| Show SHEETS HELD BElO TO DISTRICT GI COURT Long Drawn Out Interruption of Wily Defense Fails Its Purpose BISHOP RENDERS A VERDICT Attorneys for Former Chief of Police Make Mighty Effort at Eleventh Hour to Block Blok 1 ci Old Now XI for lor Thorough Before Ue Jury Tury And 1111 Judge Tho The case of George Sheets wherein the th of police Is 18 charged with accepting n a i bribe will be heard In the district diEtrict court Such was the decision deciel n lI of or Justice JUl of ut th Peace t 1 F M lI bi Bishop this morning a u Lion by II defendants attorney Soren X Christensen that he lie might take time timen In n which tn to render his opinion In the Judge Bishop said VERDICT WITHOUT DELAY I do tiO not care to tuko taku the tho matter un under under Under der advisement t I have hae followed the ease case ell so pretty closely clo elJ and I think there hus has been sufficient evidence adduced to orrant the holding of ot the tho defend defendant defendant ant allt to the tho district court The defend defendant defendant ant Is 18 held to the tho higher tribunal The Te decision came nino amu after a half halt hour of or spirited debating In which District Attorney J Loofbourow County Count Attorney hey ney ne Hanson and anel Attorney Christensen participated Only two witnesses es were examined and they the very cr briefly They i ere Alexander and Wil William 11 liam The first named was vas as then taken In hand first by tJ Mr Christen Christensen son sell Almost the tho Initial question was vas objected to by Iy b Mr MiS III Lot Lo Mr III was nl led whether hethel the affi affidavit davit signed d by bJ him In tho the bribery case casil against Mr Sheets was founded upon I I the same transaction that characterized I the tho conspiracy charge chorge flied filed some months previously TRANSACTION THE fHE SAME SAlm The Thc district attorney Interposed an objection and Attorney Christensen changed 1 the nature of it and finally II nail succeeded in III having the Scotchman ad admit mit that he lost last money but once at atthe tho the Antler rooming house and that the tho amount ani frOnt from which ho he was at nt that I time parted figured In tu both the con chat go and Ind In the bribery cac At this point Attorney J asked permission to have hIVO the conspiracy cy complaint put Into the record of ot o Justice Justl e Bishops court Counsel for fot forthe fott forthe the t MIl had no no objection and It wa waa read rend Reporter Mont Roberts flobert taking It down In shorthand was then thon briefly Interrogated by b Mr 11 He Ho was asked It If the th t o thai ho lie had formerly testified was paid palI pr ll to Mr III Sheets as hush mon mOll money mOllOY moncy ey OY was the tho same money mone that had been secured from tram tho the and he ho replied that It U was not the same sarno Iden Identical Identical identical cash but was wall from a bank bankIn In exchange for a large bill THE DEFENSES ARGUMENT Here U no fe both sides announced that they had nothing further to offer Mr Loot Loof Loofbourow bouron bouro asked that the defendant be beheld b beheld held to tco tilt the th district court while Atty requested that his client be discharged Mr Christensen said that the transaction which made pos possible possible sible sibie the charge of ot conspiracy was the tha very foundation of the complaint alleg ing bribery I the th fame same parties tho the same samo money III one the time and that two courts Curts not have jurisdiction over oer one Identical case simultaneously He Ho contendo further that there thero bed been no evidence adduced In tho the premises from 1111 of ot alleged accomplices nod that tha Ih under such stich circumstances the defendant should be discharged Mr Hitron made a 0 motion matlon that Atty request bo be denied and that defendant be bo held and anti It was In Ine this motion that Judge DIsh Bish Bishop DIsho op o rendered the decision quoted above Thru The were just ten persons in ta Jus Justice tice office In Waterloo during the tho hearing namely the tho magistrate Mr M County Atty Aft Hanson Deputy Joe Sharp George Georgi Sheets Ally Atty All Mont lIon I Rob nob ers for tor or the fourth and sev sov seventh SO SOnth nth courts Alexander Mc Ic and a II a representative of If tho the News Tie The proceedings were announced to begin at fit 10 but when counsel for tho the state the two witnesses Mr Sharp and tho the Now News man arrived at atthe atthe atthe the place piece designated Mr Sheets and his Ills attorney had not put In an nn appear appearance ance anco rind the Justice was wan up town The three however happened to board the same car which was delayed dolac and they arrived at nt tho the Bishop home about 1030 when the tho hearing bearing Immediately began STAY STAT NOT GRANTED Upon the tho refusal of ot Judge Lewis of ot the tho district court to a writ rit of at prohibition I Justice of ot the tho Pence Penco Bishop on oi Saturday Afternoon to pro pre prevent vent ent him from taking any 1111 further no tic lion tion In the tho preliminary hearing of ot former Chief of at Police Pollee George Sheets upon the charge of ot receiving n a 01 of J 1800 from tho the men taco who robbed the tho Bros Uros last September the attorneys for lor the thu chief immediately took steps to appeal tho the matter to the th court and today attempted to get Bet n a certificate of or probable nu u of or appeal tram from rota the supreme court ond tint n a asin stay sin of ot proceedings pro until tho supreme court could hear tho the appeal The rite stay was not lIot granted by tho the supreme court courtn as n It lt would take no action on tut the mat ter tel without the tho Mato an ty to bu ho heairt Consequently the preliminary Ne hearing of ot the thu dIner chief was wall taken up Ill again by h the tho of ot the pence ponce IUT DENIED At the tue conclusion of ot tho the nn on the petition for fOI fo a II wilt writ of ot prohibition On nn Saturday Itt Lewis denied I tho writ Tho iho for then asked u for a n stay slay of af pro until nn tit appeal could be IJO Ink Inken en M to the tho supreme court Tills wits Willi de tie denied donled flied nied by h Judge Lewis who stated that It f there were tiny doubt In lIt hl hi ide mind HH II In 10 o i IKS law lv tie lie grant tilt may Iu lie He could tee nee no 1 Hint ilmi the Iho would louler be Injured by h refusing to 10 grant the muy hut It ruH of ot tho the opinion tutu Hint 1 iho Ihn size might ho be d of It UH lis witnesses e 11 while the Iho case rase a o uti held up 1111 waiting n it he OJ oi APPEAL A notice of appeal vas nil flied filed Ille In I the I court 1011 and the lie attorneys for the tha d 11 f tel 0 hll n II with lh the of ot Uin supreme court COUll with ulli ullin witha n a 1 vita view Iel of ot getting n stay sta ta of ot proceeding un also nUo ai nn on early The slay may wan VON 11 denied but U IL U is l probable that tiia the tho appeal front from tho of ot Jua Lewis Lowi w wi will I tie be b within ft u tow few days dl |
