Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-11-18


The campaign against the women
who frequent the wine rooms OF saloons
still continues, and last night another
batch OF libela upon womanhood was
gatnsrcd Ia by the police. Those who
could scrape up $40, paid their line,
while the balance went TO iail. The
local organization OF the w. c. T, L.
Il exceedingly wroth at the action %
the police In arresting these female
harpiea and allowing their conaortA to
30 scot FREE. With united voice tho
sentiment Is expressed that the munl-
cipallty Of Salt Lake must not BE- atig-
matizcd as having two standards OF
moral conduct-one for men and an
other for women. The ladies propose TO
draw the attention Of the mayor and
city council TO these Incidents
chief Hilton, however, IA Of the opln-
ion that the women who were arrested
on Thursday night are Of u class which
u menace TO the community. In
speaking TO a reporter. he said
THE class OF women who frequent
the wine rooms OF the city are there
TO entlce drunken men into their
clutches and rob them OF their money.
There are mighty few cases where the
circumstances are reversed You will
md that the women arrested the other
day are notorious, They arr there for
the one purpose. and Il has got to be
stopped. The men are the Victims. IN
these cases. at least, l can assure you"
Among those soiled doves who wsru
gathered In by the police last night
was encountered Sarah Johnson the
woman who was the cause OF Holden
O'Connor being shot 20 death In Kem-
merer, Wye, recently She was booked
on a charge OF vagrancy.
There Is warrant out for John
stephens, conductor on the OreEon
Short Line. on the charge OF assault
and battery II was sworn to BY
Enoch Littleford. a lad OF 10 years OF
ngo. The boy stated 10 Justice Tim
mony that Stephens was chasing MIN,
several days ago with the avowed oh.
iect OF administering corporal punish
ment. when he (Stephens) fell heading
into mud puddle. This annoyed tho
conductor. who eventually ran across
Littleford In the freight office Of tie
oregon Short Line yesterday morning
and administered severe spanking 70
his tormentor.
Three proprietors Of gambling houses
called at police headquarters this morn
ing and deposited their usual ffty dol
lars each,
kNAA'N ~ NAAAA klNNhk mo IN
mates Of the city Jail a lively time. He
has not touched a morrel OF food for
the last forty hours ana continues to
vow Vengeance against his fellow priA-
onere. He has q real or supposed grew
ance against Flohn. Reeves and the
Chinaman IN the Jail. who have formed
a mutual proteative association against
the onslaughts OF the enemy. Last night
before retiring TO their respective bug
walks, the prisoners disarmed DoOley 20
the extent Of taking an improyised club
away from him, which had been manu-
featured out OF the Jail poker tied on
90 piece OF mop handle. Jalier KIM
ball 10 OF the opinion that the man IL
Insane.
James Kennedy. tie tourists. came
into the police station this forenoon
and murmered the refrain Let him
bring my clothes back home" He said
mat he slept at Provo In box car last
night, when he awoke this morning his
companion had nitted, so had his grip,
containing his Sunday suit Of broad.