Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-02-07
The POLICE RAID.
Many Women Appeared 10 Court and
Received Ll'ht Fines.
OTHERS FAIL TO RESPOND.
Captain Donoran's Case Set for Four
O'Clock this fleruoOu-Judge
Mckay on Reform.

Tho police court was crowded thl,
afternoon as never before In the re.
membrance Of the present officials
Many Of the women who were arrest.
cd yesterday appeared and were nnod
lightly. Others did not respond al all,
some Of them having lot ths city. Two
men were fined and In the case Of an.
othef,sontonce was suspended for thirty
days on n promise OF good behavior.
What actually ttanspifod In the coutl
room Ia told below.
with references 10 the Gaze OF Captain
Donovan, Judge Mckay said, "T
would like TO nave II sot for four
O'Clock this Afternoon nnd request that
the witnesses be here at that hour.
Justice We1gsr-Can the captain be
here at that time-has no engaged
COUNSEL
Judge Molkay-I am informed 80.
understand he will be- represented by
Powers, 5traup auI Llppman.
Justice Wenger-Thsn let the case
DO set for O'Clock.
The was agreed 10 after which the
Transaction OF other business was con.
tinuod but was Immediately eide
tracked for speech by City Attorney
Mckay, who aRldi
"Be'oTe proceeding with the cases Of
these women | want TO cay something
as TO how they were brought here.
There are, believe, seven keepers aud
forty or more inmates. There has been
much comment Ia this community
yesterday AMI toIhy by the people and
press. / wantt to gay something a. TO
whose instigation this raid was brought
about. The police commission sug-
gesteI meeting with the Mayor AMI
myself. IL was held. Three members
were present. When the question ~ to
What should DO done with TINS class OF
cases the board wss Informed simply TO
do that which was right and proper.
There was no suggestion ns
TO how and when II HhoulI
be done. The Mayor anu city
attorney simply pointed - the Ordin.
ancSH and said that the enforcement
thereof rested with them"
Continuing tho city attorney said,
~ stated that didu't want these
women hsrdeu up 10 the station like
sheep and that didn't want them TO
DO arrested Ia the night time; | also
suggested that good way ~ cradle
cate the evil would be TO proceed
against the property owners. But 1
wanted all this TO be done Ia a
legitimate way. There appears to have
been an effort on the part Of tho police
department 10 inundale the city attof.
ney with business-tO put him In n
hole. just want 10 cay that the Attor.
ney Will get out from under the load
alright and | wont bo put In any hole,
either.
at has not been q very nice exhibi.
ton Ito police department has made
yesterday ami today. My opinion Ia
that these women, that Sunday saloon
keepers hnd gamblers ought to be mott.
ned ia advance OF ths Intention 10
enforce the ordinances. IL Ia know
10 every one, great ana small, men aud
women. old AID young that these evils
are not suppressed. Saloons are
made TO close todsy and allowed 10
open tomorrow, These women anu
gamblers are brought up here for no
other reason In Code world than 10
make revenue. Nobody has ever vet
been able to convince me that my Ideas
about those things wers wrong. There
can DO no regulation OF these svilf;
10 enforce the law In these cises. am
not going TO he put In hole; neither IL
the Mayor or anyone else II eau
help IT,"
Justice Wenger In reply said he
would, 10 far ~ he was concerned, on.
deavor 10 see that fairness was
meied out to all classes.
He hopoI there would be
n cessation Of the bad feeling that sK.
listed In the department. He trusted
that every officer would be perfectly
fair 10 every other officer. II not he
would perhaps have occasion TO oensuTs
and even punish some one.
Several madAms then stepped for
ward In answer 10 their Nance
and were fned $50 each. The inmates
OF the houses escaped with the light
Of $40 each.
AN Oyer or GOOD HOMES.
Several ladies' engaged in charitable
and reform work were present and In
their behalf Judge Wenger announced
that II any Of the girls who hAG
been arrested desired 20 reform these
ladies' would give them Rood homes
and every opportunity TO return to
vlrtuous lives but there were no TO
HpOnses.
In the case OF two OF the male Of.
Tenders they were fined $40 each anu
one young man was allowed TO 70 on
a promise ofgood behavior
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