Show COUNTY ATTORNEY YON LYON IS I S SET ASIDE ASE IN WEST SIDE STOCKADE I f Y u LEGAL r J I RATTLE HITTLE WEST SIDE hAS liAS NO CONFIDENCE IN filM Lyons Lyon's Inaction and Curious Friendship for Belle 1 J London Proves j His Undoing 6 PRIVATE ATTORNEYS CHOSEN GHOSEN Forty Cases Pending for Weeks Against Stockade White Slaves Sit Show ow Unexplainable Unexplainable plain able Desire of County Attorney Attorney r ney to Help Stockade Owners Discredited entirely by the citizens of Salt Lake for his failure to assist the sheriff in stamping stamping- out the West Side stockade County Attorney Job P. P Lyon has been set aside in the cleaning up of Salt Lake and the closing closing- of the stockade and hereafter the prosecutions will be carried on by Waldemar Waldemar Waldemar Walde- Walde mar Van Cott and E. E C. C Ashton representing representing- the West Side Citizens' Citizens league Mr Tir Van Cott and Mr Ashton were vere instrumental in procuring procuring procuring pro pro- curing the only conviction obtained to date from the odd 40 arrests made in the stockade by Sheriff Joseph C. C Sharp an his deputies and now that they have the privilege of prosecuting prosecuting prose prose- cutino- cutino 0 the cases ses they promise that short work will be made of or t the stock stockade de r lon 1 o of tho citizens na t. t to l Ahe he enforcement ot the thc 10 law aw In out the forced the 1 county attorney to abandon for tor a Urn limo rf 11 q ht his attitude of protecting B London anti and her associates and anil while IfIe 41 cases havo been waiting the iho convenience on of ot the tho county attorney weeks for eks and dome gome of them thorn for Lyon went enl to Justice Stanley Stanle A A. A t yesterday esterday afternoon and amI c tor a a. setting of the case cuse of oC Max Mu- l Murt ar rt it t. t Smith who was arrested last Sat Saturday nl night ht In lu tho raid vh which ch had lit Iou IY been tipped off ore to tho the kade people This Is one of the tho case J In tn which th the tho county count attorney tri tried tria a. a to bulldoze Justice Hanks flanks Into relenting on 10 O bond alter after the Justice had cJ fixed thorn them at Justice Hanks showed hl his good goad faith In the matter by br setting tho the case for forio 10 io 0 this morning and Mr Van l and nd Mr lr Ir Ashton will bo ho ready to torO Prosecute rO te J I. I on and 1114 Statement County Attorney Job I P. P Lyon has told citizens repeatedly that he could coult not close tho the stockade and that It could not bo be done The stockade was an Institution in institution In- In which he said he ho believed to be je the proper thing for lor Salt Lako and until forced from cover by the exPosures ex- ex I of ot his lila methods of affording t protection to tho the stockade people he ho hesh hosh sh showed VeI no Into Interest in tho the cases other othor to attempt by threats to Induce the justice of tho the peace to assist In Intha tha fine lne method of at licensing crime e. J j. j of the tho West Side Citizens' Citizens league lIo said yesterday that the organ- organ had by no means given up the tho tight light on the stockade althou although h no outward outward outward out out- ward move In lu tho the fi fight ht had Imd been made h by Iy tho the league or Its attorneys since Ince the temporary Injunction was wae Issued a against Belle Bello London and her ber com com- pany Wo We have havo for a a. time lime been blocked in our work through tho efforts of ot tho the county attorney to protect the stock- stock ado people ho lie said saM Hero was tho the situation Sheriff Sharp had apparently apparent apparent- ly done Jone everything e In his power to do doa a away wa with the stockade without as assistance as- as of ot the tho county attorney Tho The she sheriff rift had taken the responsibility of collecting evidence an and arresting 40 or more Inmates and only two had hat been br brought ht to trial Wo We b d a no ijo faith county litt attorn r Slid lAd imd re r r. r ce a support from tr n- n nth th that t tt t ho 10 would do hi hU share har tow towards ng th tho law A conviction cOl In one of or these cases eageR would have hav been evidence with which we might proceed eed with action for violating tho the temporary ary ury Injunction but this we wo ha have been een unable to get Now wo we have the privilege l lege of prosecuting these cases caSOR as the they should be prosecuted we wo look for earl early results Mr Van Von Cott and Mr Ashton Ashton