The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-09-08
REFUSES TO HEAR
STOCKADE MATTER
Judge Bowman Declines to
Listen TO City Attorneys
Evidence Against Police.
DEFENDANTS DISMISSED
ofhcers Called Into Court to Explain
Failure 70 Serve Warrants,
Summarily Discharged.

Judge j. n Bowman. before whom
chief OF Police S. n Barlow. Lieut..
Richard shannon and Sergt. r. NJ.
Ecckstead were called yesterday 90
show why they had refused 20 serve
hts warrants OF arrest IN stockade
eases. discharged tho defendants yes
tcrday without allowing the city at
toruoy 20 present the evidence he had.
showing counivhncc between the no
lice and the management u the stock
ade- In aCquitting the officers OF the
police force Judge Bowman let 1T be
understood that he would take no ac-
tion toward enforcing thc orders OF
his court so far as the stockade Is con-
The chief OF police. with his lieuten-
ant and sergeant. who refused 10 try
20 serve Judge Bowman's warrants eN-
ccpting at times when. b. arrange
was In temporary darkness were rep
resented by Weber a. Olson attorneys
Tor Belle London. Culbert = OiSoh
having represented tho stockaos IN
mates In police court and A. J. weber
appearing personally Tor the police OF
ficcrs in the city court before Judge
Bowman yesterday.
DiS1ri--rs the Case.
Yesterdays hearing was set by Judge
Bowman az the request Of Mr. Weber
and city Attorney IT. = Dininny was
present 70 give the court the eyioenSe
ne had regarding the police depart
rucnts's deliberate and wilful obstruc-
tion 20 the service Of orders OF the
court" as he termed them. Judge
Bowman said from enc bench that he
did not understand the nature OF tho
proceedings but he asked thc city at
torncy whether he proposed 20 gam
any evidence for further prosecution OF
the police officers or OF the stockade
when. Judge Bowman said he would
make short work OF tho case.
These proceedings will stop and the
defendants are dismissed said Judge
Bowman.
The Information prepared BY the city
attorney. to which Judge Bowman re-
fused 10 listen. follows.
The city attorneys office IS able TO
Between June % and July H. the city
attorney filed about 400 complaints
against persons IN the stockage guilty
OF prostitution. upon which complaints
warrants were issued under the seal
~ this court and the signature OK this
an these warrants were delivered 20
the chief Of police or Lieutenant shan
non for service noe later than 3 p m.
each day except a. to the first lot. and
many OF them before = u. m Each OF
said warrants. except one lot. was IN
dorscd that lt might be served In the
uight time.
During each OF said days there were
from % 90 $50 prostitutes plying their
calling I'm che said stockade and liable
go arrest on said warrants from or
10 o'clock a. m. until 10 o'clock p m.
and from about n p- m- until or 3
o'clock or later I'm the morning
Facts known ny Chicf.
These facts were wen known 70 the
chief 81 police. Lieutenant shannon
and Sergeant BcclSstcad.
8 pretended effort was made 20
serve the warrants issued the first day.
about 80 y. m. a few moments before
frc officer G}cckstcad) arrived. the
cribs and parlor houses I'm said stock
adc were running. but upon the arrival
of the officer. most OF them were
closed. q few were running and the
attention 81 tho officer was called to
them and the women who stood at the
doors. but ne refuse. 90 arrest them.
Later the same niEht few women
were arrested on warrants. but they
were not in the stockadc.
After fho said first day no bona fide
attempt was made 60 make any ar
rests fr the stockade and TO attempt
whatever WIS made TO serve warrants
July &
The warrants. excepting those issued
thc first day. were held en- the office Of
Tho chief Of police until about 10
o'clock at night. when they were de-
Tfvcrrd TO Sergeant Rcckgtead. When
The warrants were 80 delivered the
cribs and parior houses in said stock
ado were lighted up. as were the
streets % the place. but upon the ar
rival Of tho officer the rlacc was IN:
darkness. whcrcupou the officer re-
turned 90 headquarters soon after his