The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-10-10
ABAID ON THE BAGNIOs.
The Police Make a Descent upon
the FraiI UnfOrtunates.

The police started out in a squad
from the City Hall, at about O'Clock
last evening, separated in several diffar-
/ snt directions, and at nearly the same
time brought up in front of several re-
sorts, more or less notorious. One was
! that of Madame Kate Flint, from
whose palatial windows on Second
! South, the sign of Ito Rent" has SO
long depended; entering, the officers
found Kate herself aud three girls who
gave the names-Of Gertie Ellsworth,
Claude LIE Roy (the heroine of the re-
cent MCCurdy trunk episode) and Kittie
Allen. They were conducted to the
bastile and seated with their sisters.
EN- Demar's residence in the Sc
questered retreat opposite the Walker
House was visited and the painted
Keeper herself with Bertha Nelson
and Ida Nedlan" were marched up 10
the City Hall. -
A small establishment nearly op
posite easterly from the Valley House,
presided over by Edna Dickson was in
Vaded and Miss Dickson with friend,
Florence Baker. were notified TO don
their walking Cloaks. Two gentlemen
giving the names OF Ivan Avery and
Thomas Wall happened 70 have dropped
in, and these also were gathered in by
the police.
at about 10 o'clock, the whole bevy
of females with the dazed duet OF
males, sat on the bench before Judge
Piper and Prosecuting Attorney
Moyle, and listened 70 the reading of
the usual complaint, charging either
the keeping. the residing in, or the
resorung to a house of ill-fame. No
pleas were entered and the following
dates for hearings we're set: Kate
Flint and companions, Tuesday at
10 q. NJ; Miss Dickson and
friend: Monday. at 2 p. M; EN-
Demar and companions, Tuesday, at
p. m, The bonds Of the keepers were
placed at $500, those of The inmates at
$500; those of the two men at $500 each,
their examinations being set down for
Monday at p. N. Oscar YOungberg
and Samuel Clark went surety for Wall.
EN- Demar, after some consultation
with G.. V. Whiting. who had been
called in. deposited $500 in coin, and she
and her followers departed Kate
Flint spent the greater part of al hour
attempting to wheedle the Judge into
allowing her to go on her own recog-
niZance, and to accept her as surety
for the girls, but be was memorable, in
forming her that she must deposit $500
in cash, or furnish two bondsmen. She
insisted that the Ellsworth girl, a
very young creature with pretty
Italian face, had only happened
in at the house to see her sicE mother,
and as it was her first appearance in
court the judge said he would reduce
her bond to $50 if the cash were de-
posted. After much further parley,
Kate departed and finally reappeared
with Henry 0hle and roll of bills. Mr..
Ollie signed his name to 500 bond for
the appearance of the Ellsworth girl.
but being asked to swear to it he de
clined and left the room peremptorily;
$500 in currency was left as security
for herself and the two others. The
Ellsworth remained in custody some
time longer when at Kate's solicitation
Owen HOgle signed her bond.
Edna Dickson coldly informed the
court that she was 2 music teacher and
that Miss Baker was her pupil; under
what category Wall and Avery came
she did not say, though both those gen.
tlemen protested their innocence.
Miss Dickson's bond was signed
by Geo. Barr and VIM. Nc
Queen her pupil was finally released
through her endeaVOrs, by Henry Den
halter and Owen Hogle signing for her.
Avery was allowed TO go at IL o'clock,
upon G w. Parker's depositing check
for $500, and by II.30 peace and quiet
once more. reigned around the City
Hall precincts.
LATER.
Near midnight, the officers effected
ano her capture Of offenders against the
ordinances This time Mrs. Pierce's
house, half block north OF the Jewish
synagogue, was the place raided, and
the keeper. two occupants and three
"resorters" were nabbed. They were
all lodged in Jail. failing to furnish the
requisite security. Mrs. Pierce was re-
quired to give $500, Jane Gray and Lucy