The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-10-28
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think he would saloon. bank" for gam
bling house does Mulvey And don't think.
if he had been in George Sheets place that night of
the McWhirters that he would have helped the
thieves to steal $sOOO-or any other amount of
money.
And yet politics makes such strange bedfelows
that John s. Bransford has been forced into the same
group with both of those unloyey men.
Salt Lake people never forget the connection
of Police Chief George Sheets with that famous rob-
berry. Here is a
DIGEST OF GEORGE SHEETS CONNECTION WITH
THE M'WHIRTER CASE;
George sheets testified that was chief of po-
lice when MeWhrter came into his headquarters In
company with the bogus policeman who a po-
lice officers badge. McWhirter asked him IL the
man was officer, and Sheets said "No'" The
pretended policeman, assisted by four others, had
robbed MeWhirter of ten thousand dollars in cash
an hOnF before. Sheets said he would try and get
some of she money back again, but did arrest
the bogus pOliceman-whO not afraid in the Of
flee of the chief.
Sheets into the hall. and returned with the
statement that he could get hundred and fifty
dollars. MeVhirter protested. and the chief went
out again. aud back with thousand dollars.
He gave that to Mewhirter and him of
town. The thieves resumed their protected industry
One of them is serving a sentence in the peni-
teatiary for his part in the transaction.
George sheets is today chief Of detectives and
actual head police department
Lake.
their fright, recovered reasonable confidence in
the probity of any American community and came
back OF course, there instant scattering of
the thieves. They received warning from the police
department, and got out of town. And for year
the county officials fought administer them the
punishment they would certainly have received from
the beginning if George Sheets, chief of police had
done his duty in the first place.
AS the county officials started nves-
tigation the Tribune began to attack the sheriff the
prosecuting attorney, and the Mormons. 1t even
said the two McWhirters were Scotland yard men"
detectives from the famous police headquarters in
London and that they had been brought over here
by the Mormons especially to put the American
party in a hole"
Looks laughabe from here, doesn't it? And yet
that was one of the Tribune's methods of breaking
the force of the evidence against George Sheets.
Bad and foolish as that was however it was ex-
Ceeded in perfdy by the TFibune's insoent charac-
terizaton Of the victims suckers from Scot
land" Yes, that Is what. the Tribune called them.
They tourists in Salt Lake. They were trapped
by a police protected bunko gang here in the city
Ten thousand dolia stolen from them. One
thousand dollars given back in consideration Of
their leaving the city. And when they came back
and demanded the operation of the law. the Tribune
called them suckers from Scotland"
Doesn't look possible. but It happened.
OF course, the logic is that every tourist who
comes to Salt Lake is TO be plaged by the friends
Of George Sheets, and they suckers if they COM
plain
And John s Bransford put that man back or the
police force after public opinion forced him into PR
vate life; put him back the force and made him
actual head of that department OF the ctys service
IT is a pretty black Indictment of Mr. Bransfori
But It is not quite dark after all as he has writ
ten against himself. For time no one knew who
really responsible for the terrible stoekade
which building on the west side. Different PEG
pie charged with IL, and they al discIaimed
any connection But Mr. Bransford stood out from
the ranks OF the good people with whom he had been
assoeiating all his life, and stated that he was the
father OF the stoczade. Here is interview of
MAYOR JOHN TRANSPORT IN SALT LAKE HER
AID, DECEMBER EIGHTH, 1905
with reference proposed new district. the
houses of which are In process of construction,
WISH SAY THAT / AM THOROUGHLY IN
FAVOR 0F IT, and that Il my suggestion
that the begun
WITH THE POWER VESTED IN AtE As MAYOR
OF SALT LAKE CITY, propose o take these vo-
from the business section of the city and put
them IN the district.
asked Mr. MuIvey find some person or com
many that would consent TO erect the buildings in
the district after the general plans, would
consent to have the entire district under constant
police regulation. Mr. UuIyey found some ueoDIe
who considered the matter. but finally they decided
not to undertake the project
Then ii that got into cOmmu nIcatiOn with
Ogden people. THEY AGREED To MY PLANS
and i told they as 1 wished and followed
out the directions. gave them word that would
it that the women of the downtown district
removed to the location ACTING SOLE
LIZ on MY ASSURANCE THAT THE REMOVAL
WOULD BE MADE, THESE PEOPLE INVESTED
THEIR MONEY. AND HAVE BUILT THE BUILD
INGs AFTER MY SUGGESTIONS. The buildings are
and the removal of the 10 the new
district viii he made very
Now no city which has such chief of police is
safe. No mayor who stands for such chief is well
safeguarded- And yet there is additional reason
why Mr. Bransford should not be at the head of the
city nor Sheets at the head of the police depart-
ment 1t IS that both friends and supporters of
Martin Mulvey. candidate for the council from
the Fifth ward. Martin is not a good man for that
or any other Office. Six years ago he was a candi-
date from the same place for the same office And
then the Tribune opposed him. Read this from the
SALT LAKE TRIBUNE. OCTOBER 80 Ieo2-FDI
TORIAL.
Martin Il. Mulvey Is relying for election unoa IN.
which is distinctly eiassed as the vote Of the
underworld; the votes of thieves and
Iawlezs classes generally. Without the support al
that class his chances for election would NOT he
worth the spending OF a nickel uson Yet there Is
lack Of dirty coin in his campaign. He has heeu
n member OF the council before and he did the city
no s.0od. Ills candidacy bOdes no good to Tn.
city.
We call uDon all fair decent-n,inded citizen.