The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-19
SENSATIONAL RAID
ON THE "ST0CKADE''
Sheriff Sharp and Deputies
Place Thirty-0ne Women
Under Arrest.
HANKS DEMANDS $3.50
BOND IN EACH CASE
County Jail Too Small, So Some
Are Sent to Murray
Prison.

Thirty-one women arrested, thirteen
deputies of Sheriff Joseph Sharp s force
concerned in the raid, $3.50 bond eact
demanded, making total of $23, ,250;
Elias S. Woodruff, Mormon bishop OF
the Fourteenth ward, eXhortiug the of
iicers TO seize more OF the women
these were the features on Friday night
Of the most sensational raid yet made
upon the so-called "stockade,
The raid was the result of evidence
gathered on Thursday night by resi-
dents of the west side, 1t was totally
unexpected by the women, who, caught
in the cribs in the alley on the west
side of the inclosure, had no chance
TO Zee. Even if they had managed
TO escape from their rooms, 1T is doubt
full if they could have gotten outside
OF the wall. for deputies had posted
themselves at every outlet.
The women were arrested on Jane
Doe warrants, which we're sworn out
before Stanley a. Hanks, Justice of the
peace, earlier in the day. Accompanied
bv the evidence gathercrs of the west
side, who pointed out the women, each
deputy sheriff took into custody one,
isyo and sometimes three of the in
mates Three or four against whom
by not being in their cribs.
Bishop Woodruff Busy.
While the warrants were being read.
Bishop Woodruff, il was declared by on
lockers, stood at the head of the alley,
crying out; 'Arrcst them all. officers
Take every woman in the place.
As soon as the women were arrested.
they were gwen time only 10 don street
clothes and herded together in the
county Jail. There they were lined up
on the lawn and admitted to the jail
office. two at n time They were then
measured, weighed. their names taken
and marks of identification jottcd
down.
Tn the midst of the booking of the
women Magistrate Hanks was asked
over the telephone what bond should
be demanded.
''Seven hundred and fifty dollars IN
each case, he replied "This is an in
dictable offense.'
Belle London telephoned shortly after
to inquire what bond would be required.
When she was told the amount, the re-
ceiYer of the instrument was hung mp
quickly. At late hour there was lit
tie prospect of any of the women being
released on bail before morning.
Suburbs for Fifteen.
As fast as The women were booked
they were berded together in the jail
corridors. which shortly became
.ammed. For the most part. however.
they laughed gaily at their predica-
ment, though here and there was one
who shed tears.
The women booked, the problem of
caring for them presented itself. The
county jail WAS not large enough to
hold moro than one-half of them, so
fifteen of them were sent to the Murray
Jail. a special car was procured from
the street railway company on which
the women were loaded and wbirled TO
the suburb under strong guard of
deputy sherifTs.
The raid was made at clock, just
when the stockade' was at its bust
est. ]. Pariey White, one of Sharp's
chief deputies. led the squad. Il. Beck
stead of Bingham Junction and Roy
Coates and c. L. Hair of Bingham Can
yon, others of Sharp's deputies. were
specially imported TO help. Others in
the arrestiDg party were: "Jack' Cor.
less. Andrew Smith, jr; w. p. Booth,
G, Carlson. Joseph Burbidge, A. A. But
ler, G. J., Schuttlcr, J. Hilton and Ed
Palmer.
As soon as the raid had been com
pleted tho crib division of the stock
ade was closed down for the night. The
parlor houses continued TO remain open.
but few cared to enter