The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-01
JURY ACCUSES
NEGRO HUGHES
Charged With Having Caused
Death of West.
LODGED IN The COUNTY JAIL
POLICE TO RID COMMERCIAL
STREET OF VICIOUS ELEMENT.

4 y LIS Nel u-cI rendered ScStS--t AS-S
afternoon. the coroner's jury held
that {. r. West came to his death
by being thrown or pushed from
window of the American house. ana
that Ike Hughes, the negro, is in some
way responsible for the fatality. The
jury returned its verdict after being
out only a short time. Hughes listened
90 the decision with evident surprise
but made no comment about it. He IS
now in the county jail awaiting IuF-
Their action on the part OF the county
attorney. Mr.. WesterVelt decided not
to file the charge OF manSlaughter
against the negro yesterday, as he de
sired to hear the jurys verdict first.
The complaint VIII probably be filed
today AID Hughes will be given a pre-
liminary hearing
In search for more evidence that
might throw light upon the death of
the miner Drs. e. Al. Benedict and w
+. Beer held an autopsy on the re-
mains yesterday morning When the
inquest was resumed at o'clock I'm
the afternoon they both testified that
nothing new had been discovered
through the post norton 1t served
ID demonstrate that West was
healthy man and that his heart was
in no way affected
Verdict of the Jury.
The examination of the head did not
show that he had been struck With an
instrument of any kind before he Iell
through the window. Further exam
inatiOn Of the two fractures of the fore
head only served to produce a stronger
opinion that they were caused by the
sharp bars of the grating in the side
walk, which West must have struck
when he fell. After this testimony was
heard the jury retired and returned
the following verdict:
1T is our opinion from the evidence
that g. r. West came to mis- death by
being pushed or thrown out Of the win
dow by some person or persons, and
we further Relieve that Ike hughes IS
in way responsible for the same.
(Signed)
JOHN G. SMITH,
JAMES P. SPRUNT,
&c. F. DALTON"
As soon as the verdict was read JUS
tice Clark ordered the negro to be
taken into custody by Deputy Sheriff
CoWan and lodged in the county jail
pending further action on the part u
the proper authorities
The finding Of the jury viii neceSsl-
tate the filing of a complaint against
Hughes, that the court may determine
his guilt or innocence. Mr.. WesterVelt
stated that he had not fully determined
just what course he would pursue but
that a complaint would in all prOba-
bilitv be filed today The city criminal
court win then be called upon to De
termine whether there is sufficient eVl-
dence against the negro to warrant his
being held 10 the district court for hnal
trial Hughes still firmly denies that
he was in any way connected with IRe
death of the miner. He seemed sur
prised that the jury had found any
reason to suspect him, ana says he
can easily prove his innocence when
the time comes.
Wipe Out the Dives.
This affair has served to direct public
attention to the kind of dive that was
being run almost in the heart of the
business district. More than that, 1t
has set on foot a movement that, if
carried out, viii rid the city Of an ele-
ment that the police records show u
be implicated in the majority of crimes
committed in hJuses of nI-fame- In
accordance with the instructions of
Chief Sheets, every woman left the
American house, that has been dubbed
the House of All Nations before dark
Wednesday night. That night the
place looked as if it had been deserted
The disappearance of the women
caused the disappearance of the men
attracted to such places
There are too many of this class of
women in the city said Chief Sheets,
land we propose to get them out of the
city as fast as possible. The majority
of those run out of the American house
left town. We Will get the others out
as fast as we can OF course, we can
not make DETERMINATIONS, but those
who are found to be of shady reputa-
ton viii have to move on It is the
purpose Of the police department es-
pecially to see that the male cOmpaH-
ions of this class of women are given
q a the pETU limits These
men who act as boosters for disorder
Iy houses must 60 We don't want
them here, and if the people VIII stand
by US we viii not have them
As Chief Sheets was relieved of his
authority later in the day, ne cannot
carry out the plans mentioned above
but Captain Burbidse. who succeeds
him as acting chief announces his in
tention to carry out the plans of the