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


interested with me are F. H. Dyer, Prof.
Millspaugh and M. K. Parsons.
Judge Henderson-Was declaration of
trust made by the parties in interest?
The Witness-Yes, sir.
THE AGREEMENT OF THE OWNERS.
Mr. Critchlow here identified the declara-
ton, which was as follows:
This agreement made and entered into this |
lst day Of October. 1890.
Witnesseth: That, Whereas E. H. Parsons, |
of This city, has procured from John M. Young |
and others the lease of certain premises situate |
in lot ., block 20, plat A, Salt Lake city survey,
and for a period Of twenty-five years from Sep |
TENDER !, le9 D; that nevertheless said lease was
procured by the said Parsons and is now held |
by him for himself and for the others under |
signed hereto in the following proportions. to- |
wit: +. H. Parsons, one-fifth; f. H. Dyer |
one-ttfth; NJ x. Parsons, one-fifth; j. f. Mills |
paugh, one-tifth; E. B. Critchlow, one-fifth.
That the parties hereto have signed a joint |
and several obligation to the Salt Lake Valley |
Loan and Trust company for the sum OF $1,000: |
in the erection of building upon said
premises; that the said sum of $4,000 |
is to be held and discussed by +. H.
Dyer who is named as treasurer, and
dlsbursing agent of the undersigned parties |
that the details of the management of the
building ana premises hereinbefore referred to
are left TO the said Dyer except so far as may
be hereafter agreed upon; that the said build
ing is 10 be named and called the Oriental
building, ana the said sum of $4,000 is to be
placed by the said Dyer in bank as a special
deposit to the credit OF said building.
We further agree that when the said note of
$4,000 shall become due, that we and each of US
will enter into another joint and several obliga-
ton for the purpose OF procuring funds which
may be necessary TO carry on the building &C.
count as heretofore projected
Witness our hands and seals at Salt Lake
city, the day and year above written.
Z. B. CRITCHLow,
E. III. PARSONS,
FRANK H. DYER,
NJ. K. PARSONS.
Continuing, Mr.. Critchlow testified
While the building was being constructed,
we had a number of applicants for it, and
while we leased it for $500 per mouth, we
were offered from 800 to $3.50 per month
for 1t. Mr.. Dyer was formally appointed
10 look after it, and he has collected the
rent and paid the taxes. At the time of
this arrest, the Cinnamon came to me for
consultation, and l deemed it best that one
of them should plead guilty, and he did so.
The return of the raraphernalia to them
was spoken Of, and afterwards l gave one
of them note to Mr.. Young, simply
identifying him. Except on that OCCASION
Inever heard of any gambling being carried
on there, except when this article APP
| peared in the Tribune.
Mr.. Allison-Who were these parties
who offered you $3.50 month for the build
ing!
The Witness-I cannot recall their
names.
"Why did you decline itr'
Because of the purpose for which they
wanted to use it.''
What was the purpose?"
| We'll, as house of prostitution
"What purpose did you rent it for9''
For stores for the Chinese merchants
and for lodging house"
/ AVN 4 = 4
thereln
"Well, told them that if there had been
gambling, they must quit it or they would
be pulled every day."
didn't they tell you when arrested that
they had been gambling"
"They did not say one way or the othern
And you did not know that they had
actually ganbled"'
mo"
"And yet you advised one of them to
plead guilty?"
al did"
"How about those peep holes in the doors
in the buildingg'
There are none whatever in the living
rooms. There is a peep hole in door in
the hall which, take it, was made to see
whether persons coming in were proper
: persons 10 be admitted, and to protect
themselves from visits of hoodlums."
They had ample police protection"
, ''Well, don't know just how ample il
was"
and you thought the police court was
organized to convict theml"
yes"
"You could have appealed. Chinamer
/. who could pay $500 month rent could give
a small bond, couldn't they?'
mot one of the lessees of the building
, was implicated in the affair in any way"
! IF. MuLsPAUGH
testified: lam one of the parties interest
ed in this building, and the reason / die
not sign the agreement was simply an over
sight. | have known one of the thre,
! Cinnamon to whom we leased Tor years
and know him 10 be a hardworking, indus
trious men, for a Chinaman. 1 never hearC
y that he was gambler. The other two
understood were reliable men. | neVe
heard that there had been any gambling il
the building until November last. Follow
ing the publication in the Tribune l visited
a the building.
- F. Il. DYER
e was recalled and testihed-My office wa:
q on Commercial street when this building
g was completed, and many persons made ap
pllcation to rent it When the Chinamel
made the proposition we got together an,
q decided to accept it. | knew two of the ap
plicants, and they were very good men in
Y deed. One of them was the finest China
man had ever known. The rent has beef
e paid to me, and l paid the taxes. l hav
visited the building two or three time
: since the Cinnamon took possession. Tn
{ first time / went with the marshal to ex
anime a pillar which was thought to b
g giving away. The first time ever hear
there was gambling in the building was il
Y November last when / saw an article il
8 the Tribune. | was sick al the time blu
called my steaographer to my house an
( dictated letter to her and directed that
b be delivered to the Cinnamon, and MI
Moffatt delivered it. heard Officer Jenkin
d testify in regard to peep holes in the door
s inside the building. / have been Their
s this morning, and there is no such thing a
e peep hole in any door, except those in tn
hallway. From my examination made to
o day, / say that there has been no chang
e made in the doors since the building wa
d turned over to these tenants. There is n
indication of anything of the kind.
[ Mr.. Allison-Did you hear about the al
rest of this Chinaman in May!
q The Witness-I did not
"And you had charge of the building!n
= YES"
Q "Critchlow didn't tell you!"
r ''No"
''You fellows didn't get together YER
t often did youl'
mo. In fact we haven't been togethe
Q since was appointed manager of the build
ing"
''You put up this building to take tn
Cinnamon off Commercial street,"
e mo, we built it to get to make div
6 dends.'
: "But you wanted to take them ava
a from Commercial street,"
= "No, / know nothing about that an
don't care where they go. / am no mis-
D sionary."
g How many Cinnamon are there in tn
/ building9n
d "Well, it's pretty big building. Their
b are three stories and a basement. an
there may be fifty or sixty people there.
= NJ. X. PARSONS
testified 81 am one of the parties inter