Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-02-19
BBAffEr TO GO ON STAND.
uow Witness Called in by the
state to Testify at This
Afternoons Session.
,,-,,s,eobouts of Parent Continues to
pcmain a Deep Mystery-Court-
room Crowded With Spectators.

pruetin-with County Atty. Willard
4 hanson representing the state, and
,..,, soren X. Christensen representing
n ~ aafandant, former Chief of Po-
q ,,.o ceorge A. Sheets, the second wit
Il ,ass was put on the stand this after
4 ~, He was DIR. Jim Donaldson, now
under sentence OF 10 years in the state
rapitentiary for his part In the Nc
,yblrter robbery. and out pending the
result Of appeal to the supreme court.
Donaldson was dressed elegantly, with
a nav vest, and considerable jewelry,
and he gave his occupation as a min
ing man. He brought out one import
ant new statement. It was that he
met Chief Sheets on the afternoon of
Sent. 10, and told him OF the card game
in which he had won $1,000. that there
had been q 'holler'' and that it would
probably be necessary to return some
Of the money. The chief had replied
he testified that he was then going
right up to the office. After telling of
ihs arrival Of two men who pretended
10 be officers, Sheets and Donaldson
separated, Donaldson going to the New
England addition with the other parti-
rpants in the matter.
Donaldson testified still more sur
prisingly with details of the Sheets in
terest in the matter n few moments
ranged meeting with Sheets. over the
telephone, at which 1t was planned to
get the McWhirters out OF town. Sheets
met Donaldson. Jack o 'Brien, and Bell
on the Knutsford corner. and Donald
son objected to a suggestion of Bells
that $1,000 would be the proper sum.
saying that $75o would do.
If you've got to change 81 900 bill
ypu better get hurry on you" is what
Donaldson says Sheets remarked. and
the bill was forthwith changed by a
| clerk nf the Turf Exchange. at the
White House bar.
donaldson, 1t is thought. will be kept
on The stand all afternoon.
Alexander McWhirter has not lost
est Witnesses ever heard in a Utah
/ court, by his testimony in the Sheets
trial now on before Judge Morse, sit
/ ting In Judge Ritchie's court. He
more than held his own with Atty.
Wedgwood during a cross-examina-
ton that practically took the entire
forenoon today. Tits between the
4 Two men were frequent The attor-
Rey frequently appealed to the court
a % have Mr.. McWhlrter answer mo"
Or Yes" TO certain questions. but
y this the witness would not do. He
was instructed to do so, and let fur
4 Their explanations be brought out by
The district attorney, but when the re-
direct examination came. there We're
but three or four questions left for Mr..
4 loofbourow TO ask as Mr.. McWhirter
y had in one way or another got full
statements into the records during
n The cross examination.
This morning the elder of the two
n scotchmen who calne to Salt Lake az
a tourists and who, according to the
II oH'repeated story, were inveigled in
N 70 poker game In which they lost
4 s2,ppO and "buncoed" by a fake po-
"A llceman who relieved them of sS,373
Y more, went over the grousd for the
n seventh time. Nearly every foot oi
n me down town district was covered
n ~ the scene Of action shifted fESm
one nelghborhood to another, yet Mr.
II MeWnirter told the same story as nc
n mas Six times before and despite the
hardest kind of work on the part III
.ne defense, few, II any. damaglns
Il discrepancies were brought out.
FAMILIAR STORY.
4 p, me story is one as familiar as "UnclS
TOMS Cabin to Salt I4Akers, yet O
crowded court room maintained silence
\ 90 not word would go unheard. In.
wiest Is kept at high pitch by tbs
aollily OF Alexander McWhirter tC
a.ahd mistaken, The first three obiec'
uons were registered by the defense
and were oyerruled by the court. Elk
Sppt'ohs were noted. Tho fourth obJec
uon came from the prosecution and th'
u.iehse scored q point. The objections
"e'e OF course. against the admission
certain bits OF evidence of little o
orally
II Is evident the state has gone /,
~ ~ ehu OF care In preparing it's case
mus was driven home when Err
thompson ex-mayor of the city wa.
@iiel 10 the stand yesterday to con
n.puW mo sworn statement tina
George a. Sheets was chief OF polio
Tween certain dates. The defens
9aiu y would admit that much, so Nh
smm1Gllnson was excused. j. ID. H. Nc
Hnstf, deputy county surveyor wa
s'sP ealed to Identify a plat of roor
~ Ai'ller house, west Second South, tn
TSne o. the famous game OF hickey
NEW WITNESS.
a new witness viii be M. T.. Braffe
me Utah Fuel company, who too
t' ueuVe part In bringing the affai
KY laee IL viii be remembered IA
IAhM hiltelH told attaches of the Sal
hp route about the affair while EN-
XIX 70 Los Angeles and through III
sni, VI ,hese attaches they returned I
sinnd hahe prepared 70 get some under
NJ 'pns OF various puzzling natter
NJ nIanet was engaged as their attoi
rn upon returning 70 Salt Lake II
No. ne called To the stand this after
PARENT ABSENT.
The sherIfs Office continues To asse,
Ky ueepest Ignorance as To the wher.
uNe Or w, IL. Parent. From ii
,ha, spurce comes the inforniatio
h a, Wnen MIR. Parent returns he wi
nate 10 stand trials for various oharp,
N"'eA can be filed against him.
Under CROSS Ex ANIMATION.
Alexander Mcwhirter was plac,