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Show SHIS SMS TOT iw : ' ; I ft fi Qlffi T Old Warrant Is Dismissed and New Complaint Com-plaint Filed in District Court; Chief Demands. That He Be Given a Speedy Hearing of His Case. Chief Sheets' enemies arc so eager to strike at him that they seem to have overshot their mark. The afternoon after-noon the Council investigation began they rushed out and had the alleged victim of the bunko stcerers swear to -warrant for the arrest of thv Chief. There was no reason 1 for such haste as was displayed. The Chief was already ; I being investigated by the City Council at his own request! ' He was not going to run away. Yet the politicians rushed to the courts and caused his arrest, thereby breaking up the Council investigation. , Today the County Attorney's office asked the City court to dismiss the complaint against Sheets in order that -, a new complaint, which had been drawn up after the rush occasioned by the first warrant had pdssed, could be served. . The City court dismissed the old complaint, and Chief Sheets at once went into the District court where a new complaint had been filed. Sheets demanded a speedy trial. It is not his intention to let the case rest until the election is over. It is probable that the trial will be held Tuesdav, ' i had be-en. filed in th District 'tourt ! -gainat the defendant, urx'i that, if both eompUints -m re-re-lTow'ei to stah-f n ' or both of tbe-m would be demurrable-. Sheen Wis Bead. .Iud2 Variaa waj willing to proved on to complaint filed before Jud I Ulutaker ATA which bad been trao ferrod to Judge Pichl. The rotirt held tbat matimurli as th Conntr Attorner ofli.-e had filed, the complaint it entitled to a riiiaisai should it so He therefore dismissed the complaint, 'We are rradr to take the nw On motion of Assistant County At- I lorney Willard Hanson tbe complaint gainst CLf.'f "of Tolice Ceorjfe Sheets was diaraied by Jade C. B. Diehl in the Police court this morning. Chief Sheets was present and was represented by Attorneys Charles 8. Varian and Horensen X. Chriten;H?n. Judge Varian stated that the defense was ready to proceed with the hearing of -the rase. Mr. Hanson informed the court that be would ask for a dismissal of the totnplaint as another complaint in the District court." said Mr. Hau-aoo. Hau-aoo. "A complaint was tiled with th clerk of the court yescrdav afternoon and we are ready t-" g- to that court. Without a Warrant. Chief Sheets state.! that be-e.a will-ing will-ing to go to tbe District court without with-out the service of a warraot of airest. The Chief, in company with his attorneys at-torneys and the Afitant Countv Attorney At-torney Jeft the, Police court ani pr- ceeded at once to Judge Armstrong court in the city and county building. ii Judge Armstrong was aked as to whnt date he had opn in the near ft-tnre. ft-tnre. Tbe rourt informed Judge Varian Va-rian that the first open date that he bad was next Tuesday and that ha . would be busy the rest of the week. . He added that be wHiid consult with the other .Indies and see if any of them could take tbej-ase np before that date. t Judjre Varian argued that tb n was an important one aud that tbe ac-I ac-I cued was entitled to a speedy trial. Judge Armstrong left tbe courtroom to consult with the other Judges. He returned a short time later and "in-I "in-I formed tho in waiting that the four I Judges would meet today and agree I upon hi.-h one would bear the ca' and Ihe date which it could be heard. Urged Speedy TriaL Judge Varian asked that Sheet h arraigned. The Chief was called int the private chamber of Jndg Armstrong. Arm-strong. Air. Variatt waived the reading read-ing of the complaint and Chief Sheet, promptly entered a plea of not gui'.ty to the charge preferred against him. "What about bailf" asked Judge Varian. "There in'-no objection to the de fendaot being released upon hi i recognizance.'' replied Mr. Hanson. ' do not think that he is going t try and run away." The New Complaint. The complaint as filed with tbe -"erk of the District court is similar to that which was made in the other court. The complaint is sworn to by William MeWhirter and charge.! tbe Chief with a felony, to wit: "An oc;-cory M the crime of grand larceny in that he diil conceal the said crime from a Magistrate-." The complaint was xwoni to late yesterday afternoon before Judge Armstrong. |