The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-07

The city was treated to a sensation
yesterday. the parallel of which the
past months. or even years, have not
furnished.
Chief Pratt and his men made an on
slaught on the dives OF vice in the
dawn Of the morning, arresting keep
ers Of houses of i'll fame, inmates and
their male consorts until the register
at the police station recorded the
names Of fifteen keepers of houses of
prostitution, forty-one inmates and
twenty-four visitors, or more properly
speaking, patrons. Among the latter
were a number Of men prominent in
business and social circles.
CAPTAIN DONOVAN ARRESTED.
But the climax Of the sensational
raids was reached when Captain of
Police John j. Donovan was arrested
with several others at Lille Evans
resort, on East Third South street and
later taken before the police court to
answer to the charge of resorting to
a house Of i'll fame. Following as it
does closely upon the recent trial OF
the captain, and the known hatred
existing between him and Chief Pratt,
the arrest has created the greatest
stir and speculation among all who are
conversant with the strained relations
between the captain and his chief.
ENFORCE THE ORDINANCES
The storming Of the Notifications of
sin and shame was the outgroWth of
the determination Of the new admin
istration to strictly enforce the ordi-
nancas of the city, and put a stop to
the practice in vogue heretofore of al
lowing the prostitutes to pursue their
nefariOUs business upon making
monthly deposit to the city, which
practice is but another name for IL
cense, while the men who make it pos
sible for such institutions to flourish
in a city that boasts of being a Chris
tan community, have been allowed to
go scot free. The practice was
strongly condemned by the mayor in
his message, which, it seems, crystal
lied into an order TO the board Of fire
and police commissioners to use every
effort in stamping out the evil
ORDERED BY THE BOARD
Chief Pratt received his orders from
the board at a special meeting last
Wednesday. and at once began 10 plan
for the raids. Wednesday night the
sleuths were preparing and yesterday
morning at about $50 the relief force
in SQUADS Of two and three began their
work The tenderlOin districts were
disturbed as they never had been be-
fore. and that at an hour when its
inmates usually are in the soft en-
brace Of slumber, if such thing was
possible.
THE RAID BEGINS.
The row or houses on East Third (
South was listed first and the patrol (
wagon was kept busy hauling the red !
eyed. yawning specimens Of humanity !
to the police station, where the con-
siderate ianitor had built a nice warm /
fire in the court room, which was turn /
ed into temporary waiting quarters, !
the Jail being inadequate to accommo- ]
date the confused crowd.
Officers Gillespie, De Young and I
Pack formed the squad that made the |
onslaught on Lille Evans place, where I
a surprise was in store for them in the /
shape Of finding their captain. officer /
Gillespie gave orders and stationed I
Pack at the back door while himself !
and De Young stationed themselves at /
the front entrance. thus guarding !
every possible avenue of escape. The
officers say they had no intimation of
finding their captain there, but that
this IS the usual way Of stationing men
when raid is made.
AT LILLY EVANS.
1t was just exactly $40 O'Clock, SO
he officers say, when they reached the
place. Gillespie went 10 the front door
and rang the door bell Fully five min
utes elapsed, so the officers say. before
a response came, although they could
distinctly hear some stir on the in
side The laadlady responded and
IN . a [
peeped out and discovered the officers.
who informed her that a warrant was
out for all the inmates of the house
She closed the door hurriedly and
said all would be in readiness in a
few moments. Another ten minutes
passed by and it was fully o'clock
when the sleuthS were admitted. Of
1cer Gillespie stepped inside first.
passed through the gaudily furnished
receiving room and into another when
he came face to face with the captain.
who had walked directly Ito the arms
OF Officer Pack. stationed at the back
door. Mr. Pack was just returning
with his captain in custody.
REFERRED TO SERGEANT FORD.
The idea of meeting the captain under
such circumstances almost paralyzed
the officials and when the former re-
monstrated that he could not be arrest
ed without warrant Pack turned to
Gillespie for instructions, who again
went to Sergeant Ford. But the orders
from the chief were positive and the
captain was informed that he must ac-
the others to the station and
be booked among the offenders, he, as
police captain. is sworn to prosecute.
Captain Donovan objected.
REFUSED TO GO.
Come now" he said, "you know bet
Ter. Ne one can be arrested without
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