Show NOTORIOUS CASA GASA OWNED BY BIRTCH BURNS BURNSI I Salt Lakes Lake's notorious Casa Conten Conten- at Tw Twelfth South and West Vest Temple Temple Tem Tern pie streets was destroyed e by fire earl early this morning a pile of smoldering smoldering emol- emol dering ashes now marking the spot upon which the building that fl figured BO w prominently in local underworld history for tor tho the past five years cars stood It was a two story frame tram structure well wen built and lavishly furnished The premises had been closed for or several months as a result of the relentless campaign against the tho resort by hy the present count county administration Padlocks Padlocks Padlocks Pad Pad- locks had been een placed on all aU doors bythe by bythe bythe the sheriff Colonel C. C A. A Birtch was WM proprietor pro- pro tor of ot the resort during its five years ears of up ups up and downs No less than thana a score of times the place had been raided by different sheriffs because of alleged violations of the liquor laws and statutes relating to public morals The building was walt originally owned by Mrs Charlotte B. B Hampton Rampton who later became Mrs C. C A. A She r recently centt secured a divorce from the colonel Birtch still r resides In Salt Lake City while his hla ex wife has hl moved to Pocatello Ida Shortly after the Ca Casa a was opened nearly five fhe years cars a ago o Salt Lake county went dr dry since which time many vicissitudes were encountered by its proprietors It hou hM been tho the scene Berne of countless or orgies iN and ha has figured in tragedies George Moore Moor the public chauffeur now serving time In the state prison as aa the result of the murder of Mrs Sadie Wilkinson on the Redwood road ro In May 1614 1914 had entertained his friends at the Casa on the fatal night Several everal automobile ac accidents accidents accidents ac- ac the victims In which had enJoyed enjO enjoyed en- en jO Joyed t d the warm hospitality of the tho re report re- re sort port have bt been en recorded In local history his his- tor tory tor Countless 8 chorus girls girs belongIng belongIng belonging belong belong- ing to various companies which have appeared here have been entertained ente there and stories of ot high Jinks jink's pulled off ott on such occasions are still fresh In the tho minds of men about Mystery veils the origin of tho the fire tire which blotted out the unsavory land land- mark Captain Cahoon and his company company com corn pany of ot fire fighters from rom Sugarhouse station were first to respond to the tho alarm Though situated outside tho the city limits every very effort was made to save nave the tho building but tho the flames had gained such headway before the arrival arrival arrival ar ar- ar- ar rival of the firemen that their ef efforts efforts ef- ef forts torts were unavailing A second call for tor help brought Chief B Bywater ater and several pieces of apparatus from other stations and d a fruitless three- three hour fight was waged Edward attorney for the mortgagees stated that tho building and contents were valued at I fully covered b by Insurance |