Show DISGRACEFUL ATTEMPT TO THE TE PUBLIC IS MADE IN N THE STOCKADE CASE LYON BRINGS WRONG WOMAN INTO COURT COURTr r r f Effort to In Invalidate va lida te En Entire tire L Proceedings s Is Discovered DIsco v H ered by ProsecutIng Witnesses and Is Stopped l YON LYON PLAINt Y HIS HAND County Attorney Tries Underhanded Game to Aid Belle London's Attorneys to Protect the Stockade White Slaves Knowing that the defense was to put up Ui a dummy defendant de- de in iU the stockade case of Margaret l Smith and that the Tease ease would fall either because of that fact or that Justice Stanley A A. Hanks Ranks would declare the tIle bond forfeited County Job P. P Lyon went into justices justice's court yesterday to tomake tomake j make a n pretense at p prosecuting one of the tIle 4 41 cases pending in in order to avert a the storm of criticism which is coming his I way I bold pIau for defeating justice which was charac- charac p. p riL 4 U OJ nGo e pt from froma a legal ol l S over been een maile fin iR in a court o of Utah was defeated by the tho witnesses for the I prosecution who immediately recognized the trick Each of four witnesses positively swore that the woman plo produced uce was not the one ono mentioned in the complaint who gave her name tas as Margaret l Smith mith i The result result was that the tIe bond hond of th the Smith woman oman put up by the tho Citizens Citizens' I forfeited Investment n company was This hIs bond bondas was as for and was In ono one of oC the cases which County Count Attorn Attorney e yon sought to be bo reduced to 10 and threatened to withdraw all county from flom Justice Stanley A. A Hanks unLess be he consented to reduce the bonds to 10 Attorneys tay Rn flay and E E. EC C. C Ashton counsel for tor the tho West Side Citizens Citi Citi- zens ens league were present at the hearing hear hear- ing ng but hut they took no part whatever Inthe inthe In Inthe the the trial although both watched of or tho the case caso with greatest greatest great great- Test est eare care The Tho tac fact that neither of the tho for the tho West Yest Side people on the records and neither took part In the proceedings although t both oth were apparently prepared and It Kiad iad Hd been definitely announced that they would assist the prosecuting at- at torney torne Indicated that thaI the promise of oC lob Job ob Lynn made Wednesday had been B. B I P. P S Sn ny I II I Following Is the statement of B n. F. F p. p Grant r regarding the tho promise of Mr I yon on I mentioned tho the tact to Mr Ir yon von 1 that hal th the West est Side people had hud Mr Ir and Mr Ashton to Po o look after their Interests and If it hered ho he red would be glad to assist him 1 an any way possible Mr L Lyon on wel- wel tho the Idea and said that ho he would l c glad to have an any assistance we light ht bo be In a position to furnish The was vas that these attorneys ne s 's would work with the tho county atI attorney attorney at at- I torney y In the pending cases After the wrong woman was brought brough into court a a. recess of ot 20 minutes 9 was waH taken in tn order that the real defendant might be le produced At tho thA expiration of or the the- 20 minutes the thc justice declared tho the bond forfeited and Issued a bench warrant anant for the tho woman adjourning court until on one hour later lator Then without the defendant the taking o of testimony began and after ono one witness wa wan examined the tho case was continued i until 10 o'clock this thie morning V J J The Th Jury consists coits of W W. VS S S. McCornick banker A A. A J J. J prole real estate agent nt and A A. O. O Miller Jeweler and these thes three wore tho the only onh ones acceptable from rom a panel of oC eight men made ou out soon oon after the tho case was called ye yesterday yester- yester ter- ter day ay morning S S. A. A King and IL Rob Rob- InMon attorneys for the defense argued argued ed d that It was not necessary that the defendant be present In a trial for misdemeanor but the county count attorney Insisted that the defendant must be present to tie be Identified Tho woman Is one of ot the 10 arrested In n tho stockade last Saturday night and charged wit with va vagrancy ranc- ranc In soliciting solicit solicit- In ing ng for an Immoral purpose Warrants ts were vere sworn to 10 by a party of ot citizens who Investigated conditions at nt tho the stockade last Frida Friday night and of or these Ellas Illas S S. Woodruff was the only one ono to t testify yesterday afternoon Mr Woodruffs Woodruff's testimony was most positive positive positive tive re regarding the solicitation by the woman although In most Instances he said he could not give 0 her exact words is as used In her Invitations to enter ono one of or the cribs Tho few words that he lie could give exactly can not be ho printed Inasmuch as the they were as as plain and vulgar a form of solicitation as ns might be framed Object to fo tile Ilie lie The attorney for fOI tho defense defensA brought out an o objection to the testimony at nt atthe atthe the start in which he lie did not want moro than ono one solicitation introduced In evidence In support of this he cited a former case coe where It was contended that in admitting evidence of DC more I than one offense ortense In a trial in which I the complaint specifics only one the defendant was taken at nt a disadvantage