Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-07-12
Defense Now !. That She Does
Not Rent TO StoCkade
Tenants.
MRS. LEE THE ScAPEGOAT
But one Witness Il Examined for the
PrOsccution--,Jury Secured
After Four Days,

After a four days effort jury OF
four men was secured this morning to
try Mrs Dora b. Topham. alias Belle
London, on the charge OF renting
houses for immoral purposes, and in
half an hour the city had presented
Its case through one witness, Ray
Woods, and rested. Taken b., sur
prise, the defense asked unui : o'clock
this afternoon TO decide whether 1t wili
offer contradictory evidence or not.
Tie prosecution found itself In the
present case In a prodicament similar
10 that which confronted IL In the
trial OF Belle London on the charge OF
violating the liquor ordinance Wit
ncsses upon whom the prosecution re-
lied had suddenly disappeared
leaving no trail. Their disappearance
gave the uncanny feeling that they
had been spirited away
In the testimony or the one witness.
however, the cross -eXamination served
To bring Belle London out I'm a new
light. IL has not been common knowl-
edge but, from the questioning ana the
admission Of what the defense may
be, it seems that instead OF being
business woman, with tho shrewd,
clever. steely reckoning ability ac-
credited to her the defendant. Belle
London, Is more engaged IN the
humber vocation or passing upon the
physical qualifications Of those who
seek livelihood within tho walls OF
the stockade
In the arguments that followed MIR
Olsen stated that although he was
sorry TO have 10 show what the de-
Tense would be- yet we expect To
show that she was looking after the
physical condition ~ the women there
and was getting paid for IT, Which 1
think is a very good defense"
MRS. LEE THE PARTY
This came out In the endcavor Of
the defense under discrimination or
the witness, Ray Woods. TO show that
Mrs. Lce" was the one who rented the
rooms within the stockade
The witness on direct examination
testified that she had become an occu-
pant In the stockade in February: that
she had been an inmate OF parlor
house, and when she sought a crib.
she was told by Mrs Lee that she
would first have TO obtain the consent
OF her landlady, Minnie Dillon OF the
parlor house. When the consent was
obtained. the witness said, Mrs. Lee
then told her that she would have 10
see Miss Belle" 10 get "A key to tbs
assigned crib. Tho witness had seen
Miss Belle and obtained the key. and
during her stay in the stoCkade had
occupied three such places. The system
OF medical examination and hospital
fees each 81 a week was explained by
the witness and the manner OF paying
the daily rent ~ s. 80 for the crib CONS
into The witness said that usually
the rent was paid each afternoon to
Mrs Lee, but in the event of the lat
ter being absent from the office Miss
Belle would take the money
The main purpose OF the defense I'm
cross-oNaminatiOu was 10 shift the
responsibility OF the management Of
the stockade onto Mrs Lee and to show
Belle London To- he nothing more than
"a physical director under employment.
ATTY OLSEN soBERS DOWN.
The pccyish sulkiness which gave
vent To the. irritation OF Atty Culbert
l.. Olsen from time to time brought
him the courts Ccnsuro MIR Olsen
took the liberty Of telling the court
that he aid not believe that former
rulings had been fair 10 the defendant
When Mr.. OlsenB passion gave way
10 more sober thought, he. with hum
bic mirn, promised tho court that hu
would bc moro guarded in his nippant
during the remainder of the
trial
Tho jury hearing tho case against
Belle London IS composed OF Chns. D.
Heikes, J. T.. Mckcndrick. Walter e.
calder ana J willard Squircs