Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-12-08
THE GRAND JURY REPORT.
An investigation Into the City's
- uorni,, Crusade-A Burn-
lug Up For the Poiicc-

OF virtue and morality:
Hon. C. s. Tame, Judge, Third District
Court
Your Grand Jury herewith returns two
indictments for conspiracy, four indict-
ments for keeping houses OF ill-fame, un-
der the Territorial laws, and one indict-
ment for carrying on business as a retail
liouor dealer without payment of the spe-
cial tax therefor under the law of Con-
gress.
In connection Herewith we deem it
cur duty to specially report as follows:
Since the year A. ID. 1875, there has
been statute of the Territory prohibit
ing the keeping OF, residing in, or resort
ing to houses OF il-fame for the purposes
of prostitution or lewdness. (See Com.
Laws, p. 603.) During great part, il
not all, of the period, ordinances of the
municipality OF Salt Lake City upon the
same subject have been in existence.
Under these ordinances few weeks
ago
NUMBER OF PROSECUTIONS WERE IN
sTITUTED
Under circumstances which very gener-
ally attracted public attention. These
proceedings were summarily brought to
an end because OF a ruling OF this Court,
datorm;n;ng tho question NJ law immedi.
ateiv involyed adversely to the CITY. The
attention of the Grand Jury. az well as
tbe nuhj;c. was. however. directed to
certain matters connected with these
prosecutions, and in the discharge OF our
duty, as understood by us, we have in
| vestigated the same as thoroughly rs the
means at our command would permit.
Officers OF the county and city govern
ments, together with private citizens,
nave appeared before us ana peeh sworn
and examined, and the present result OF
our inquiry IS embodied IN indictments
herewith returned. we are not content,
however, to pass the matter over without
further and emphatic expression. condem-
natory OF the methods and practices mere
matter mentioned.
Some time III April or May last
AN OFFICER OF THE CITY GOVERNMENT,
Not connected with the police. with others
| at present unknown to lie Grand Jurv.
entered into n conspiracv to omen houses
of nsspnation and ill-inme within the
CITY limits. for the avowed purpose of
eniranninp weak and vicious persons
into the Commission of offenses AGAINST
chastity and morality in order that all
sncb ,n;aht ho oxno:ed and n,,n;sbed in
tho courts. This scheme involved the
renting and fitting up OF houses for the
purpose, the employment of public and
private prostitutes, the conversion OF the
police bureau into nest of spoilers and
spies, and the expenditure of large SUM
of money.
For years there have been
wrtI-xSowN ,ousrs or PROSTITUTION IN
sNT lake.
n no'' ny oe s,a u'ue, PLY 1ui oo
tn; Hou, an" ~ ssIluo o,iooS ,,auu eon ~
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a aro ii.un,o ,o,?,", -, Ino so nEuaue
ar nt'u" ~ ~ oii tno iiia,'i .u
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vaS u,,t opn,o' uai,, ni,o uuei at,a "io oy
iepu.aioii Ssiielaliy hliGMn III 'ie ooiii-
saLny w nov ul,ueI'oaii ,iiaI tiiS
s s ;,i unonu nio s ., ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
VIZ nnNos'.s"Vsot. vi .noeo pi.te1' hoi VIC
a;i e1i ILL.,. y, '"o raw asa,,i'. tnose "lo
purposes of prostitution or lewdness. On
| the contrary, us appears by the evidence
before us, the plan was conceived and
carried into effect without reference to
the suppression OF existing nuisances, put
! WIN the design oil using the criminal law
us
Al iii, a. ,t,;aa, l., 800. 90 Iaat -,
onaa,; 49, w tD ,i,,;; - pr i1a's, -.
s.o's go fio'o a ~ Pu.
suahce OF inns schelne, houses were rent
ed ana furnished on west temple street,
and women placed in possession thereof.
These houses were so altered and arranged
N lheir inferior that persons could be
plageu 10 opserve III tnat trahspireu
Miamil, rnI 9sery rieihpe Der; oi .ne ponce
iu t' vi oai. l-aNe Ilty, WIN TWO honor,
u Wit,. eAceP.iohs, yoiih Sinith anu
Millithi Caiuer, voluhteerea ms services
as spy aTu illiorllier III aiu Vi lne con-
espna'y; ihe Mohieh meiS n.reo W per
toiih .ne,r par.s' anu .heil eAer!.ons
slilliuia.eu ny the promise Vi eHorpitant
sanis ,or 'iieir SUCCESS III ehtraPPihe high
onlcli ;, En neo VI tiiese creatures was
pble to draw The Governor Of tbn Terr;,
tory into her tolls. In the course of
their operations, these women conveyed
o''-' VT 'ifinUn 40 NAM '"o"'SENi
offioiALS
| And citizens, requesting interviews on
business ut the places designated. The
following, leaving the names blank, is a
sample OF these notes, delivered by mes
senger boys.
| S,,r LAM crrv Ir,v ., 1870.
nn,n On Is aa.';,I. 80 ,y
nleased IN have Won caIj to see mo Nc of,a ne
noon or about dusk this evening. / want 10
see you on particular business. Please send
answer by messenger boy when you will call.
Respectfully, ---.
We are informed nv nersons engoged in
this infamous plot, that from their sec,at
| -. = a. $500 '''~'S