Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-30
STAR WITNESS IS
ON The SICK LIST
Belle London, lndisposed, IS
Cause Of Check in Redllght
Hearing Today.
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DELAYED ANSWER is FILED
DELAYED ANSWER is FILED
Defendants Now Dignity the.
Cribs by the Title Of
Terraces"
Say That Buildings Arc Designed for
Tenement Houses and Deny That
Are 10 Harbor Women.

The illness of Mrs. Dora F. Topham,.
otherwise known as Belle London,
oocasioned q postponementin the near
2 ing of the case which has become TO pc
known as the Red light" case. The
actual title of the action is John Lloyd
: ct all, plaintiffs. versus Dora r Top
ham, ct all, defendants. and today was
tile date set wherein defendants We're
required to show cause why tempo
rary restraining order recently issued
by Judge Morse should not be made.
permanent.
Anticipating that the proceedings to-
day would be animated. if not senss-
tional, the courtroom was crowded pyf
the time the hour Of opening arrived nv %.
OF witnesses there We're at least 2oaili
attendance MI subpoenaed by the
prosecution. Among them was his nom
or Mayor j. S. Bransford, and by nus
side sat NJ +. Mulvey. Just outside
the railing WAS Councilman y. y. Mar
tin, with roll under his arm that
looked much like one of tile largest
maps of the United states.
@si Scarcely had Bailiff Pete Johnson
concluded his Humorous announcement
that court was in session, when Ally.
James w. Mckinney, of counsel sstor
plaintiffs arose and. addressing Judge
Morse, told Of the illness of MIS- Dora
Topham and stated that an agreement
had been entered into with counsel for
defendants for q continuance.
Atty Il. "a. Walton, who represents
the defendants. informed the court that
Mrs Topham is now onvalescent and
would probably be ableSto leave her bed
lin FIVE or six days. Judge Morse then
announced a postponement until Tues
day. jan ~, 1909, rerl'ar a. that the
Temporary restraining order would hold
good until that tine. Al witnesses
were admonished to be present at the
time indicated, without further notice.
Nm. ANSWER NOT RECORDED.
The DELAYED answer Of defendants
was prepared yesterday. thought did (
mot find its way into the records or tIle
court. This was through an inadverf-
ance, as Atty. walton contends that he
left a copy In the office of the county
clerk, with instructions that 1t be filed.
No one there remembered any such in
cide{tt; and the record showed no FL
ing. a copy. however, was yesterday
served upon Powers and MarioneauS
\ OF counsel fol, plaintiffs..and though 1t
had not been verified when served. that
1T had not been signed by at least one
of the defendants, Mr.. Walton secured
perlnission from the court today to
have 1T sworn to-. The answer was only
made possible by stipulation. as the
defendants We're in defaultsand the
plaintiff agreed toan extension of time.
ssis SOME DENIAI.s.
The ans 1vcr of the defendants covers
nearly three pa ges, severui minor
things are denied, such as to the own.
ership of certain parcels of land men
toned in the complaint as belonging
To PLAINTIFFS. Then delSing into the
meat OF the nut, the defendants deny
and affirm, as follows:
~ These defendants admit that upon
Sid land are many houses or apart
nents: admit some of said houses or
apartments are not large. but they
deny that any Of the same are in size
about 6XS feet
~ Said houses and buildings are cap
able of being used for tenament houses
and residence purposes other than for
the accommodation of prostitutes and
feicwd women.
These defendants deny that they pro-
pose and intend to PLACE! and keep IN
each and every or many of SAID
buildings any ilarlots, cOurtesans, pros
atitutes, or other lewd women.
These defendants deny that said
neighhorhood. including the alleged
property of plaintiffs, Is referred to as
the '.Red Light District" because of
any intentions of the defendants, or
any knowledge Of the intentions of the
defendants oi. at all.
These defendants deny that prior to
tho acquisition by the defendant COR
poration of defendants said property
that all the property in the neighbour
hood thereof was occupied by quiet and
respectable families, and they aver that
said neighborhood is now regarded as
a neighborhood ais clean, moral and
I Respectable, and as desirable fer resi-
dence purposes as it has been for many
years heretofore
These defendants deny the alleged
use of said promises would material
~ lessen the enjoyment by the pros
pective plaintiffs of their respective
properties, and they deny that any
5 such use would cause the plaintiffs. or
any of them, any actual disturbance
or annoyance.
These defendants deny that the al
legged use of the property of said Citi-
zens' Investment company would Inns
pairstife value of plaintiffs premises OF
their respective rental values. and they
deny that such would tend to compel
the plaintiffs or any of them 10 vacatc