| Show f b HAS THE STATE MADE OE ITS Y Suspicion That Charge of Bribery I Against Sheets is Not 2 Legally Established I t k JM HAS NOT BEEN CORROBORATED I of f M Is s nt h tu t Send Former Chief ir n nTo of ni ice To 11 t V i When coUi t In h tho l bribery the tho de Ie def j 1 trial l t Monday ontI morning for tor or din lI lId iii f io s will viii open lUi iii argument d Tho rho LIdO rested at ut 31 A t J Today Washington B i R a I gal holiday v it two isn day lay adjournment R Journ followed the tha they C V y rather unexpected move on OI O the part ot of ofT ott T t tho tIo MittO That runt these theo two tso days da s will win j tho thU c eie se od o and con conI ji ji n 11 I foregone conclusion Thorn Thoro will J Vo o eight men inen however lor who will pay I J to road read nn im news I JJ ji I H and no discussion In Ir InI I Ii I their th i noe UlI gu tho Jurors H their mind clear ot Sheets trial trini lIu In bi I their duty du Hitt th e eight el men aro Rn alono Ono of ot tho Iho 0 persons per erson ons greatly In Interested 7 In liz tim tho Jn thin city alone is e n 1 t man who vho haa itt Bat a through rough tl each days session In the Sheets ta trial not be bo because cause he be wants tho th state to win nor 1 he hO wants tho ti cloar cloard eI d ho Is la simply sImp Interested In the th bat battie tie 1 ot STATE STAlE EIL I DOWN I I No o matter what ones belief may mayo j C bo be o os I th tt t lb i the tho th guilt or Dr Innocence of tho defendant ho iio ay It Is III not to ho hoi i that a verdict of will R bo bu brought broucht In lIh It t Is JR II nv n ar argued by byth t I th acquainted with the tho Intricacies J of law anU modern methods methode ot din dig reusing p iI Justice which I lam am not that tho th fate of or the defendant may moy mo never it 1 Th bo left letl to tho Jury at nil On tho show t r YC Ing made mildo by the state or rather tho the thoi ther i r d showing not made by Urn tho state u a great many n Y points havo ha o been een brought out flUt moro fully than before and these havo neon been ell corroborated but ut evl evI I d nc bearing upon the tho crime charged bribery has been beon brought out from ono man only anti and then loft entirely II g In other ather words word every everything everything j thing hits hilS been proved tho the crime charged Events starting with the tho th meeting of or looters and ns as b ty by h thu tho sung Jing anti and the and proceed proceeding t ing 1111 right up lp to thu tho meeting In the tho office und 1101 oven even covering tho thoi i few days dayH have hao all nil been ben und and 1111 1 hilt But tho tim paying over ver o ot of money was Va VaI r described by one ono man and one man alono I TESTIMONY This Thill IB Is I the tho obstacle which if I com corn common comI mon belief bollot has It might will VIII ao ayo Georgo Sheets from froni conviction Under thu the Indulgent und most lair fair statutes of ir Utah a I man nun cannot be bo convicted up upon U upon I on the testimony ot oC O C an nit and Just the tho minute the tho jury would wy SAY guilty because of ot ott St et etI I t Claires stori etor St Claire or Bell Boll n nho nh us ho h j is Is hotter better known Own would become an au und tio tilo would bo be rendered 1011 absolutely Illegal I und and mean I I FI Js The situation Is unique i EI HUT 1 c The riua elate built up a n splendid case cuse tho very best besl possible many R say Bay It 1 out evidence showing I i f every 1 little point of OC tho ho poker swindle f J tho Urn arrest tho thu meeting with tho the thoR R chief of at police then lIen George A Sheets In his the cut taut of o II tho thu haul a 0 matter of ot and over ovel 1000 wan UR given back to the nit nil alli i them thie things thing were made mado as lIS plain as i anything could bo ho Donaldson Hell Dell anti and K l the tho two boys each ellch told a R astory RiV iV story llory which mado made tho the narrative je r clearly c and convincing S iJ t parties some