The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-12-01
HER STATEMENT.
hiss FRANBsEN GIVES HER YER
SION OF THE SCANDAL.
Through Jealousy-Her Charac-
ter RuthIessIy Assaulted.

Miss Hannah Frandsen, having been
mentioned so conspicuously in the late
Salt Lake police trouble, desires to
make public statement, inasmuch as
she has been deprived of this privilege
at the time and place her character
was assailed without hesitation and re-
serve. To the pyramid she has pre-
scented her statement as follows:
The affair originated through Jeal-
ousy and spite work existing in this
and Salt Lake City. A person here, OF
whose identity there is no doubt en- her
part, through a desire to inquire her,
made false representations and accusa-
lions through an anonymous letter to
the chief of police of Salt Lake. Ihls
letter fell into the bands of Captain
Donovan, and as it contained serious
allegations against Sergeant Ford, be
tween whom and Donovan there exist
ed ilI-feelings, was seized upon to work
injury to Ford.
Officer Mcdonald was sent to this
city with "a letter of Introduction TO
Marshal Brady, and instructions as to
how to proceed. On his arrival he I'M
mediately proceeded to Miss F,rand-
sens home, said his name was Ropplns'
and that he had a letter of introduce
ton which he failed to produce; said
Sergeant Ford had sent him to ascef-
tain if she had a photograph of him.
His action and talk bewildered Miss
Frandsen, who could gain no idea as
to his real purpose, and did not know
who he was until she saw the matter
in print. On returning TO SAT- LAKE
Mcdonald is reported to have Sald tnat
Miss Frandsen made proposilloss
which no decent girl would think OF
making; that he had obtained posses
sion of letters and photographs, ana
| other false statements.
Later Donovan came, but did not
make his presence known to her, all
| the time he and Mcdonald taking 1t
for granted Miss Frandsen was
young lady of ill-repute, giving her
no chance to refute the slurs ana
SANDERS cast upon her. Even at che
trial, man whom she has never seen
or known was allowed to defame her
character most shamefully, but she
! did not get to learn of it until on her
way home, her testimony having not
/ been taken.
Having been called to Salt Lake,
! Donovan told her he was satlshed there
was no truth in the report concerning
her, and advised her to return nome
| and say no more about 1t.
McDonalds public actions While mere
were hushed up as much as possible,
| and the truth not told.
So far as Miss Frandsen's character
| is concerned she is willing to appeal to
any person of this place if they know
anything bad of her; and in Salt Lake,
| Chief Pratt himself says there is not
! scintilla of proof of any wrong-doing
or guilt of any kind. Because rumors
! have been circulated concerning her,
these have been seized upon by design
ing persons, endeavoring to injure her
because of petty jealousy, and her
name and character blackened without
the least chance being given to defend
herself. Had the Salt Lake officers
who unhesftatingly dragged her name
down to the lowest depth of degrada-
ton had any cause to question her
character or to use her as an instru-
ment for accomplishing selfish mo-
tives, they should ait least have learned
the truth concerning an innocent wo-
man before maligning hermit.
| Pleasant Pyramid.