Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-02-20

4 - t,inI attempted TO Introduce
4 .,,mopy bearing upon deals which
4 -, aid he had with Sheets prior to
,ne Mcwhirter robbery. The defense
.oeeded in blocking this. Bell said
4 ,,e TO sheets Feb. %. and again
q, March, and received a reply
no reached Kansas City. As none
,,,ese letters could be produced, Bell
,yos NOT allowed TO give their contents.
ua,, said he had sent his letters by
registered mail 80.
Shoots Is TO 20 on the stand in his
avn behalf for the first time.
aoer next witness will be Mr..
Bell
uhen counsel for the state in the
cheats bribery trial calmly rose to his
90, and made this announcement one
:, tho greatest sensations ever sprung
a., any OF the hearings or trials aris-
no from the famous McWhirter rob-
horv was created. Sheets straight
onod nm in his seat for second anu
,hon crossing his legs settled back as
u braclng himself for a severe or
us''' COMPLETES STORY.
And what followed when dapper
Young man, attired in neat brown
s,it spotless linen and with his entire
inlet faultless, stepped up to tho
witness box. must have been an ordeal.
Rell's testimony corroberates the
stories told by the two McWhirters,
Parent, and Donaldson, but goes
further.
II is the first time Bell has appear
ed and fills in the heretofore incom-
nlete portions of the evidence with
statements most damaging to the de-
iendant.
BELL WAS ACTIVE.
Bell posed as the policeman. took
the money from the McWhirters and
swore this morning he paid the pro-
lection money to Sheets in second
hand store on State street. He tes-
tilted to handing the then chief OF
pollce $3.50 In bills, explaining that
more was coming. Bell also testified
ia various conversations with the
chief, giving their substance as well
as he could recollect.
Il was expected Donaldson was to
Ie.appear for further cross-examin-
alton at the hands of the prosecution
upon the completion of the cross-ex-
ANIMATION of William McWhirter. but
The doctor was not to be found.
When the ive-minute recess called in
the hope Donaldson would reach the |
building, had passed. the state an
nounced it would call Mr.. Bell to the |
witness chair
EVERYBODY ATTENTIVE.
Bell is not the witnesses right name !
but the one by which he is best |
known, having operated under It, The |
witness has been sick for several days |
and spoke in a voice hardly louder |
than whisper. For the first time
since the trial began one of the jur-
Ors asked the court for permission To |
speak and then requested that what
the witness had just said, Something |
about $4,000, be repeated. The
jury as well as the crowd leaned far
forward to catch every word of the
witness story.
Not sound could be heard other
than the voice of the district attor-
ney and the witness as the vital
statements came out. one by one.
Bell. OF st. Clair, is not tallsatiye, and
the district attorney had TO go over
the ground slowly, asking sometimes
a dozen questions to bring out testi-
mony covering a meeting. but when
Rel says thing he looks straight in
the eyes of the district attorney
and speaks in sure, convincing man.
ner
MORE COMING.
His story this morning took his
hearers 10 the Antler rooming house.
over to the police station; into a Sec
ond hand store, where the alleged
brlbe was paid; and finally down to
me depot, where the Scotchmen We're
shipped to the coast. AS he was
starting to tell about notifying Sheets
mat tho scotchmen, as he designated
me two McWhirter brothers, had
come back, an adjournment until ?
o'clock was taken, when his story Will
be completed.
BELL TELLS STORY.
William st. Claire. alias Bell. was
placed IN the stand at 1920 to tell
lpi Inc hlst time his story. ST, Clalre |
AAd ms home WAS ut Riverton, Wyo.,
uul ms present residence IL the coun-
y jan, city. The witness said he
was Is The Antler rooming house with
Larry Obrien, Donaldson and VIII
ham Parent. He was asked TO
come up at the request OF O'Brien.
VINO met Parent and the witness In
front OF the Dooley block. After
considerable talk between Parent ana
~ Claire this party went To room
:, Alter going To the room Bell with
we MeWhirters left and marched
around town, finally going TO the Gull
Wy Whero the McWhlrters got their
sllps After visiting few saloons
uey got on car. got Off. visited a
teW more saloons and then went to
we sanitanum, where they met
fapehl From the Sanitarium the
party now swelled by one member
fafreni, went TO the Federal building
mo drug store, where Bell said
ne called u.s. and talked with Chief
sheets Il told him had tho
aoolehmnn with me-"
BRING HIM OVER"
Bring him over" said the chief.
about IT,
lhen ! took McWhirter over to the
sonSe station continued Bell I'VE
.ssaapned there about o o'clock In the
tlteihoon' MeWhirter and 1 peached
'N police station together. Sheets
n,ees standing In the main entrance.
Me stood In the hallway. ] said. .Are
you the rhipfp yves ~ .otl ,s,,tt