Show I I I I pf SHEETS TO GET ABSENT LEAVE I I II Police Chief Bound Over for fat fatI I Conspiracy Will Relin Relinquish Relinquish i Authority i iI I CONFERENCES ARE HELD SHEETS TO ASK FOR A SPEEDY I TRIAL I I 4 4 H f Mj 4 t MM 4 4 t 4 Text of oC Judge decision 4 4 In the city court of Salt Lake Jake City T 4 4 Salt Lake count county state of Utah I 4 State of oC Utah vs 8 George Sheets I 4 et al defendants 4 I 4 The defendant George Sheets to together 4 4 4 gether with others Is charged by in 4 4 formation of or th the crime of ot conspiracy 4 I 4 This court sitting as committing 4 magistrate having heard all the evi eI 4 4 dence introduced has the following 4 4 to determine 4 4 there a II crime such as asI 4 4 described d In the information commit I 4 ted by V anyone anone 4 4 F Second Is there then sufficient muse cause to tn 4 4 believe belle the def defendant guilty guilt thereof 4 4 Section I revised rel ed statutes of 4 4 The court finds that the crime as 4 4 charged has been committed and aft 4 er a careful review of oC the facts fact in I II 4 dispute finds there thore th re i Is sufficient nt d 4 t i 4 4 dence to cause a belief bellef that tho de do t I 4 Is guilty as RII charged d dI 4 I 4 It Is therefore ordered that the de the 4 14 I 4 fondant George G e Sheets be bt held h ld to 4 1 1 4 answer to said charge to the district 4 4 court j 4 I tt t M t t M tt 11 t M t M 1 l 1 M t f M t tI H i I Chief of Police George A Sheets Is i ex cx expected expected 4 to withdraw at least from his lila position as head had of oC the Salt Sail Lake police department nt as the result of or the decision handed down yesterday esterday bv b lodge Judge J J Whitaker binding the chief over oer for trial In the district court on the th charge chare of or conspiracy I Several conferences were wre held yesterday L alter after the thC decision was announced by lead ers of or the American part party but nothing I definite was determined upon upon The cor I freres were practically unanimous In their i opinion that the chief should not hamper j the the department and anti the administration a by byi i continuing as police chief while under a o f fr cloud and the only question Queston was how the tie chief could step out in a graceful manner t I ISome Some of the leaders contended that a I resignation from office would be taken takE I by the public as a confession conCession of guilt gUIL anti and andi they the argued that although charges had hatt been preferred against Mayor faor of San Francisco he still was the chief chie ex en executive I of that city and his resignation I had not been demanded I After several conferences had bad been ben held helda 1 I a a compromise was wl practically effected whereby the chief will wili wi ask for a a leave leae of I absence until after the theo proceedings in the tIme district court are completed and he ha is either Elther convicted or acquitted In case of r I I an un acquittal the plan is to reinstate the tim chief without loss Jos of paY pr durn his leave leavo 11 I of oC absence Sergeant John Hempel H is JR isi i said to be slated to act as us chief of police while Chief Sheets case C se Is pending i Officially b no action has been ben token tul Cu Sheet stated la t I he had not under consideration the sub subject J jeet t of that the tt subject t had not b b broached broache g to him hm Mayor Ma r t Thompson Thomp on and several s erl American coun councilmen t also als said that tat no pressure had been ben brought to bear on Chief Cief Sheets Sheet Sheet to bring about his resignation Judge Judg J J L Whitaker down his decision yesterday esterday morning by b which th thc chief of police is II held to answer to the charges against him The preliminary pr hearing heans of oC Chief Cief Sheets closed last Thursday and Judge Whitaker took the time case under advisement i without designating the date on en tn which he heI I would wo lr hand down d wn his hi decision in the mat mattor mt tor When hen he lie 1 made public the of or his deliberations neither the defendant j nor either of his attorneys was present pre nt but the chief was notified notiCed by b telephone of ot orthe the courts action No ball bail was fixed and antI andI it I is probable that the chief win will wi be 0 al allowed 01 r lowed to go on his hi own recognizance as heretofore I Chief Sheets Sheet said that he would ask k for an Immediate trial as as the lct attorney and ad the court could fix fixa F a date District Attorney Fred Fr Loufbourow row has thirty days das In which to file fie Information against Chief Sheets ts or a r stipulation for Cor or a dismissal It I Is believed blee that he will wi concur coner to the chiefs n quest for an Immediate trial which may maybe maybe maybe be early In April April a aA A peculiar Tecula phase phae of the case is that District Attorney Loofbourow and Chief of Police Pollee Sheets are neighbors and ad for forye years ye have been n friends although belong belonging belonging ing to different political parties partes Mr Loofbourow is at present prent in Tooele but butis butIs butis is day da expected to return to Salt Sal Lake to today toda today St I 5 l K Ki I I I T I IS J S GEORGE GEORGEA G ORGE A SHEETS Chief fon b of i Over on Char rg ge ef af ef C j k i Ex cid 1 F sign en on Leave LuY of of An Ani i r ri i i ii k i J i lt J H I f |