The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-19
GOVERNOR SAID THEY
WERE To PROTECT WON
Special officers Hang Ara1
Cigar Stores and Saloon
All Their Time.

| Inns Is inc lruLu OF the matter Ar
the mesh of lies published by Tho Z,
organ and authenticated by the II
Republican county officers. T
Furthermore the fifty deputis,
pointed by the sheriff by autha,;A
Governor William Syry and thel,i
Rcpu ubllcan county commissioners
appointed. not for the purpose n
tccting life and property AS is ds.i
in the governor letter and a.
county commissioners resolution'
for the sole purpose of intimjd.
certain persons into contributing b
| Republican campaign fund. Fact-
neither Governor Spry nor unyone'
can successfully contralafct IA.
these assertions. "
Scarcely week ago a prom>
member of the church Rcpublies1
ganization. with reputation foT''
cess in touching for campsicn
tributions. visited every place r.
Lake City where there was ala
be gambling. At these places n
deavored in vain TO get promisc'
campaign contributions. His n
TO exact contributions from these h
was reported to the county and
headquarters and it was decided
there must he something done.
Make Them "Come ThrouRh,'
There was q meeting called 4.
was finally decided that AZ wa$ n,
sary to iDtimidatc the alleged gan|
in order 10 make them "'come thrm,'
To make the tbeatricals the NOR
pressive 1T was decided 20 get the
ernor behind the sshcms and IA
the church Republican cytortion rr.
on high moral ground. @
Thercupou meeting Of the fs|
bunchcrs and other crafty mcmh1-
the church Republican forces wa<
and the result was the following
mcnt, signed by the governor.
October 1A 11|
To the Board of County Commiss.
and Sheriff OF Salt Lake Count.
the Mayor or Acting Mayor and
Of Police OF Salt Lake City:
Gen,icmcn-It is common knor.
that in the past few months num.|
burglaries, l1oldups. therts and roi1|
have been committed in Salt Lake f.
S'' N'iouo Assaults Tnduc. b0tn H
day and at night time. upon be.
and dcfonseless women and children
several months the city has been r
now infested with numerous vlcIou1
criminal characters. BY reason az +
conditions the lives. property and n
or the citizens of such city havo
rendered insecure and unsafe. Their
~ exists widespread fear and r
that no man, woman or child Il
from such assaults and attack r.
scuiim cnt has become aroused "a
an extent that unless something h
10 protect The public il IS feared |
II will take the law in its own haud|
bring the city and state into dIx1
and disgrace.
y number Of citizens have in1|
OF me as to what action could be &
To safeguard their homes and pei
and property rights, TO apprehend
punish those guilty OF violating f
rights and committing such crimes
10 rid the city OF such crimin8l<
vicious elements and characters, ann
importuncd me TO take some actic'
accomplish such purpose.
l therefore request YOU, the co|
commissioners and sheriff Of Salt
county. and mayor or acting mayor
chief of police OF Salt Lake City-thc
cial appointed agencies and conscry4
OF the pcacc-to cooperate and w0IE
eether TO accomplish such object-
my wish that for tho public good you
lay aside all differences of opinion|
20 measures To he adopted and thai
Will work together and take speedy a
Ia apprehcnd and punish those who
committed such crimes in our nl1dHt-
rid salt Lake CITY OF such criminal G.
acters.
Tho safety of tho public require
something he done Ia put slop tc
rcieu Of terror. if the combined en-
of tho peace officers OF the count9
city shall not be adequate 10 cops
ii. shall resort TO such other rnezs
as may be within my power 10 pr|
and stop the commission OF these g
rid the city OF It's criminal elcmen<
protect tho homes and safety OF The
pie OF Salt Lake City.
This letter. has been forwarded e
parties above named Very respg1
WILLIAM SCI
Protection by Deputies.
From this. as we'll as from the
lution passed by the county co
sioners, the public is given to
stand that the fifty deputy sn
were appointed TO stop a "reI
terror in Salt Lake City. or
no man, woman or child
from such assault and attack,
not for the purpose of extort'nR
palgn contributions from the
pants in card game at the reat
cigar store, or from fan tan ~,
a Japanese club room.
When the deputies were appo
that part of the public who tepk
stock i'm the governor stan
waited confidently for the siof's
thrilling captures Of desperate
DIT handto band conflicts with
hugs, who, the governor $ lctte'
we're overrunning the city,
But instead of all this taking
The "ffty courageous special OILY
Ia King their lives in their llapu
ull TO protect the men.
md children from desperate cf'n
walked boldly INTO cigar Sto,
nto Japanese club and cmcrgeo
I handful of whites and y
Japanese. 80,
it is announced that the ch'lfc'
,ublicans will not have to arr
more. They hope the scare VIII
he others tfcome through 80
Fifteen of the twenty.scven
gamblers arrested Tuesday
members of the sheri6's fergs'
.uishcd in Jail throughout ~.
Icsday, being unable TO furnish tue
'ail required. Twelve Of the
we're released on bail OF Slvg
tuesday, night, after they han p
aligned before Justice StHniey
'he hearings of the twenty-sese
u all probability take pince
ustice Hanks some time todaF-
Muenchener L6wen BrauEIne