porno friends of Sheets S 1 added tho tIm ring of IC truth to the story tory 9 3 hy Iy I their testimony some goutte of ot It gien f v reluctantly 3 EVIDENCE NCE j t It lt would l rl a it 1 lot hot of or time to t cover the tio alory lito w U It has irna been belm u n ions j j one ond gono Into In great grant detail de Such Huch t littia UH Us mo unto S n the Salt Luke 1111 House on south Routh q West In hi the th afternoon lIf to 10 use the tho t ld J UK as by Jy II Donaldson und Q Bell and anti corroborated by II Mrs AIrs 1111 sa saIH I r IH Iii ni illustration Another Is III tho visit In t tho the Sun Run Drug company where He It 1 used Ie t tho thin speaking lit In the ill nu nuI mII I II No 70 7 please Chief Sheets i Chief Cider RaleIgh then Alexan Alexander t der Ir told about this 1 1 It nod and Mr tIr proprietor of o the tho stoie Storo lt told Olti It a II third time i 1 i 1 told about and Holt 1311 and a uld himself C s y In I U tho Iho l building arguing argot rig when wilen rU I u 1 attune along ir f Ii lh the follow It If the tho two ti men will a itt fl him iii WOlO policemen if t r nt wound ht hits hiM hand at tho the tildo Ihlo idu of h hi hI hII I i lo to was vas cn v rite Tho rIoter clover play PILLY mudo UH U I ts point mil tilt i the thc mail carrier currier passed on rn Ini i laughing Ht nt the sight night of oC a u crazy cruz babbling about losing told about this U ll told bItt It Ill told this and thu tho stata tati tho tito mall mali nan himself lIeu Hell tout told about writing to 10 from Wyo Omaha and KUn sai sas City The letters WI sent gent by registered mall mail and nn nit of ot tho thu 1 told tolt of ot delivering tho the missives to Sheets Sheets and his ht attorneys continue C to it explain nil all l as n a n conspiracy To fo who point out the Improbability Kuch a conspiracy as 1111 this being pos they compliment the tho mysterious of ot It us aa men mert who ho left no stOne Atone looi I The rue conspiracy talk gets very yer little lIce about town Even Evert so go It Is pointed out oven u a 1 trap be 11 lug Ing In laid does not ant excuse a It man for stepping kle III In It The Tha thing which looms bouts Op highest und whoso whose shadow Is big biggest biggest gest IH I the fact that t wh tIun n lieu Bell a ti crook sharper and und bunko man rII came camo Into title the tho ehl mc With Witha a sobbing stranger Sheets ibid did not hold hot Hull B lI until tho too affair had been Investigated gated A OOOO robber robbery Is no tin small mattir und Lt tills this tim is will trill always be b an all ac muc accusing using cusing linger pointing nt lit the tha former chief liE HE MAY lIA Y TESTIFY Should I the court deny deity time the motion to dismiss the defense defenso will wiil put nut the de do defendant on the stunt stand for tor too the first time during uny any or hearings arising front from tint the affair Should a it dismiss nJ bo ho planted granted limo tha cases still against former Chief of ot Detectives Detective George accrue Atty Att Dill Bill Newton anti and others charged with lIh being members ot of the tho gang will un on dlo die a II inlet death An Aim acquittal could come suddenly wore worD tho tha court to tt answer this tho question Has lIas thu tho state shown Sheets guilt gunt In III Inthe Inthe the negative Under tho th statutes tho lie court can Brant gi ant a L dismissal a IL motion n to do fa so when tho thu evidence hums has not been to prove pro tIme tile de tie defendants det t guilt beyond a I reasonable doubt rime Tha jury Jur would be e d and the time decision rendered from tron the tue bench benchIn In a Il f iso 0 of ot more moro doubt tho the court sometimes Instructs the tho Jury to bring In III Ina ina a n certain verdict and In cases whom exists tIle the Jury go goes out for tOI do de deliberation liberation m Which Is II It this time or Of orwill ti will It be a continuation of ot tho the case ca o with the mite defense defenso In charge |
