| Show M MOST I ASTOUNDING OF f ROBBERIES IES in iii Which Salt Case Department Figs Fig Figures Lake police ures AS WINKED AT ATThe WAS CRIME HOW IIo Part That vas Inexplicable The police pollee Played Fayed by b chief of 01 George A Sheets for t tit ur out o Will u II tie the Jun Jt I jt t GamMer this nf nfl countY Th It IL hud tCP l of If loUIe of t lur ur Ute UT ft 1 lIaC aS he t I on III 11 IUt hini fl tOIL full Iii IL II O tIL it be of th lie CA II O Itro gro groote 1 It Jt It h at ote t Iq I Jo t that lit III his err Ct he I Ilk of this city etty It its A Sheets nn all Amerl GI George Is chief Is In lIlly and In serious In a bring forth somo ht at bids faIr tu rc c disclosure arni s char charKe probablY give Co the pa bt t Ce ae 1111 chanco to 10 a ritt God tor tM the the loss los bY lOW swin swine In 1 ht ce the vic ot of fIe arid and robb rY e nam tI two young nud William ri 18 or Of this EntaiL citY on In Sept was Wils In I ft suro 2000 and the balance WIll ig poker game methods which would tu IU taken talen by bi of olden ute ike thO IhO o JameS JanIe gang for tor to the tho the tho after arter Tuesday on occurred 3 In the Antler J Et I tt at about HO west South Tho brothers had arrived the tho thear rOn Scotland and ar it at tho th tt vero front Hom lr MIShI Scotland h Idl Ian I with loor In their posses o es Y Oil 01 D when theY le left II had 10 1000 bIlI three tt a tnt n 13 In gold and andt t i 1 to go to 10 jail b alt anal III Into bu ness They Md had at al the tho thol l bee belore U t affable stranger It I II ii I sIaa 3 ta ae stranger put itt ittIn In III and k u uI Ut an ac I t II It Ith II the Th r to kno know the way ay to Iii It Lot I Tho did tot tol n aTh Th man thaI itt hI bit ite a wat Morris I S and that a ho hoth n th I 1 Ir tI lie th thI that ho had J I In n the e el city y a Col a I man who ai In lorrIs orr 5 though IL 1 lin rr to 10 know a great ninny many of j t iii Oh the city and to 0 the tho brothers brother o points of interest n ere t tin II y s ltd that his hi friend eel Col Rte Re h haj I hint him to take an r rUe the e diLl day and Ind hd ha lI ed the brothe to 10 o along Tue Tho Mid olid they h ey would go but they decided d to 10 decline the thu lallon and left a ot for tor Morris stal Ing n nt to the thu men bent They WIll went to Fort Doulas tO re ree turi to t Ih bort rH city about oUI p in III of oC e t U They I were re just entering the tho ate lare for tor when they thoy mel by 11 who In Ills led that tr I y g 0 wita h and meet eel his friend tt 1 Ic ll acorn pan 4 l the e AHI HI tn Ihn houe A nt er roomIng hou tane Ie by il re Young DOCTO n DONALDSON Q r rI S at 1 the door doot but hUI It 1 il a mat ii time before it wa p n nn by I t c LI a I mi If n who ii I the e room ro wa II another nit ns as a dalm l rho d doctor It Is Idron a Wa as well non eother Ih an Jim Don Dart around gamer p rt and ono 1 me e tight pro tor br hall is ronaldson was as the doe doc the itt S e s no doubt AIt It in the tho minds of A a dv the ar it as aR that of they the d dey doo ey Inet In fh I nan man who vio Ope Dions o 0 answer anle dI I to the sum I d 1 to 10 be a th 0 t the tho the llo stated to towan r Um colo ei wan nil out but I irI aM bl a and that Morris Ine th tI We sh hOUld wait The e ruin hi C h ted B some orne ot 01 room dl b about tho th eVeral maps he I upon the of el be fen hud the th e appearance in The TheIn fie the noticed Urt 1 lilt or II i II table able I In he a rOom wa was Inc In eJ ne The mitt t t and dge th h ad tho or jut ju lime ol be Id In 14 i cards r a If u ero ivna tb ume cy would Conti continue nue with Tile GA GAThen n Then 1 th the e b began as Iva Which to Ut g nI in nuS ue rep Oln 5 t each P nt IQ t IT e ris n aske erml tt 4 the gamo me Th e mining ex lilt doctor Ut t MI ot pf they ere rt In the With strangers Mor t take lake ver WaR fInally d a Ut ot e C hips in a V Won v n HO 40 antI with the j Jf l 7 given t o chi ac 1 aid II he I get pf lit play h hI rne the e Rel