Show J i 1 r Y 1 I I I. I T t f t t t 1 4 if 1 J I 1 A 1 4 S I t I 1 1 t i P 1 t. t i L oW t t i I oHI f N it f t J s. s I t j t f l y 1 t r- r J jt t i. i I A r I J S N r i C oJ I f 9 I iJ J i iJ J i 4 fr 5 b COUNTY ATTORNEY JOB P. P LYON Refusal to Do His Duty in the Stockade Cases Has Made It Necessary to Arouse Public Sentiment Against That City of Sin and Its Protector CONVICtION TION I Of ANOTHER One More of Belle London's London White Slaves Found Guilty Despite Actions of County Attorney Job P. P Lyon COMPLAINT IS DRAWN IN INAN iNAN INAN AN EFFORT TO KILL CASE County Attorney Fixes the th Case In Such a Way That I Any Conviction In It Seemed Seemed Seem Seem- ed To Be Almost Impossible GET GE A VERDICT OF GUILTY lT Nellie eIlie Blair one of the inmates inmates inmates in in- mates of Belle London's notorious notor- notor ious icus ous stockade was found I guilty before a jury in Justice Stanley A. A Hanks' Hanks court yesterday yesterday yes yes- afternoon The conviction was obtained through deputies in the sherif's sherI sheriffs sheriff's sher sher- I iffs iff's office despite the attempt to o protect the stockade people Ion n in the part of County AttorI I icy ney Job P. P Lyon who drew up LS as weak a complaint as was possible under the statute This case was selected by the county attorney for trial last week peek for the tho reason that it was was i ga ded we sUite state Job Pi est st- st f or r- r the te and and- Lyon yon knew that he had so drawn rawn the complaint int that connection con con- was vas entirely ble able This Thin complaint as aa drawn h by I yon Lyon yon charged Nellie lo Blair w with th being a IL va- va that sho she was wan a rant for th the reason common prostitute and It was wall noces- noces her to prove tho the prosecutor for pr ary reasonable doubt dOUb beyond any be bo found guilty 0 of eforo she could at- at vagrant Had the county count icing being a not deliberately attempted to when ho drew stockade people aid td Id the he could simply have complaint up ip p this her with being a lewd lew and an harked charged in and about who lives person nerson never nver und and there th re oust oust- IA 11 s h. h.- have of 0 iU I. I been fame famo any question tinn as AR to o the th ability to to prove this allegation In 10 open court of tho the statute reads fadS Tho The portion who lewd or OT dissolute person every house of ill III fame famo In or about a lives and commo corn com common prostitute conj conj- and every and la Is Is la a 0 vagrant drunkard I moi mo by Imprisonment In the tho county punishable Jail not exceeding 00 DO days days- lyon loan In Issuing this complaint County Attorney Attorney At At- t. could have taken advantage advantage torney Lyon clause quoted and tho the tage of the first would have been comparatively proof however to establish lIe He chose hose easy IlY to favor Belle London In using the second sec sec- second sec thus making It necessary n ce ond clause the defend defend- defendant to that provo prove toy tar the state prostitute Job common ant was waa a 0 assured Belle Betle London and others l Lyon yon kind that a conviction In cases of this whore where he had drawn an Improper could not bo be obtained but buthis buthla buthis complaint Aaron Meyers was able his hla assistant conviction through the obtain a to careful a reC u I work done b by Sheriff Joseph C C. Sharp harp and his hi deputies d White Sheriff Sharp and nl J. J Parley the were elated over chief deputy hi his outcome of the tho trial and they said ald last night that lint If thin this cone case regarded as aa could be pre pro the weakest of or the lot conviction to procure a so ao as aa why there wo was no apparent reason could not bo be obtained guilty of at verdicts trial In al of the eases caa can now awaiting of the On account of t tue e character Introduced to show that Nel Nel- Nellie Neltie evidence lie tie Blair was a common prostitute U or to corn com as asor made mad n necessary cery b D by th tho Ino e f IU form orm U u will willa the counsel for th the defense plaint setting a aMide of the verdict auk ask k for a a means mean Is now tho the only This Thu plan Lyons Lyona attempt to weaken the whereby be made wade successful before case may to the district court th the case ca reaches will wilt be appealed which It Andrew Andrw Smith Jr deputy d put l sheriff tko tho complaint to who wort evening of ot April 10 he ho the that on went to No Na In tl the stockade ac- ac accompanied ac BC by b R B. C. C Palmer The They rang rung companied ben bell and ad w were r i 1 oy y the Invited them Into the th dance e who Blair the theother theother time calling the th ame same hall hail at Smith girls In the house houar Mr other other girls In the lie house houe fd that proposals proposal to him In the th made Improper defendant who w. w was of the pro presence when in of the house boue and that In charge turned he ho bought boer beer the th money was wa over to the tire defendant n OUr Offers 0 o l the same testIfIed to B. B C C. Palmer happenings happening that Improper proposals proposals pro pro- to him 11 U. poel had also been be n made corroborated testimony L. L Eddington house the character of the regarding without defense defene rested Its Ita case The although the calling ai an witnesses and LUlie Johnson another an an- another Blair woman other Inmate of the place were ware In the room S R A A. A. A KinK King attorney e for fOZ or the de do- sought OUght to induce B. B C. C Palmar the Training school a teacher at a t that In going ping to the stockade admit to April 10 he went aa as a spotter potter Mr Palmer said Id he be went there at the request request re re- re quest of the sheriff adding adding- But ButI I 1 went I did not go there aa ne a spotter of the decent docent de do- Interest In the there simply cent eat citizen of Salt Lake Lak The assistant county count attorney summed sum aunt med up his case e briefly saying the Jury had the right to determine from the tho evidence whether or not net the defendant de de- de- de fondant was the sort ort of ot woman charged in to the complaint and cont contending contend contend- nd lag ing that as IU an at inmate of such laUch a place the Jury had a right to Infer Inter that she he was w. a common prostitute For the do- do d de hn tense S. S A A. A King contended that the arKI had tied by no means been proved and ald said the only wa Way In which It Iti i could lop ie r ed d wi was WM l to Iy who Cuu ua lac I N I tN IN N ANOTHER OF STO STOCKADE CASES Continued from IrolD Inco One 01 were parties to ta the tho crime or who saw soft Lit it committed The Jury uty was out about 15 minutes when It t returned for tor 1 Instructions regarding re regarding regarding re- re garding the tho law These e given gluon and It was pointed out that in no circumstances circumstances cir clr- could a verdict of ot guilty guilt bo rendered unless tho the specific charge In the tho was proved beyond bc ond I doubt After about ten teat minutes moro morn the I Jury jur returned with a verdict af of guilty I and recommended the defendant to the tho mercy of or tho rho court The Tho original Jury Jur I In the caso casa consisted of W. W II n Hartley W. W V. V IL Townley Townie A A. 0 O. Miller and Arthur 4 and the they were sworn one onen n week celt ago and then recess was taken lilt Mr StringfelloW could not I be e found and by stipulation both a at attorneys attorneys at- at allowed the rho caso case to proceed with on only I three jurors Jolt Job L Lyon on tt was ns not present yesterday yesterday yesterday yester yester- day afternoon to assist the tho defendant and the conviction tt was as obtained h by Aaron Meyers Boyers alone For tho rho defense S. S A A. A King appeared alone as II H. J. J Robinson the other attorney for tor Belle London was saga engaged ed in lu preparing suits a against Sher Sheriff tf Sharp In their campaign to intimidate him hint and prevent prevent pre pre- vent ent further activity in closing the I stockade on an tho part of ot the sheriff |