Show SHEETS WOULDN'T LET DONALDSON OPEN A GENTLE ENS EN'S GAME At the afternoon session of the trial o of James M M. Donaldson yesterday a number of witnesses were called to tea as to the character of the alleged ed gambler Joseph Casey said that he hemet hemet hemet met Donaldson in Klondike about ten years a ago o and he had bad worked for Don Donaldson He declared that the latter bore a good reputation and he was willing willing will will- ing inS to trust him with his money Charles Bates declared he knew Donalds Donaldson Don Don- m in Park City when he was mining mi ml- sing ning and also knew knew- him when he was was in ina a house gambling n house in Cripple Creek He asserted that Donaldson had always had hada a reputation fo for being square Charles Riley Eiley a saloon keeper said Donaldson bore a good reputation Sergt J Janney nn y swore that Donaldson had a reputation that was good On examination cross the police officer declared declared de de- de- de dared that he had heard last summer that there was an out to va Donaldson He said Do Donaldson had requested requested re reo re- re quested him to use his influence with Chief Sheets to allow him to run un a aH H s 's club Chief Sheets Sheets' refusal refusal refusal re re- re- re to allow games gaines amel to be played he ho said had caused ill feelings s between Donaldson and Sheets John Gill a resident of Salt Lake take City since last October declared he knew Donaldson in Cripple Creek and here and that he had a 8 good reputation for honest bonest and fair dealing He also testified that he is a gambler and that in San Francisco stud poker IB ma Known as hokey hokay pokey poke Charles C. C Anderson proprietor of the Imperial hotel where Donaldson has roomed for the last Jast five lears years declared that so far as he be knew know Donaldson bore borea a good reputation He denied domed that at any time he had delivered Donaldsons Donaldson's ke keys s to his room to or any anyone one else but Donaldson Harry Finch a restaurant-keeper restaurant declared de de- de- de dared that he had known Donaldson for a number of y years ars and had bad never heard anything a against him Councilman man M. M E. E Mulvey declared he had known Donaldson for twelve or thirteen years and that his reputation for honesty and square dealin dealing was good goo He said Donaldson had asked him as chairman of the Police and Prisons committee of the City Council to all allow w him bim to open a a. U s 's club club and that he had advised him that he could not On account of Chief Sheets' Sheets refusal to allow Donaldson ldson to torun torun torun run a club he declared he believed there was feeling ill ill between them Patrolman William Hilton who has for more than a quarter of a century been a member of the Salt Lake City police force said he had known Donaldson Donaldson Don Don- aldeon for a number of years ears and that with those with whom he associated he had always borne corne a a. good reputation With the introduction of some of the evidence of the the defense closed its case M. M P. P Braffet an attorney was placed on the witness stand to rebut some of the testimony of Mrs Sallie Salbe Young Youns The court allowed an ho hour hoOr r and fifteen minutes in iii which to addre address addres s the tha jury General Attorney Breeden was wa still ar arguing ar- ar going guing in for the prosecution when the j court adjourned last evening evenin k |