
borrow.
Attorney King obJected 10 the ques
tlon and II was not answered.
Donaldson insisted on telling thu
jury about the charge mentioned bu
Judge Armstrong refused 10 allow hin
! to do 80.
Several more questions were asked
just before court adjourned for tbs
day. II is quite likely that the cas'
| ..gn ha onnnlnIn1 aud .l1l M ~ IN.