and by order of ot the court tho the testimony testimony testimony mony of or Mr Woodruff regarding the first solicitation was ruled out of oC the evidence Mr Woodruff said he was walking down tho the sidewalk In front of the row of cribs in the tho stockade when ho was invited to enter by tho the woman who lio later latAr said saM her nal name e was waR Margaret aret Smith lIe He said Maid a moment later he and Frank Brown passed tile the trl crib and then a u number of ot others including luduiK Lon Haddock and George Georgc Q Q Morris Morris- met In front of ot the tho window One of or orthe the party he Inc said the tho girl if it on un luje luge T Two 0 o. o DISGRACEFUL ATTEMPT TO DECEIVE THE PUBLIC Continued from Page ruco One th time the she had made these theRe proposals to 10 members rs of or the time party and sue she re replied piled that she had and repeated her hor tation tallon rime fhe examination by y the attorneys L for e. e I oui um U tim the defense brought Woodruff was bishop of ot the Fourteenth ward In reply to lo questions he said his visit to the stockade was In no rio noway noway way connected with his church duties dutle and that It was simply that after aCter hearIng hearing hear hear- In ing that the stockade was wide open lie ho 10 with a few tew others who were Interested interested Inter Inter- ested In time the suppression of or crime went to o investigate conditions In lii the stock- stock ade de The Time attorney tried to get gel Mr 1 Woodruff to describe the defendant minutely and this Mr Woodruff could not do Ho He said however that he could pick her out among a n hundred others and the attorney for tor or the de defense do tense Intimated that he would be bo re required ro- ro to do this at a n later lator dato date fht ent to Condition The Time attorn attorney e for tor or tho the defense at attempted attempted at- at tempted to get et Mr Woodruff to admit lImit that thai he lie went to lo the stockade with tho the express purpose of ot Inducing some one onela oneto oneto to la commit a t crime but bul the witness maintained that the party simply went t lo to see ceo what conditions were in tho time I PI place ques-I ques I Mr f Woodruff In answer to questions ques ques- said snit that he lie had been through h Victoria ulle alley ulley and Commercial street streel In time the last two years ears on several oc occasions occasions occasions oc- oc to investigate te conditions there and ho he said that In these places he lie had hadI hadnot I not seen the commission of acts on onI I I which he could make out complaints I Ho tie was aske 1 concerning every detail 1 I of the time defendants defendant's dress and appear appear- i anco ance but the only onh statements he ho would I make further than to sa say he could Identity Identify her hel on sight were that she weighed probably 15 pounds had I light gray gla or blue eyes brown hair and a a. particular feature was a n pointed chin j Tho The men summoned as ns jurors were D. D M. M Todd Tod A. A D. D McGuire HI Elms BUns las A. A Smith C C. II H. Reagan A. A J J. Sproule A A. A O. O Miller W. W S. S and Da Daid David David Da- Da vid id I. I L. L Murdock In examining the Ju Jurors the time Jit for Cor or the defense em- em his questions as to whether the would he Influenced by the time fact tact tt that at the defendant was arrested In a red district known as RS the time i I i I l I i I i I j I I 1 i I I I I stockade E E. A A. A Smith admitted that e e e had mind formed farmed decided o regarding re reI regarding re- re I garding nr a red lI light ht district and as to Its location In n R restricted place hut bul he lie said the fact that the tte stockade was In Ini Inthe the West Wesl Side would hove have no Influence on his verdict In the case lie He wn wa Challenged by the defense I I and excused C. C H H. Reagan was excused by imy th time the n n after he had sold said he was ne not prejudiced In Ina Ina ina a restricted district or elsewhere Are Arl ni 1 D. D II M. M Todd was disqualified because He did not riot ivIn the and und A.D. A.D. A. A I D. D said he believed helleved In a re restricted re- re district althou ugh h he would not want wont It ll near his home He lie was chal longed by time the prosecution and ami ex ex- ex cu ed D. D I. I L. L Murdock said ho lie had formed dt decided cl ed opinions nn on the location loca loca- tion lion of ot the red II light t distrIct and he 0 was excused on challenge b by the time de tie tense TimEs This left only three Jurors accented and they were retained as a full rull lury under the h sa says s 's a trial Jury JUI In a e's es court whether civil or fr criminal s at aall consist 0 of tour four persons persons per per- sons or an any n number her le less s than an tour four on oni which the parties to tho the suit ma may ma agree asree The attorney for tor the defense defence moved mo tt that nt the time trial proceed with Mr Air Mr ad nd Mr Miller and t t. t to this the county attorney a agreed reed Just Jupt before adjournment George 0 O Morris was called to the time witness stand The Time The other witnesses who were sworn yesterday were Lon J. J Haddock R F. J J. J Eardley and Guardello Drown Brown Frank Frnnk Brown who way may also alio I 1 e railed Called as os a witness 8 for the he he prosecution mn Is at serving on a n Jury In the time DEs Dis court |