Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-02-25

man. n fellow who has nothing to
do with game, but who tries to con-
sole a sucker" was the defendants
statement regarding why or why not
he should have arrested Ball. Il
asked McWhirter IL he wanted Bell ar
rested, and was told by him (Mc-
Whirter) that he did not.
NOT UNUSUAL
ut is nothing unusual to have such
affairs happen and no arrests follow.
] can cite such cases, for instance, the
Sullivan case in August, when the
county attorneys office refused to is
sue warrant, explaining the evidence
was insufficient. / suggested that
McWhirter stay over, but he said
they had to go to Los Angeles that
night, as their tickets ran out: he
asked me the fare to Los Angeles via
San Francisco. 1 had the impression
they had not lost any $4,000
FLAT DENIAL.
Sheets denied every word OF Bells
in regard to putting up two fingers
to signal the chief or that any con-
ference, aside from what he had just
told about, took place. He denied alb
solutely having any conversation
with Bell over the telephone.
Going back to the conference In his
office, In which the Tribune reporter
were anxious to have nothing appear
as they did not wish the story to get
back Nome" meaning Scotland.
BELL AND THE MONEY.
when Bell returned he said he had
been able to get but $3.50, but Alex
wanted him to get $3.50 more. Bell
started to go out and had reached
point near the stairs in the hallway
when I went out and touched him on
the shoulder, asking him for the money.
He gave II to me and / took the $3.50
back into my office and laid 1t on my
desk. One of the brothers asked me
what certain coin was I told them
to divide 1t. Later Bell brought IN
$3.50 more and asked the McWhirters
where their grips were. They said they
We're at the Cullen, and Bell said, Well
have to hurry to catch the train
There was no handshakng when they
left. Before they went ! had them
leave their names and addresses.
DoNALDsoN's CHARACTER.
IT have known Jim Donaldson for
fifteen years and know him as moth
ing more than man who lives of the
earnings of fallen women. ] never
knew him to be mixed up with any
graft; simply as an opium fiend and
Donaldson never met me at the
Knutsford: he knew better, ] never
spoke to him. Four or five weeks af-
ter took office he came over and want
ed to act as stool pigeon locating
gambling and reporting 1t to me.
"I said 'Oh, all right, Mr.. Donald
son. little later we raided place
over the Buffalo; ! have heard that
Donaldson was connected with the
place, but know only by hearsay'
BRAFFET'S RAY or LIGHT.
The first suspicion / had towards
Donaldson was when NJ. Z. Braftet told
me his suspicious.
81 did not meet Donaldson on the 21st
at the American convention In the
theater In the afternoon. | was at the
evening session. | never had any con-
Versation with Donaldson after he
wanted to be stool pigeon except
when I asked him In the presence OF
Sam King in Mulveys place, Donald
son, was my name ever mentioned In
any Transaction
"'No. It was never spoken Of he
answered.
FURTHER DENIALs.
II was not in Goalen's secondhand
store Sept. 20, 1906 l was in there
four years prior to 1906 as city detec-
tive looking up some tools when mad
been stolen and which ! thought were
In some secondhand store, did not see
Bell until saw him here / never re-
ceived a cent from Bell, Parent or any
Of them In my life!
II nevor got dishonest cent I'm
my lifel No one would say so but a
thief testifying against me for immun-
ity.
CROSS-EXAMINATION.
County Attorney Hanson took
charge OF the cross combination.
The attorney led the witness through
his career aa private detective on at.
tache OF the city police department.
Thou he was asked. You thought the
$1,000 would square things?"
~ LET them square II among them