Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-02-19

BY the time this juncture had been
reached in the cross-examination, the
court room was filled with auditors,
evidently anxious to miss no word.
| They enjoyed the frequent tilts be-
tween lawyer and witness immensely,
poorly suppressed laugh going the
rounds now and then.
GRILLrNG EXAMINATION.
Mr.. McWhirter was put under
| griiling cross-eSamination on his tes-
timony regarding the visit in the
chiefs office. When asked If he
didn't say, in the Donaldson case, that
| he put a pistol in his pocket before
he went up in the Antler rooming
house because he knew he was going
| into a bunko game. the witness
| asked:
Are you making statement or
| question:"
FEAR DISPELLED.
| After some wrangling Atty. Wedti-
wood said he was asking the question:
mol" came the answer. II car
ried pistol from the time / reached
America. We at first mistrusted the
| man who introduced himself as Nor
| ris. but our fear was dispelled when
| he asked US to come up and shake
| hands with his uncle, Col Rice"
| Going back to testimony bearing upon
| the conference in the chiefs office. Mr..
| McWhirter explained the whole visit
| over again. Bell and himself called
| first They also visited Chief of Detec-
tives Raleigh's room, where they saw
| Sergt. Hempel and others. After supper
| the McWhirters returned.
ENTER TRIBUNE REPORTER.
II was during the second visit a re-
porter of the Tribune came into the
room with notebook. and saying ne
had story OF two Scotchmen getting
| robbed of $4,000. Mr.. McWhirter said
| the chief shook his head.
Il won't publish 1t II you like. but II
| don't, / hope none of the other fellows
| will get it."
"The chief continued to shake his
| head" said the witness, and the re-
| porter went out"
TALKED WITH HIS HEAD.
Atty. wedgwood attempted to shat
| ter the testimony on this point From
| transcript taken In u Raleigh hearing
before Justice Marshal in May. Atty.
| Wedgwood read few paragraphs
| which had McWhirter say then that Mr..
| Sheets had talked. and Mr.. McWhirter
| was today firm that Sheets had not
! opened his mouth during the visit of the
| reporter.
Il insist that with shakes of the head
| he did considerable talking, however"
| do you mean TO say tnhl no oile
| but the reporter did any talking?"
scoTCHMAN's COMMENT.
quite so. / had been told to keep
| silence by the chief"
''Then the chief didn't tell the report
er There are the brothers; talk to
| them? r"
"oh. what liel" exclaimed Mr.. Nc
| Whirter
McwHIRTER EXPLAINS.
When discrepancy of an hour was
discovered between the testimony now
| being brought out and some taken
long while ago, Atty. Wedgwood
jumped To his feet. How is this?"
he Numbered.
ITS like this" calmly answered Mr.,
MoWhirter. This is the fourth time
or so I've gone over tnis. You have
gone over the various records and
checked each statement have ever
made. / never have checked myself
of. But In going over the events !
find 1t was 0 o'clock instead of 10
o'clock.
You are testifying then to what
| you presume most reasonable"
II am testifying. sir, TO facts" al
most shouted the witness, slapping the
arm of the witness chair.
did not the chief ask you to stay
over for day or SOL"
| NO, Il IDaue the suBBtHtlpil my Bull.
He said II would not be worth while,
probably, as the chances of getting
The men were so slim Outside OF this
we had no reason for staying over;
we had no money"
RALEIGH CAME IN.
1.-THE next person to come in the room
was Detective Raleigh
Sure OF that?"
Yes"
Sure 1t was not Capt. Burbidge."
Il never would mistake the two"
Then Bell came in and said he had
$3.50"
'rhat isn't very much money" | said,
especially In America"
ooh, there's great opportunities In
Frisco for man with $780, SAID
Bell, who started out of the room,
called the chiefs attention to the fact
that the money had not been shown
Theroupon Bell produced the money
Then everybody shook hands"
Continuing, MIR. MoWhrter said, "Mr
Sheets told US not TO say anything e
any officers or reporters; II is lmperti,
mint. he said II II comes out II will
so very hard with me- He also said
These Dr. reporters are a nuisance
REPORTERS UNPOPULAR
Atty. Wodgwood read paragraph
from the transcript OF the testimony
before Judge Whitaker In which Mr.
McNVhirter said further 1.-THE chief alsC
said complete success depends OF
silence; We would meet reporters at the
cullen but must keep quiet or the
chances OF capturing the fellows would
be Spoiled"
rs that correctg"
Yes"
why did you leave that out now?'
1T slipped my memory"
REDIRECT EXAMINATION.
! This closed the eross-eNamiuation. A
: 1896 tho redirect examination begal
with Mr. Loofbourow doing the dues
tloning. Mr.. McWhirter explained tina
Bell had told them (the McWhirters
4 they were under arrest and mus