Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-02
sHAKEuP is COMING SOON
Police Department Not in the
Condition That it
Should Be.
This Has Determined Party Leaders
To Take Action Extending From
Top 10 Bottom of the Force.

Tho salt Lake City police depart
,,cnt is due for a shaking up carly In
January that will cause great rat
.Y7q of dry bones, and the object III
view is to bring about much need
cd reformation in that Important
branch OF the city government.
There is TO be a cleaning out and
,..n.n the exodus takes place CHIEF
Of Police Sam Barlow. Chief of De-
toct,Ses George a. Sheets and Lieut..
ucmuel will be numbered among the
bas-beens. These removals, and no
doubt several others. are as cef'aii
- that the sun shines.
There is a conference this afternoon
between leading politicians oil the
american" party and well-known
,,e,ness man OF this city who mas
been selected to assume charge oi
tbe police departmental he VIII ac-
cept But whether nc accepts the POSI-
ton OF not, the changes ho'eu arc
TO be made.
Al least Barlow, Sheets and Hempei
are to go, and that others VIII follow IS
not doubted. Chief Barlow has not
beea satisfactory" to certain party
managers. One reason assigned for ms
coming decapitation is that he has per
mitted too much Sheets and too mucH
uempel" 10 prevail in the management
NJ nolioo affairs. Particularly too much
Hempel.
Tho gentleman who has been implored
20 take the Job of chief OF police docs
not want the position. He is Wiling
to take it. however, IL he can have ms
own way and be the real chief witnou'
interference from every ward hecier
and 2x4 politician. IL he accepts the ap-
poin ,mcnt it will be with the under
standing that Sheets and Hempel go,
and so they will.
REASONS FOR REMOVAL.
IL is Il recognized fact that Sheets
and Hempcl are the real bosses In
the department and that to Il great en-
tent Barlow has been dominated by
them. officers who are high UP In the
department, give reasons why Heinpel
should be removed.
"It would be interesting to know,
said one prominent officer, lust why
Lieut.. Hempel spends most of his time
at Headquarters. Even when he rs on
the night shift he can be found at
headquarters carly in the morning, nos
ing about and mixing in everything
that goes on. He Is there practically
all the time and people are wondering
why"
II is claimed that certain officers. in
Guiding Sheets, worked rather strenu-
ousIy for the cause of Joe Lippman
In the recent campaign 1t Is known
that this work left Il sore spot with
the party managers. and that several
OF the new councilmen are determined
10 furnish a new broom and make a
clean sweep. Martin Mulvey Is SAID
10 be a leader in the movement and
there arc several of the councilmcn
who Will be with him No matter who
accepts the position a cleanup is due.
Besides Barlow. Sheets and Hempel.
some OF tho detectives and patrolmeu
are slated to go and their heads arc
90 fall into the political basket in
very short time.
WILL HAVE FULL CHARGE.
For several days efforts have been
made TO induce a well known business
man OF Salt Lake to take charge of
the department. The News Is In pos
session of this information and 1t
came from an authoritative source, but
the name of the man is withheld until
he either accepts or declines the offer.
As stated before, there is a meeting
this afternoon which may decide this
question. II the party managers can
assure the prospective appointce that
he will have full charge of the depart
Dent, and not be interferred with. he
VIII accept. ana then the slaughter of
bluecoats will bsgin. In any event
Barlow. Sheets and Hempel are to go.