Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-21
'F|NERY IS SHOWN
IN D|E|H|L' S COURT
coIored People Cause Amusement
By Rich Display Of Cost
" Clothing.
THE CRIMINAL ELEMENT.
THE CRIMINAL ELEMENT.
Case OF State vs. Mary Jarrett and Kate
Speed, Charged With Intent
TO Murder.

one of tho results of crime and gem
eral lawlessness committed daily and
nightly in Salt Lake by the army Of
black male parasites and colored fe-
male denizens of the. under world was
prominently shown in Judge Diehl's s
court this inprnng when the long
drawn out case of the State VS.. Mary
jarrett and Kate Speed, charged with
assault with deadly weapon With in
tent TO commit murder was called for
preliminary hearing.
The alleged offense was committed on
the night of Aug. 8, in a house of i'll
fame on Victoria alley. A row occurred
between Mary Jarrett and Ella Branch,
colored women of the town, over the
ownership of a dress, 1t is claimed
that the Branch woman attacked the
Jarrett woman and tried to throw her
from the second-story window. A gun
was drawn and the Branch woman re-
ceived dangerous bullet wound in tho
breast. The Jarret woman and the
Speed woman were arrested and charg-
ed jointly with assault with intent to
commit murder. For several weeks the
wounded woman was In the hospital.
She has now recovered
CASE BEING HEARD.
The case was called for preliminary
hearing this morning but it was long
after 10 o'clock. before the county at
tcrney's office was represented. Judge
piehl, becoming tired of the delay. or
derad the case continued without date
and the accused released upon their
own recogni2ance. Al this moment
the prosecuting attorney appeared and
the case was proceeded with.
The courtroom was practically filled
with a large proportion Of Salt Lakes
darktown population, but not the kind
who follow lawful vocations for a liv-
ing.
The women came to court from
houses OF III fame. The men from
various dives like Candy Bits place
and other resorts. There was more in
terest manifested in the spectators than
II. the stories told by the witnesses.
The men. for the most part, were at
tired In the helghth Of fashion. With
immaculate shirt fronts, gaudy ties
tailor made suits, up to date headgear
and patent feathers, they roamed in
and out of the courtroom, held whis-
pered conversations and watched the
proceedings occasionally.
The women, with two or three eX-
ceptions. We're dressed like the story
book princesses. Tailored made skirts
VI dlid olIielf llilt lIletlSIlGlt tOSllS
elbow gloves, expensive slippers and
silk hosiery and picture hats were
seen on every hand. Kate Speed, one
OF the defendants, coffee colored, was
attired in a mixture of white and
black and Wore a picture hat that
partly covered ), a brown straight-
haired'' wig about the size of a wash
tub.
E'INERY AND CRIME.
All this array OF finery Is the re-
suit of crime of the most vicious and
low order. Some of the women pre-
sent in court this morning have been
arrested time and again for dipping"
or pocket picking. All are known to
the police The men, for the most
part are not known to have done any
work They are of the class that
live with fallen white women, Their
dress and the display of iewery
created considerable comment and
speculation and the question was ask
ed moro than once why Salt Lake
tolerates this criminal element. They
have been drummed out of other cities
but seem to hav found haven of rest
here. They are Of the hop head
class that think no mare of taking
a human life than taking a drink OF
beer.
The story of the shooting as told
by the witnesses brought out nothing
that has not been published with the
exception of certain revolving details
which went to show the low character
of those involved ard the rottenness
that exists where these parasites hang