The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-07-18
MAYOR IS RETICENT
ONPOLICE SCANDAL
BranSfOrd Returns From Auto
mobile Trip and Holds Con-
ference With Chief Barlow.
WANTS TO KNOW TROUBLE
NOT FULLY INFORMED AS t.
CITY ATTORNEY CRUSADE.

Mayor J. S. Bransford. who returned
from n six weeks trip to California
yesterday at noon. spent a busy after
noon reconoitering around the skirm-
ish line or the war between the chief
Of police and the city attorney. but
at midnight no one knew just where
the mayor stood with regard to the
present situation
Il have been taking a real vacation.
oven to the extent Of passing Up the
salt Lake newspapers. said the
mayor last night. "Of course. I have
which seems 20 be getting warm. but
I have not had time to 20 into the
details Of the situation. Pm going TO
look into 70 tomorrow. though. ana
that's about al. I can say now"
The mayor called at the police sta
ton soon after his arrival in the city
heart talk with s. NJ. Barlow. chief
OF police. Both the mayor and the
chief, however, were rcticent about
their meeting. although Mayor Brans-
ford said they had talked about the
stOckade situation.
Not Fully Advised.
Whatever the ultimate solution OF
the red-NEht question may be. the
mayor made IL clear last night that he
would do everything in his power to
see that the solution would not be
the scattering OF the women through
the business and residence sections
OF AUe CITY W utn asked last night
II his friends had been advising him
70 keep entirely out Of the Dininny-
Barlow controversy. the mayor said
that he had received no advice on
the matter and he repeated that. in
any event. he would take no part in
II until ne had time TO go over the
situation with care and thoroughness-
What are the prospects for i'm
pcaching the chief Of police2" was
asked.
Don't you know. one Of the best
things about trip TO California is
Hasn't the city attorney the upper
hand or the proposition and don't you
think ne can win I'm the COurts7"
That machine Of mine never missed
q shot In travelling 1900 miles. and
the only time we had TO stop any
where was for punctures," said the
mayor.
Likes to Talk Of Trip.
we had one OF the finest automo-
bile trips that could be mapped out
anywhere IN the country" said the
mayor. Through Nevada the roads
were not perfect by any means. but
we made good time and struck Sacra-
mcnto valley at Red Bluff. From
there we went down the valley on the
west side Of the river to Vallejo and
shipped the car across the bay to san
Francisco. From there we went down
the Santa Clara valley and spent a
day or two among the big trees and
through the santa Clara mountains
rcles."
The mayor was informed yesterday
that citations had been issued against
& NJ. Barlow. chief or police. NTiet1-
tenant r. l. shannon and Sergeant
Riley NJ BeCkstead. who will be re-
quired TO appear before Judge J. NJ
Bowman next Friday afternoon 90 px-
plain why they could only serve six
or the f13 warrants issued against in
mates OF the stockadc and. incident
ally. to explain how IL happened that
any special effort to arrest was a
woman who had been subpoenaed to
testify In the case against Belle Lon
don. general manager or the stocka de.
Bathing. Saltair. today only. children
II cents: plenty Of suits all sizes