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Show , ARRESTED FOR PER.TURT, . Fauuy Vaveuport, One of the City - Prostitutes, Jailed In Denver- - Warrants Ont for Others. - From the Denver News, 29th ult. , A recent dispatch in the News ' from Salt Lake announced that several United ' States officials had been arrested for lewd conduct with some . women of. doubtful character. The dispatch said that the Mormons were in high glee over this turning of the tables on their Gentile persecutors. It was further stated that a large number of similar charges would be made against prominent Gentiles, which would be substantiated by hired testimony, to be furnished" by loose women . brought to Salt Lake- from the Pacific Coast and other places for that purpose. It would seem that the Federal authorities author-ities in Salt Lake - were made perfectly well aware of the scheme, and from evi-.j dence obtained caused : . ' I A NUMBER OF INDICTMENTS FOB PEHJUBY. And subornation of perjury to be prepared, pre-pared, on which warrants were issued for. the arrest of a number of these women. Information of this," however, leaked but, and the latter incontinently left for. parts (supposed to be) unknown. Yesterday a dispatch for Captain Hawley, of the Sheriff's office, was received from the United States Marshal at Salt Lake asking ask-ing him to arrest several women, whose names were given. Captain Hawley being absent, the matter was placed in the hands of Deputy Sheriff Al. Moore. The latter, upon investigation, discovered on the register of the Brunswick Hotel of date November 21st, the name - ""MISS FANNY MONTGOMERY; " 1.: j . Inquiry developed the further jFact that although she had not given hef former residence on the registry, she had arrived that evening . from Salt Lake. Upon reaching the hotel she told one of the proprietors that she had a husband living in Denver named J W. Montgomery, who was employed at the Elite stables. He was telephoned for, and at first denied that he had a wife, but afterward came to the ; hotel, greeted his alleged wife affectionately, affec-tionately, and stayed at the hotel a week with her. The pair left On Friday afternoon after-noon and took up their quarters at 412 California street, where Mrs. Montgomery was arrested yesterday afternoon, and is now in the County Jail. , There are V WARRANTS OUT FOR OTHER WOMEN Supposed to be in Denversix in all, one of whom is believed to be Miss B. Davenport, Daven-port, .who registered at the Windsor hotel ho-tel as from New York, on November 20, but who only remained for dinner. The whole prosecution is inaugurated by the United States officials, who are determined deter-mined to punish the perjurers and those who instigated the crime, to the uttermost.- v . - |