Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-04-24
MANI1OU HOTEL ROW
Judge HilsS DismlsSss the Order 10
Show Cause.
ixcIrrMrSr Al the HOTEL.
Nine Men Tax Possession hut ara Sum.
marily ijPcted--A dun Brought
Into Play.

mOfHihR ntNlnR SUSTAINED the uemur.
rer OF defendants and set aside the
oider to show cause why n restraint ng
order should not be issued. The curt
so dsoided after hearing the arguments
of Judges Anderson and McDowall
for Fisher ami Attorney John M. Zane
Tor Hamilton q. Park. His honor
further suggested that plsintiG's REM
edy and recourse would be 10 sue
Tor writ OF restitution In a
Justices court, at the same time
holding that the matter rs 1t then
stood was outside OF his jurisJiotion.
Directly after Justice Hiles had
rendered his decision, the site OF the
premises In question presented q scene
Of the utmost excitement. Men,
women, small boys, police officers,
attorneys and deputy sheTiffs stood
ar.und the entrance of the motel dis
guessing the controversy, while inside
OF the building excited acturs, actresses
and other guests Were greatly In evi.
dence. In all, the scene TO casual
observer was such as to evince suspic-
Ion as to a murder having been com.
mitted or II q fire had brokea out,
there couli not have reignei much
greater con, Iteration than that when
held away arounu the Manitou prem.
lees at the time In question.
The cause OF tue excited mass Ct
humanity, was descent made upon
the hotel by party OF nine men repre-.
t..s
repaired tO the premises on orders from
MI. Park anu his RttOrneys, their OBJ
iecL being to take 10 lon OF the
house anO remain In possession there.
oil until removed by due pi oct rs OF law.
me men gained admission to the
h0tei from two entrances, one delsch.
ment entering the back goOr, the
others going In by the front. Their
presence was noticed by Mr.. Fnher,
the proprietor OF the hotel, and upon
inquiring as TO their business, he was
readily informed that they were there
for the pui pose OF gaining and main
taining possessiyn. OF course they
were ordered out insta inter- but upon
their re usal to go, little extra help
was summoned and the men sum.
msrily dismissed from the building,
Right here IL wnero the case as.
sun,d az Interesting aspect. The
MauItou has Tor Its guests, ss enc uf
the latter expressed, ''soms Of the best
people In the town." A large msjori.
ty OF them are lAdieH, and a portion OF
them local Theatrical people. When
force was reBortei to 10 order to ejec.
the gu Unlawful intruders," the women
got excited ant with the chatter given
vent to, together with the sir coca,
stoned In ejecting the men from the
nOnse, the scene was one which un.
doubtedly will forever remoin Jude.
scribed.
Joe Bush was there, and armei
with adouble.barreied shotgun, played
quite an important part. When the
owners representatives. had been
"nred" from the insiitutio MIR. Bush
toos up his post at the head OF the
stairs, ana swore by the eternals that
should any OF them attempt TO re-enter
the building, their | YES would be in
Imminent danger. Oae oil the
intruders declared that Bush had
threatened 10 blow his brains ont,
serted tina, the many with the gun
would hear from them through
process resorted to 10 court of Justice.
During all tsis time the entrance to
the Manit0u was com pletely blocked
while the 'phone Ia the hotel
wss being inc sssntly rung, in order
to invUke the aid ami protection
OF the law. Chief Paul was sought
afier sc0res OF times, but he could
neither be found at his office nor at
the stables OF the Salt Lake Transfer
company. Captain Eslinger was over.
taken by a upg-a.liDg, and he sent
Sergeant Rhodes, SHE silent eleuth,D
TO the scene OF the disturbance-with
the Instructions, however, not 10 inter.
feIe in tho matter, unlese the lou.
oxi0us tTespassers" were reeorting
t. Unlawful tactics. Tho serg,an did
as ne WAS bid by dispensing the seeth.
ing crowd OF mofDidJy curious hu.
manity and letting remain those who
had gathered there ~ take Possession,
About ll:30 O'clock Deputy sheriff.
Burt, DAVIS aud McLeiiand appeared
upon the sCeut, but Tor iRek o. Oruers
from their superior officer, they did
not essay 10 interfere. Burt was
imploreu by Mr.. Fisher to dispense the
entire crowd and thus give him pro.
tectou, but the officer did not see his
way GEAR to legitimstely 90 70 uniese
up orders from Sheriff Lewis. To
ssu Il euch ord rs could b o tanned the
deputy sher IL ,eiephOneu nis superior
officer, but no result such as was ex.
pectea an hoped for by Mr.. Fisher,
came.
Presently Judge McD5wall Of coun.
sci Tor the hotel proprietor Put Ia an
appearance. On seeing this situation
he became trifie warm aud proceed
ei by 'puone TO learn the IeasO why,
police protection could not be- secured.
He rang for Chief Paul, but couldn't
get him. Then ho got into conf
municatlon with Captain Es-
ilnger and that official prom
lsed 10 come down immedi
alely. Tne csptsin came according
10 promise anu with him appeared
Attorney James ii. Moyle, counsel Tor
Mr. PIrk. Tue latter warned The
0ilicuT against forcing his men to va
cato ana inumated that II he did 20, a
Jamsge suit might ioll0w. Notwuh
siaudIng Mr.. Moyle's warning, how
ev r, Captain Eslinger ord ,ied the
en- to disperss, aud upon tneir &c Us
lux o do 30, Judge MeD WAL swOre to
warrant Tor their arrest, The com
paint being sgainst Messrs. J.. Is.
gummgck, Il. Wilkins, Edwin
rhomaf, Thomas Fowler, Johu Stir.
ing, Frank Fowler, john Doe Fowler,
John Y. Bell and J. q. Bell.
Tue warrant was uuly sworn 10 by
Judge McD1wali charging the meu