Show COUNCIL REfUSES 4 h TO OUST T SHEETS 1 1 I Wells Offers Resolution to Re Remove q I I move the Chief hief From U L r Office t tI I tt 0 VOTE IS ON PARTY LINES t 1 i d FERNSTROM SAYS SHEETS IS r SHOWN TO BE UNFIT it tt Resolution Resolutions i s Whereas Chief of Police Pollee i i v George Goor e A Sheets has IMS been charged jf with It a i serious offense against the tIle i and dignity of the state and andS S city antI and i l I i 5 Whereas After a It preliminary hearing h akl Chief of Police George GeorgeA u uA to A Sheets has haR been I n bound over to toi 4 11 il tl i answer before the district court 4 t anti antl 0 1 5 Without reference n e to tf i I the or ur Innocence of said sahl It i j S eorge A Sheets of oC f th the crimes I S charged tl 1 condition of affairs was wass RI oj 5 s n rf revealed veal l Ht Rt th ti preliminary hear J ng eg which requires the speedy speed ac 1 lion of pf the city administration k 5 Therefore Bo Be is resolved that 4 S f said sUd George Georgi A Srn ets U be removed Pj I s from froin the office of or chief of police I i ifor t for fOI the good of or the service f 5 VOTE voa A Barnes le Hol lie I i ney I rf 5 s Noes Black Carter Crabtree I S 1 i J K l Ferry HoMay Martin Mulvey t l t a ODonnell Davis i I SS S b 0 s J iI The sensation of last ast evenings s ses session j sine sion sic of the city council was waif the offering 1 of th the tue ale above resolution by Councilman i Welle ohis It Jt laine cante as tut a complete surprise i and during the lite A Alike reading something very vry vr like consternation was pictured on the faces of some of o the American party members Previously there had been it nothing in the manner of Jf f Mr Wells 1 that might have been construed Into h heen even een a hint of hie hit intention to bring up j the tIle Sheets matter The session was waR 1 practically at an end Members had been glancing idly at their watches for fOt some time tune in anticipation of a speedy i t 4 i wind up when like a thunderbolt from froma a clear sky Icy came the resolution There Thre was Mas no occasion O sion to call cal for tor a h I second reading rea its significance had hall t be h n grasped rasped by the members present J even toven before til the first one Olle was wa concluded ed cd and in silence almost audible tilts the roll call was waR commenced American Is prevailed and on a party I vote Chief Sheets Sh ets was as sustained in the i of chile chief of or police I Councilman Black was the name lcd 31 ur Mr r President pe he lie s said saidI W J I win vote vole no In this matter mil for the reason that the matter is 18 now before the tile courts and does not nol seem to the lite theto to be time 10 bring question 4 of the guilt of innocence of df the chief Later on it may be necessary sary to act I but just now In common Justice I 1 think that matters should be left as they are I therefore vote ote no to this resolution tion ticu Arraignment Councilman Fernstrom ideas were werl of a different sort ort and he was wasat wasat wasat at no pain po In to conceal his hig views If Jf George were not implicated j ed eti In the matter of or the McWhirter rob robbery robbery robbery bery then he has lias proved by his own i acts that he lie h in is I absolutely ab unfit to hold the thi position of chief of ot Mr Fernstrom He had all the th opportunity r rIn In the world to catch the entire gang guns Aft After r 6 G at night the jL the tue police ponce department tho the I toughs in the buggy bu gy on the way to the I New England addition and the chief was as informed of It There is no ques que question question i tion but what hat if he lie had exerted himself 1 h Ii could have uve effected their He knew them all The Tile had hat S been b n up before him before He was fa familiar familiar a milLir with all aU the tile facts knew all aU about S tin entire matter yet et he did ditl not talus take two steps to t take the men n Into custody custod and anti never new r i tn took the trouble to in inform form fonn the police poliet department that a 10 I 1000 tOO robbery bed hp been b n committed If ha he I Iverc were verc not rot a party to the robbery he lie dis displayed displayed l I played the grossest stupidity and ind Ig and showed himself to woo be any anything anything I thing but a man to maintain in the Important position of C chief of police pollee I and f r vote wt yes tS to the resolution Wants An rAn Explanation I Councilman in tn voting YO tin al aid took occasion to 10 make a R few remarks 8 Mr President he said I will ivill vote S L Lyes yes to this resolution but hut It il lq doing doln so soI 1 I claim th the privilege of explaining my vote vols There Is ie nothing in all aU the tangle of 0 facts and contradictions I have never clearly cleary understood S Sand and nl that is why Chief f Sheets on tho tIle I evening of the tile robbery when one of the tit principals offered to relm reimburse burse buse bu se the victims to the th extent of was able to let that nan go out and obtain a s1 further He admits him himself himself self that he lie did this and on the I strength of his admission I consider him hint unfitted and Incompetent for the th thI position p he holds hods j I Councilman Wells in voting said My resolution does not Imply the guilt lor or innocence of the chief of It merely states plates that a condition has been l revealed fJ which requires us to take ac action action action tion Were Vere I completely convinced of the chiefs innocence I would offer the ther r just tho the same Should we wit wilt until he is convicted before tak takIng taking ing any an stet steps st s at all it bad enough h as It iLls ILis Js to 10 justify Us in doing doln something g to indicate our attitude in inthe Inthe inthe the mutter matter m tt r to the people of Salt Lake LakeIn z zIn In the best interests of peace and de we w not nt dp do something s to command the confidence of the tax Continued on Page 2 ss COUNCIL REFUSES TO OUST SHEETS Continued from Page 1 payers That is my position in the matter and antI I emphatically vote yote yes es to the resolution Hobday Defends Sheets Councilman Coun ilman Hobday mado made a few lew re remarks remarks remarks marks in explanation i of his vote of no noHe nolIe noHe He lIe was not in favor of or the passage of such Ouch a resolution he said for tor or several reasons reason In particular he lie 10 said such a amass amass amass mass of evidence has been introduced that a court action was the only thing which could be counted on onto onto onto to clear ellar up the situation with any de do degree degree gree of or satisfaction Some of the th sto stories stories stories ries told about the chief chlof were simply simpy ridiculous ho said while others were of a nature to challenge tho the sanity of or anyone anone taking the trouble tr tc t listen to them He lie thon ht the introduction of such a resolution and reiter reiterated reiterated reiterated his belief that for the present at any rate tho the only on thing to do was to let matters take their own course The balance of ot the voting was with without without without out comment and when the th count was made it was announced that for th the present pr lent at any Im T rote rate by a vote of 3 5 to a I there thero would be no change In the ad administration administration administration ministration of ot the affairs of the Salt Lake police department |