The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-23
BELLE LONDON IS |
NOW UNDER bonn
Arrest Made Upon Complain
Issued by County Alter
ney Job p. Lyon.
BOND Is FURNISHED
BY SURETY C0MPAN
Manager of Stockade May B
Tried Before Justice Bishop
OH Monday. d

Dora Il. Topham, better known
Belle London, president, general maj
agcr, treasurer and director of the CT
izeus Investment company of this eff,
IS charged with having control Of
building resorted to and used for lev
purposes, in complaint issued Il
County Attorney Job p. Lyon Satu
day.
The defendant was placed under a
rest by Deputy Sheriff Andy Smith 4
her oliicc at the stockade carly Satu
day evening, but Immediately furnishe
bail in the sum OF $500. with the Ame
lean Surety company as surety, and w
released. The complaint was fled /;
Justice i. NJ. Bishops court, in whie
The woman Will be arraigned probab,
on Monday. "a
The complaint arises out Of the pre-
ent agitation against the socalled wa
side stockade. and is the first of 4
nature ever issued in this state.
is based on subdivision of section 42t
Of the session laws of 1909, making tI
having control of a building resort(
10 or used for lewdness misdcmeano
The penalty is from three months 4
one year imprisonment IN the couni
jail, or 4 fine ranging from $1,000 1
$4,000, or both such fine and impri
onment.
Haddock Is Complainant.
The complainant is Lon J. Haddoci
one of the four who made a slummir'
tour OF the stockade last Saturda
night. The date of the alleged offenf
is May 60. The body of the complail
is as follows;
That Dora E. Topham. on the goth dg
of May. y. u. 1903, did commit the GRIN
OF having control OF n certain buildiaf
as agent OF the owner. which buildIr
was rcsorted TO for lewdness, after wri'
ten notice that such building was befr
used for such purpose. as follows. to wi
That the said Dora p Topham did the
and there wllfully and unlawfully hay
control. as agent OF the Citizens Inve2f
ment company, the owner. OF q certat
building known as No. 10-C, locatt
within the Enclosure commonly known q
the stockade, situated between Sout
Fourth West street and South Fiji,
West street, and West First South sire.
and West Second South street, In Sa
Lake city. Salt Lake county. state
there resorted TO for lewdness. after VIII
ten notice To said Dora B. Topham. &
said agent that said building was heiy
resorted TO for lewdness.
1t is rumored that steps will n
taken this week to disincorporate ii
company and put it out Of businee.
This rumor cmanated from mysteriot
conference between Governor Spry a..
other state and county officers in u
governors Office Saturday noon. II;
or three Of those present deny, hof'
ever, that the company or the stockai1
was the subject of the conference. a
torney General \. r. Barnes, it is sal.
has been urged to proceed against ii
company to dlsincorPorate it, on T.
grounds that it was organized for IN.
thering immortality, and it is report
that, following the issuing Of the col.
plant against the Topham woman, sii
liar steps Will be taken to punii
the other officers and members Of IL
concern this week. Ii
Personnel of Company. n;
The personnel of the company, WI,
the distribution of the $250,000 Of car
ital stock, which is divided into 25t.
shares of 500 each, is as follows: Z
Dora b, Topham, president. gene1
manager, treasurer and director, lzE
shares.
w. NJ. Wolfnger, vice president an.
director, 10 shares. q,
Emil Pechart. director, 10 shares. =
Alfred Bowles, director, 10 sharea' 4
{. +, Raybould, secretary and d.
rector, 10 shares. Y
The Topham woman also holds IN
shares as trustee, which are resefve'
US treasury stock. With the exceptio
of Bowles and Raybould, the inc0rpo
ators are Ogden persons. =
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