| Show THE HAMPTON oksil CASE oase THE TESTIMONY fott FOP THE frosli CU TION TIO WEAK BUT THE JURY WAS PICKED BY ar IRELAND the trial of B Y hampton for conspiracy sp iracy was continued in the third district court yesterday afternoon after prosecuting attorney varian had outlined his case to the jury mrs airs fields was called as the first witness for the prosecution this is the notorious prostitute whom the ceak weak and vicious de ur oll oil shai ahal VandeT vandercook cook K H L 1 bu ba juneio e a aud aad ther other auti iati on fui foi the gratification of their lustful desires the witness testified that her name was 8 J 6 fields she ahe was I 1 la n salt lake city from april to august 1835 went away about the last of august or of bf september lived on west temple street I 1 opposite the continental hotel and I 1 afterward next door doar to secretary Tho thoman thomaa inan luan moved there in may or june ddn duew nir sir hampton the house she opened was his lie he gave her money several times or altogether the money was given kiven to open the house mr salmon and mr smith were the first to speak to her the defendant said he wanted her to toworu work for him witness understood thal thu they wanted to get men who sat on the ury ary know what the tile house was lor for supposed men were to vi visit sit there know the men were to be bo pu punished unshed received male visitors there sent two notes soliciting men to come there one to commissioner mckay called on the governor put her advertisement in the tribune Til bune and left her card there P H lannan called on her one evening tall gall the money she received was from defendant the house house was rented in the name of fiddler fiddler lived in the house the f furniture urn Iture came f from rom defend defendant anc told her to zo tro there and get it she paid 42 25 on it mr air dinwoodey took the furniture back hampton gave germoney her money to go to sa san ban francisco the house kept was for purpose purposes of prostitution nomen women came and went weng kne wone called db Bailey alley who stayed over night once or twice gw goi acquainted with her at t the he city hotel men resorted to the house for purposes of prostitution cross examined by mr air slice sheeks shocks ks witness came irom from leadville in november 1884 went to work for mrs admire next to the metropolitan hotel then to ogden and back to the city hotel did not know mr air hamp ton at that time saw hampton after she s he came back several times there were alway always s others with elih him officer salmon y was As one officer smith another and tw who were strangers tu to her got money from the defendant the police had the key to a room in each house defendant offered her er to geu gee the governor a man named fiddler rented the house near tile the Secre for her and lived with her aa her husband salmon saimon said bald he gave fiddler the money to rent the house hol e ida bailey stayed at the house all night once no one else live steadily in the house but witness and fiddler when she left here went to california then to denver dener deuer er wass waff arrested there but know what for cappall captain Gree greenman ninan brought her back the attorney talked witti with her and so did marshal ireland saw ireland on the train at provo but did not remember what was said marshal ireland told her she would hot HOS be prosecuted for keeping a house of ill lame know what the men were j to be caught for she would not for a million have ruined herself and the tho men as she had done if she had known she was going to get into trouble the court then adjourned until this morning at 10 and the jury were sent to the valley house f for or the ni night 9 ht this morning officer wm salmon was the first witness called he testified that he was acquainted with t the he house next to secretary thomas house honse between april and september 1883 1885 he saw mrs fields at that house also saw a girl there had bad seen acts ol 01 intercourse between these women and men in n that house houses had not seen both ot of the women and a man on the bed together had given mrs fields bio blo 10 saw defendant pay her some money more than once perhaps two or three times gave her about abent at one time the first payment it was at his office heard no talk taik between them saw mrs fields and a man than commit sexual intercourse did not see the bailey woman commit this act there but at the house bouse opposite the continental hotel also saw mrs F fields leids at the latter place lace did not know who moved the fu furniture turn iture from one ono house to the other cross examined by mr sheeks there was nothing said when the money was paid about keeping house the money was not paid for rent redirect re ke direct by mr air varian varlan witness heard the agreement 11 to give airs fields money he re cross examination the T money was not for keeping a house of III ill fame redirect re direct the money was to get the privilege of going into a room of the ilour house se 1 there was no agreement about age the furniture witness was not acting under instruction from froin hampton the woman fields came to him first officers pickett and burt were with him a at t times by mr air sheeks witness heard all the contract there was nothing about keeping or Jurnis furnishing hing the house the money was not paid for the purpose of keeping maintaining or starting a house nor for rent officer john rickett pickett was sworn he had heard beard part of officer salmons testimony amo n had been at the house of mrs fields field and saw acts of sexual inter course with both women cross crosa was there once with salmon redirect re direct knew mrs mr fields was a prostitute commissioner wm alce AlcK mckay aywas was the next witness he had bad received a note from mrs