The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-10-19
GRAFT. COLLECTED
BY CITY OFFICIALS

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hight which Is bat the starter OF de
termined campaign against thieves and
thugs who have infested salt Lake,
about 30 frequeuters OF gambling
houses were taken 70 the county jan.
including IA japanese. only a Few OF
these could furnish bail, which was
fixed al Sl0O each
La addition 10 the gamblers 20 vag-
rants were picked up who Viii be given
an opportunity today 10 Join the army
OF their companions who are rushing
from salt Lake 20 f"Old arrest.
Crooks Lea wing Town.
Alarmed by the appointment OF the
50 special deputy suertffs, whose TASK
% j. 10 rid the city Of the criminal
and suspicious element scores OF
crooks, thugs, and Migrants beat re-
IreaJ from SalE Lake Monday and Tues
day night. More OF the same fraternity
that this Will keep up untu the city
has been practically deserted by TINS
vicious element
Employees in the yards Of the Denver
a. Rio Grande and Oregon short Line
depols declare that an unusually latse
number Of transient travellers lat heu
about the yards Monday ana 1ue7das
nights. Many OF these hoooes were
caught getting into empty freight cars
and elected only 20 Tina thef Wa! 10
another train about 10 move out
Leave on Every Train.
"As a rule, buns keep OuJ OF sight
around the yards as much as lney can,
said one OF the employees In the gaIu-
masters office OF The Denver * RIO
Grande last night. but there have been
50 many or them the last TWO day
thai despite the efforts uf tram crews,
practically every freight train leaving
Tie city mas been loaded with THIS class
Of transient travellers.
Most of the hoes beat IL out on the
easthound trains 20 Denver or on the
ogden trains. 4 few take the Western
Pacific and Southern Pacific ITeights,
but there are so Few empIles on west
bound trains a bum has much less
chance 10 get away with MS game than
ne does on an eastbOund freight"
County Tenders Aid.
In regard TO the present serious con
dillon in salt Lake. the county commits
sioners adopted the following resOlu-
LiOu yesterday
whereas. The fact that salt Lake
CITY IS suffering from a CONDITION OF
laWlessness. with which the authorities
OF said city seem unable 10 cope, and
'M hereas, life and property are no
longer safe within It's boundaries ano
conditions OF serious nature confront
It's people. the county commissioner, IN
view OF d communication on THIS SUB
lect from mis- eNcellencyi the Governor
OF the state OF Utah. deem IL their
duty 10 tender their assistance 10 over
come this rapidly OVergrOWtng evil ana
Whereas under ordinary conditions
ir D. not the policy OF the county COM
missioners Of salt lake county 10 FUR
mish police protection 10 the citizens or
any civ within the county, yet under
the extreme conditions existing IN SAT-
Lake CIV AT the present time the board
of county commissioners feel IL Inelr
duty 10 lend am aid possible 10 me COM
mon cause
Vow. therefore. be il resolved, that
the hoard of county commissioners OF
salt Lake county hereby pTOffers IFS
aid through the sheriff OF SAT- Lake
county by adding extra help 20 his pres
ent force 10 cope with the situation
and 10 correct the evils above men
TONED in Salt Lake city, 10 the END
that vice and crime be ahated and the
pine"