In latter Cr d Ih game amo niso It ii bUl nt el r at atthe e the 0 under t th ir t to Mo I t the chips quit t rl h of ni about 1 JW the tho Ite Oil Ih n tho 10 C It by byet point nUt of t th If et h nd 0 Plays O Pi nI II n 1 f ek g gh ad no n band h ands and n d D rd Ia on bet rh B I lite lila 1 By kill 1111 at this the t e but tori J Mad 4 wi not nott 0 t S I j p 7 I I 1 1 I i t f fI i r 4 I I I J It 11 r I EORGE A SHEETS SHEErS One OM or of the l principals r III the III Iho he t or of tine Iho Silt Bait Lulo l Police I ilose and told him to go to It Mc bet Donaldson put up upa It a chip which ho he bald 00 ide put UI a 1 1000 bill And so 80 it Il went along until tho pot 2000 but it II wits Wll all ot of Mc lc money The Jho othOL otho players put up Only chips flAKE BAKE IN threw down his hand without showing the cards end raked In the mone money pro protested tested unit that ho he was being swindled his brother to call the Police At Al this point Morris said auld he would go for the lie He rushed out oat 01 o the tho room nun returned In iii a 1 tow fow with two men rite claImed to be police officers One or of thorn ei n a phony star anti 1 rn i 1 I that every overy I on In tho tha room was under tinder arret Jerl ch the men mel t to ic l flOO lOU three hills bill ani 73 73 add addition lion III Tho rho officer olTher up upon n b by the la latter l a receipt tOl 01 the money signing the name of i Charles HemIngway fOOK ThEM AWAY One ot of the bogus policemen tool took and while the theother theother other with the tha The rhe mining said Mill that one of the IJ ball d over 2000 of hut I money would be his The fhe who had the In charge gave the tho name namo of tell lie He took the tho strangers to tIre the where they got their bagGage They rheY went to Third south fouth where they took look a ear car While the car waR vas going at full speed d arid 1111 to tho police station as the Mc ed lieU Bell jumped tram from the car but was followed by Alexander McWhirter while WIlliam remained on the car Jell Dell then ten took McWhirter to 10 the lollee station the tho back backway way At the station ho he was las met by b Chief Chlof Sheets TS GI GErs TIE MONEY HIght hero Is where the Iho strange busl busi business ness comes In ChIef according to apparently knew Jell After Atter told the chiC chief that Ito ho had been robbed of oC Sheets smiled null I asked ked lel hell it IC ll le thought hI he coult could recover sortie of tIre money moncy Bel Hell 1111 he thought ho he could gl t Part 0 of I it within an hour I It was IS ex e that ho he had 01 nit him It at tira tha tIme Thil This was ns turned over to ChIef Sheets Later Del Dell returned wih with 25 I which ho he gave to 10 Sheets declares Iha that and Bell vent out I into Inlo the tho hal halt way and talked the case over before the money I as art pail paid At Af After Atter ter receiving the 1000 00 McWhirter and his brother took the train for or Lou An Angeles Angeles geles ShEETS STARTLING ADMISSIONS A representatIve of the News saw Chief Sheets In the private of flee today tOllay anti ami asked him for Cor i state 1 meM of the cae case Here II is what Chief Sheets Sheel said The 1 first lt complained to Hempel Then hen they came to 10 rue anti and told me inc or of ho how they butt lost the tho 1000 When olle of oC the S came back here with the folo fellow who had been named as Bell the Iho other Scotch mal WIS was Olt out with nn an lr try trying wino who Ing to locate the tho men were UI In the tho gambling deal When the nod and lel cinie camo into tile ot of fco flee I 1 thought lel Bell Wl was l a companion to the I asked I If lel Hell had hael anything to do with tine the case raid and ho he said rio In InIn inon In on Indirect way Then cl offered tu loan lonn McWhirter 1 00 1 lIe said he hll had 0 hint and that II In ili au ho boOr r or 10 o ohe he would to ge get 1 a cheek cashed for Cor the balance Ito He started to and said to 10 nie me You hud had better get