Show diio DISMISSED in zanes court yesterday tho interior of alie bar of the third district court contained an unusually large number of at tho opening yesterday morning and although no case was set for that hour it was plain to see that something of importance waa ou hand the curiosity to learn what that something was wase ati fied when shocks raw lins attorneys for air S H lewis asked that his trial be proceeded with at once it the goddess of justice hoy ered near the court room she must have experienced the roost sickening balluck her alien tion has been directed to the of the laws in our ciurle the remark of mr lewis attorneys was the cue lor the explosion of the largest bombshell that assistant U tf district attorney varian lias yet delivered himself of mr varian raid I 1 waa notified that the defendant desired to have a trial and I 1 have investigated the matter and now desire to present my conclusions to the court in order eliat the court may take suh action as may bo warranted upon my suggestion this cabe is a case of appeal from the justices court upon he provisions of tho re of the laws of utah which provide a penalty foi keeping residing in or resorting to bouses of ill fame for the purposes of lewdness lewd nesa the defendant it appears by the complaint is charged with the viola tion of that statute and with having resorted to a certain lionso for the purposes indicated under the statute he then referred to the law having been on the statute books for several years and no prosecutions had been instituted under it he stated that city and county officials had either aa individuals or officials formed a coalition and established houses of ill fame for the purpose of entrapping trapping en federal officials the remarks of the assistant prosecutor infer that private ichio visuals contributed to the expense of abo undertaking and he does not deny that the highly moral federal lepers and deputies were cn trappe or that the crimes charged were committed he claimed that the conspirators had broken a law for the purpose of inducing others to break a statute and asked for the discharge of the cases his honor judge zano had the grand jury called into the room and said the case jofs H lewis haa beau appealed from the jus alices court to this court and the assistant prosecuting attorney has entered a motion to dismiss this suit for reasons which he has named his honor then briefly went over the argument of mr varian emphasizing pha sizing his own opinions of the character of witnesses the persona engaged in the prosecutions the establishing tab lishing of new houses etcetera and said the great object of all alie laws in the interest of morality is to restrain tho passions cf men which too often run to excess if it is true that these houses were established i for the pur poses named it can be called nothing but infamous alie prosecutor has entered this motion he is an officer who is vested with the power of thoroughly investigating cases and if in his judgment the character of the testimony is such as would not may then move to dismiss or if die finds the testimony is given from malice or in the hope of gain he may also use liis discretion about proceeding assuming the statements of the prosecuting attorney to be true I 1 think ho is justified iu dismissing these suits in view of the facts staled the motion is allowed I 1 wish to detate that these suits are dismissed without prejudice that alie grand jury may take them up and investigate atheni if they choose to do so judge zane then directed the attention of the grand jury to the compiled laws ef utah referred to alie passage prescribing punishment for the keepers and of housea of ill fame and said that these places were as well known and more frequented than the churches it is a disgrace to any city that such places should bo allowed to flourish his honor then directed the grand jury to bring indictment against all the and all persons who frequent their hell of infamy this method will satisfy ohp people if thy grand jury will do aa they are directed but in view of recent occurrence it is not at all likely that any important convictions will be had when the federal courte and public prosecutors and their official influence are prostitutes prostituted to prevent the ekpo expo sure of the crimes of leprous individuals there 13 but blight prospect of the grand jury finding indictments or of the courts convicting the prostitutes or their paramours par amours BO well known to be the very individuals who have invoked the aid of these same officials |