Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-08-15
Chief of Detectives Hands in His
Resignation and Puts
On Hat.
SHEETS AND CHIEF AT OUTS
BARLOW Accepts With Alaciity Follow.
ing Heated Session Behind Closed
Doors on the sabbath,

has no jurisdiction In the matter -
the resignation of MIR, sheets. oi
iuly IT.. 1905. the mayor approved a.
ordinance creating the office OF chic
of dctr.tiyes---and Geo. \. sheets was
nupolntcd by the mayor TO the office
Under the created office. sheets ano
harlow stand on Tho same fouiing--
both appointcc- Of the maNor. aud u
{ /. to the mayor that MIR. Sheets should
: present his resignation from the Office
which nc has hell.
In one or Two quarter OF the DulicC
dcpurinc Il WIS Whispered today
that Il would he no surprise To see
George sheets suon back in the har-
nc,s and a. chief of police Instead Of
smrly chief detective.
chief Of Detectives George A. sheets.
the accredited brains" of the police
department. resigned from his Office
yesterday afternoon.
chief of Police Barlow promptly az.
cepted his resignation and viii present
II % the council at its meeting tonight.
I have absolutely nothing TO say MIR.
Sheets handed me his resignation and |
took &c. That's all there is to it,
chief NJ Police S ~. Barlow.
# resigned. '--Furmer chief Of Detec-
tyes George A. sheets.
with the startling surprise of the
unexpected bursting of a bomb shell
the rupture within the ranks of the
American party, as confined within
the police end OF the city administra-
ton. carrie to the open climax yester-
day afternoon, when IN the passion OF a
heated interview chief OF Detectives
George Sheets threw his resignation
at chef or Police :. NJ Barlow.
The resignation read;
salt Lake city. Utah.
s " Barlow. chief of Police,
Il hereby respectfully hand you my
resignation. TO take effect Immediately,
aug a. 1910.
"chief Of Detectives"
Aside frnm the Acknowledgements =
The resigna ton and It's acceptance, tn
affair is shroudcd In the air OF reti-
cence Former chief Sheets admits
only that ne resigned; Chiet OF Police
BARLOW in candid manner admits to tho
extent OF receiving the resignation and
" his purpose OF presenting IL to the
city council tonight, hut Is uncertain
a. 10 future action, saying that there
IL m hurry about considering sue
cessor 10 tho office OF the chief OF de-
tectives. Detectives. Officers AID pa
uolmen are loath to talk, and prefer to
be simply spectators in the show
down battle between the two chiefs, |
sheets and Barlow.
The few who venture to express their |
opinion, however. say that the rupture |
was Inevitable. and the elimination OF |
an internecine fight that began with the |
appointment Of Chief Barlow 10 his po-
sition The elimination, il Is said. |
came through the attempt 81 the city |
ADMINISTRATION as represented by chief /
or Police Barlow To drive the SCARLET
women into the walled city controlled
hy Belle London and to close the up-
town houses In this endeavor. chief
OF Detectives Sheets baked, and when
his plain clothes men were ordered to
watch ana patrol the uptown houses. II
rs sid Ne countormandcd the orders Of
me chief Of police.
WARM DEBATE
The situation reached its climax yes
terday afternoon. when. In the private
Tince Of the chief Of police. Sheets and
harloW threw down their cards. sheets
IVES .ss called into the private room of
onlei Barlow shortly after O'Clock.
Nhat transpirod there is not divulged
except That after an hours argument |
N winch the voices were raised TO
hsh pitch, Sheets went into his own
olhoe and few minutes afterwards
handed the chief OF police his resigna-
When interviewed this morning chief
y foilce Barlow was non-communica-
we In answer TO question as to |
mat statement he wished to make, ne
aid:
/, lnefe Is nothing To say whatever.
VIZ Sheets gave me his resignation and
VIII present II To the council tonight.
uoh care To discuss the matter, ana
ave nothing 10 say about It,"
Nhen asked II he would appoint
.uccessor To All Mr. Sheets position,
hlef Barlow replied:
haven't given that part Of IL any
uought and anyway. there's no hun
mr. Sheets was equally non-com-
n1tal answering only. and with his +,
10 H." h
THE CAREER or SHEETS. 4
,Hleofge Sheets. known after the Me- :
.nIler scandal as Honest George" "A
'gels' has been Identified with the , Il
.ee department for 20 years with | %
- sHght interruption. During the
-, ue was not engaged I'm this de b
,'.nleht ne has been connected with ! y
.tantlle establishments as house u
.uNe. he does not deny that he a
a. a, Ivcelved many fattering offers 10 | o.
-. We forces OF large detective con- . n
~ IN me east and with the railroad IS
~ i've forces in the west. 81
ne name or Sheets has been coupled ft
w., w., 'he arrest OF some Of the worst q
,,''' ~ - the west has known in the Oh
~ years To the criminal fra. ol
NV ne has been known as Long u
ny his enemies Il is admit "a
MAJ " ne wants Co get q criminal. az
IAN get him. but his enemies and ~
Wy others say that Il is not always "
80 mat he wants to get all OF u
!, 'l'ninals. and when they say that "a
lh'lmate that many deals have
lIade beWcen the detective and
NrhnlnaL Answering this his
nus WIZ point out that he has never
M ,ehNeted Of any unlawful deals -,
the underworld Even az that ~
W., me evidence In the Infamous y,
~ "'Iter poker robbery Is still fresh ~ ~
~" memory OF many. ~,
Its has ruled the police denart- -
'I many years whatever his posi- "A,
49, while q detective plain and IN
ny ~ ne dictated TO the chiefs at All m
n ror many years he was paired ri
george Raleigh. and George TO