Show ft TEll i STORY Of AllE ED I For the fifth time timo in the courts of Utah Alexander and William McW McWhirter ter repeated this morning their tale of being out of at the Antler rooming-house rooming in Second South street September 10 19 last The examination cross orf William McWhirter and the direct and cross cross- examination of Alexander Aexander McWhirter occupied the attention of Justice Justic of the Peace F. F M. M Bishop in in Ju Judge e Whitaker's Whitakers Whitakers Whitaker's Whitakers Whitaker's kers ker's courtroom during daring th the entire re mo morn morning morn morn- ning n- n ing session of the hearing bearing of the charge a against former Chief of ot Police George A. A Sheets who is charged with accepting accepting accepting accept accept- ing a bribe of 1800 for for police protection protection tion of gambling games and grafting There were only two spectators in incourt incourt incourt court when the case was called but as things became more interesting a crowd gradually collected Former Chief Sheets and his attorneys S. S R R. Thurman Soren X Christensen and E. E A. A Wedgwood appeared appeared- early Chief Sheets sat on a bench just inside the railing while next to him sat sat Jailer W W. H. H Wilkinson District Attorney cy F F. C. C Loofbourow was present in ing n- n nb b behalf haf of the Slate S 'S ate The examination of the witnesses was conducted by County Attorney Will Willard rd Hanson s- s sTells Tells the he Old Story The examination cross-examination of of William McWhirter was conducted by Mr Thurman He went over the ground covered by the witness witness' yesterday yesterday- af af- af He was examined again agam as asto asto asto to his visit to the police station after leaving leavin his brother at the Antler room room- in house ing-house house the various c conversations he lie had with Chief Sheets relative to the robbery and the trip he took with Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant Ser Ser- geant Hemphill in search of the men who had robbed him and his brother McWhirter was put through a severe examination but only varied on a few minor details Alexander McWhirter l was the next witness called Ho told in in detail his arrival in Salt Lake City September 18 and registering at the Cullen hotel and bow how later in the day he met a ayoung ayoung ayoung young man who who- represented himself as Morris Morrs The witness told of meeting meeting meet meet- in ing the young youn man on the following day dayana and ana going to the tho Antler rooming rooming- house bouse where he was to meet young the mans man's uncle a a H Col Rice McWhirter then went into the tho details of the card game fame at the rooming house in in which he lost 2000 to James Jamel Donaldson Donaldson Don adson and further that two bogus bogus' policemen policemen po po- W. W II H. P W. W. W W. W Bell relieved him of From there thore on the witness began telling tell telling ing of his dealings with Chi Chief f Sheets lie He said that he was taken to the police station by Bell They went in the back backway backway backway way to the tho station and Chief Sheets was Ras standing in the hall Bell nen went up and spoke to him and they went into nto the Chiefs Chief's private office Said He Gambled It is asserted that Bell declared r d that McWhirter had been gambling ambling and lost When McWhirter McWhirter objected ob ob- ob he was asked whether r Tie lie h hadn't seen been gambling and he admitted that he had The witness declared he asked Continued on page pago 6 6 6 SHEETS V Continued from page 1 the Chief Chief if Bell were an an auxiliary officer of of- fleer and received the reply Most 1 N certainly not During During- the conversation it is sai said that Sheets said id It is la the tho same ol old tame game ame you have been McWhirter McWhirter McWhirter Mc Mc- averred that when he asked for an officer to go o with him to search for the robbers he was told that his brother was then but out with an officer and all the officers at the station were wore out It was then thea that McWhirter declared declared de do- dared he broke down and cried While the matter was being discussed It Is said that the Chief turned to Belland Bell Belland Belland and said Cant we get this fellow some of his money back Then McWhirter McWhirter Mc Mc- declared that he made a proposal that If It were returned to him he would let the matter drop While McWhirter Mc Mc- was crying he said Bell came up to him and said If It It is as bad as that here Is 20 and he handed McWhirter McWhirter Mc Mc- a 20 gold piece The witness declared that Chief Sheets asked him whether he should arrest Bell but that Bell had put them off ort by cautionIng cautioning caution caution- Ing McWhirter tp be careful as he lie had hadnot hadnot hadnot not taken the money While at the police station at 11 o'clock that night McWhirter declared that Bell returned with On coming into the Chiefs Chief's office he said he sat down on the sofa by McWhirter and offered him McWhirter de declared lared that amount was too small and Bell left the room to get more A moment later he lie returned with it and the McWhirter brothers and Bell went to the train together At one time during the conversation with Chief Chiet Sheets McWhirter declared that he was told that lie he was required to keep the thing quiet as if It It should come out it would be very bad for the Chief Co Could ld Hear the Count Accor According to Alexander McWhirter Donaldson could easily have heard Par- Par rent count the McWhirter bills taken from him at the Antler rooming housed a as aa they were counted on the table at t which Donaldson sat The examination cross-examination of the witness was conducted by E. E A. A Wedgwood The witness admitted that Chief Chiet Sheets had advised them to to stay in the city for tor a aday day or so In regard to this McWhirter and the attorney engaged in a bitter ar ar- ar McWhirter McWhirter- declared that he would riot not answer the questions yes or no but continued to explain his In vain the attorney endeavored to pin the Scotchman down do but he refused to act according to the court Instructions He lie positively refused to answer questions yes or no and engaged in a speech of considerable length upon his testimony A new feature that McWhirter testified tied fied to for the first time was that when they left Chief I Sheets on op the eta night of i September le r 19 they e were t told to take what h thy they had got and get out of town arid say nothing Mr Wedgwood endeavored to get the witness to admit that the statement statement statement state state- ment made this morning was wa the first time that It has ever been testified to by bythe bythe bythe the witness The court adjourned with McWhirter 1 still on the witness stand |