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

The defense moved the Court to strike
out all the testimony adduced to-day as
coming from the woman Fields IN the
way of notes and statements. Overruled
by the Court.
Mr.. Mckay continued: She came into
my office; I was the first one she met
there. She said "Is this Judge Mckay"
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 I asked her what business she
desired attended to. She said a mutual
friend had sent her there to get legal adj
vice as to the law concerning the keeping
of q house of ill-fame. l 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. 1
asked her again who sent her, but she
refused to tell me- She said she thought
she could make money here if the Gen
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
politan Hotel. 1 told her if she was
brought up before me on such charge
and found guilty that / would, if the law
warranted it, send herto the penitentiary
for five years. At this she left the room.
P. H. LANNAN.
I live here; am connected with the
Tribune; 1 have been at the house on
West Temple street; 1 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; 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
a beautifully formed girl there from Den
yer in day or two; he said he might
call in day or two if she got the beauti-
fully formed girl.
MR.. JOHN SCOTT.
l was member of the Grand Jury dis
charged last Saturday Mr.. Hampton was
up for investigation and sworn as a 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 R. 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 ne 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
with these women to en-
trap men; George Harris was clerk of
the Grand Jury at the time and took
notes of what was testified.
FRANKLIN D. RICHARDS,
City Prosecuting Attorney: Don't know
that any complaints were filed against
parties visiting these houses, as I was alb
sent at the time; gave him money to de-
tect prostitution and punish men indulg-
ing in crime, and as l knew a great many
young girls were walking the streets and
being seduced in low houses, gave Mr..
Hampton something over $500 of my own
means to suppress the matter.
MARSHAL PHILLIPS.
l don't know that any complaints were
filed against the frequenters of these
houses of prostitution.
MIR. FRANK ARMSTRONG
| am 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.
MIR. W. F. RAYBoULD.
Was member of the last Grand jury;
vas present during the investigation of |
he cases resulting in the Indictment |!
now on trial. Saw Mr.. Hampton there |
IS witness, and heard the prosecuting
remarks to him before he was |
Questioned; heard Mr.. Hampton say he |
paid Mrs. Fields about $500 for the pur-
pose OF entrapping people into the houses
opened for the purpose of catching GER
ain individuals; he said he didn't give
t, but Mr.. Armstrong gave $500 as pri-
yate donation; cannot attempt to give
he precise language Mr. Hampton used;
what l have given is the substance of
What the defendant testified to-; Hamp-
on said the woman Fields was engaged
o detect and report the men she was
hired to catch visiting the houses, which
we're hired for that purpose and fur
lished.
Motion to strike out this evidence was
lenied by the Court.
WILLIAM PITT,
PROPRIETOR of the Overland House, and
member of the last Grand Jury: Heard
1ampton's testimony before that body
shen investigating the conspiracy cases
gainst Hampton and the two women,
davenport and Fields. In substance,
fr. Hampton stated that Frank Arm
trong had donated $500 and he had fur
ished the woman Fields between $500
nd $500 with which to run the place
1st south of Secretary Thomas's.