Show WILL ILL WAIT AT FOR COURT TO ACT Council investigation n of the Sheets Case Comes to an Abrupt End INDEFINITELY Y POSTPONED POS The investigation into the conduct of Chief of ot Police George A Sheets in the matter of the McWhirter bunco game m in which William and Alexander Mc McWhirter were fleeced out of more than and the case of Mrs Radcliffe who claims that goods stolen from her in Denver were sold here with the knowl knowledge knowledge edge and consent of the police depart department department ment came to a sudden cessation before the city council sitting as a a committee x UI or the whole yesterday afternoon The members of ot the council recognized the authority of the criminal courts of the county to examine exan ne into the cases as being greater than any authority they might or might not possess and upon a resolution introduced by Councilman Ferry perry the matter was laid over until the conclusion of the examination of Chief Chef heets in the duly constituted courts on ona onIL a IL charge char FC of or compounding a felony pre erred against him by b Alexander Mc Me Ic When the committee of the whole con convened convened convened yesterday pursuant to an Dent ment taken Wednesday the fallowing f councilmen were resent Council Pres ident A J Davis Councilman T R Black chairman of the committee of the whole and Councilmen C J Crabtree W V Mont Ferry Ferr Thomas Hobday L D Mar ar tin Martin Mulvey and Rulon S Wells VeIls Chairman Black asked the recorder if Invitations had been sent to The Salt Lake ake Herald the InterMountain Republican lican the sherif and arid county attorney Jn In 11 accordance with instructions given at atthe atthe atthe the last session of the committee Attorney Sends His Fis is Regrets The recorder corder r stated that a reply had been received from the county attorney which he was instructed to road rend The letter was as follows Salt Lake Oct 5 J B Moreton EQ Era City Recorder City Dear Sir I it If rc your our kind invitation to be e in at att atto t to tf nuance upon a meeting of the city coun council ski cil this afternoon at 2 In the matter of oC the robbery robbe of the McWhirter brothers the cas cases es are now In the crim criminal thai inal courts and whatever information I have must and arid will be submitted to that tribunal In the Radcliffe matter I did not dye this his matter my personal attention and I know nothing whatever about it and would therefore be of no service to your our honorable body Respectfully Signed P F P CHRISTENSEN County Attorney Upon the reading of the communication Councilman Ferry was recognized and introduced the following resolution I Postpone Investigation I tiou I Whereas the subject matter of this in investigation investigation investigation has been presented 1 rc to proper judicial l authority by b a sworn sorn complaint charging mg George A Sheets chief of po police lice with certain offenses and Whereas it would be improper for this council in advance of the hearing to be had upon such uch complaint to proceed with the he investigation heretofore ordered and andt andi i It t is therefore unnecessary to continue said investigation at this time therefore be it Resolved That the present investigation and hearing heretofore directed upon the request of George A Sheets chief of po lice ice be and an the same is hereby continued until further order of the council in the premises I Councilman Wells was the only member of the committee of the whole who of offered offEred offered opposition to the adoption of the resolution It was his impression that no further investigation was o f be made madeTh The Th resolution was read a second time for his benefit ben uit it and he then voted with the theother theother other er members of the committee to con continue continue continue subject to call The resolution was then adopted unanimously and the hear hearing hearing hearing ing was declared at an end until such time Lime as the council should again desire to take it up |