The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-31
TWO OFFICERS
ARE SUSPENDED
Chief of Police Removes Detec-
tives GoIding and Wilson
From Service.
TROUBLE ARISES 0NE
RETURN OF STOLEN GEMS
Private Detective George A.
Sheets Declares Detectives
Not BIamewOrthy.

Robert i C.oldine and Howard +. VIII
son. detectives OF the police department
were each suspended from service Tor
term OF fifteen DAYS by s. NJ. Barlow
chief OF police yesterday morning. Ac-
cordlng to Chief Barlow. both men were
suspended lor tho good of the Depart
nen, and AS each has refused to resign
from the service action VIII be taken
In the city council 10 remove them.
Chief Barlow alleges that Goldins and
Wilson have acted in manner not be
coming an officer and have gone outside
OF their authority I'm connection with the
return OF certain jewels 10 Andrew ;.
Ross. mining engineer. 2SI North Main
street. whose residence was burglarized
ON the carly morning OF July To- From
information obtained from Dir. Ross
Chief Barlow alleges that Detective WI
son. who. NTH CioldIng had been assigned
To work upon the burglary. went 10 MT
Ross and informed him that he thought
he knew where 10 locate the diamonds
and asked him what reward there was
In IL for him. and that although Mr.. Ross
domurred at tho idea OF reward for a city
detective la such matter. he told The
detective he would pay n reward OF S-Op.
Sheets Got Back Jewels.
From ChieC Barlow's Information. VIII
son is then alleged 10 have told MIR. ROSS
that hc did not know where To find The
jewels, but that George y. sheets
private detective and formerly chief OF
police had line on them. Mr.. Ross
said Chief Barlow. asked TO see Detcc-
tive sheets. and Wilson then took Sheets
To- Ross. Following this, II is alleged by
the cher. Sheets told Mr.. Ross that while
working on the Moran robbery case he
believed lac had located a part Of The
property stolen from tho Ross home Mr.
Ross then told Mr. sheets. said the
chief. that " hc produced the goods he
would get the reward.
shortly after this said Chief Barlow
Wilson went 10 Mr. Ross with portion
ot tho stolen goods and received check
from Mr.. Ross Tor 5000 payable 60 cash.
This was tho reward for the recovery OF
tho jewels. The chief saws that the check
shows that II was cashcd. or at least in
dorscd by George \. Sheets
Chief Barlow declares tlnt neither VIII
son nor Goding. who had been detailed TO
work upon The Ross robbery case and
report What developments they made TO
himself mr. the captain of detectives.
made any report Of recovery Of any
~ thu Ross jewels and that tho first he
heard Of II was on tho street. when "A
person informed him that two OF his
men had mulctcd Mr.. Ross oui of $500
The chief saws that he then had In
t"rview with Mr.. Ross and obtained the
information on The strength Of which
ho suspended both men from the service.
Charges Failure to Report.
Wilson admits returning the Jcwelry
Ia Mr. Ross. said chief Barlow. "As an
employee OF the city police department
and with authority I'm this case IL was
not right for him To aid any private dc
tcctiv+. and II IA strictly against the or
dcrs OF the department 10 fail to report
the recovery OF stolen property. ! do not
Say nor do ! know that Wilson OF
Golding got any of the reward money
paid by Mr.. Ross. have asked Wilson
and GoldinS 10 resign and they have re-
xxiIl ...,,l to oil
council that they be dismissed from the
service.
The two detectives declare that they
are entirely innocent OF any wrongdoing
Acting as spokesman for both. GoldIng
said:
we made tho original investigation on
lie, Ross robbery While VIC were still
working on the case we met Mr. Sheets.
who told us that while working on the
l.. j. Moran robbery he had run across
some OF the Ross jewclIy. He asked Will
son To take him To Mr.. Ross and intro
ducc him. Wilson did this and Mr..
Sheets was promised the $500 reward II
lac returned the jewels Sheets recov-
cred the property. and as he was busy
Al the time on another case Wilson took
the jcweiry 10 Mr. Ross and received the
500 Tor Mr. Sheets. This check was
given to Mr. Sheets and neither OF US re-
cciyed a cent of the amount.
There was no reason for not re-
boring u, However We did not. 1t
otdbclneHt Oi oNceIS
George 4 sheets. former chief Of po-
lice. yesterday declared his connection
With tho recovery ot the stolen jewelry
belonging 10 Mr. Ross was In the
pacity OF private detective: that he
had charged and collected q fee OF 5000
Tor Ibis services and that Detectives
GOlding and Wilson had nothing TO do
either with the recovery Of the jewelry
or tho disposition Of the reward.
''Some weeks ago" said Detective
Sheets, Il WAS employed by p. j. Moran
10 try 20 recover articles stolen by bur
glars from his residence. While search
Ing for the articles stolen from Mr. Mo-
RAJ ! obtained trace of some Jewelry
which ] though was probably that stolen
from Mr.. Ross. ] bad heard that lac
bad offered a reward of $500 for the re-
covrry of this jewclry and | wished TO
meet him 10 verify this ! told Detec-
tive Wilson that | though; I might be
able To- recover this jcwelry and ! asked
him To Introduce ;o Mr.. Ross. [ went
with him To- the Office OF MIR. Ross and
found tha, had known him before I
Was not aware until then that tho Ross
who lost the jewelry was the Ross whom
had known
II told Mr.. Ross that thought might
be able TO recover his Jcweiry for him
and he replied that he had offered $500
reward 10 anyone who would recover the
lSweif3 and mat II l recovered the jew
elry | could have the 5000. I recovered
the jcwclry and was paid tho $500. The
icwolry Was taken for me 70 Mr. Ross
by Detective Wilson ard he brought m-
check for 5000 ] Endorsed the check
and cashed II at the National Bank OF
The Republic.
The moment That heard that charges
were being made against Detectives
GoldiDg and Wilson for their part In
tho transaction I went 10 Mr.. Ross and
asked him why lac had complained 10 the
police department. lie said that Nc had
made NO complaint against the office n
that Chief Barlow had come 20 him that
10. had told the chief OF the entire trans
action. just as have told IL 10 you, and
showed the chief the Cancelled check in =
dorSsd by me.
II have made no secret about ms part
OF the transaction. Several people. In :
Guiding p J. Moran. knew that | re-
covered the Ross jcvclry and received "A
check for $500 my fee.
II have been In the detective business
for twcntr-onc years and II Is ms only
means OF livelihood. There IS nothing
nie~itlmate In my work. I am trying 90
sarn an honest living. think the serv-