Show BElL STAR SS IN N I SHEETS SHEETS' CAS CALLED William St. St Clair alia alias W. W W. W Bell Dell th the bogus us policeman in tho Ic robbery robben was the tho principal witness before before be be- fore Judge Morro urse in th the tho Sheets Sheet bribery bribery CI ery case easo this ng n Bell declared that ho hI gave 0 to tho the chief the day dar after tho robbery and that ho told tho the chief that that the OBrien O'Brien brothers would pay pw him tho the rest of the money duo him amounting to something over o 1300 fhe The direct examination of Bell had not been completed at tho the time of the noon recess The defense announced this afternoon afternoon after after- noon that Sheets will ivill testify The only other witness ss on the this morning u was William who for over an hour stood a 1 gruelling 1 lire rc of questions from Attorney WC Wedgwood Wedgwood wood woud for the defense Call Call Dell Bell announced District Attorney At torney Forney Loofbourow at nt 1110 0 clock Deputy Sheriff Sharp left the courtroom courtroom court court- room and in a t. t few ten minutes returned with Bell the tho principal witness for the state Bell is about 30 years ear old of dark 1 rk a about out 5 feet 7 inches in hei height ht and weighs about 10 1 pounds lIe Ho was dressed in a neat dark b brown own snit suit a l white shirt with a white t turned town down collar and a R black tie tic Homo in Wyoming What is your name asked the attorney for the tho ho state slate as soon as Bell took tho stand William St. St Clair 60 Where do you liv J I At tho the present time timo I am nm living atthe atthe at atthe the county jail fail II W Where here is s your Jour home homel 1 Hi erton Vo The fhe testimony of Bell Dell in brief wasas was wasas as follows s 's Ho Tic and W. W H. H were standing near the corner of Second South South- an and West streets on tho the afternoon of September ber 19 W 1906 Larry 0 OBrien O'Brien w went pent nt up to them and had a conver conven i convers ii a. a tion ton with which Bell Ben did not hear turned to Bell and said Lots Lot s go 0 down to the tho Antler rooming house The three thre went to the rooming house where they thc found four men Bell said th that t ho remained in in the tho room loom twenty or twenty five minutes s and then left with two men whom he be later learned were tho the McWhirter brothers When he left tho the room Jack Tack 0 OBrien O'Brien was there lie and the thc returned to the tho room loom a few minutes later but no ono ouo was waR there thero HP III then told of leading Alexander McWhirter around the city for some sume time of or going into a l number of saloons and of getting on a street streetcar car Clr from which ho he lumped Jumped followed b by Alexander McWhirter He lie and McWhirter went to the tho Sanitarium Sanitarium Sanitarium Sani Sani- and anti later to the building building build build- ing from where thov they went to the tho Sun Suu drug drag dru store on West Temple aud and Market streets Ho lie testified I telephoned Sheets from there and told him that I had a Scotchman with me Sheets said Bring Drin him over OYer his bil brother has hns been hero and I have heard nil about it Bell saiJI that ho he th then n took MeW tel ter to the tho police station through h the i rear icar door That was between 4 I and o J 5 o o'clock clock in the afternoon Sheets was standing in iu the tho hall when the they entered and Belt Bell paid aid Is this the thc chief chieff chicO Sh Sheets ets replied Yes I Ir I r told him that this man mao claimed I to have bac lost gambling testified tied fied Bell The chier invited us into his Iris office and I told the Scotchman to tell ten the tho chief all nil about it said I have o been robbed of Tho The chief said I have bave heard all ab about ut it Offered Sheets 2000 ask asked if some one had hadnot hadnot hadnot not left some Borne mone money th there re for him and the chief told him no then asked if I was as an officer and an the chief replied Certa Certainly not 1 whispered to the thc chief and told tola him that there was 2000 if we c c could hold the money and he ho said Baid all right Tho The chief asked McWhirter if ho he wanted mo nio arrested and I told the Scotchman that I didn't get et an any of his bis it it He lie mone money and had not had bad any of said mid that he did not want me mG m arrested but that he would liko like to pct got t his bis money back Sheets asked me if I thought that I t could get et an any of the money back The rh chief chiH then n took me mo out into lOto tho the hall ball and asked me what I was going goin todo to todo too do o about it and I told him that the best thin thing thin to do was to give give ive the fellow a n part art 01 of his monc money ba back k and get et him ou out of town ton Joined tho GangI GangI Gang I I told him that I would ouM offer to lend McWhirter 1000 and later luter did so 80 I left the station an and went weal down downto stable where There I hired to McCoys McCoy's livery a n an and hU buggy IY au and went over the river to tho the New England addition to the home bome of Donaldson Donaldson's s 's 5 sister Tom Toni a t. t brother of W. W H. H went with me There I met tho the two o O'Briens Briens Donaldson and W W. H. H We Ve stayed stared out there until about S 8 So o clock o'clock when we walked back to town Donaldson Donaldson Don Don- Donaldson telephoned to the chief from the tho west cst s e of town and anel told us that tho the chi chief f would meet us u near the Knutsford Knutsford Knutsford Knuts Knuts- ford hotel botel Jack OBrien O'Brien and T I met tho the chief on tho the corner opposite the hotel Donaldson camo over later and joined us The fhe chief asked mo me if I had the money mODeY to give to the tho Scot Scotchman ohman and I told him that Donaldson Donaldon had The Thc chief staid said to hurry up as thc they had to get et out of town Donaldson changed a 1000 1000 bill and ande J gave e the he money mone monein in gold 11 Wo a went to the Imperial hotel notel where the thc money was given civen to me nC f I riven put O of it in a purse and the thc rest in in my 01 pocket Ot I then went to tho the police station where T r offered e Whir Whir- tel 50 lIe He said aid that he would have ha to have more than that and I said I would see what I could do I T went out into the thc hall and the chief followed me mc Bell said he ho went over ocr into tho the dc- dc office and stayed ed there for a few minutes aud and then w went nt into the chiefs chief's office and gave ave McWhirter the and took a receipt for it Bell said that he then went to the depot and saw tho the l off oft He lie Hemet Hemet met the tho 0 O'Briens Briens and Donaldson later that night ni ht and again the next day On the afternoon of September 20 he ho telephoned tele phoned honed the chief that he wanted to see soo him as he ha had a bit bit 11 for him bim lIe Ho Homet met the chief in a second hand store on str street et and gave him bim in currency and t told ld him that the 0 O'Briens Briens would give i c him the rest which was something over 1300 The next day dar ho how w had dinner with itil the chief chief at nt the tho hc CheM I I cako restaurant and the thc e chief asked him to get ct chaD change c for tor a 31 MO bill Bell Edl went event to tho the bank anti and got ot tho the chau change e and gave 71 it to the chier I. I A few da days later he called the chief up by phone and told toM him that ho lie had hull I just fust seen one of the Scot The chief said that ho hp hart hall just heard that they were back I replied I I am going oin to leave cave town towo good good oo byc be I At th this s point court took a l. l recess I William was as md under r a hot cross fire firc at nt the hands bands of ot Attorney Wedgwood cd for over 0 an hour thi this morn iD ing At times tho the witness was wag witty aud and throughout the tho e examination amil careful careful care care- 1 ful of ot his answers Little that wits now new was brought out 1 McWhirter held closely closey close close- ly 1 y to his story i |