Ket that b before Core he goes At that I 1 went lr into o the tho hal halt anti and Bel Bell gave gle mo me SO In about hl half all an h ur leU hell wih wIth more mare and hand el I it to me I counted out the mol mane ld KI gave a It II to 10 th the who sat sal down clown I tt t lY my desk wrote out 1 a note for Bell the amount handed the note to 10 BellI tl I a Asked kNI the to 10 stay here for 1 a tow few days They 11 me It there WIS warn any uny Chalice to get gat thu tho money back and I told Ilem there wits 01 one chanico II Iii lO 10 lOAt At this point the tho was then the chief Ind and there h lU arrest lell lieu Because I thought he wal was 1 a friend of the Ild anti 0 one Ir ut the tho saId that thal lel lIeu had to 10 do wih with the case only II iii un an In ny Ity Then lel Hell Offered to ba Mc Ic and the gave Belt n a note for tine the amount Thy They Caine In together ant and won went I Ira to 10 I ther I asked the tho to staY for I a few days but they said they hll hail to 10 leave that night or theIr tickets would expire Sergt Sergi J to get their tickets extended but they would not stay RALEIGH NOT O THERE The wa was m de that that Detec tle tie Georges n H Raleigh the titan who Wil ia some me time ag ago designated by bi It I gambler Sheets nett r n tJ M j l ti t J 1 1 t J t I between hell the tho anti thc tue chie chief delies deities it II II lie ia he was not present also FIs that thai was not tHre there when thin Iho 1000 00 was ns by Bel Belt to 10 Mc Ic fter the I returned fl from Los thy Ihl told lold their story to A Attorney 1 I 1 I and Pre issued for the tho nr ar rel of the tite and the tho theother other men In the robber AN LOl n I Al occurred when It l that the man who 1 iii Meril Morris is 1 a grafter named Lurr Larr OBrIEn The rho brother was waR also mixed up In Iii the tho deal One ot of the broth err Is married A Mi May has haM been becu living wih with olin 10 of at the knew of at the game The OI Dav so No J I lame M cl this lutti 1 t on HI So Irda or r moring morning lt itt silo Rho Hinted that the boys hal had gone H fl t I stid that 01 somali nr ar to lelve leave the Iho city tv eve to joll thin Iho In olt 10 o These rhese tented to 10 Sherlf Sheriff Emary To The Ilter latter also that the woman hail ban lied ot of the tho hills 11 thun According ty the II at 1111 anil In pO or of Sheriff hirt Sheet A HiI asked cd Olan ruin I if the hOK had gotie h neil and belr being informed that the thoy hac had If is said Id to Ino thank TO Sheriff herl II is nH new hard lt nit work on the vase al Ind and to 1111 sortie Kome ot of th tIre mug I tt is IR uit Donaldson will li ho bo arrested did oilier warrants are arc likely to bo be is IR rind seine sensatiOnal nal II at e tl to Colo follow rl The Tho was hy by In regard to 1 the easo 1 Ml nulo ts Is exu ld tI my irry brothers nIO 1 15 ide le hirter m my I age C II is i years Irs nie that ot of I my broth r Wilam II Is 25 We hava hav refilled lt at Scotland untIl Aug 16 HOI tutu vero In tire the antI hiker business W sold out our In Ind tOld fl on Aug 4 we from Liver Liverpool pool for New York YorkI I hail had with lao inc on leaving Liverpool sonic somo 2100 11 nod some ome odd Irig money II iii the tho shape ot of drafts 01 on New Nev York receiving 10 bis bIlls live 1111 lulls hut but used two to or of these bis bills CO for while In New NewYork York ald and In buy I our tickets nt nl the ot of tire oley raIlroad II In InNe Nw Ne and laying our other othor ex cx pen es I hall hail on I leaving Imi anti thel their I lied 1 a fe few odd dol dollars ars to 10 spend on the tray for such as N might have II iii the shape ot of hotel bi bills I etc We Ve hall hail friends who vIto were wro keeping WI both a at Toronto alil and In te New York we about IQ 10 las days ant and Ii Chicago o WO one day duy WI So had very er Itla little money In our besIdes this THEY cum CAME We reached Lake Lako on Sept 18 We carrie lit n by the tho Dever Ho Ilio route roule 