Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-07-22
OMP PROMISE TO
SAVE STOCKADE
,merican' City Officials Make
Promises TO Staye OF
Investigation.
Ellie LONDON GOING OUT
III Ask Court This afternoon Not 10
Probe Police Departments
Action In Matter.

That Belle London shall eliminate
reslf from the control and manage
mt Of the stockads
!, That after the coming Sunday night
ere shall be no cribs" operated or
lanted within the stockadc.
That the so-cMled "parlor houses
~ be operated. but must be rented
leased to individuals. and removed
2 IN the domination or control OF Belle
ndon or any one party or corpora
m;
That no liquor or opium. morphine
d and such drugs shall be sold with
q the stockade.
rhat rooming houses in any part Of
city given over to unlawful pur-
SEES shall be suppressed
Those arc the conditions laid down
agreed 10 by the American party
ministration, the chief OF police and
lie London. that resulted today In
u postponement to an indefinite date
the investigation by Judge Bowman
the reason of the failure OF the po-
. department Ia serve warrants is
y I'd against the inmates OF the stock
rhe continuance Of the Investigation,
} ked for by city Atty n. j. Dininny,
nalized his victory I'm his months
/ tile TO close the stoCkade. and his
ut against the protected Relic Lon
II and the existence OF the police
)tected stockade.
BEGAN SIX WEEKS AGO.
Tx weeks ago. acting under the au-
ority OF the city council in it's in
Z 'uction 10 Investigate the conditions
the stockade. the city attorney
used the arrest OF Mrs Dora n. Top
IN, alias Belle London, and known
manager and mistress OF the stock
e, under nine complaints, four charg-
violation OF the liquor ordinance and
9 making the charge Of renting
uses for the purposes Of prostitution.
her trial under a complaint on the
. charges, Belle London was ac-
ltted. the prosecution being confront
with the fact OF missing witnesses
the time OF trial.
IN June 20 the city attorney began
issue complaints, upon which war
nts were issued out OF tho criminal
Sision Of the city court, all applicable
the inmates OF the stockade. ana
>m that date until July "a there were
total Of il3 warrants given into the
nds of the police for service. or the
only six arrests were made, while
was a notorious fact that the stock
g remained open.
ast week Mr. Dininny called the at
1tion OF the court to the fact that no
rests were made under the warrants
ued and Lieut.. shannon and Sergt
ckstead were ordered 10 appear IN
urt to give an explanation. IL was
20 asked that Patroman Tinges ap-
mr. 20 tell who directed him to ar
II Ray Woods. n witness for the city
the case again Belle London. The
yestigation was 10 have been held
Il Friday, but through some misun-
rstanding the officers were not noti-
a. Then Mr.. Dininny presented an
.hdavit 10 the court, citing definitely
e failure OF the police 20 serve the
trrants and the officers, including the
lief of police, were cited to appear
fore Judge Bowman this afternoon |
2 o'clock.
BUT THE MAYOR RETURNS.
Beginning last Monday, however, |
tn the return to the city OF Mayor |
I'm s. Bransford. steps We're taken |
stop the Investigation proceedings. |
was known in the city hall corridors |
at the mayor, the chief OF police |
,uncilman Martin Mulvey and other
uncilmen held several conferences |
III inc AAlN dANNA IVY HAlHA AA'NN ~
rous interviews were held by Mr. |
nlvey with Belle London
yesterday II was limited that the In
stieation set for today would not De
Ia. but confirmation was not mad I'M
this forenoon. and came through |
lief of Police Barlow and city Atty
ninny.
'hief OF Police Barlow this morning.
Ien asked II the police department
uld be represented by counsel at the
gave the first intimation
his reply:
L understand there viii be no in
litigation. The thing has been called
and none OF us will be there"
he chief gave no explanation az to
reason for the abandonment OF the
but city Atty Dininny |
zen asked II the charges against the
Ice department would be pressed to.
y, said;
III is'a matter for the court TO dc-
,ught by the city attorney. This Of
, called the attention u the court to
fact that warrants issued by II had
been served. This afternoon, how
r.. l will suggest to the court that
ing 10 explanations made by the
Of OF police and agreements as to the
urc OF the stockade, 1t seems To De
necessary 20 press the matter at
S time"
MUrLVEY SPREAD SALVE
rom sources in close touch with the
IL was learned that the
which forms the basis
the continuance OF the investigation !
that all crib houses must be closed |
him the stockadc. that parlor houses
y be operated but must be elimln1t- |
from the control OF Belle London, !
! that no liquor or drugs can be sold !
hin the stoCkade A. a further con
sion. IL is said the Administered on
I the chief OF police have given the
urance that the uptown roomiug |
isc evil will be suppressed.
{ Is also said that the winning OF
hght by Mr., Diniuny is accepted
n feeling Of relief on the part of
10 Ipudou and fnnpnh.va ~ tn. aftv !