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Show HOTEL CLERK WILL NOT GET DIAMONDS FROM CHIEF SHEETS The suit of Fred Wood, formerly a clerk at the Wilson hotel, against Chief of Police Po-lice Sheets, was dismissed by Judge Whitaker yesterday afternoon. About a year ago while assisting the police to search the room of a forme rbell boy. Wood found some diamonds. The gems were turned over to the chief to await the call of the owner. The latter, however, has not put In an appearance. Wood brought suit to secure se-cure the diamonds. Chief Sheets held that he was simply acting as custodian, for the stones and had no right to turn them over to Wood. The court took the . same view of the matter and dismissed the case. |