The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-06-29
ELSIE ANDERSON.
Another Big Crowd to Hear
Testimony in Her Case.
Defendant Found Guilty and the Sentence Is
TO be Delivered by the Court
This Morning.

rum tt4G Jay DcAOEc-
yesterday you stated that Officer Mat
thews visited you at your room. and that
once he went TO sleep and fell on chairf'
II didn't say in. my room; 1t was in the
house"
do you know what was his business2"
The witness said he called to see her,
and asked her to go up stairs with him (;
she didn't think he would, as he was in
uniform, and she told him she would go.
He gave her gold ring he had on his
finger, as SORT of pledge that be would
go, and then went away, but came back
where did this occurin
'.At DAB Main street,
ibid you aver see any beer sold in the
house on east Fourth South street,"
mo"
Else Anderson was then recalled.
''You remember the night sullivan came
down to your houseF. Eyes"
Estate the circumstances"
The witness said that Goldie went to
the door and told them they couldn't come
in; they insisted, and witness was called ;
when they came In she did not say,
Ladies, come into the parlor."
Have you been before the court be-
forel" yes"
s'And pleaded guiltyl" yves"
"How long have you known McErlinF y
Objected to; objection overruled.
''About year."
did he visit you frequently when you
kept house Of lll-famesn Objected to-
objection overruled.
"Just the same as the rest Of the men
that came there
She then testified regarding Merlin
renting o room from her, the agreement.
etc
Sergeant Shests was then called.
did you ever say you were going to run
these parties out Of townr mo sir"
Joe OBrien was called and Mr.. Straup
asked him If he did not state that If jury
trial was demanded, he would pack the
jury ~ don't remember saying that
Twill you say that you did not say soF'
81 don't remember saying So"
Mr.. Coad--If you did say so it was joke
wasn't it, Eyes"
Mr.. Straup-And didn't you offer to bet
me bottle OF wine that you would convict
these harlotsl mo"
Rose Miller recalled.
Ibid Sheets say he'd run you out OF
townU Eyes, sir. He and O'Brien
iswed all the way to the city hal"
She said that while they were waiting IN
the courtroom for their bondsmen, O'Brien
asked them to come into another room,
used them roughly and showed them into
JAIL While coming down from the house,
Officer Wilson got ashamed of their con-
duct and wanted to get on a street car.
She used no language out Of the way.
Elsie Anderson recalled: She had used
no vile language on the night of the arrest.
Dan Swan testified that H. L. Gann
was. he thought, no longer United States
marshall: had not been for about ten days.
John Taylor nackman, testified that he
went with Officer Matthews TO 243 to col
lect hack bill; she paid 1t, but said she'd
get even with Matthews.
Officer Mathews testified he went to
Roses room at the time Of the hack troub bic
brought man down from her room; Rose
had all the mans money; she paid the hack
bill between oaths, and said she'd get even
with me if it cost her life; had never
offered to be her lover; always went to the
house on business; had often been there TO
quiet the place.
Ibid you meet her On the street," mo;
she met me-"
you had a meetingl" 1--WE met. but
had no meeting"
Sergeant Sheets said when they were ar
rested they were allowed to choose any
route they wished to the hall; never laid
his hand on Rose Miller; had orders from
Donovan to give them the best room in the
Jail.
"When party is arrested for this Of
fence isn't the bond usually fixed at s504''
"I don't know"
isn't it the general custom to fix the
bond at that amountPp There is no
amount fixed; no custom about it. have
seen it placed as low as $40 and as high as
$751;
"Whyg'' because when she said some
thing about getting our heads l said
We'll get,a come back at the other end u
WAS your object to force her to trial 90
Yes"
"Why her and not others" because
she claimed not to run house"
ANY other reasona" because she was
near schoolhouse."
Oficer Wilson said that Rose Miller
used profane language the night OF the ar
rest; Sheets and O'Brien offered no force;
Sheets didn't take hold Of her; 1t was an
other man. Didn't say lie was ashamed OF
the way O'Brien and Sheets acted.
OBrien testified again as to the arrest
and said Else used profsue language.
Donovan said: ''Trsat these girls very
kindly"
Captain Donovan said Glenn had told
him he was satisfied Elsie wac running 9
house of i'll fame, but he couldn't collect
enough evidence; Glenn never said be
would issue warrants If someone else
would swear to them.
Marshal Janney corroborsted Donovan's
statement, except that Glenn said he
would draw up warrants II someone would
swear to them.
Mr.. Straup then made q short address
and was followed by Mr.. Coad.
The court summed up the case briefly
and concluded by saying: without g
reasonable doubt, in my mind, the deten-
| dant is guilty" Sentence was set for to-
day at 10 O'Clock Mr.. Straup will apply
for writ of habeas corpus today before
Judge Anderson. on the ground that the
defendant was illegally arrested and was
therefore not legally in court.
The prosecutor asked for the dismissal
of Goldie Shears, saying he did not think
there was evidence enough to hold her
The court so ordered.
The case against Rose Miller was set fol
today at Q o'clock.
A warrant has been issued for her arrsg
on the charge Of perjury.
Other Police Piekings.
Tom Murphy, j. w. Murphy aud Johr
Peterson, charged with begging, were dis