Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-12-24
BEFORE THE JURY.
vnrinn Portrays the Hampton Gang
in Some Burning Language.
"The Knot-Hole Brigade" Have Fur
nished the Testimony TO Convict
Themselves.
An Able Defense For a Defenseless
Cause, and the Case Goes to
the Jury.

the Jury.
AS the DEMOCRAT went to press last
night the testimony in the conspiracy case
was given up to the time B. Y Hampton
left the stand. The next witness called
was Ed. l.. Butterfeld. He testified that
he had rented the house opposite the
Continental Hotel to Mrs. Fields on June
3D., 1885.
Policeman Bateman was next called.
His testimony was in substance as fol-
lows He was present when Hampton
made the contract with the woman Fields
Hampton was TO pay her $25 for every
man detected in her house. He heard
her once give Hampton the names of men
she had caught He is regular police
officer; had no regular beat, and received
salary of $50 per month; couldn't re-
collect how many men he had arrested,
and couldn't name but one. Was present
when Fields was at the jailor's house
she said she had come on detective bust
ness Hampton paid her no money then.
She was TO receive nothing till the afli-
davts were made. Salmon also engaged
in the conversation. Presumed from the
talk that everything had been previously
arranged. This was between the 18th
and the 18th of June. | was requested
to act in the scheme few days after
wards, by Salmon.
Salmon and he visited the house twice
together. Had been here thirty-ive
years; had been deputy sheriff and con-
stable. "Salt Lake Police" are the words
on the star.
Hampton was recalled. The meeting
with Fields, as mentioned by Bateman,
was the only contract he ever made with
her. officer Smith was present that
night; is now sick in the Pen; he is UNI
able to be here. Bateman's testimony is
substantially correct. Shortly after that
he went to San Francisco.
Captain Greenman testified that he
went to Denver to arrest Mrs. Fields; he
told her she was charged with keeping a
house of ill-fame.
All the evidence being in, court adj
journed till 10 o'clock this morning.
This morning the Hampton conspiracy
case was resumed in the Third District
Court, with all the jurors, attorneys and
u fair audience of listeners present. All
the testimony being in, Mr.. Varian fol-
the prosecution made the opening speech.
In his characteristic, clear and concise
manner, attention was called to the
statute under which this process was exc
cuted. He stated that the testimony oil
an accompice is to be taken when cor.
roborated
THE PROPOSITION OF CONSPIRACY
Was first dwet upon and shown conclu.
sively to have existed. The statement
that the crime charged was committed by
the woman was refuted, and she was
shown to have been miserable and de.
luded dupe in the hands of the instigators
of the nefarious plot. The broad philan-
thropic scheme of Brig Hampton and
accomplices was done without authority.
There were not enough houses of Hire.
pute in Salt Lake and more had to be
established rs lodging-houses, not sup
pressed by any Territorial statutes unit
proven OF ill-fame. The defendant sem
$500 away to get women detectives, Qnd
PROPOSED TO BREAK DOWN THE DOORS
OF houses, as done in years heretofore
He went to these houses time and again,
to observe the workings, with his right
hand man, Salmon. That statute for the
restriction of houses of ill-fame has been
dead letter upon the statute book fol
these many years. He knew, as an Off
Ger for many years in different capacities
that these houses were here, and that I;
law existed for their suppression. He die
not employ detectives to 20 and detect
the visitors and proprietors OF these long
established houses. What slight evidence
have you that there was any intention on
the part OF any OF these men to investi.
gate these houses. Did that man anC
those aiding him have thought tina
they were
| LEADING PERSONS TO COMMIT CRIME
Who would otherwise never have com
mitted it? How do you reconcile the
scheme OF making good people bad? The
business OF detective is an honorable
profession when executed properly, bu
the procuring OF such persons as engaged
in this instance is a mockery. Such de
tective agencies rs this think man to b,
weak anyway, and they merely help hin
along to his ultimate end, and then say
Behold; see what II great criminal We
have arrested! What do you think OF {
process which leads men into crime il
order to convict them?
The defendant here has wound himsel
up in his own web so tightly that he can
not escape from it. could not but thinl
when the witness testified here that, al
though she had sunk low down in the
depths OF degradation, there still remained
within her some OF the instincts of the true
woman, although deluded.
He bargained with her for men at the
rate OF $25 head, Mormon, jew or Gen
tile, rs butcher buys sheep for the mar
ket. We all understand how woman
may fall under various circumstances, bu
what are you to think OF man who
has so
LOST his AMBITION, HONOR AND DEcENCl
As to engage in such business as this
OF bargaining for his fellow-men at $25 {
head? They are both on II par on thu
same plane. They both are Grim
inals. One female prostitute
and the other her best friend
When OH the stand she all at once
realized her situation and the vortex int
which she had been drawn, and with al
the natural feelings OF herself regained
she exclaimed in pointing to the de
PENDANT, "You got me into all this trou