The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-12-18

TAMES DON MADISON, whom .Irdrc
George &. Armstrong sentenced so
- ten years Ia che Pcnitrntfnry Jnnu-
AIRY -. 1909. for participation Ia the
larceny Of $1,000 from Alexander and
William NcN hirter, during the summer
Of 1906, Ia "a card game which Involved
former CHIEF of Police GEORGE sheets.
was admitted 10 parole nj au executive
session Of thc state board Of PHrdons
yesterday.
shortly after g o'clock YESTERDAYS att
ernoou Donaldson. the fashion Dlatef
once more. and attired m natty busi-
ness suit. left the state prison after
nearly two years SerVltule. Al his
arm was lis brother and parole guar
dian, a. Donaldson. marshal of Stock
ton. Tooele county. The uarsnar ss-
sured members of the board of par
dons that bis brother Gentleman
JIM. would enter upon tHe IogItluIu
occupation or f. miner immediately up-
on reaching Stockton. re fs iu excel
lent health and seems Co De- Gree srom
the desire Tor drugs with which DE vas
afflicted before his imprisonment.
such as Knew thc iu>I-e history or
AFFAIRS which led 90 The conviction ~
Donaldson have lahured hard 90 ohtain
his release from The state prison. Aft-
en- rigorous Investigations DO was held
~~at there were others more resDou-
sible for The swindle. Yet "Jim" Don
aldson fell into the trap OF the law
while his pals eludcd IFS clutches.
Intricate SyrindIc.
The conviction of Donaldson was tie
cate and iutorestiur card svviudfcs tnnt
ever took place in Utah. ~ not tue
United States. 10 abounded boz huuor
The McWhirter brothers came INTO
salt Lake on their way Co Los Angeles
from scotland with $4,000 in ncgp-
The presence or $4,000 i'm me inside
pockets of two men from scotland soon
came TO the attention OF an elcueut fn
salt lake interested en- anything tnar
mad the dollar NIEU. WHO NIrt NJ
met tbc OHrieu brothers ana enor
they round their way into Mrs. Young
rooming house Foo second south street.
between West Temple and First Wrst
streets. The environment was movt
pleasing. Or" James Donaldson pres
sided over poker table which Dee had
arranged for their coming
THE two OBricu brothers. notorious
characters in salt Lake. ana W. ~. Par
brothers. Stakes began To- soar and tie
game became interesting and there was
Scotch valor On the play. or the Nc-
Whirter brothers. Suddenly tlc~r
came knock az the door. and one
W. w Bell. 'auNiliary officer. or tre
formed the gentlemen that they were
"pinchcd.' simultaneously nc Cunffe-
Gated the $4,000 OF The McWhirtcr
brothers and an other available money
for evidence
Willing TO be arrested under the cir
cumstanccs the McW ulrtcrs Followed
reason the latter found difficulty in
locating the police station. The Nc
Winters became suspicious ana ciunE
TO him until they had travelled over
practically every street car line I'm salt
Lake. Finally they reached police
headquarters They entered into ron-
sultation with George s. Sheets then
chief OF police "AuXifary Officer"
Bell had. private consultation with
chief sheets. At its conclusion Sheets
informed the MCWhirter brothers that
he had succeeded in recovering 81 900
OF the $4,000.
Accepting the thousand. tho Neville
CConfinued on Pare ThreeD