The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-10-17
up and will aid the chief of police in the fight in answer
to the call of Governor Spry.'"

up and will aid the chief of police in the fight
to the call Of Governor Spry.' -
Governor Spry call the form official communication
en Sunday and evidently emergency in whic
e says:
October 16 1910
ITO the Board of County Sheriff of Salt
Lake County and the Mayor Acting Mayor and Chief
of Police of Salt Lake City:
"Gentlemen-It is knowledge that within the
past few months burglarie hodups thes and
have been commtedh Salt Lake City and vicious
assaults made both in the day and at nghtim help
less and children For several months the city has
been being infested with vicious and
criminal characters BY of such conditions the lives
property and homes of the citizens of such city have been
rendered insecure and unsafe There Justly exists wide
spread fear and alarm that man woman child free
from such assaults and attacks Public sentiment has be-
aroused such extent that unless something is
protect the public feared that it will take the
law in its hands and bring the city and state into dis
repute and disgrace.
"A number of citizens have inquired of what
action could be taken safeguard their homes and personal
property rights apprehend and punish those guilty
of violating such rights and committing such crimes, and
to rid the city of such criminal and vicious elements and
characters and have mporuned to take action to
accomplish such purpose
II therefore request you the county commissioners
Salt county and the acting
chief of police Salt Lake Citythe special appointed
agencies and conservato of the paceto cooperate and
work together to accomplish such object 1t wish that
for the public good you will lay aside all differences of
opinion be adopted and that you work to-
geher and take speedy action to pprehend and punish those
who have committed such crimes in midst and rid Salt
Lake City of such criminal characters,
THE safety of the public requires that something be
done to put stop to this reign of terror If the combined
of the peace officers of the county city shall
not be adequate to cope resort to such other
may be within my power prevent and stop
the commission of these crimes rid the city of its criminal
protect the homes and safety of the people of
Salt Lake City.
This letter forwarded the parties above
named
Very respectfully,
WILLIAM SPRY,
Governor of Utah
the Governor not unduly excited and Sheriff Sharp h
exaggerated idea of the situation and if much of what
a:d published purely for effect then Salt Lake City
alone concerned but Ogden endangered by the campaign
driving out which is to be inaugurated
Allowing literally for the political aspect with its deep
olorng evidently Salt Lake crowded with thugs and there
mpe for clean up but Salt Lake is not justified in
letting its plague upon Others but that exactly what proposes
driving out the underabes Other cities must suffer fro
exodus of criminals and the first place be burdened will
gden.
Salt Lake should have established chain gang and placed tt
agabond nondescp and thugs the Streets with guards This
oud have been accepting its full share of responsibility but
ampagn simply that Ogden and other communit
the responsibility of finally dsposng of the hegra