Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-06-07
Deseret News Expose Corrobor-
ated by Complaining Witness
In Battery Case.
ATTY. DINlNNy is PRESENT
American City Attorney Re-
sponsibIe for Breaking Silence
On Police Protected Dens.
What Promises to be the Beginning
OF the End OF Belle London's
White slavery.

sitting in the witness chair in the
police court this forenoon, Ruby Jensen.
an inmate OF tho "stockade" and the
complaining witness IN criminal
charge Of battery preferred against a
Greek. Gus Pappas, under oath and
the questioning of the city prosecutor.
corroborated the expose made by The
News of the notorious American" par
ty stockade.
In an American" party police court
and under the leading questions OF an
American party prosecutor the story
was fully told, although, after all II
had no bearing on whether the woman
had been assaulted OF not by the man.
After a two hours session, In which
the woman and police officer were
the only witnesses, the two features
brought out we're the money-lust OF
Belle London ana the infamous trading
in white slavery.
on the witness stand az complainant
and answering the questions asked by
Asst city Atty. Dalton, Ruby Jensen
testified that:
She bad been an inmate OF The stock
ade for four months.
She has been required to pay a daily
rent OF 81 ~ for the use OF a CRIB con-
tanning one bed. two chairs, and
bureau.
She was required TO room in Belle
London's rooming house, 52Si4 west
Second South street. paying 50 per
week
She was required to pay 81 per week
for medical attendance and 81 per week
hospital dues.
The summing up of the womans tes-
timony. under oath and brought out
BY the city attorney. Is that before
girl forced into the stockade can OBJ
| tain sufficient money 10 buy neal she
must first contribute to Belle london.
| f2f.50 for the one week
EIGHTY-F FIVE CRIBS
The woman Jensen. added that there
are something like So girls occupying
cribs" In the stockade. each one of
whom must contribute this $3.50
week to Belle London the ,2ynients
being made IN the office" To Miss Lee.
The story Of the police court room
this morning had it, peculiar twist
Pappas was charged with having bat
tered Ruby Jensen in the stockade
Ordinarily battery attracts little atten-
ton hut in this instance city Atty.
n j. Dininny sat beside his assistant
MIR. Dalton. The woman herself was
the first witness. and strangely enough
before she told the story OF the bat
terry. or rather telling the story Of the
battery as Incidental % the methods
Of the stockade she testified 20 the
methods Of Relic London and the man
cement Of the stocksde as authorized
by the city administration
HER RIGHTS AS TENANT.
After testifylng that she had been
an Inmate OF the stockade for four
months. she was asked by Asst city
Atty. Dalton
Have you any evidence Of your
right to be there"
"Only the doctors certificate and my
rent receipts"
In answer to leading questions the
witness answered that she paid To Miss
Lee. in the business office OF Belle
London at the stockade, each days
rent OF 81 80 for the privilege TO occu-
py crib s. per week for a room as
sleeping quarters and each week s.
which was distributed as 81 10 a ply
| sician and 81 as hospital fees
She volunteered the Information that
during the winter, under Belle Lon
don's generous contract coal and tgnl
would be furnished the occupants OF
| the cribs but during the summer on
~ light is furnished
THE GIRLS STORY.
on the witness stand Ruby Jensen
gave an equally interesting sidelight on
| the stockade methods.
Asked by News representative what
Bell London would say Of the evidence
| given In court with shrug OF the
| shoulders she replied.
Il don't know Three days ago she
| tried to make me stop this suit But
say. It's nothing but HI there any
| way YOU look al IL. We sell our body
| and soul and then nave 10 sthrNe 10
| death
Look here-thrce weeks ago there
| was girl in one of the cribs got beat
| up awfully and she was going To have
| the man arrested. Belle London called
| the girl into the office and told her that
| n she did anything she would have 10
| give up her key. That meant that the
| girl would be forced out on the street
| and arrested. and she had to give IN
Three DAYS ago, after this AFFAIR of
| mine had started, Belle London called
me into the office and told me 60 drop
| the prosecution. she said. You know
what this means 10 you. don't YOU
| II thought Of the other girl and said.
| Yes. here's my KEY.
| to stand FOR beating
THE Alternative.
Miss London said though, 4 don't
| mean that--but " you go up To lhe
rrolice court they will sure give YOU
| 90 DAYS You'd better drop this thing
| ~ lola her ! wouldn't No she
| wont do anything TO me because !
| told the truth on the stand today'
After that Grace Gilmore story came
\ out they have been scared, and
/ don't think she will try to do anything
10 me.
! But. say, It's HI down there You
| newspaper men haven't printed half
what goes on In the stockade.'
The cause In court this morning. re-
/ vealing as IL did the stockade' incl
| dentally brought out the TACT mat
Ponpas had on the night OF JUNE 1
| believed he had been robbed Of money
| and, under the allegation made by the
! complaining witness had assaulted the
4 woman. The defense contented itself
| with the states testimony or inc
1 v,,rna, and fhp pOiiCe officer and