Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-24

" propose to rid this town Of street
walkers, night providers and feistaiu
/ robbers who infest the rid light dis
tr!ct," said Sheriff Emery today, "and
i do not propose To let UP on tho ctu-
! sade until every woman OF this class
1 shall have been landed IN jail or left
| the city. l am not WORKING outside of
4 my Jurisdiction Salt Lake IL Just as
/ much city of Salt Lake county as
| is Bingham. both of them being ineor-
1 porated municipalities, and II the po-
| lice authorities cannot, or VIII not
cope with the situation and rid tho
towns OF the tenderloln element, am
| entirely within the scope OF my aus
| thority to step In and do II for thcm.
salt Lake City has suffered from
| the reign of this lawless element long
! enough, and the decent element of tho
| town, and OF the county, are crying
out for relief. Conditions have become
such that man. 10 say nothing about
women and children, WAS unsafe or
many OF the streets after nightfnll
for fear of being Knocked In tho head
on turning some dark corner; ana fe,
male robbers are net In great m-
nority of this nrininRl element, espccis
ally among the colored hop-hcads and
panel workers.
you can say that ! am IN this fight
to stay and we are going TO clean out
the hotbeds of inlquity fostared by
the inaction of the municipal police de-
partment OF the city. That my position
Is approved by the residents or the city
I am satisfied. and this morning ! re.
ceived letter of communication for
the work from the governor Of tho
state, John c. Cutler
LAS far as the town of Bingham
is concerned, there has been no com
plant come to this office OF the place
being infested with street walkers and
female robbers; but Just as soon az
there is, this office will sea that Law
end order is enforced In Bingham. or
any other town. where II Is evident thac
the loca! authorities cannot. or VII,
not, put the la"less element down.
GET AFTER THE HACKERS.
Joseph j. Cannon. one OF the city oro-
baton officers this morning expressed
himself strongly upon the subject Of
the immoral conditions existing In tho
city. II am surprised" said Mr. Can
non. Ito find that supposedly reputable
corporations who advertise themselves
rs friends OF the people and builders or
greater Salt Lake, arc back Of tho
red light removal proposition. They
are trlnsactinS the business OF the
Citizens Investment company and
lending their financial sarength TO it,
the public the souls and hodie,; Of Gods
creatures as merchandise for i3SneN.
The most sprrowful object III the
world Is n fallen woman, the most
damnable IS the one WHO lives off the
profit of her perdition. The gambler
and lnafer form the large part OF this
latter class, but IN this city the role
is Icing played hrs bankers ard others
They cannot hide behind the skirts &c
Mrs. Dora Tnphan. or any cther no-
toriou5 woman"
personal OBSERVATION.
ar. Cannon recites some Of the ex-
pericDces which have come under tto
observation OF the probation officers.
Two OF them made little side tuuf
OF the dark corners and by-piacss ut
the Salt Palace, al q rather late hour
liquor flowing freely over the llar Ut
the place, and served up at the tables.
both 10 men and women, young and
old. They saw men ana women In
the various stages of intoSlcation. and
in their rounds they witnessed some
" the worst results which can follow
fha insitJlsrrlcr of the desire iof liquor
One scgIla5t ARRESTED Ear very rs
I:litant ana 1ea5e the yup;S saiEgnss
pforTJisa4a 10 Tef1TTs fset E.ay. She 2s
serted tfa: i; y-as tbs ll9rpr Si1aS
fred hel bgss3IJ AID osaIiss1a3 HIS 1Is9-as
iflp,GrIaea and %2.s Responsible.
'"T'..,cTs Is {. Lag o.: f3!e cliy stafate
no.1p<s, 800, @nici1 prohibits tiae srlt-
ids. 81 giyin@ Away % liquor OF any
description 10 women after the hour
OF : y. NJ il this law were properly
enforced. liners would he less crime L.
t::e city tt;E.i, here has been
Po5scE .sREsJalesSgs3.
@1t seems TO MS : continued III, Cans
nm that officers Ssila take ui1uG$