The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-10-31
Former Inmate of County In
Urinary Who Is Arrested
for Registering Illegally,
Says Police Forced Him.
POLICE REFUSE TOILET
SHERIFF SERVE WARRANT
Prisoner in City Jail, in Pres
ence of Police Officer De-
CIares He Was Forced by
PatroIman to PeGure Self,
INF0RMATI0NS ARE MADE

Prisoners in the city jail have been
released by the police and given their
freedom as a reward for registering
Illegally as voters for the American
party.
S. NJ Barlow, the alleged chief of
police, has assisted in the scheme for
paroling other prisoners who have
not acquired the right to vote in
Utah, so that they might register
illegally.
Positive evidence of these illegal,
fraudulent and undetermined methods
By which the American party hopes
to win the city election through the
prostitution Of the police department,
has been gathered in many cases and
complaints have been made cut in
several cases.
The exact number of frauds perpetrated
by the police department in registering il
legal voters IN the Fifty-fourth district
viii never be known, inasmuch as in
most Of the cases where names have been
registered Illegally the names will be
voted by others. The Republican chal-
lengers, however, viii be ready TO pre-
vent a few hundred thugs and Migrants
hired by the American party from cast
ing their votes illegally. and there Will
be vigorous prosecutions on the felony
George slade. a former inmate OF the
county infirmary, who has been in the
city only a few weeks, was brought to
the registry agent Of the Fifty-fourth dis
fri f nTr lHiH a
forced to register. giving his address as
10 Commercial street He was arrested
last night by Deputy Sheriffs Jack Cor
less and Richard Eddington and lodged
IN the county jail on warrant charg-
ing him with Illegal registration. Slad1
was positively Identified by the superin-
tendent OF the infirmary and evidence
hand.
Another complaint was issued against
r. A. Flores, an inmate Of the city jail
who is serving a sentence Of ninety days
for Vagrancy. The warrant could not be
served. inasmuch as Chief Barlow and
Lieutenant Richard Shannon refused to
elbow the deputy sheriffs to see the pris-
oner in the jail This action, again,
showed the contempt Of the police off
GERS for the law IN protecting their hired
voters from prosecution.
Flores confesses.
Fred c. LOofbOurow, district attorney
mittee. called at the city Jail yesterday
afternoon and, In company with Lieuten-
ant John Hempel, visited Flores in his
cell In the presence OF the police lieu
tenant, Flores told how he was induced
by the police officers TO perJure himself
in registering illegally
Flores has about sixty days TO serve
on his sentence for vagrancy. On last
Monday no was visited by Jailer Nick
Gulbransen. who asked him If he would
be ready to register and vote. Flores
told Gulbransen that he had only been
IN Utah since last May. He said ne was
born IN Texas, Of Mexican parentage, and
first came to Utah in 1907 After few
months he moved 20 Denver, where he
remained until last May, returning to
Salt Lake about five months ago. Since
then ne had been working occasionally
on railroads outside of Salt Lake until
he was arrested here about one month
ago. In the presence of Lieutenant Hem
pei, Flores said he told the 1ailer that
he had been in Utah only since last May,
ana the jailer said It would be all right
was not entitled to vote.
The next day Flores said a 'trusty"
came to him and told him to come on
over and register" Then they left
the police station under surveillance Of
PatrOlman Clough and Rhodes and
went to the registration agent, where
Flores. under the eve of the police
men. swOre that he had been a resident
of the precinct for sixty days and gave
his address as Is Commercial street, I
the American house.
on the same day Earl c. Clark. who
IS known as r. A. Lawson, was re-
leased from the city JAIL where he
was serving q term for some petty
offeuse. and brought TO the Tegistra-
tion agent Clark registered and then
he was made an outside trusty" for
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