Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-03-09

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time IN this arrest, the China.
men cams In me for C1usulta- |
ton, aud | deemed II best that one |
Of them should plead gnlIty, anu ne !
/ iid 80. The return Of The pafaphet'
malta To them was 81 oxen OF, dnd alter
waris rave one Of them note To MI
/ Young, simply Identifying hin. TX.
cept IN that occasion, ] never heafd oi
any gambling being carried on there
/ except when this article hpp,tIeu IN
/ thu Iribuns.
1 MI. Allisnn--vbo were these parties
VINO offered you $3.50 mon'h iof the
| huilding?
The Witneps-I cannot recall their
names. -
"why did you decline iI''
] "Becausu Of the improper purposes
for which they wanted 10 ~. u
"What purpose did you funt II iot'"
"For stores for the Chinese muf.
chants and for n lodging housu."
"what did you do to STOP any gam
bling there" .,,
well, / told them that N there had
been amy gambling, they husl quiz II
or they would be pulled every Jay
Mr. j. T.. Millspaush was the next
| witness, and his testimony Wa TO tNis
turct-l am one Of the parties inter-
.st.d ia this building, ana the reason
did not sign the agreement was simply
an oversight. | have known one Of
the three Cinnamon TO whom We
leased for years, and know him 10 he
hardwotl,ing, industrious inan, lot "a
Chlnsman. never heard that lie was
a gnmuler. The other two under.
stnoi were reliable men. ! never heard
that there had been any gambling In
IN. building until November insi.
Mr.. #. N. Dyer, on being recalled,
said in answer 10 Judge HeuuersOu--
My office was on COMMERCIAL street.
when this building was completed, aud
many PERSONS made application 10 reut
10, when tho Cinnamon made the
propositlon We got together and do
cidei 10 accent It. ! knew Two OF tie
. nuplicants, and thoy we're very good
nicn indeed. The rent has been laii
10 me, and paid the taxes, l have
visited the building two OF three Times
since the Cinnamon took possession
The first time ever heard there wns
gambling In the building was In No
v.mber last when saw an article IN
the 7JtJuHo. | have been In the build
ing this morning, and there IA no such
thing ~ u peep hole ~ any door, *
. fNNlN AlWft III WV Af'AH "A'
bren no change made In the doom
since the building was TUNED over 70
these tenants. There IL no indication
Of anything Of the kind.
Mr.. NJ. X. Parsons brother " Mar
shal Parsons, next testifiod-"I am
one Of the parties interested IN THIS
building. | have been through u u
dczeu timus, aud never iOurd any
such peep holes NJ were tuscrib.
ed by officer Jenkins. The hItt
! time | ever heard Of gambling was Ia
, May, and | cautioned the Cinnamon
about ~. They said there hsI been no
; gambling therr.
Mir. Z. q. wins testified that he
went through the building with The
police some time ago, anu saw no
. gambling carried ON while he was
there. The doors leading Into the
= hallways wore all unlocked.
Then the defendant went ON the
stand. His evidence was Ne follows
: ani ont NJ the owners ~ The bulll'
ing aud know the Cinnamon to whom
We leased. one Of them hal known
stu e 1850, ana he WAS good, faithful,
. prudent man. Mr. Dyer has collected
y all the rent anu paid the taxes. In May
lnst learned from All Woo that som q
. VI tho men In the building hal been
l, arrested for gambling, md AitefwAfdi
5 | went through the bulldiug, but RAW
% no indications Of gambling.
ID "Dld you ever know VI any gambl'
ing In that building?"
"No.D
"Dii your ever permit ~"
"No. We talked II over with thes'
three Chiusinen when the lease wa
made and told them explicitly Their
should TO no gambling there and tina
{ the house should not be put TO any I'm
. moral purpose"
Mr. Stephens-"How many times
have you been through the houseT"
Frequently"
elias II ever occurred TO you tina
there was gambling carried on thereg
"No, sir. | have seen nothing I,
inicAte that"
MIR. Crtchlow, on being recalled
@ said at the time the lease was made
1890, lao considered the rental STATED
reasonable.
The following letter was here put In
November -, lsg2.
, Quong Wah Sing, Oriental building, Plum
u Alley, Ciiy
b. Dear Sir-i soc charge. made in tn,
I y
/, are using promises Mr. Parsons and
others rented you on Plum alley, and II
:, which am Interested, for Immoral mn,
, unlawful purposes. no such thing wa'
contemplated when these promises wor,
U rented TO YOU, and II the charges rs mad,
n IN the Tribune are correct, then you vii
y be expected TO correct tho evils whiCl
they claim exist there or We shall TAX
J. steps to compel you 10 do 80.
g Very respectfully.
FRANK II. DYEH.
% 1t was shown that Ia addition TO III,
taxes the owners OF the building pail
=. $40 n year for insurance, and wen
n under other eNpensrs.
u This Icing the whole Of the tesii
u mony, the prosecution expressed IL
r. willingness TO submit the case to Tn,
n jury without argument, but the dc
= fense positively declined this Oder
|, The hour being late, II was now decide,
= to adjourn until ten O'Clock tubs morn
: ing.
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