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Show IMAY BE ANOTHER MORTENSEN CASE Detectives Visit Scene of Murder Mur-der to Make Practical Experiment. OFFICERS PRACTICALLY AGREE o MURDER THEORY Admit as Much to Tribune, but No Details Are Given Detectives Raleigh and Shannon, teem te-em pan 1 1 I'ounty Atloriu 'hrls-ten- son. visited the scene of Nephl M. Shcets's mi.Tdcr Sunday evening Tho object of I this was to satisfy themselves whether or tm not the murderer could have been s-en tm by the witnesses who testified before the Coroner's Jury last week that they henrd the phot fired while standing 01) th cor-ner cor-ner of Second East and Fifth South streets, but failed to see an one running away from In front of J. D. H. MeAl-lister MeAl-lister B resldenCfi, where the .shooting oc-currcd oc-currcd Hard to See That Distance. It was proved to the satisfaction of the gentlemen In question that a person could be seen that distance on Sunday evening:, but as Sunday evening wus a moonllKht night and the evening on which Mr Sheets was murdered was not, it Is prob-able prob-able that a man could have ran away tm from the scene of the murder unnoticed by keeping close to the trees or fence. In fact, unless special pains are taken one in hardly able to see a form that distance at night, and under no clrcum-stances clrcum-stances would uu be able to recognize any one that fur away. Another Mortensen Case. tm it Is generally believed around the po- lice station, however, that the Sheets murder will eventually prove to be on-other on-other Mortensen case, although none of the Officers will say so right out. and a few or them still cling to the suicide theory. Hut If, as they Claim, a man could have been seen running away from iHlfl the spot and those who were standing on I tho corner looked In that direction at the instant the shot was tired and failed to seo any one. It naturally follows that Ither the theory of suicide or murder by some one who ran through the alley has been agreed upon. However, tis the suicide theory is not accepted by the detectives, de-tectives, but one explanation remains, that Mr. Sheets was murdered by some one who would profit by his death. From the spot where he was found to the entrance en-trance to the alley is but a few steps, and it would have been but the work of an instant in-stant for the murderer to make his escape in that way. As to Sheets's Revolver Then again it Is thought by some that the revolver would have- been found on th tllght Of the murder had It been 1 ft lying where it eventually was found the next morning. In fact, a number who have visited the scene of the shooting and have kept track of the evidence Introduced, Intro-duced, say frankly that they believe the gun was pi. iced there later the same evening even-ing by the murderer or some one else. Those who hold this theory are of the opinion that Sheets was murdered In the alley or elsewhere and his body placed in the spot where it was found several minutes after the shooting. More Evidence Today At the Coroner's Inquest today, say the officers and the County Attorney, It Is possible evidence will be brought out that will throw more light on the murder Each member of the Sheets fumiiv will be asked to tell of the home life of the mnr-dered mnr-dered man. of his habits of his d. termln-atlon termln-atlon some time ago neer to be without a revolver and lastly of any quarrels or disagreements with relatives or friends which he may hao had previous to the day of the shooting. Agreed on Theory. But no matter what the further flnd-lngs flnd-lngs of the Jurj may be, it is a foregone conclusion thai Detectives Shannon and Raleigh and County Attorney I hrlsten-sen hrlsten-sen are satisfied in their own 'minds how the murdl i was committed. It is also believed be-lieved that their individual theories harmonize har-monize and It will take startling evidence to convince them that their deducatlona are not correct This much thev practically practic-ally admitted to a Tribune reporter Sunday Sun-day evening after a visit to the scene of the shooting. One Link Lacking. Practically speaking, there is but one link lacking In the chain of evidence, that Of the inability of the officers to find I where Mr. Sheets spent the time between f o'clock the ienillg ..f the who. .ling and 8:30, the time It Is alleged to have occurred. oc-curred. Rumors have been In circulation I in great number- thai he was se.-n at this place or that place at 7 o'clock, but the fact remains that no one bo far has- come forward with a positive statement that Mr She. -is w.i- seen .,rid recognized between be-tween these hours. Some one must know Where be Was during thai time. or a por-tlon por-tlon i ' i the tlm. HeiriR In the business district of Ball Lake and meeting, as h.-must h.-must have met hundreds who knew him in case he was .n the street) it seems I strange that so far no oni has come for- 1 ward with the desired Information Vhen this matter Ii cleared up, say a number j of the officers, the unraveling of the I I Sheets murder mystery will be romnnr- atlvely easy |