Weekly journal-miner., 1912-06-12


 MT. O'Sullivan. addressing hi, ,,. marks to Judge MoLane in ooen court, said.
 fending m your Court. there a,, charges Of misdemeanor filed auaio., forty women. who are alleged to be inmates of houses of i'll fame. within 'hc corporate limits of the City of Prescott. | do no, know who "aughted said complaints bu, they are all sworn 10 by one II. r.. Mar. shall had nothing 10 do with these complaints and am not responsible Tor any of them. Mr. IT. F. Mar. shall, who swofe to said complaints. and fled said complaints has handed me statement showing tha, these women on May 2ih. 1912, had each paid the City of Prescott fine of $s under the provisions of City Or dinanec, No l22. also find ,ha, for more than ten years last past the City Of Prescott under said City Ordinance No. l22, has b-en hning sporting women of Prescott, the sum of SS per month. In other words the City of Prescott has been regu- la'ing houses of illfame and the in mates thereof under it's City Charter, through said Ordinaoe No. i22 The City has confined said women to a certain district, and they are a, all times under police surveillance.
 When the last Grand Jury of Yavapai County was in session, dur ing the month of April. last. said ". F.. Marshall appeared before that body for the purpose of inducing the Grand Jury to take some action as to the houses of ill fame, within the corporate limits of the City of Prescott MT Marshall laid the matter before the Grand Jury in de- tail. but the Grand Jury took no ac- ,ion whatever. feeling tha, i, was a matter for the City io deal with and not the State A Grand Jury oi Yavapai County IS supreme. and ought to have more weight in these matters than Mir Marshall The City Of Preseot, has full power and jurisdiction in this matter. and MT Marshall should file his grievances with the City authorities. and moi ask ihe State to step in and arrosat, ;o itself function that pscuharl, belongs 'o ihe City
 These unfortunate women have fully compiled with City Ordinance No. I22; have paid the City the 6ne' imposed upon them and as matto' of law ! am strongly of the opinior tha, said women cannot Dc legally fined by the City of Prescott and th' State of Arizona for ibe same of fense Bui be that as I, may. ehil' II am County Attorney o, Yavapa County, no man or woman no matte how poor ar degraded will be persc cu,ed or oppressed hy Mir Marshal or any other person, while have 'h' ,ower Co prevent it.
 "t therefore, as County Attorney respectfully move inc Court io dis miss ali complaints against 'hes women on the charge of being m mates of houses Of ill-iame.
 Respectfully.
 "P w. O'SULLiVAN.
 County Attorney | After inc proceedings in court M Marshall made inc following signe' ls,a'emcnt
 | "Open Letter to the People. l "In ,oday's Journal Miner you ~'I see an account oi the action las night by your prosecuting attorney an action without precedent
 Some facts
 "Mr. O'Sullivsn dismissed th women for an ofcnse commit'e June /, 1912. on account oi a hn paid for an ohense committed Ma 70 1912 Also, Mir O'Sullivan va active m prosecuting similar ease from Ash Fork--but, Prescott, notf ling doing One kind oi justice 10 Ash Fork and another for Prescott
 Again. the Grand Jury did nc refer me io inc City Court but the Justices Corrt, and that m MI 1 O'sullivan's presence. NIT osun vans suggestion that see the 'i' authorities when a State law 's VIC lated is begging the question
 "This much, lei me say io inc e'' zens of Prescott 1 am h' ih's hsf Ito stay. and plead with you wh lbelieye in law enforcement to com in the front and show your color -lI serve notice that l shall m no wa lay down in this matter until Ar'1oh statutes are enforced
 T "(sigped) H. F MARSHALL