The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-05-16
THE CONSPIRACY UNRAvELING.

The conspirators plot IN the matter
of the man Bell, whom the county Of
| fcials have had under their hand at
| all times and In their copartnershlp
since the McWhirter case began, is
coming out just about as was to be eX-
pected. The announcement was made
at the first, that all of the parties TO
the McWhirter affair were known to
the sheriff and would be produced by
him whenever wanted. This turns out
to have been the case. The man Par
rent delivered himself voluntarily at
| Denver, came here and told q lot OF
voluminous lies about criminal schemes
| and purchased immunities from Sheets
| whereby bunko. steerers and thieves
were to prosecute their robberics in
this city with immunity on condition
that they would divide the plunder with
| Sheets. Unfortunately for their case,
it was necessary for Parent to iden'
| tify the times at which the arrange
ments with Sheets were made. at pre-
cisely the dates when Sheets was not
sibly appeared on the corners and made
the promises as Parent testified. There
upon the case was, in fact, dropped by
the conspirators, but they made a show
of keeping 1t up BY bringing bluff
suit in Judge Armstrong court, which
they knew would have to be dismissed
as soon as the judge found out what was
really before him. Then there was the
fake appeal into which Attorney General
Breeder was trapped, and out OF which
he crawled with much-ruffled feathers;
and still the old gentleman was made
to play a very ridiculous part even in
getting out of that fake appeal, in sign
ing the letter which Hanson appears to
have dictated, appointing himself as as
sistant district attorney TO help Dis
trict Attorney Loofbourow in prosecut
ing the case. We presume that Hanson
must have written that letter for Breed
en- g signature; for surely Breeden him
self would never have thought Of any
thing so utterly absurd and SO wholly
outside of his jurisdiction and so un-
warranted III the law. OF course, he had
to withdraw the letter Immediately on
facing the consequences of it. The
effect of the uso made by the consplra-
tors of Attorney General Breeder, there.
fore, is very much to his disadvantage.
both in his getting into the case and his
getting out of it.
With respect TO the man Bell there
is probably no doubt that County At
torney Hanson saw Bell when he went
to Omaha avowedly to meet him 1T
WAS given out at the time that Bell had
escaped and had not met Hanson 1t
is now evident, however, that he must
have met him, and that the two con.
coctcd the scheme for Bell to deliver
himself up at Kansas City OH
day stated. under promise of i'm
munity and favor, and probably pay,
from the county authorities That
1T was not thought important TO send
anyone who would have TO do any
particular detective work in get
ting Bell, hut only to receive him when
he delivered himself up. is evident from
the fact that a deputy was sent who
did not know Bell at all and who
would have no means whatever of plac-
ing him or identifying him if he saw
him, Bell, however, appeared as per
contract, and delivered himself up. with.
out doubt, on tbe same promise that
Parent delivered himself up; that is TO
say. for immunity and a consideration.
The Parent account has received, so
far as the public knows, the sum of
$500 of county money, part to pay his
attorney, nominally, and part to pay
some unknown pcrson-perhaps he got
the money himself for delivering him
self up.
And now the county conspirators are
In dilemma. OF course Bell is to tell
some sort of a story against Sheets;
that is to say, there is to be another
blind confession similar to the ICON.
fession' made by Parent. But the
difficulty is here: If Bell substantates
Parents story and backs it up on the |
witness stand, his perjury is clear, and |
1T will not weigh against Sheets, be- |
cause he will have to say that Shoots
was here entering into certain compacts
with criminals and will have TO detail |
the meetings, dates, and places, when,
as matter of fact. Sheets was not in
the city, nor even in the State. If on
the other hand, Bell tells a different
story from Parent, both being thieves,
crooks, and perjurers of established ill
repute, then what becomes of the con.
splratOrs' case? BelI bncks parro,t =,
story and is confessed and notorious
perJurer- his story falling absolutely
hnt because the public knows in ad-
vance that it is untrue. He tells diff.
ferent story, and the two thieves and