The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-03-09

other localities were afforded police pro-
lection. The Chinaman who came to me,
evidently wanted to know if he could get
protection from the police If he had
not permit 1t. Afterwards l told the mar :
shall what had said to the Chinaman.
E. G. WINS testified that he went
through the building with the police some
time ago, and saw no gambling carried on
while he wae there. The doors leading
into the Railways were all unlocked.
E. h. PARSONS,
the defendant, testified: am one Of the
owners of this building and know the
Cinnamon to whom we leased. One Of them
l had known since 1880, and he was good,
faithful, prudent man. The first install
ment of rent was paid to me before the
building was completed, and that was
turned over to Mr.. Dyer. Since then he
has collected all the rent and paid the
taxes. In May last, l learned from All Woo
that some of the men in the building had
been arrested for gambling, and after
wards l went through the building. but
saw no indications of gambling. did see
stout door which had been put up in the
hallway, and inquired why it was there.
The Chinaman said that the door was put
there to protect them from visits from
drunken hoodlums.
ibid you ever know OF any gambling
being done in that building!"
mo"
'Did you ever permitl it,"
mo. We talked it over with these three
Cinnamon when the lease was made and
told them explicitly that there should be no
gambling there and that the house should
not be put to any immoral purpose"
Mr.. Stephens-Why was that condition
not put in the leasel
The Witness-You will have to ask Mr.
Critchlow that. He was the attorney and
drew the lease.
"How many rooms are there in the build
ing:"
"Well, don't know exactly"
WAS 1t the intention, when the building
was put up to draw the Cinnamon of Of
Commercial street?"
MIR. Brownie object to that This
immigration scheme is not material.
Judge Zane-He may answer.
The Witness-That was not my motive.
cannot speak for the others.
Mr.. Stephens-Did NJ K Parsons tell
you of one of the Cinnamon coming to see
him about getting police protection!
81 didn't recollect that he did, but
know that one of them, who worked at my
house, said something to that effect to me.
He said that other Cinnamon were allowed
to gamble while this house seemed to be
subject to constant espionage, and ii
frightened some of the boys away"
"How many times have you been through
the houses"
"F'requently."
HAS it ever occurred TO you that there
was gambling carried on therel'
mo, sir. | have seen nothing to indi
cate that"
THE RENTAL REASONABLE.
Mr.. Critchlow was recalled and testified
} AT the time this lease was made, 1890,
consider the rental stated reasonable Thu
tax on the building was ABOUT S93 Thu
, profit for the whole term of fifteen year
might average 20 per cent year on tn
investment.
, F. H. Dyer also testified that at the tim
the lease was made the rental was onl.
/ fair. He had investments in other build
ings which paid him just as well.
THAT LETTER.
/ The following letter. written by MI
: Dyer to the tenants of the building in ref
erence to gambling, was offered in evj
8 dence.
November %, 1892
Quong Wah Sing Oriental Building Plur
r Alley. City.
DEAR Sir:-I see charges made in the Sa
Lake Tribune this morning that you are usin
premises that Mr. Parsons and others rente
you on Plum alley, and in which am intel
ested, for immoral and unlawful purposes. n
such thing was contemplated when these prem
ises were rented 10 you, and if the charges a
made in the Tribune are correct, then you wi
s be expected to correct the evils which the
claim exist there or we shall take steps
r. compel you TO do so Very respectfully,
FRANK II. DYER
d 1t was shown that in addition to th
/ taxes, the owners of the building paid 81
a year for insurance, and were under othe
t expenses.
This closed the testimony, and the pros
. ecution made an offer to submit withou
d argument, which was declined with thank.
by the defense. 1t was now so late, how
ever, that the court adjourned until thi
o morning, at 10 o'clock, when the argumen,
| will be commenced.