The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-24
Of CI111
ON SOCIAL Fl
Matter rhreshed Out at a,,,'|
of Council as Cenpit,.'
of Whole. |
POLICE CHIEF BARLOW
QUESTIONED BY MINI.
City Attorney Dininny BIZ,
Courts Largely for Fsilu,,'
to Convict.

Ihat 1t has been the policy :,
officials OF Salt Lake, yans..' y, y.
lns' to regulate the social ~
greatest degree poss,,,o WI u
Strated In tho invcgticaJio. was ds,.
Is impossible TO proe,ra as 10 D.
INC cases OF certain GUoshyIetioss
instituted by the city co,,mnnal c'hal s.,.
committee OF the wha,,. altu,f
night While the question nV,c NC Ihun>
OF 2 heated discussion a,,o mds 'bt q,
OF the city council, tho cIia Ins ms11'
the chlet OF police, ii wss aIloTa7 /
tllat The reason for the f,,tmsihly a
convictions lay with The ,uie n,,.u 70 II
wild the police department i's ard
ne matter came up ON :,
troduccd by Councllnsn igs'l1llca|
sirom and passed unanimorss;; :; :; ..
city council Monday nigh, D.
cltlns the chief OF police aart
attorney before the coupcji ehu lns
why convictions were nor oS,os ~ saos q
ing 10 the absence from tho IAAed
OF Police s. NJ. Barlow. ibe wy q q
over until Thursday evenin, '"a'tes y
Cl,y Attorney II. j. Dinlnn,
upon 10 explain why conyict;s,n@ w
5ecn obtained, and he attrIbnt.I9 taf
" 10 the neglect or failure ~ =, u
TO properly instruct the ;nrI.MA we q,
cases. lie placed no blams nn..
lice department.. opoh lhs
Chief Of Police Berlou, MI
SrilllnS at the hands of yar,omo aslN7r W
OF the council. conspicuous sma. -
We're Mr.. Fcrnstrom and Nv WSS,
questioned as 10 his willinons.ss' s',A ~
crate with The citv attornav's so
It's attempts TO regulate Inc ~ ~
Barlow answered: Il hsye a,.n
TO enforce the law"
Chief Gives Reason.
Judge Dininny asked chIe =.
GoncerainS the serving OF wsrrsn,. =
mad Deen issued by the city s,,.
oince ior The arrest OF inmates y
stocKaI". whereupon the chief ~.
" answered. TIE department, H..
lnen enough 10 serve so many Co..;
at once. This led 10 a wordy H.
betwecn The city attorney and 80 I
Are you. not aware that other Il,
are allowed 10 run outside Of m. ~
ade2 asked Councilman Fsrs,<
whereupon CHIEF Barlow anszs,
And you are chief Of polIcs,,
quired Mr.. Fernstrom.
Yes. replied Chief Barlow
Councilman Fernstrom contjrus4
questioning relative TO the ssn;,,
warrants on inmates OF The ao1h
and the underworld. Il belieyss (
he. addressing Chief Barlow, slml
records will show that the city ana,
has issued warrants which you hsse
Chief Barlow replied iha, the warn,
bad been served as soon as, IL was f.
BILE after they had been placed u
hands.
Il think we know something rer
Mr.: Fernstrom, and Chief Barlow RI
oh, l guess YOU do
Mckinney Asks Questica
Councilman Mckinney asked d
Barlow il he had ever taken the q.
tive himself and attempted TO prue1
inmates of the stockade without dz{
ceiving warrants. The chief replz
the negative.
Have YOU ever taken the inhzc
and arrested women outside the s;ath
without warrants?" inquired Coutz
Mckinney.
Yes" was the reply.
WHY" asked Councilman Next
"is il that you could arrest wonsa =
Side of the stockade without WITH
but warrants were necessary for ~.
touch women inside OF that infaz'st
stitution?"
Chief Ba rlow then produced q ~
ton, purported to have been sdpts
a caucus OF heads OF departments
American party. in which II was =
stood that Mrs. Dora r. Topham,
as Belle London would he elnn-1
from the stockade and that Ihss
would cease to be monopolized and
exist In strict obedience with us ,
relative 10 the sale OF liquor.
Causes Discussion.
The introduction OF the, Fesals:
caused warm discussion. but ~
resolution unanimously adopted
American members OF the city co.,
a caucus held at Il later date. ID
1t was provided that the AmeTleap A.
would enfoce the law relative ~
cial evil irrespective OF where IL ~
found. also was read
Speaking on the resolnlion IeiIri,ff ~
by Chief Barlow. City Attorhei
showed that the American oaIss +
only taken such action atter " ~ -. n
agreed by residents Of the west ~ ~
the Capitalization of the evll ~ Mss us h
ade vas not Objectionable Win ai'' e
ham eliminated. ~se -
Lieutenant John Hempei also y vi ~
toned BIZ the council relative n
cial evil and gambling, -. as,l,a
Chief Barlow emphaucalY srr.
that not nearly so mucn el,nV ~
in Salt Lake City as certa,n
would have the public oene'e