Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-04-15
HUBBARD CHARGED
WITH FOUL CRIME
Accused Of Entlcing Little Girls to
His Room,
ARRESTED SATURDAYNlGHI
Hacked Up In the Clly Jail, but VIII
be sent TO County jail
To-day,

A most unexpected sensation was
sprupg Saturday evening IN TINS CITY
when officers sperry and Gillespie a''
rested W. f. Hubbard, the well known
mining and real estate man. ana locked
him up in the city jail on the charge Oh
shocking crime,
It IS alleged by the officers ana Mfs
Sarah Lawler OF the Realty block thal
Hubbard is guilty Of criminally as
saulting little Helen Knox. a il-year-
old girl.
According to the statement Of Mrs
Lawer who Ii propretress OF the mouse
where Hubbard rooms there are olner
little girls who are his victims. me
matter was reported 10 the ponce sew
eral DAYS ago and Odlcers sperry ana
Gillespie were detailed by Chief Hilton
10 work on the case, 49,
Accordingly, they Swallowed Hub
bard day and night aud waited Tor tho
ouportunlty 10 arrest him. which came
Saturday night The officers secured
room adjoining Hubbard's and after
witnessing through transom vile ac-
tons against the littel girl. made the
arrest. When Mrs. Lawler hrst re-
ported the matter 70 the police she said
ehe had seen number Of children 40
up TO Hubbard's room and on one oo-
oasion heard one Of the little girls cry
inc. She cited other evidence which.
however, Is unfit for publication.
Tuesday afternoon while the pollob
were away Mrs. Lawer reported that
the Knox girl was assaulted, She said
that about o'clock Hubbard appeared
al the house accompanied by two little
girls, one he left out In the hall and
the Knox girl he took into his room.
Mrs. Lawler hastened TO find the Off.
GERS, but when she returned, the man
was gone
The officers were stationed in the
room Saturday afternoon when Hub
bard put In an appearance accom-
panied by the Knox child and little
1-year.old girl named Matte Thompson.
The children went into Hubbard's
roomanGihe door was closed and locked.
The officers were on a bureau In the
next room and looking through the
transom could see all that was going
on, They say that Hubbard told the
smaller child TO leave the room when
he maltreated the Knox glrl. The ofll-
GERS say they did not witness an actual
assault Hubbard had covered one OF
the transoms with cloth as his suspic-
ions had been aroused He told the 1T
lie girl TO visit him again the next af.
ternoon and be would give her an UNI
breln and a silver bracelet.
Just as Hubbard opened the door to
permit the little girl TO go out the off,
GERS stepped into the room and placed
him under arrest Hubbard was taken
completely by surprise. and began 20
stammer that he had done nothing
wrong.
Shut up, You mongrel" Gillespie re-
piled, I'VE have been watching the
whole proceedings and know what you
have been doing"
The officers said Hubbard asked how
they knew what Was going on. and
when he learned that he had been
watched Tor several days, he trembled
90 that he could scarcely walk 10 the
police station.
Helen Knox, the child who was as
saulted, lives with her widowed moth.
err Mrs Perry r, Knox, at 275 south
First West street. Recently she. Mrs.
Knox, lost her husband and this addi-
tlonal blow has almost FRUSTRATED her.
Al the police station Helen told
most shocking story, She said that
one day last week she and Matte
Thompson were looking at some rab-
bits In window on First South when
huopard came along and began talk
ing TO them. They say he followed
Them around and finally invited them
70 go to the sanitarlum with him and
they consented. When they left he told
Helen " she would come 10 his room
tue next day he would give her h
KODAK, She went to the room and
claims the assault was then committed.
Her story is corroborated by the
Thompson child.
htter his arrest Hubbard sent for
Judge Powers and had a long CONVEX
satlon with him, lie denies the aw-
iul charge against him and saws no can
prove his innocence, Beyond that he
refuses 70 talk. His bonds has been
liNed AZ b'VW and il Is understood that
an enort viii be made this afternoon
jail. ''"'e ''0"'
since his arrest Hubbard has been in
constant communication with friends
puu 80 iar has been unable TO secure
ball' although he expects TO do so soon
lie appears to be perfectly cool and
worries but little over the case. Dur.
ing the day time he Is permitted 10 re-
main IN the officers quarters. where hr
is closely guarded, but at night Is
locked up In the womans ward OF the
city jail.
rus morning he turned over all his
cash ana number Of valuable papers
70 n. {, Hoffman the real estate man
~ Ia likely that Hubbard will be ar.
raigned before Judge Timmony to-
morrow afternoon as vet no complaint
has been filed against him. Arrange
ments are being made to have him
sent 70 'he county jail this evening.
CHARGES PREFERRED.
Later--Thls afternoon Hubbard was
aifaigned before Judge Timmony ON
TWO charges, The FIRST charges him
Wllh rape upon Helen Knox. The com.
plaint Is sworn 10 By Officer Glnespic
muDoard entered plea OF not guilty
ne other complaint was sworn Go hv
uIlcer Sperry and charged the defend
ent WIN attempted rape. Hubbard
q Y, entered a plea 90 not guilty. Judge
lowers and Attorney Lippman We're ia
court ana argued FOR the court TO fix
one bond which win cover both offenses
Judge Iimmony however fixed the BAN
az $'VP In the frst case ana $1,000 In
We other Hubbard was committed 10
the county fail.