Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-02-26
sFBuTTAL PROVES FEATURE.
co,ncilnen and Stenographer
Remember What Defendant
Could Not.
,-ron This Hinges Strong Point as
state Sought to Contradict His
Testimony on Vital Issue.

| NH Ceo A. Sheets know that the
,,y,,htrters had been robbed of $4,000
2 Oeu as the fact that they had lost
% ooo IN the poker game? That Is. did
M know this on the day of the rob-
.4B bory? Did he SEQ a receipt which Nc
wblrter had from the bogus police
man?
FIJI II he did, what excuse was there
for not holding Bell until the affair
|8 had been investigated? McWhirter
|8 said he did not want Bell arrested but
asserted that he was one OF the gang.
IA These are the questions which were
81 created in the minds of those listen
"a ing TO the trial, by the state in its
81 rigid denomination of the defend
Ri ant IN the bribery trial and the re-
81 buttal introduced this morning.
FL CounciImen A. f. Barnes and r. S.
III Fernstrom. with T. s. Pendergrass, n
Il stenographer swore this morning that
n Sheets admitted having seen the re-
ceipt for the $1,000 while McWhirter
II and others were still in the city. Sept.
4 ~ 1906, the day of the robbery. Sheets
A admitted this said the three witnesses,
4 at the investigation held by the city
council sitting as a committee of the
whole Oct. g. or thereabouts, 1906.
Geo. Sheets says he could not have
said 1t because he didn't see the re-
ceipt until It was introduced in hear
ing months after the investigation.
TESTIMONY OF TRANSCRIPT.
] A transcript Identified by Fender
grass as copy of the notes he took
4 at the council session, quotes Sheets
as saying he saw the receipt. And
all the skilfull questioning OF Atty.
4 Christensen could not change the APP
pearances built up against the former
chief OF police.
In the argument. which commenced
this afternoon at 2 o'clock by County
4 Attorney Hanson, this is to be dwclt
upon.
1t tends TO impeach the testimony Of
the defendant and to the layman most
ignorant of law or Its meanings, the
discrepancy between the assertions OF
the defendant and the other witnesses
is the foundation for a big doubt-and
The doubt has to do with the behavior
of the defendant while he was chief of
police
TO JURY TOMORROW.
The case may go TO the jury to-
II morrow afternoon. Seven hours have
been set aside for arguments from
both sides, and an additional half hour
II Is 10 be added for the courts charge
"a to the jury. Then the trial wiz have
n been completed except for the verdict.
IA All tvrts OF gossip regarding the
n probable decision can be heard, but
N not given at this time. Both state
NJ and defense assert their satisfaction
n with the case they have built for and
against the defendant, and will con-
# sumo three and half hours telling
81 the jury why they are satisfied
n At the end OF the arguments and
a when the charge has been read to the
"a Jury guesses viii be In order and that
there will be no end of predictions is
"a already evident.
The state paved the way for a climax
81 today, and what appears about the
n cross-examination in another portion OF
"A this issue IS part of this article, for
4 that reason.
\ The defendant appears confident and
when both sides rested today, chatted
with friends about affairs entirely
away from the trial just concluded.
Il DEFENSE ARGUMENTATIvE.
The state may not talk for any great
a length Of time. 1t being almost GER
Il not be used up by District Attorney
Il Looibourow or County Attorney Han
II son who represent the state. The
defense was anxious to get at least
4 lhree hours time, TO give Judge Thur
man Atty Christensen and Atty.
Wedgwood each an hour. Each can
now 90 over an hour - the extent OF
ten minutes.
Throughout the trial the Jurors have
oeen free to go about their business
after court hours, but OF course, have
geen admonlshed by the court regard
hls their duties.
COURT HAD TO WAIT,
Because the crowd crushing to get
up 10 the fourth floor OF the county
DIlllng where the Sheets trial Is be-
als held was so great this morning
attorney Wedgwood ana Judge Thur
man attorneys for the defendant were
helu nom the elevator and court had
Malt until they reached the floor.
NAen court was declared In session
Auplney Christensen rose to his feet
XIV made this explanation. AT the
NDuhh' oi the main persons IN the trla
being stalled by Curious throng &
S,llie passed around the room. Finally
,uuso Thurman reached the floor anC
Wy Cross examination OF the defend
s an George A. Sheets, was resumed b,
Nle Mhte.
county Attorney Hanson first called
1,orse A Sheets back TO the stanC
une morning to resume the cross-ey
summation details Of which appear n
"lolnsf part OF this paper.
pldnt you tell MIR. MoWhirter whel
~ returned from California, that you
. ap done all YOU could? This was II
se presence OF Stenographer Fender
Mr McWhlrter told me he dldn'
lulle soc how the man (BelD ha,
come back with $3.50 SO soon. / sug
sea.Np, he might have had II on him.
~ ''9l remember telling MoWhirter
usl Gone al | could not Just tina
way anyhow"
SHEETS EXCUSED.
mt Sheets was excused after mar
seNs mat McWhlrter had said he ha,
s nv some o. the men and when Jake
wwiny ne hadn't notified the police Nd
nlltl said his lawyer, Mr.. Braffett
'Nl sald The time was not ripe.
TESTIMONY OF REPORTER.
ne defonse called WIN. Day, short
iiehl reporter. who took the iostimon
=" Inc preliminary hearing OF shoot