Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-12-23

there. She said is this Judge Mckay" L
replied it was. She said, "This is Mrs.
Fields" She said she wanted to see me
privately, and / followed her into the
back room OF my offices. She closed the
doors and asked her what business she
desired attended to. She said mutual
friend had sent her there to get legal adj
vice as to the law concerning the keeping
of house OF ill-fame. told her | was
not in the habit OF treating such matters,
which were very offensive. She again re-
fused to tell me who sent her there and
again asked me in reference to the law,
and stated that she was sorry to trouble
me, but so long as she was present she
would like to have me inform her. She
further stated that she had mutual
friend who would start her in the bust
ness if the law would protect her. l
asked her again who sent her, but she
refused to tell me. She said she thought
she could make money here if the Gem
tiles would help her out as the Mormons
were rather against the business, as she
had understood, asked her where she
thought OF opening place and she said
she contemplated starting the Metro
poltan Hotel. / told her il she was
brought up before me on such charge
and found guilty that would, il the law
warranted it, send her to the penitentiary
for five years. At this she left the room.
p. II. LANNAN.
/ live here; am connected with the
Tribune; L have been at the house on
West Temple street; l went there in
answer to note sent me; don't remem-
Der the name signed to it; it was this
year, in the summer time; a woman met
me at the door; asked her if she was So
and-so, and what could do for her; she
said much, If you wish; she was stran-
ger here; she was fond of fun, and had
heard he was, and she was going to have
beautifully formed girl there from Den
yer in day or two; he said he might
call in day or two il she got the beauti-
fully formed girl.
MIR. JOHN SCOTT.
j was member of the Grand Jury dis.
charged last Saturday; Mr.. Hampton was
up for investigation and sworn as wit
ness. / remember that Mr.. Varian told
Mr.. Hampton that the house of ill-fame
was about to be investigated. Hampton
stated that he had made an arrangement
with this woman; that he had paid her
something like $500. The object given
was to-
Objected to.
Excused.
MIR. NORRIS II. EVANS,
Foreman of the last Grand Jury, was
called, and testified that he helped inves
tigate the Hampton case; upon Mr.
Hampton entering the room the prosecut
ing attorney stated to him that the in
vestigation of these houses would EN-.
brace a broad scope, and that he need
not testify unless he desired to; Hamp.
ton said he had arranged with this
woman to open house of prostitution to
attract people and had paid the parties
some $500; think he said he had made
arrangements with these women to en-.
trap men; George Harris was clerk o.
the Grand Jury at the time and took
notes of what was testified.
FRANKLIN ID. RICHARDS,
City Prosecuting Attorney: Don't know
that any complaints were filed against
parties visiting these houses, as / was alb.
sent at the time; gave him money to de.
tect prostitution and punish men indulg-
ing in crime, and as knew great many
young girls were walking the streets and
being seduced in low houses, gave Mr.
Hampton something over $500 of my owr
means to suppress the matter.
MARSHAL PHILLIPS.
don't know that any complaints were
filed against the frequenters Of these
houses of prostitution.
MIR. FRANK ARMSTRONG.
am a lumber merchant and Select
man OF Salt Lake City; know Mr.. Hamp
ton; had no conversation with him about
funds to start house.
HENRY DINwooDEY.
am in the furniture business in this
city. | sold some furniture to Mrs. Nc
Call, and afterward attached it at the
place named in the mortgage.
MR.. W. F. RAYBOULD.
Was member OF the last Grand Jury
was present during the investigation o
the cases resulting in the indictment
now on trial. Saw Mr.. Hampton there
rs witness, and heard the prosecuting
attorneys remarks to him before he was
questioned; heard Mr.. Hampton say Inc
paid Mrs. Fields about $500 for the pur
pose Of entrapping people into the houses
opened Tor the purpose of catching Ger
tain individuals; he said he didn't give
1t, but MIR. Armstrong gave $500 as a pri
vate donation; l cannot attempt to give
the precise language Mr.. Hampton used
what ! have given is the substance OF
what the defendant testified to; Hamp.
ton said the woman Fields was engaged
to detect and report the men she was
hired to catch visiting the houses, which
were hired for that purpose and fur.
| nished.
Motion to strike out this evidence was
denied by the Court.
WILLIAM PITT,
Proprietor OF the Overland House, and q
member OF the last Grand Jury: Heard
Hampton's testimony before that body
when investigating the conspiracy cases
against Hampton and the two women
Davenport and Fields. In substance
Mr.. Hampton stated that Frank Arm,
strong had donated $500 and he had fur.
nished the woman Fields between $4OC
and $500 with which to run the place
Just south OF Secretary Thomas's.
JUSTICE \. sPIERs,
The police magistrate, stated that some
OF the complaints for the arrest of visit.
ors to the houses OF prostitution were
sworn out before him and flied in his
| office. Most of the complaints have been
sent up to the Third District Court. fMr
varian asked that they be produced, and
Clerk Mcmillan at once presented the
sensational documents. Judge Spiers
examined one of the several complaints
bearing the signatures OF the witness and
b. Y. Hampton, which the prosecution
entered as evidence. Objected to by the
defense and denied by the Court
NJ. l.. CUMMINGS,
| A real estate agent: Knew the 'dobt
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