Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-02-24

EDITION
sumo the state will not contend the de-
PENDANT had any part In that offense.
BEGINS WITH BELL
1.-THE defendant is charged with
bribery; being an officer charged with
the duty OF arresting offenders and
having accepted money not to arrest
certain men. ] would not refer to the
testimony CT Bell as he is an accom-
plice wa,a It not for another witness.
The first testimony connecting the &c.
PENDANT with the crime charged was
that of Bells. He says he went into
| the Sun Drug company and 'phoning
| Chief Sheets, told him he had q suck
err" He said he was told to bring
| HIM over"
CLERKS TESTIMONY.
Were this true the clerks testimony
would be self-serving as the clerk
could have heard but one-half of the
| conversation 1t would have been hear
say; just as much as If Bell had told
the clerk he had just talked with
Sheets. So the story of telephoning to
Sheets as told by Bell Is uncorrobor-
having said he had an impression Pell
did not reach anybody.
mot NEAR EVEN"
what other point have we outside
of the police station? The phone in
cident from the Salt Lake house. Mrs.
Ventress was put on the stand but
could not say any conversation was
held over the telephone. Aside from
this and the first point nothing brought
out by the state arose to anything near
the dignity of corroboration.'
The speaker then reviewed the visit
to the police station; commencing with
the appearance of the younger Nc
Whirter in the desk sergeant's room
where he told his story to Sergt. Hem
pei.
EXPLAINS WHISPERING.
"Hempel took him to the defendant
and William began his story again.
Young McWhirter testified in this case
the CHIEF interrupted him with MY
God, how Id you happen to have such
an amount" Once before he testified
Sheets asked bow he happened to lose
such an amount. The transaction con-
tinued until Sergt. Hempel and the de-
PENDANT stepped to one side and held
a whispered conference. There should
be nothing suspicious about this point,
If 1t is true as told by the witness HIM
self. officers should have the authority
to discuss affairs which come up before
them.
THE WEATHER, MAYBE
ut is not right to believe the Nc
Whittier affair was the only one in
their minds anyhow. There might have
been other things on that day which
demanded consultation. But even so
there would be nothing unnatural Tor
officers to discuss the point as to the
best way to proceed.
HEMPEL HONEST.
"There can be no suspicion upon
Hempel that he was trying to lead VIII
liam away when the two left the sta
tion They went to Mulvey's; to the
Cullen; to the Antler, where he ex-
amined the room and got as good de-
scription of the men as possible from
the landlady. In short he did every
thing possible to learn what he could
after hearing the younger McWhirter's
story.
RAPS BELL AGAIN.
1--WE will take the next point. This
man Bell and Alexander McWhirter,
had by this time reached the police
station, entering by the back door. Are
you the chief of police?' asked Bell.
This is a significant question. Bell ex-
| planned this on cross-eXamination that
| he was trying to make McNhirter be-
| lieve he didn't know the chief. After
| pretending he was an officer! Surely
a miserable plea of an excuse!
| rs this man AN ofiicer?" asked AL
eXander McWhirter
| Certainly mott answered the chief.
| 81 never claimed to be an officer,
said Bell.
Now. why didn't Sheets arrest Bell?
| Regard the three men in the station as
| strangers Bell asked McWhrter If he
| CBelD had taken his money and Nc
Whirter said mo- There was no cause
| for the chief TO arrest anyone but he
| did ask shall / arrest this MANI and
| McWhirter responded in the negative,
saying he wanted his money. There
was before the defendant the indica-
| ton a crime had been committed, but
there was also before the defendant in
body, the principal victim of the game
or the robbery or whatever refusing 10
give his assent to arrest of Bell. Put
yourself in the defendants frame of
mind as he was then; there was moth
ing against Bell McWhirter said Bell
took none of his money and had none
of IL.
''TIue, McWhlrter said he was one of
the gang, but he didn't want him ar
rested.
PASSES CONVERSATION.
Some conversation followed and Bell
made proposition to get some OF the
money back. This was agreeable To
the victim. If there are any material
points in the evidence on this they dc
not occur to me now. The next point
is when William comes in. with Alex
ander Raleigh. Hempel. the chief and
others In the room. The latter two are
in the office door and William hears
them whispering about the robbery
sheets asked Hempel, testified William
IL anyone knew about 1t and was told
someone had telephoned that the boys
had gone out to New England add
lion. The significance meant to be IN
this. suppose. is that the chief hao
information OF the affair But so far
there was nothing raised to show thai
the defendant was going to get any
money from any of the principals.
"As IT WAS THEN"
1T was sought to show, l presume
that the defendant did not do al
possible In a case which afterwardl
developed TO be so serious. We mus
eliminate this seriousness and regar'
Il.