Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-08-15

| NNt klilt OF me MtN NlIttI hthIldl
| and who was charged with having an
| understanding with the participants
| left the police department before the
| case cndcd In the courts. lie left
| under fire ana even his best friends
We're surprised when ne re-enterCd the
| department. as chicf Of dctcctiVs an
ofncc created b. an American party
city council Following the resignation
Of Sheets Thomas -. PITT was APP
pointed as head OF the department.
Chief Put resigned when lac realized
that tho office was to be made q
PAWN of party manlpulators and that
chief was chief in name only, lie
recently died. Chicf Pitt was succeed
ed in office by RoderiCk Mckenzie,
who resigned when convinced that he
was not citizen of the United states
ana therefore not entitled to hold Of
ice. Following the resignation OF Nc
kenzie, Samuel NJ Barlow, member
az the board of public works at the
time, was appointed chief. after Lieut.
Hempel had been In charge for some
time and WAS waiting FOR the APP
poinlment for himself, an appointment
which did not come.
Sheets as chief Of detectives Hem
pei ~ inst lieutenant ~ police, Shan
non. a. second lieutenant, and other
subaltcrHs have dictated Barlow's poll
Icy and such orders a. he may have
given from time 90 time they have
carried out as they saw it, The con-
duct OF the department Ia the recent
attempt OF tac city attorney to close
the stuckade e. In point
RESORTS ALWAYS CLOSED
The stockadc cases presented
shocking spectacle To- the law respect
lng citizen when warrants were
placed iu tho hands OF the chief OF
police for service there always seemed
% Ia ftf
munic1tiou by which the promoters
and managers OF the resorts knew al
once that there was TO bc a raid. Cur
iousiy enough the resorts would he
running in fun blast with regular pa
trolmen on duty at the entrance a
few moments before the time set for
the raid the place would be cleared Of
inmates and frequenters ana when the
police arrived all would be dark. No
arrests would be made ThcrcupOn
the police would leave the place and
soon thereafter the lights would burn,
painted faces would peer from the
Windows aproned walters thrOnged
the streets running with drinks from
place to place nr wait for orders, ri
bald song filed tibet air and the place
s"aTmod again with patrons Such
was tho procedure every night war
rants were placed with the police 20
he served Whenever a scarlet wO-
defy the policeman to make the ar
rest. referring him to Sheets for the
reason Of her immunity. In the lack |
~ specific reasons for the resignation |
NJ Sheets a. this time. II is assumed |
that differences ~ opinion with re-
gard % procedure In the stockade |
cases and the handling OF the same |
sort Of traffic In uptown rooming-
houses are the responsible features.
"a HPEFTTT EnTf GLORY
Sheets had keen appetite for glory |
hough assuming to spurn any at
empt to thrust II upon him, He as
'umcd the characteristic attitude Of
ny stcry on all occasions and when |
lcWspapermcn pressed him for details
# criminal stories he always assumed
he ain Of mystery. turned on his heel |
md left the man smiling. but saying
Nothing. When arrests were made.
However, IL they were important |
nough sheets assumed full response
ility for credit but II blunders were
made there was always somebody else
70 blame
sheets did his work through stool
igcons." Though this method Of pro
eduro IL characterize IN police de-
artments, probably few detectives
ave had 50 many confcdcratcs IN
rhine detection a. Sheets. Women Of
he underworld, thieves, drug hends,
rivers surething men and scores OF
theirs were on his list. and whatever
ne trick turned on which he started
, work. he sought them out and soon
nd clues which they followed for MIN
nd at the psychological moment he
as tipped or as TO the time and
lace to make his arrest. His stool
geons" did tho work aud Sheets got
10 credit-and n ever one OF Sheets
DOL pigeons was arrested by an un- ?
itiated policeman. sheets was to the ,
re and the man walked out OF jail I
1d tho case was dropped. Among :
10 nOtablcs In Sheets list Of stool pi- I
IONS was one Or James Donaldson, |
comment participant In the McWhlr- | I
r robbery and now serving time for | d
in the state prison The recent arrest Z
Riley. Thurnc and others implicated | q
the Fassell murder loudly heralded 1
q American" party organs as
achievement Of Sheets, :,
as more the work az more humble :
mbers Of the detective force and /,
pol pigeons. and there are countless "
.mbers OF other arrests which upon | =
alysis would show themselves to be Z
the same type.
;hects leaving the department depriNes "
Of "A criminal officer OF shrewd tyre, IA
wever. and. though his procedure was
,stly through stool pigeons ana other e
.mbers OF the detective force. his Hs- n
|
criminals has been great. Just who
viii be who IL to keep "a stif thumb q
chief Barlow now is not announced /
Sumors OF a shake-up In police circles
We been frequent OF late. Mayor n
ansford's athcr recent admission TO N
rlow that he has been great dis
,ointmcnt' 60 him portended some :,
ciai action Whether Sheets rcsig- n
ion is the beginning OF this eruption
not certain. but the recent inactivity
the police department in law en-
including the stockade cases.
closing OF saloons at midnight and
ers is believed 10 be az the bottom u
IL and at the bottom Of a general n
leaval soon to be started In lively a,
hlon by Mayor Bransford From "
MISSIONS made recently by Chief Bar "
. n was surprise to him to know W
I saloons were open az midnight aud AZ
,cquired two murders In saloons IN =
" morning hours to convince him. ~