Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-07-08
OTHER CHARGES AGAINST HER
Trial shows Police Did Not Assist
CITY Attorney Ofnrc In Sccur-
ing ConNicticn.
THE JURY

Although the city prosecutor ln IN,
past three days welded chain of oyi-
donce 20 show that Mrs Dora b.
Topham. alias Belle London. was. and
is tho manager OF the Institution
known as tho stockadc. ana that on
the l4th day OF Juno beer had been
sold within the stockade by servants
or the mistress. q jury IN Judge Bow
mans court this morning found tho
woman and manager ~ the stoCkade
not guilty OF having violated the city
ordiua noes by having sold llQuur With
out a license
When the verdict was returned.
Asst city Atty i, j. DAILY asked that
the three remaining cases Of a similar
nature against the defendant be dis
missed and this afternoon the first OF
the ave cases charging Belle London
with renting houses for Illegal pur-
poses, viii be begun before a jury
Tho case ending today in "a victory
for Belle London WIS OF moro than
passing interest. az % was not only
bitterly fought. but was mark in the
efforts NJ city Attorney H.
j Dlninny TO close the stock
AIDE. The two sides Of the case
were reflected TN atntcnents made By
Mr.. DAILY called the attention OF the
jury 20 tho fact that tho prosecution
had not only been hamporcd and him
dered, casting the broad reflection that
police support had bcen entirely lacking
IN the prosecution. but that the Wit
nesses offered by the prosecution had
10 be taken from the camp OF the
enemy"
Culbert l.. Olsen, attorney and coun-
selor for Belle London. offered no con-
Trajectory witnesses. but relied upon
cross-examination Of the witnesses for
the prosecution. and I'm his argument
offered the suggestion 20 the prosccu-
ton THE city attorneys office Is going
nj II IN the wrong way to close tho
stockadc"
HIRES POLICEMEN.
The case served to bring out several
interesting features. however Accord
ing TO Witnesses Belle London is man
ager OF the stockude; she has n gra-
cious habit OF hiring members Of the
regular police force to do extra duty
for her; Chief Barlow only knows that
Belle London rents rooming houses
and the gcntlemauly business agent
described as ood-lookiug and well
dressed, about 30 years OF age and dark
complcNioned with black hair. IS stil
on the job
of what goes on within the city than
do his patrolmon. Two officers yes-
terdaY testified as To the existence OF |
cribs" etc. within the stoCkade, but |
when chief Barlow was placed on the |
stand In tho trial of Belle London. all |
though he admitted that she had call |
ed on him several times yet he was |
ignorant Of her avocatlon except that |
she rented rooming houses.
The following WAS chief Farlow's |
testimony under Interrogation OF Asst |
CITY Atty DAILY:
do YOU know the defendant Belle
London"
"Yes."
Has she visited you In your onleo?"
Frequently"
"No. Maybe half-a dozen times"
AT any time she visited YOU did |
she disclose her busIuoss9"
MY understanding is that She rents |
roominF houses; that is, houses FOR
roaming purposes"
Following CHIEF Barlow Yesterday |
afternoon, Asst. city Atty Dalton was |
placed on tho stand tp testify as 10 |
the conversation I'm which patrolman |
irlfnths had said that he was em-
oloyed by Belle London for extra work
II the rate Of so per month
WILSON BOUGHT BEER.
This morning Albert Wilson. "a wit
ness wanted by the city, and who was |
brought into court under "a bench war
rant told of having bought beer with
n the stockadc, and threw some side
lights on the work of the handsome
business agent.
on direct examination Wilson said
hat he had been ir tho city about a
month and on June 10 had bought four
BOTTLES OF beer at four different places
HfI ~ nil ID .U.#.