Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-06-08
VILE STOCKADE
IS C|TYS SHAME
Infamous Conditions viii be
Shown in District Court
On Pappas' Appeal.
CAME FROM Small QUARREL
Shamclcssncss of proprictOrs Stops at
Nothing-Nant Every Dollar
White slaves Earn.

AFTER what has bcen told IN The
(, News regarding the stockade. and es-
pecially The story OF last night which
4. repeated the sworn testimony OF one
or the inmates of that den. the public
OF salt Lake should be pretty well in
+ formed OF the character OF the place.
Now that the institution has been *
! posed, am ready to act upon any com.
plant that may be made by any eli.
] zen"
, This was the reply OF city Atty H.
j. Dlninny made today I'm answer 10 a
, question a. 10 what action would be
: taken BY the city following the evil
: denee given by Ruby Jensen IN the po-
ice court room yesterday that the
4 stockade exists for the purpose OF pros
} titution. and that the walled den is
under the management Of Belle Lon
| don
ALL OVER ONE DOLLAR.
a single dollar may prove the down
4 Gall or Relic London who, according to
Testimony given In the court. demands
tax of a little over 81. 900 week from
the occupants of the cribs In the
stockade, run under the protection OF
the American" administration. Gus
Pappas. a Greek. had entered thercrlb"
Of Ruby Jensen and had given the
woman dollar, An alteration arose.
during which the Crock demanded the
return Of his dollar. The woman re-
fused and. according to tho testimony,
tho man began beating her. Although
warned by Belle London to drop the
case and not appear In court. the Jen-
sen woman yesterday appeared in the
police court To complain against Pap
pas.
In the trial city Atty. Dininny sat
taNs Aas gt.N Of hi alsHfa ~
story OF the stockade was brought out
In open court
The girl testified that as an inmate
'nf the stockade she was compelled 10
nay TO Belle London each week s2i50
for the four items Of the rent OF crib,
room rent. "physicians certificate" and
hospital dues. The girl further stated
that In the cribs are about 81 women.
from each Of whom r. demanded the
same amount Of SEA 80 per week.
GETS GRIP ON EVERY CENT.
The story as told before in The News.
goes farther-there Is the stockade
millinery shop. shoe store. grocery
store. restaurant. etc, all OF which the
Inmates OF the stockade must patronize.
m girl IL brave enough tofdlsregard
the cautionary warning OF Bell Lon
don. and seeks to buy anything out
side of the stockade, she runs the risk
VI bfiHk Hltkeu w DN p'll'' hU'''I
"a nd either marched back to the stock
AIDE or the police station.
Today the agents OF Belle London
were busy, but with evident futllity.
After the successful suppression
through the inspiring of fear amons
the girls forced and herded into the
rtockade. the denouement from the
witness stand In the court room yes
treday came as a thunderfolt. Various
members Of the American party adj
were hurricdly besceched
and In one Instance. at least. n sort OF
i,alf-threat was made. Belle London
with her clinging parasites would
rather the people didn't know. and cs-
pecially under swcrn testimony,
rhe affair OF the stockade WAL be
aired in tho district court. following
the case OF yesterday. Pappas APP
In Judge Bowman's court for
senterce this morning under his con-
,i,tion OF having battered girl OF
the stockade who refused to return the
nne dollar, and was given fine Of s25.
Notice OF appeal was given. and the
ase will be carried into the district
cut