Ash Ash- ton may ho he depended upon to conduct tho the cases casos properly and to present and not repress evl evidence ence B. B R P. Grant chairman chah of tho the Central held a long conference conference conference con con- ference with the county attorney yesterday yes yes- with the tho result Mr Ir Grant says of receiving lU assurances that Job P. P Lyon would endeavor to soo see that the law regarding tho the stockade was enforced en en- forced forced- We rc went over every of r the situation atlon and on leaving le Mr 11 Lyon promised to uso use every endeavor to bring the cases to speedy trial and would prosecute them as alt fast Cast as pos sible said Mr Grant E. E C. C Ashton one of tho the attorneys for the West Vest Side people said last night that ho he and Mr 1 Van Cott would be ready for tor tho the case this morning before be be before fore Justice Hanks Hank's an and tho they expected to bo be 6 able to devote their attention to tho the prosecution of tho the other cases continuously continuously con con- until the was put putout putout putout out of business Ho He said tho tim count county attorney attorney at at- I torne torney had consented to allow Mr 11 Van Cott Colt and himself freedom to Introduce and nd present such evidence an as the they saw sa lit and to make arguments before the Justices In all of at the stockade cases canes Margaret Smith one of the tho women arrested In the raid on tho stockade Saturday night will be placed on trial before Stanley A. A Hanks Hanles justice of tho the peace at 10 o'clock this morning Count County Attorney Lyon went before Magistrate 1 Hanks yesterday afternoon and asked that a date for the trial bo be set Hanks lanks did not hesitate a n. minute lie Ho set it Il at the earliest possible Jle time lime today Whether such quick action met net with Lyons Lyon's al or not not the county attorney did not say He lie merely merely mere mero- ly bowed his acknowledgments and und left lell the court room According to those on the Inside of Continued un on n LI C Ten In COUNTY ATTORNEY IS SET ASIDE IN STOCKADE Continued Columned from Page lUJO 0 One lime tho time red lI light ht district gossip It l Is doubtful If it tho timo Smith woman's womans case cae really rolly will trill proceed when It Is called It Is lit likely that the lie entire morning will be consumed In selecting a jur Jury for tor It is 18 certain that her attorneys will demand a n jur Jury trial Are Arc of fir f l Lou Iou jou Then It Is hi feared h by those who aro are urging Ing the time purification of ot tho lie V West WeM l' l Side that lint time the count county attorney will novo O for tor a it continuance This will un- un meet w tho time Instant ap sip- pro al of oC tho lie Smith womans woman's counsel With a continuance obtained It Is I. said saido ld to o he be probable that hat tho time Jur Jury will continue continue continue con con- to wander the time streets for tor days an am Is time the case cUfie In the tue suit against us Nellie BI Blair who isho lies has made malle her appearance only once In lii Hanks Hank's court I In time the case of at Nellie Blair Biair which I was brought under the old law nothing as been Leon done dono beyond obtaining a Jur jury ury That proceeding the the better part of ot a n da day Then the time Ju Jury jur tIlls tout told to tu go o o home and anti report when call culled d upon because Lyon asked asket for tor forand torand and obtained a 0 continuance It is still Availing for the call cull to come conic Into courLand court and hear the time evidence against tl tie e 1 j Blair woman although her case was waH called up imp at least two weeks ago I Complaints against Annie Harris an and Bertha Kelley Keiley In which the they I char charged ed with vagrancy rancy wore Shed filed with Justice J J. J M. M 1 Bishop yesterday afternoon after after- I noon At Affidavits In the time were verc made by A. A A. A Butler Dutler The Time women wo wo- men one of or them a 11 were among the 10 arrested l In the tho ade last lust S Saturday night Both noth are at liberty on WO ball bail each and owing tl 10 o the time fact tact that Mr Ir Butler yam wan out of ot town own Monday and tho the complaints could not be made mae at the time time the cases case of or he time other women n were set let for tOr trial th the th county attorney had an opportunity for tor making Rood good his hla threat to take the county eases cae away from Justice StanIe Stan- Stan Ie w A. A |