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,.s,r Chapter 10 The Sensational
Police Raid.
,,yr,rq DONOVAN on TRIAL


sH'" ,nno,.lbiliiy. The case mas
plsn ~ ' N BE- tn. creates, draw.
i'" s.,d Of any municipal eou''
ips 90 All classes oil peo-
v,o present. among mem
.,,m Evan, and some oil her ls'..,
,'s- upe,nny domIcile the. captain
=, when the raid was maae' ,, INN.
c..ei,,on, Tor first class panic we're
.'"m,lv favorable and nj one time
ms imminent Every inch Of
Ia the court room was oeoup'eu
~. ,,,a, audience. The windows
-, closed and tue atmosphere
''s',s Tbe doorway and aisle were
.'sd Judge wenger sensing
,I,a,,IOn ordered that no more
,,.,or, be admitted ~ he had sIeve
1Jse'V.' T., ,he safety VI the building
t'neu, weight In II. A few per.
70 su.n dsi onI into the fresh ait bui
nse'Vs,.nlly were detel lined TO
'n'" hear the pfoceeuings
~ though they might DC
tven IN the story below.
ise' !p,sssIpp 10 tho question nj bar
.aiEr Mex ~ said' a.. .,,.,
IA your nonof please, I'D tno mA..eI
.iss h nov before us-iho ohsIge
.Inu Captain Donovan-l wouiu
, n have someone else prosecute
e,.s. seeing that recently l have
I'll IA consultation with the
- Bssidss | am not feeling
IN mi consequently | euggesled
c.Is, Pratt that ho yet
20 opr else n prosecute the case. l
s..,sd Mt. Farley l.. Williams or
~, m,mbefs OF that firm, seeing
., ,bsy mad appeared legally IN
~, es,y, for Mr.. Pratt, The chief
80 ,.,n,sJ 10 do this and have got
isupty Attorney whittemore 10 take
~ n, Mt. Whlttemore has aug.
,,,led that tue cass bc dismissed auu
nm bs taken Up under the Terrific
,J statutes, hut 10 this omphaticalIy
ami, ess. Ia bought under the city
,,tinane,s and II will have TO be
,,,,isd ln this court. | want DOnovan
l,ndl,d AZ Any others would DO In
lmllaf cases"
Cgunly Attorney whittemore stated
la,t IN hi. request 10 have the csss
Isml,,ei and taken up under the tel
,lotlal ,ts,uIes, he had no desire what
,vsf 10 cause delay. Ho hal been
hailed into the oAre hut short time
igo, and ~ II was the desire OF the
Inv attorney 70 proceed forthwith, lie
stud tler no objection.
Judge Power, Of counsel for the
r,iendAnt, stated to the court that he
tttettpd 10 tue manHer Ia which this
luiy had been impannellod. He con-
tpled tina, the ysnifs should have
ben served ~ the equity sheriff IT,
head Of by u constable Ne had been the
,le
CITY Attorney MoKsy-At whose
in,ligAiion was the venire Issued ny
be e1niablt2
Judge wsngsr-At the solicitation
ii Chief Pat.
Judge Powefs-I maintain that the
hods Of proet dure IN impanelinR this
by vas not a. Il should be. We Oh.
l,el to the ehiei Of police giving direc.
isti A. to how anu by whom a yenire
ibouii be served.
Judge Wengef-Tho ysnire was L.
bed under my dir, elton aud l claim
lhn II have the right TO direct In such
batter.
Judge Powers-well, we object to
W. proceedings and will reduce our
ttte.loas TO Whiting.
Judge Powers Immediately sot TO
sois Writing out his objections, after
shieh they were fead 10 the court anu
e'siiuled, wh.fsupon the deiendents
lslsd An exception.
The Jury that had been impanaled
pa then called forth, their names
tslpg A. lollowti J. e. Cutler, q. J,
Y irwin, ID. Ii. Wells, J. IL. Brown
tld U. II. Parsons.
10 The examination Of the Jury az 10
thslf eligibility 10 serve, Mr.. Wells
pas excused, he not having been a
t'iasnI Of the city for u period OF six
tonlh,.
lhs remaining Jurors were then sub.
EeNa 10 severe catechization by
,oanly Attorney Whittemore, who
followed by Judge Powers, In a
he o. severe questions testing their
slglellily 10 serve ~ Jurors.
~ examining Mr.. Irwin. JUDGE
nsh learned that he was q resident
waterloo, which wss outside of the
seluen Of salt Lake City, ana con.
rqusally he objected W his serving.
~ M 4. y. Bauer was called unon
s,hsf,. '>ai'nsu as the
Aiihis point Judge W enger direetsd
s19i'AeepsF 10 allow meme Others 10
w we room, because OF the unsafe
asuon etihe building, whereupon
rowsfa feloined that 1t was nil
tom., ' reason Tor allowing them TO
L,, os members OF the jury being ssti..
Vniy 10 both sides, the oiheIs r.
si,.sh summoned were excused and
49,. lol tue prosecution taken In.
r,pnNAIe room, where they heIa I.
minutes conference with Connty
O''Icn GILLESPIE TEsr1rrrs.
omcen Pack, Gillespi, and N.
t0lIaT s .ete Then sworn Tor the prose.
esmot., sla alter the leading Of ths
nj. ~ CLERK James, Ofiioer G,,'
hIIo,,,, ''A the stand anu testified as
Lao t y,sn police officer In Sal,
n10,nShy over two years. on tha
M n,s, " The 9Th Of February, abont
.bs VHTlook, he ana Ofiicsis PScs
IN D Young left The hsil
io9ts' along state street 10 Thi,n
lou,s nsnee east half a BLOCK IN n
Juss. 2Nn hA house Of prostitution
,ul \, roSeIs-l move to strIhe IN a,
Tss n, vonelasion Of the witness.
h urlttsn ou.u,on consented to having
f'elei "nu inc witness pro-
s,e nv T ,Sman who keeps tho hon,.
her yo 'ae name Of Lii Evans Tvo
li,s Somsl' re,ide In the nous. we
were known prostI,,,,s' a. III