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


$4,000 TO HOLD IT.
IL held UP two fingers and said aside
TO the chief, $4,000 to hold the money.
The chief nodded and said, All right.
Chief asked McWhirter If he wanted
me arrested. No. but he was one of the
gang. said McWhirter. / asked him,
(McWhirter) If had taken his money
THE chief and / stepped out into
the hall and he asked me what / In
tended TO do and told him could get
them out of the city il he would let me
handle the affair.
1--WE stepped back into the office and
] told McWhirter l would loan him
$1,000 of my own money II he would
agree to pay ME back. This was agree
able to all. / asked the chief il il
would be all right. He said it would.
II went out to New England addi-
ton to Jim Donaldsons sisters house
and later walked back into town. On
the way in Donaldson talked with
Sheets over the phone.
MEETING WITH SHEETS.
1--WE met Sheets at the Knutsford and
talked about how to get the 1000 Jim
was asked to change bill he had We
We're in hurry as 1t was getting late
Sheets told Jim TO hurry up and get
the money changed, as train time was
drawing near. Sheets then started up
towards his office and walked over to
the front of the Imperial. There Jim
counted out $1,000 In gold / put a
pocketbook containing $3.50 into my
trousers pocket and the rest loose. l
then went up to the police station and
told McWhirter, who was there / had
got $3.50. stepped out and the chief
came out. Tapping me. he said, "They
have sent me for that $780, gave II
over and then went out again. guess
better stick around awhile, I said,
and he motioned for me to step into
the room opposite his ovn office. the
detectives room. While in there /
made out receipt for the McWhirer
boys to sign. Sheets came in and urged
ma to hurry, as it was nearing train
time.
TURNED OVER $3.50 MORE.
81 went back in and turned over $3.50
more, as they were still unsatisfied.
We then went to the o. S. L. depot:
put the McWhirters on the Los Angeles
train and rode back up town in n hack
in which Donaldson had followed us.
MEET SHEETS AGAIN.
Next day Parent. Donaldson. the
O'Briens and myself met in Donald
sons room. in the Imperial hotel. AZ
hand store below the Y NJ. C. A. build
ing ON State. This was arranged by
ME over phone from a drug store.
told him to come out through the
side entrance, saying, II have your bit"
When he came out ] followed him
and joining him at the door went in.
side with him. We sat down and l
in one roll. He put 1t In his pocket.
GAVE HIM $3.50.
IT told him. There's $3.50 in that roll.
The reason i haven't II all is because
The oBriens are insisting upon get
ting their end; you have $1,000 and a
balance over coming. I think you'll
get 1t. But il you don't 1t isn't my
fault. He said he guessed 1t would
be all right. told him the reason there
wasn't $4,000 was because we had TO
tleman in the store; he poked his head
out and then went back. This was
about lunch time. ] went to the Sani-
tarium when l had closed the deal.
MET HIM IN CAFE.
81 next met Sheets in the Chesapeake
! told him that l felt the
would come back. He said
ie regretted It, that were they to tell
couldn't get back fast enough They
would go right to the sheriff. he said.
lie seemed greatly worried.
CHANGED $1,000 TILL.
IT met Sheets a few doors east of the
later and he asked me to
hange a $1,000 bill for him, went to
he bank on the corner and brought the
hange in roll of $500 and the other
alf in twenties.
ION the 21st of September talked
With Sheets. This was the night the |
;cotchmen got back-two three or four |
avs after the lunch at the Chesapeake. |
know it was Monday night as l was |
-oing to the show with my wife. told |
i'm the Scotchmen were In town. I'm |
eaving town, good bye said.
81 had seen the Scotchmen just pre- |
edng this conversation. There was
ONE one with them whom didn't
ecogniZe.
WILLIAM MWHIRTER.
William McWhirter's cross-examlna-
lon was resumed this morning, with |
.tty. Wedgwood in the role OF question:
+. The visit of the younger McWhlrter |
0 the police station after the robbery |
vas gone into IN detail. William said
e went into the desk sergeants office
nd told Sergt Hempel what had hap
ened The two then went into The |
hief's office. When Sergt. Hempel
old Sheets the young man had lost
yer $4,000.
my God, how did you happen TO
ave such an amount7" said tho chief
vas McWhirters statement Atty.
read transcript taken he
ore Judge Whitaker In which Me-
Writer lis quoted as saying THE chief
aid, In the name of God how did you
use such an amount OF money!
Atty. Wedgwood wanted this diRcrep-
ncy explained. ~ have given you the
snnro OF the chiefs remarks. II
aid lose instead of have II was a
listnke. Sergt. Hempel told me to tell
he chief all about 1t so ] told him just
hat / had narrated 10 the sergeant
imself After some more remarks the
,hone rang and the chief answered H.
Tpon coming back he turned TO the
srgeant and asked II anyone knew
bout the affair. Sergt. Hempel told
i'm there was and / was told by the
hief to keep still about Il. This was
the sergeant's presence"
When checked up to the word by
tty. Wedgwood on his testimony this
Forming and that of a number OF
ionths ago, Mr.. McWhlrter said his
Is clearer now. These dis
repances bore upon statements made
! 10 Just what the three parties said.