fields which he identified a messenger boy brought the note which he answered had seen mrs fields at his bis office on the ard 3rd of july the note pote an and reply were offered in evidence ind iad objected fo to b the theo dey duy dei u ens uns anse ie the oj objection edtion WAS overruled nd an exception taken the note wits wils n invitation to mr air mckay to call on her mr mckay wrote that he was too bu busy sy unless she called at his office before fo r 4 P pin pm in mrs airs fields cam cams i to his office aboud about 2 pm they conversed about the note the defense moved to strike out mr mckays evidence the motion was overruled mr mckay continued that mrs airs fields came to his office she wanted to see him privately they went into his hia private office she asked that the doors might be closed which was done she stated that a mutual f friend had sent her to gel get some legal advice she asked what the law was in reference to keep in ing ins assignation houses bouses she again declined to tell who sent her mckay told her that ho het was not in the habit of giving advice on such matters and the question fuestion was offensive to him she I 1 had ad called on him hirn twice and he could not distinct distinctly Iv distinguish the two mrs fields sald said d a fr friend 1 end who w ho proposed to establish her in a house bouse of assignation she said she thought she could make kake it pay if the gentiles would stand in with her she understood the dio dlo Afo mormons cormons Mor mons rinous were down on such things she proposed to open politan hotel mckay says he told her that if he had jurisdiction and ano the law warranted it he would send her to the le penitentiary e for five years she then left f t patrick II 11 lannan of the tribune was next called he had been to mrs airs fields house once in the at afternoon in the summer time he went there therein in response to a note found mrs fields there th ere she told him he might do a great deal for or her she said she was a stranger here was fond of fun and though thought he was she would like him to visit heri beri her she said she would have a beautiful beautieu fu woman there from denver he congratulated her and left john S scott also a member of the last grand jury was present at ithe the id investigation vesti gation when mr hampton was indicted heard a conversation between mr vallan varian and defendant defend anti in which mr ampton hampton II was informed that he might decline to testify mr air rampton hampton said he was willing to testify and ano stated that he be handmade had bad made an arrange arranga arrangement ment ement with the woman fields and paid her some loo did noi not hear him state the purpose of the agreement age ement morris R evans foreman of the same grand jury testified that he was present at the aforesaid investigation heard the conversation between mr varian and mr hampton mr air hampton said he was willing to testify and stated hp he had made arrangements with Mrs airs yields fields to open a ho house use to entrap men he had paid her or cross examined by mr air sheeks would not say this was the exact language it was to open houses of prostitution tit ution to entrap people would not say whether it was to keep or open the house did not know lenow when the house was opened geo harrison harrlson was clerk ot of the grand I 1 lury jury ury ary city attorney F S richards was called and test testified fled fied that if any complaints were filed against certain men in the justice acourt it was when be he was absent city marshal marshai phillips testified that he did not know who verified the complaints pla ints francis armstrong testified that he was a member of the county court was acquainted with mr air hampton had bad not had any conversation about employing women had given him some money for detective work to bring lewd men to justice it was abo about at of his private funds this was simply to detect crime because there were so many sirls being seduced by certain lewd men the money was to bring the wo men to justice and for no other purpose henry dinwoodey was sworn lie ire did not know mrs AIM fields had sold furniture to a mrs mccall and had taken it back by attachment had bad a mortgage moraga e on the furniture win F testified that he was a member of the last grand jury was present during the invests investigation atlon when mr air hampton was ind indicted feted mr air hampton had testified that he had llad paid mrs field fields about to entrap other people and that houses were opened to catch certain individuals cross examined by mr sheeks shocks had given the substance but not the precise language could not give the language did not know whether the house was opened before or after the contract the money was paid to detect men visiting the house thought the houses were opened previous to the contract con ton tract the defense moved to strike out 0 mr Ray boulds testimony motion overruled r mr air ray Bay bould understood that giamp ton hired the woman for the purpose and she rented and f furnished arni shed the house wm A pitts also a grand juror testified that mr air hampton stated in substance that he had been furnished conerby money by mr air armstrony Arm strona and had paid mrs fields about 4 au 44 th for information to be given of iii ili men n visiting the houses one of which watch w wis wig Is south 6 secretary thomas i justice justlee was man 1 and testified that C 0 M ikes had bad been filed in his court against certain parties for certain offenses f en es they were sworn te to before him there were two persons persona who signed those affidavits mr lir varian state whether mr hampton was one who signed those affidavits objected to by the defense objection sustained several of the compla compia complaints ints lats which had |
