Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-12-23
HERE'S A PRETTY MESS!
Hampton Does Not Deny the Dirty
Work, and Plenty of Witnesses
Confirm ii.
Mrs. Fields Was to Get S25 Head
for Mormon, jew or Gentle.
Full Details of the Detective" and
Prostitutes Conspiracy Crop Out
In Court To-Day.


The examination OF Mrs. Fields in the
Hampton case was continued yesterday
afternoon after the DEMOCRAT went to
press. The witness admitted sending
two notes and soliciting men to visit her
house.
Mr.. Varian showed the witness note
and card addressed to Mr.. Mckay,
which she owned she had written, also
newspaper advertisement.
Witness-I called at Mr.. McKay's
office, and also called on the Governor;
left my card at the printing Office when
went to put my advertisement in; |
don't remember whether sent Mr.. Lam
nan a note or not; he called one evening;
the money all came from Mr.. Hampton
the house was rented in the name of Fid-
dler; was living in the same house with
Fiddler; got my furniture from Din
woodey's; Mr.. Hampton told me to go
there and get it; paid the first $25 on
it, and l think Mr.. Dinwoodey took it
back. left about September LIST.
Odd Mr.. Hampton tell you to go?
A.-When he took the furniture and
locked up the house had to go. He let
me have the money to go away to San
Francisco.
Q.--Whst did you do while you were
in that house next to Secretary Thomas?
Did you keep house of designation or
prostitution? Al don't know the diff
ference; suppose it would be called
house OF prostitution. Women came and
went; know a woman called Bailey; /
got acquainted with her at the City Hotel
She staid over night at my house once or
twice.
Q.-At the time you were there and
before that, were you not engaged in the
business of prostitution?
cRoss-ExAMrNED BY MIR. suEEKs.
Came here from Leadville in Novem-
Der, 1884; had never been here before /;
went to work for Mrs. Admire, and stayed
with her over month then went to the
Metropolitan Hotel, and stayed there all
winter; then went to Ogden for week,
came back and went to the City Hotel.
During all that time didn't know Mr..
Hampton; first saw him to know him on
the corner below the hotel; he was in
buggy; it was agreed that he should meet
me there; don't remember what he said
there; met him the second time at the
same place; this was the next evening at
8 o'clock then went with him to place
next to the Firemen's Hall; four persons
came in by the back way; Mr.. Salmon
was one of them, Smith another, and two
others don't know; that were our con-
tract was made; saw Hampton a day
or two after that; there was always some
of the officers with him; / never had any
one with me; he said he would give me
more money than he had promised to do
at first; | saw him every once in a while
after that, to get money from him; /
never saw him at the house near
Thomas; l kept that house about six
weeks, the other one not quite month.
Q.-Had you not rented the house OPP
poste the Continental before you saw
Hampton? A.-No, sir, had not. At
the time OF my first talk, when Salmon
and Smith were there, and an old gen.
tleman don't know, Hampton said he
would give me $500 if u would get the
Governor; / did not tell Hampton that l
was the keeper OF house of ill-fame. l
told him was willing to keep house
for him-not for myself; l didn't pay for
the furniture; at least not out of my own
money.
Q.-Wasn't it the understanding that
you were to receive SO much money for
each man caught there. Al wasn't to
make any reports.
Here Mrs. Fields tongue became UNI
comfortable, and among other things she
stated that she didn't know what they
wanted the men caught for; they told
her they wanted something against them
to keep them off iuries, and they wanted
to catch the Governor so that they could
get their men out OF the Penitentiary.
fThnt,l uthat thnx, toll ri, IA
was their house, not mine.
Court convened at 10 o'clock this morn
ing, and
OFFICER WILLIAM SALMON
Was placed on the stand.
Varian-Yourname is William Salmon i?
Ayes, sir.
Q.-Do you know the house by Secre-
tary Thomas? Al do.
Q.-Have you been at that house be.
tween the dates of last April and the first
of September? Ayes, sir.
Q-Do you know the woman who ties.
titled yesterday? Al do.
Q.--Did you see her at that house {?
Ayes.
Odd you see any other woman there
Al saw girl.
Odd you see men have intercourse
with these women? A.-Not with both
of them.
Q.-With one OF them? Ayes, with
one OF them.
Q.-Did you pay money to the woman
Fields? A.-Ten dollars.
Odd you see anyone else pay her
money? Ayes, Mr.. Hampton.
Q.-How much did he pay her? A.
He gave her money two or three times
$3.50 the first time.
Q.-Was it in the house opposite the
Continental? Ayes, sir.
Q.-Was the Fields woman living there ?
A.-Yes, sir.
Odd you observe any conduct on
her part? Ayes, sir.
Q.-Do you know what the agreement
was between Hampton and the woman :?
Ayes, sir.
Odd you hear him agree to give
her money? Ayes, sir.
Q.-Was there not Il house to be
opened and fixed SO as you could watch
proceedings? A.-No, sir.
Q.-What was agreed to on the part of
Hampton and this woman? Ave
were to have the privilege of going into
the house when We wanted to.
Q.-Was il agreed between Hampton
and the woman that she should open a
house of prostitution? A.-No, sir.
Q.-What officers were with you at the
time the contract was made? A.-OfIicers
Pickett, Burt, and Mr., Hampton.
POLICEMAN JOHN PICKETT.
Have heard part of Officer Salmon's
testimony; was in the houses during last
September in company with Salmon and
others; saw prostitution going on; knew
the woman's reputation before going