Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-08-16
A. SHEETS
NOW EX-OETECTNE
lis Resignation Accepted by the
City Council Without
Any Comment.
GAIN A PRIVATE CITIZEN
leScn Members Present mt Monday
Nights Meeting Vote solidly TO
Uphold Chiefs Request.

Without comment. and upon tho rec
.mmendation ~ chief OF Police S. NJ.
HrlOm. the RESIGNATION % Geo. A.
.hccts as chief or detectives was ac-
rpted by the city council al its reg
I par meeting Monday night and the
pneinest figure in police circles for
ears past IL again a private citizen.
The resignation written by Sheets
nd given TO CHIEF Barlow sunday AZ
ernoon, following a heated quarrel
etween the two was accompanied by
brief Communication from the chief
Z police. which contained q request
rat the resignation be accepted. The
niefs letter read:
10 the Honorable president and Mem
bers OF the city Council:
Gentleman attach herewith reslg-
alton Of Mr.. Geo. a. Sheets as chief
Z detectives OF this department, same
take effect Aug. IL
II respectfully ask your honorabl
pdy to ACCEPT the same.
Yours truly.
S. NJ. BARLOW.
Chief OF Police.
After the reading Of the chiefs COM
tunteation and the resignation OF MIR.
heets, Councilman l.. E Hall ques-
oned whether 1t was within the prov
tce OF the chief of police to accept
ne resignation. but II was pointed out
y city Atty Dininny that the ordi-
ance creating the office OF chief OF
electives empowered the chief Of po-
lce TO appoint the chief detective with
le approval of the mayor and council
Without further discussion or com
ient the vote was taken. the II mem
rrs present voting to accept the resig-
alton.
SHEETS BREAKS SILENCE
A little OF the air OF reticence in po- |
&c circles surrounding the resigna- |
on Of Chief of Detectives George A. |
heets last Sunday was broken this |
Forming by Mr.. Sheets himself
Il was simply tired and Disguised |
18th the Job and quit" Mr.. Sheets
aid this morning. Continuing ne add
] a little insight however.
There IL so much clashing and Job
Ing going on within the American |
arty that / got Disguised. and then I |
ever did go into the business Of driv-
10 fallen women from here to there, |
nd won't do II now I'm not In that
nslness.
zone thing Is wrong, though. There |
as no row between Chief Barlow and |
] thought over the matter OF re-
gning for a month, and when I made
D my mind | simply handed In my
,signation. The chief accepted II and
Q parted the best Of friends. We
look hands when left the office: I
ished the chief ali kinds OF success
Id he loaned me the Automobile TO
ka home nv few belongings AZ the
lice station. ANY talk that the chief
Nd I had n row is rot ana the tain
Al there Is a nossfbIlItv that viii
on he CHIEF 81 nolice In his nlare is
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