01 on tle the train which arrives about 1030 1 a 1 rn Inel arId calo canine up town anti and registered at the Iho hotel About nOm noon we ve at th the corner 0 of Second South ant and Main streets e when we so were vere approached hy by hyI bya I a young mart vIro a soft orl slouch tint hal on Oil tile sides all and hat had a a lort niort of nr 1 a gait galt with drooping shoulders Ils toes were cere inclined to tur turn Inward iris his dress seemed to tn he be fairly 10 lie hall had n a sallow com coin complexIon clean clenn and no In mustache lacho Whop ho hll hut upper teeth ed on one stile He ia weighed about pounds I think he be wa was about aboul 28 2 years 0 of nrc age and ho not over 30 I f lie he lod up straight ho would ho he nho about l 1 my oln own height but an lie ho stoop stooped elt ed a a little lie hc nl not so 0 high about 6 feet feel S 8 Inches Ils Ills shoes were Ordinary black shoes le lie hat hail on a In Inen un en colar collar Ills general appearance tas 1 Otto which that ho he WIS was not lie Ho wore n a sack coat I Idid Idid did not ob that he worn 11 jew jewelry city elry le Ito hlll hail a Denver lo Itlo folder In his pocket lie Ho described himself I as I a str to 10 the tho city but bul saul Ito ho acquainted with lh Otto one Col or who wa as I a friend pr pf hi Iris and had nn an In town lawn where ho he mining business After Arter a gear deal ot of talk ire he said that the colonel intended on his motor to It at Z 2 tue tho next ilay Il On behalf r tho h ht Ire cx t tended nl an invitation to 10 us ti to 10 join hiir on it Ilp to 10 Saltair We agreed to go goal al anti being lit In our com company pan about un art hour and a I halt hI Ii Irati au appointment with the colonel about 3 ho he lett left Immediately 01 en hits hh 11 I to m my lint 1 tJ man Intent to tobe tIC be the trick ot In InU U be I grid I was not I my IntentIon to d J MOST IN Of n pago 11 th en r w har nr to 11 ul the mid nIgh tor wo bil IMer 01 our il Ihl II tIl 0 wih tJ OVI I 1010 tor him ot our mUl of tho tOI Ho WI loC n wih ut thu hl to 1 who nl to 1 tor Mr the oink tho C uch 1 Ilor lOl IE WIl i ifo fo I I lul 11 WiY WI I 11 tu FOIt Iu la lUl como to 10 boUl I 1111 0 80 ul ot th 1011 eMu tor 11 WI worl I thiN hl eXIr hl lt OUr UI to joll him on tho to tho hl Ill II WIh 10 tK In t that ur to hI 10 to hII In t h el we I PI 11 old too I lot j Ille I h 11 buck 10 lur th cl II Thil wal hout p P PI I thought ni II r with I 10 him 10 10 a hOI I ot Ir I Oi tho thony ny he 01 lt tho At n urIC wo tho oel In ln 13 ul were Jor o oAI AI which we lP to 0 WI were tor hak hit ho tl H to core on that Wil on He A It the held 0 th at this We went ot Ind hI I room at tho ho door not In I 11 He 10 knock th loor by 1 ot whom the u It the cool 1 a II 11 the L en 11 huL har out tl 1 or two hut that l In tol 11 e 1110 I hlA ti IN lm JOO r u there two or room to ouch or WI r The Ol wal n I hoK 1111 1 11 I M In ot I 7 01 S el lt r AlY bout H tl I O CI durk 1 lu IIII jray Iel Crock had 11 01 11 tlc 1111 01 hl h I 10 hI II hll ot JI 11 I I 1 Ih 1 no 11 n rl 1 Ilen ort thau Al HIl Cre II m tle hI to he mot td A I not Il hI ml Ipox he 1111 I we th hil lul 1119 ot 1011 Ik Il 11 I 11 hole very dark h I I I I do II IM tn h le was Ow t 10 I 1 01 U lont ry wll I R II t t If th 1 j I 1 ma tn h 1111 IJ 1111 11 HI l a Ind I 11 11 hi 11 on the f hlf t Iu 11 probably U o lan think 11 the prime of Ind le n tul hud tnt II 10 On room the COI In opel Ing dOI or III O hIs Ito I I cOlinS ni In n game ot i they bAi the thedoor door until II pIer over tho which hele tho On tho right hand side the wal 1 map oC wih on mines I err In CO r I I of tho room n 1 Iluk on which and ence of or the In I ot ore ot one All rom hAd the ot 11 tOI nn rUE PIn D ON AHer I 1 during whIch fomo ot ore Ire to 11 brothel ami I and th othor 11 Inn ly th mining t tn doctor and him tl th theIr t I which WI harl Our rho S up to be nl I lowd to In the game and 1010 the l him out 0 ant le him Ech or |
